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A race for mayor is shaping up in the Rural Municipality of St. Andrews between the incumbent who was stripped of some key duties by her own council, and one of the councillors who had voted to remove the duties from her.
John Preun has been farming east of Selkirk for decades and this year’s wet, cold spring was a ...
The mayor of the RM of St. Andrews is appealing a court decision to dismiss her request for a judicial review after the rural municipality council stripped away key responsibilities from her.
WINNIPEG -- A request by the Mayor of the RM of St. Andrews asking for a review of the decision to strip her of her powers nearly two years ago was dismissed by a Manitoba judge. On Monday, Justice Victor Toews denied Mayor Joy Sul’s request for a judicial review of the decision by councillors in the community, saying Sul, “has not established by clear evidence any bad faith or fraudulent intent.” DJ Sigmundson, the CAO of the community, said it was important the decision by Toews was made. “Now the municipality can move forward, put this behind us, and start to pull together ...
WINNIPEG -- More than a year after the R.M. of St. Andrew's mayor was stripped of certain duties, a Manitoba court heard arguments in the bid for a judicial review of council's decision, but the rural municipality's lawyer argued new evidence may render the entire application moot. During a special meeting on Dec. 16, 2019, a majority of council voted to remove Mayor Joy Sul as chairperson and spokesperson for the rural municipality. Councillor John Preun was named as the chair and spokesperson. "If the councillors are taking away I would say the powers or the duty of the head of counc...