Meet Our Council Members

The RM of Portage la Prairie is comprised of seven wards, each with its own elected representative.

The Reeve is the head of the council and is elected by the entire municipality.

Ward Map can be found here.

The council currently consists of the following representatives:

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Kameron Blight

Reeve

President: Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Chairperson: Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Portage Regional Recreation Authority, Tax Sharing Committee

Member: Finance & Administration, Equipment, Roads/Routing & Gravel, Drainage, Planning/Municipal Buildings/Land/Economic Development, Utility/Fibre, Human Resources & Public Safety, Animal Control,

Director: Portage Regional Economic Development

Email: reeve@rmofportage.ca

Garth Asham

Councillor

Ward 1

Chairperson: Human Resources/Public Safety Committee

Second: Roads/Routing/Gravel Committee

Vice-Chair: Portage Regional Economic Development

Member: Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Portage la Prairie Regional Landfill Authority, Community Pasture

Representative: St. Laurent & District Recreation Commission, West Interlake Watershed Plan

Director: Whitehorse Plains Community Futures

Email: ward1@rmofportage.ca

Doug McAuley

Councillor

Ward 2

Chairperson: Drainage Committee, Portage la Prairie Regional Landfill (Vice-Chair)

Second: Finance/Administration Committee

Member: Animal Control, Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee

Representative: Delta Beach & Park

Email: dougmcauley68@gmail.com

Ryan Kontzie

Councillor

Ward 3

Chairperson: Equipment Committee

Co-Chair: Planning/Municipal Buildings/Land/Economic Development Committee

Member: Chamber of Commerce, Community Pasture, Delta Beach & Park

Director: Fort la Reine Museum, Portage & District Hospital Foundation, Portage Regional Economic Development

Email: ryankontzie@gmail.com

Roy Tufford

Deputy Reeve & Councillor

Ward 4

Chairperson: Utility/Fibre Committee

Second: Human Resources/Public Safety

Member: Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Fort la Reine Museum, Portage la Prairie Regional Landfill Authority, Portage Regional Economic Development, Whitehorse Plains Community Futures

Director: Cartier Regional Water System, Portage & District Hospital Foundation, Portage Regional Recreation Authority

Representative: Whitemud Watershed Conservation District

Email: roy.tufford@gmail.com

Arnold Verwey

Councillor

Ward 5

Chairperson: Planning/Municipal Buildings/Land/Economic Development Committee

Second: Drainage Committee

Member: Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee

Director: Portage la Prairie Planning District

Representative: Portage Local Immigrant Partnership, St. Claude Vet Services District

Email: arnieverwey@gmail.com

Adam Carpenter

Councillor

Ward 6

Chairperson: Finance/Administration Committee

Second: Utility/Fibre Committee

Member: Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Portage la Prairie Planning District, Portage la Prairie Regional Recreation Authority

Email: ward6@rmofportage.ca

Kevin Blight

Councillor

Ward 7

Chairperson: Roads/Routing/Gravel Committee

Second: Equipment Committee

Member: Board of Revision, Budget Committee, Hextall Recreation Fund, Nominating Committee, Tax Sharing Committee

Director: Portage la Prairie Regional Library

Vice-Chairperson: Portage la Prairie Planning District

Representative: Portage Local Immigrant Partnership (alternate)

Email: kdblight@bnsltd.ca