In a statement at the time, Don Wiebe – the Reeve of the Municipality of Rhineland – credited the recognition to the some of the special equipment the municipality had purchased to make road maintenance simpler. For example, they recently added a slopper to their road maintenance arsenal, which has proven very helpful. Don also said the award was a credit to staff and to council and their commitment to maintaining good roads. “I want to commend our public works staff for taking pride in their roads, and also for doing such an excellent job in improving and maintaining our roads – it’s greatly appreciated,” Don said in a radio interview. To provide that kind of award-winning performance, however, the Municipality of Rhineland relies not just on their own fleet and their own employees. They also rely on their roster of subcontractors and suppliers. On almost all projects, the municipality will request proposals from a range of companies, and Craig says, in most cases, “all the people that send in proposals are very good.” The municipality’s final decision, then, usually comes down to a combination of price and “being comfortable with who you’re working with.” One example of a partner trusted by the municipality would be Precision Land Solutions, based in nearby Stanley, Manitoba. They are a provider of start-to-finish solutions for all things water management in agriculture, including tile and surface drainage. They employ a fullservice installation crew along with a full fleet of equipment, and their experience in the water management sector is virtually unrivalled – they now boast almost 20 years of tile drainage MARCH 2025
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