Redvers Town Council: Nominations open for vacant council seat

September 23, 2025, 3:34 pm
Nicole Taylor, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

After municipal elections came and went in the fall of 2024, Redvers was left with one vacant council seat, and the need to hold a by-election for another council. A decision was made to hold that by-election this fall. Nominations are now open for that vacant council seat and will close on October 1. If an election is required, it will be held on November 5.

Town will review final plans for water
treatment plant
The town will be meeting with BCL Engineering soon to review final plans for the town’s new water treatment plant.

After initially deciding to go with a bio filtration system, a pilot project showed that bio filtration was not sufficiently removing manganese from the town’s water. The town will instead be going with a reverse osmosis and green sand blend system.

Once final plans are approved, the project will go to tender with the hope of having shovels in the ground for the new plant come spring.

The town received a $4.5 million federal-provincial ICIP grant for the new water treatment plant in 2024.

The town will also be putting in a second application under the Canada Housing and Infrastructure Fund for another well for the town water supply as the town only has one well south of town.

Request granted for grand opening of new business
Council received an email from Bedrock Tavern & Inn—a new bar, restaurant and steak pit located on Railway Avenue—asking for permission to apply for an extended liquor license for their grand opening and block off the street in front of the business on October 10 for a street party. Council approved the request.

Veterans crosswalk to be painted
To honor the town’s veterans, a red and white crosswalk with the shadow of a soldier will be painted from the cenotaph to the CIBC building. The Redvers School art class will be doing the painting.

Library hours will stay the same
The town passed a motion to keep the Redvers Branch of the South East Regional Library open for 30 hours a week.

Extra grant money to be spent on transit bus ‘extras’
After receiving a Rural Transit Solutions grant for a new transit bus, the purchase of the new bus came in under budget, leaving the town with some extra grant money. That grant money can be spent on the new bus for things like tires, rims, rust coating, bike racks, a GPS system, an AED, or first aid kits. The town will be looking into a few options on how they want to spend the remaining money.

Dog park grand opening planned for after harvest
A grand opening will be planned for some time after harvest for the town’s new dog park. The dog park is located on the rec grounds west of the log cabin and north of the ball diamonds. Developed by the Redvers Lions Club, the town will do weekly maintenance on the park to keep it clean.