A Westman resolution to improve education for rural lab and X-ray technicians was passed with 97 per cent support at this week’s Association of Manitoba Municipalities (AMM) convention.

The resolution, which was sponsored by eight municipalities — all in Westman — calls on the province to expand the number of seats it has in existing training programs and develop partnerships with out-of-province institutions to allow rural students access to immediate training opportunities.

It also calls for the province to create a rural-focused training and retention strategy and fast-track the launch of Assiniboine College’s combined laboratory and X-ray technology program to begin prior to 2027.

Sandra Clark, reeve of the Municipality of Two Borders, which sponsored the resolution, said while the

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