The President of the Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM) and Reeve of the Rural Municipality of La Broquerie, Mr. Ivan Normandeau, issued the following statement welcoming the Manitoba government’s support for strategic infrastructure in the province’s bilingual rural municipalities:
The AMBM is pleased with the $9.4 million investment provided through the Manitoba Growth, Renewal and Opportunities for Municipalities (Manitoba GRO) program. This funding will support significant capital projects in eight bilingual rural municipalities: the Rural Municipalities of De Salaberry, Taché, Piney, Ritchot, Saint-Laurent, La Broquerie, the Town of Sainte-Anne, and the Village of Saint-Pierre-Jolys.
The financed projects support key initiatives that enhance the quality of life in our municipalities, from recreational infrastructure, bridges, and roads to modernized fire stations and active transportation networks that promote mobility and health.
This support serves as a major lever for the development of strategic municipal infrastructure essential to the vitality, growth, and prosperity of the province’s Francophone and bilingual communities. It aligns perfectly with our Prosperity Framework for Manitoba’s Bilingual Municipalities, which is focused on modern, resilient infrastructure to support sustainable development and a bright future for our communities.
These investments directly strengthen our municipalities. They are not simply capital projects: they are the foundations upon which our communities build their future and fully leverage their bilingual advantage. By supporting initiatives led by the order of government closest to residents, Manitoba is helping to build a truly bilingual, inclusive, and forward-looking province.
The Municipal Maturity Model (3M) regulatory framework plays a central role in this approach, enabling bilingual rural municipalities to plan more effectively, structure themselves better, and enhance the services offered to their residents. It is also a key criterion in evaluating funded projects, underscoring its importance in ensuring the continuity, quality, and sustainability of services in both official languages.
Intergovernmental collaboration remains at the heart of this vision. By working together, all orders of government ensure that bilingual municipalities have the resources they need to fully meet the needs of their residents and to continue developing in sustainable and innovative ways.
About the AMBM
The AMBM is the voice of bilingual municipal leadership in the province of Manitoba. It represents 16 municipal governments committed to offering services in both official languages to their residents. Together, these municipalities represent the majority of Manitoba’s population. Manitoba’s bilingual municipal leadership also leads the AMBM Group, a consortium of three organizations with complementary mandates: the AMBM, the Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (Conseil de développement économique des municipalités bilingues du Manitoba, or CDEM) and Eco-West Canada (EWC), which specializes in the green economy. Complementing each other, these three organizations actively contribute to the development, vitality and sustainability of the province’s Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) and the province as a whole.
Information: Office of the Chief Executive Officer (O-CEO), 204-289-4077, bcdd-oceo@ambm.ca.
