Vince Anderson

Winkler chief administrative officer Vince Anderson said the city learned of the depth change "by chance" - a TransCanada employee had asked for information about the city's water pipelines.

In a letter received by town council from Vince Anderson, CAO of the City of Winkler, he stated they were giving Altona support."I am pleased to report this request has received unanimous support from two Council Committees (Police committee and Fire Committee) and then by Council as a whole," he wrote.Despite already having a similar agreement with Morden the City of Winkler asked that Altona also be ready to accept residents of Winkler into their community, in an event of their evacuation."As we are so close together (Morden and Winkler), we may both be "hit" at the same time so it makes good sense to have more than one option," Anderson wrote.
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Vince Anderson (who is also Winkler's Emergency Coordinator) said some communities have already had verbal understandings previous to this.No one is expecting any kind of emergency that drastic, and even in the event of one, Anderson doubts there would be 8,000 people looking for refuge in Altona."Some people would have family in different towns," he stated."But you have to plan for that event."'As far as Winkler's readiness, Anderson said there isn't a set number of people the city could take in."You do what you have to do," Anderson said.

Chief Administrative Officer - Vince Anderson

Vince Anderson, Winkler's chief administrative officer, agrees, but cautions the whole project is still in its early stages."Obviously, the library does need more space," he said."What to do and where to do it has been a discussion for a long time."Anderson said plans, including cost, for the new facility won't be finalized until the architect's ideas go before city council later this year."We'll decide on the affordability at that point and time," he said."We're taking it a step at a time."The project will not only fulfill the library's needs, but will also fit in perfectly with the city's plans to renovate the civic centre.The former library space will be split between the city's administrative department and the Winkler police service, said Anderson.