Westman this Week
7 minute read Thursday, Jun. 26, 2025
RUSSELL – A group of Westman mayors, reeves and councillors say their concerns have been overlooked along the border with Saskatchewan as massive amounts of water rolls through to Manitoba every spring and destroys infrastructure.
Representatives from the Rural Municipality of Sifton, Municipality of Russell Binscarth, and the RM of Riding Mountain West told the Sun this month that water from Saskatchewan causes damage in the hundreds of thousands of dollars year over year. Grant Boryskavich, reeve of Riding Mountain West, described the issue as a reoccurring, unfair burden to taxpayers.
“What happens consistently along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border is, there’s a big flush of water coming and roads are getting washed out,” Boryskavich said. “The municipalities continually have to pay, and have their taxpayers pay for that.”
The state of emergency this April in Russell Binscarth was due to water from Saskatchewan, mayor Judy Snitynsky told the Sun. The surge of water partially collapsed a culvert 12 feet in diametre, which she said will cost more than $350,000 to repair. Staff were also forced to excavate another road so that water could flow past.
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