The swearing-in ceremony took place today at the RM of Portage la Prairie for Reeve and councillors, including the new councillor, Douglas McAuley. McAuley describes what it feels like as a new councillor and being sworn in.

"It's been a busy couple of days here. I'm just kind of getting the gist of everything and will go with the flow here and see what my next duties are, I guess, with what happens in council."

Reeve Kam Blight (standing) welcoming Douglas McAuley (far right) to the council

He says he's coming to the council with plans to address some issues in Ward 2. McAuley says there are some water issues in the north region of the ward, and much land was lost with sloughs disallowing hay from being harvested. He adds there are also good roads that are used frequently when restrictions are in place due to the dump in the ward that need to be addressed.