The RM of Portage la Prairie human resources department hired some students for the summer. Ward 1 councillor Garth Asham outlines their duties.

"We hired three students and they will be assisting the surveying," explains Asham. "And when it's wet or something else we'll have them doing other duties around the RM like picking up garbage or cutting trees, or things like that -- general maintenance work that we need a hand with."

He says the RM started the program last year, and they plan to continue it every summer. He notes students assisted in a major surveying project in 2016, and there are a couple more they can help with for this summer. Asham adds it helps the local economy, and with a surveying assistant onboard with the RM this year it gives them all the help they require.