More than 300 Springfield residents packed a heated town hall to denounce Sio Silica’s mining project and push to withdraw from the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region (WMR), demanding stronger local control over water and planning decisions.

An emotional and, at times, fiery town hall in Springfield drew more than 300 people this week as residents unloaded their concerns over Sio Silica’s silica-sand mining proposal and the municipality’s future in the Winnipeg Metropolitan Region.

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The Oct. 22 meeting at Cooks Creek Community Centre, hosted by councillors Andy Kuczynski and Mark Miller, was billed as a community forum to hear directly from residents and experts. However, in a statement, the RM of Springfield later clarified that the forum was not an official Council event.

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