The local government at Pelican Lake plans to share financials about its aquatic invasive species program at a town hall early in the new year.

RM of Prairie Lakes Reeve Darren Seymour says the Jan. 4 town hall will include key details from the first year of the anti-zebra mussel program at the lake, provide a chance for feedback and look ahead to next year.

“We said all along that we wanted to be transparent with the program and the financial end of the program,” Seymour told the Sun on Friday. “We also want to hear if there’s, you know, definite pros or cons to how the program worked.”

The meeting to discuss the program’s first year is planned to take place at 2 p.m. at the Ninette Community Hall.

The RM restricted access to Pelican Lake at the start of the season in a bid to prevent

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