Wawa Municipal Council's approved the early purchase of a new loader.
In their meeting last night, Council was told that the current loader has already undergone two major overhauls and needs a third, though staff believes it would be better to put that money toward purchasing a new loader rather than wasting it on repairs - the purchase had already been planned for 2026, with the Municipality putting aside money in recent years.
Plans are to purchase a 2025 John Deere 624P loader from Brandt Tractors in Lively for $379,000 - without going to tender - using the funds already put away and reserves to cover the rest, replacing that with the money that would've been put away next year.