News - Chris Goertzen

The City of Steinbach has announced its official renaming of the former Hampton Village Park, located behind Wyndham Estate Drive, to Chris Goertzen Park.

The Manitoba government recognized two decades of leadership and the power of local decision-making as Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton congratulated the Association of Manitoba Municipalities on their 20th anniversary today at their annual convention.

The Manitoba government welcomes the expansion of high-speed wireless LTE coverage by Bell MTS in southeast Manitoba.

The Manitoba government will provide $3.7 million in grants to projects for non-profit and community-led organizations, Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton announced.

Municipal Relations Minister Jeff Wharton along with Steinbach Mayor and president of Association of Manitoba Municipalities, Chris Goertzen, announced that the Manitoba government is investing $2.25 million in funding for municipal roads.

In partnership with the Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM), Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler and Steinbach Mayor Chris Goertzen, president of AMM, the province has developed new roadside burning ban signs for provincial and municipal roadways.

The City of Steinbach has received funding under the 2017 Municipal Road and Bridge Program. Kelvin Goertzen, MLA for Steinbach presented the grant at City Hall to Mayor Chris Goertzen.

The Manitoba government is investing $12 million for municipal roads, Indigenous and Municipal Relations Minister Eileen Clarke announced, along with Chris Goertzen, Steinbach Mayor and Association of Manitoba Municipalities president, and Reeve Jim Campbell, RM of Rockwood.

Chris Goertzen, Mayor of the City of Steinbach and President of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, won an important position on the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Executive Committee of the Board of Directors.

Steinbach Mayor and AMM president Chris Goertzen, along with Minister Eileen Clarke, announced that the province is now accepting 2017 proposals through a single-window application intake for the Municipal Road and Bridge Program.