Rural Municipality of La Broquerie council has decided to proceed with LiDAR mapping.

Reeve Lewis Weiss says LiDAR mapping uses drones which measure several elevation points within a square foot until an entire area is mapped.

"It will just make it so much easier in figuring out drainage," notes Weiss. "You won't have to send a surveyor out to get elevations everywhere, you'll just know it all. You'll just touch a place on your map and it will tell you what it is here, what it is there."

He says they will be able to better manage water flow and it will be good for the municipality in terms of future subdivisions, drainage, and overall development planning.

"We are in a lower lying area and we do have a lot of drainage [issues] that need to be done. We'll be able to figure out better ways so we're not wasting money trying this and doing that and then it turns out it doesn't work well."

La Broquerie's share of the mapping is $12,400 and Weiss says a date has yet to be set, adding it may wait until next year due to budget.