Rocanville Town Council: Community meeting planned for March 30

March 9, 2026, 1:57 am
Nicole Taylor - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

t the Rocanville town council meeting last week, it was reported that the annual community meeting for 2026 is planned for Monday, March 30.

The town is in the process of lining up several representatives to give brief presentations and take questions that evening.

Representatives from the town, RM of Rocanville, daycare, economic development and RCMP will all be at the meeting to report on what they have been doing over the last year and give an update to the community.

The town held a community meeting in 2025 as well and decided it was something they wanted to do annually.

Flowers and new planters for 2026


Council passed a motion to purchase flowers from Cornucopia Gardens for the 2026 growing season. The town will spend $1,600 on flyers for 20 hanging pots. The town is also planning to purchase 20 new self-watering planter pots for Ellice Street for $6,400.

This year, they are planning to do a red and white theme with the town flowers.

Approval of Filter 2 repair

Council passed a motion to approve paying MKK Systems $32,950 to repair Filter 2 in the water treatment plant.

Ask Ernie

The town has set up an email that allows residents to ask questions anonymously. Residents can ask Ernie the Oilcan a question, and the town will reply or do its best to find an answer to the question. In some cases, answers might be published if they are informative to the general public.

People can send their questions to askrocanvilleernie@gmail.com

Gravel tender awarded

The town received five tenders for supplying town gravel in 2026 and awarded the tender to Clint Birkenshaw Excavating and Spraying for $55,750.

The gravel will mainly be used for roads, back alleys and water digs.