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Heute. Morning everyone.

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Thanks Dan. Now that I have your attention. Yes.

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Thanks, Lucas. Yes. Of course I always have something to

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say. But anyway. I just want to say thank you

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for the support. Of the staff. North Emmeriden County staff

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and the Council members. It truly did make a difference

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in terms of some of the dark times. And I

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had a few. I really appreciated. It does matter when

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we support one another. Thank you. Thank you.

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Well, good morning and welcome. I'm warden Bob Crate. Before

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we call this meeting to order, I ask that everyone

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please ensure your cell phones and other devices are on

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silent mode. Please keep them away from the microphones to

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avoid interference. For those attending today's meeting, please note that

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a video recording is in progress. Please note that live

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auto captioning is enabled on the live stream committee council

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meetings. Please speak clearly and directly into the microphones. I

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call this Council Meeting of the Northumberland County Council to

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order at 938 AM on August the 12th. And when

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I call the name of the councillor, let me know

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that confirm you were here, Councillor Lucas Cleveland. Present, sir.

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Deputy Warden, Olena Nkiske will be arriving late. Should be.

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Councillor. Thank you. Councillor. Oh yeah. Scott Councillor Scott

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Jibb. John Logo. Present. Deputy Ward and Mandy Martin. How

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soon they forget. Present. I just read what's on the

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page, Mandy. And Councillor Brian Ostrich. I am here. Thank

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you. Are there any questions from members of the Council

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before we begin? Seeing none. I'd like to formerly recognise

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a traditional keepers of this land and specifically our neighbours

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of the Alderville First Nation with a formal territorial acknowledgement.

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We respectfully acknowledge that Northumberland County is located on the

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Mississauga initiative territory and is the traditional territory of the

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Mississauga Nishnabek. Northumberland County Spectrally acknowledges that the Mississauginations are

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the collective stewards and caretakers of these lands and waters

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and perpetuity and that they continue to maintain this responsibility

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to ensure their health and integrity for generations to come.

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We have the approval of the agenda. That the County

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Council agenda for Wednesday, August of 12, 2026 be approved

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as amended to include the following time - sensitive matter.

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Item 13C, a bylaw to a point that clerked for

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the Corporation of the County of Northumberland. A mover in

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secondary, please Council Regime. Council Logo, all in favor. That's

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Carrie, thank you. Is there any disclosure of interest. Seeing

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I would ask that we acknowledge a moment of silence

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for Northumberland Paramedic. Dan Dalmage. Before we begin to address

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this item on today's agenda, I'd like to take a

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moment on behalf of County Council to acknowledge the recent

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passing of Northumberland Paramedic Superintendent Dan Dalmage. Dan serve as

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a primary care paramedic with Northumbinum Paramedics for more than

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25 years, work in primarily out of our Colburn base

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before joining the superintendent team in recent years. Throughout his

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career, he touched Countless Lives through his steady, compassionate care,

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and influenced the careers of many of his colleagues. Whether

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responding to a 911 call or supporting members of his

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team, Dan was known for his calm and solid presence.

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He attentively assessed every situation and delivered skilled, thoughtful care

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that instilled confidence in patience and their families during some

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of life's most difficult moments. His paramedic colleagues often speak

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of his kind and approachable nature. He was sincere, dependable,

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and made everyone feel welcome and valued. Dan's passing is

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a tremendous loss for an autumnal imparamedics and for the

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broader county team. On behalf of County Council, I extend

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our heart fault condolences to Dan's family, friends and colleagues,

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and loved ones. They remain in our thoughts during this

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difficult time. I now invite members of council, County staff,

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and everyone President to join an observing a moment of

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silence in honour of Dan Dolmage.

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So you're going to. Go to the podium. That's already.

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Thank you. On behalf of Northumbrind County Council, I'd like

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to welcome our staff celebrating the service milestones today. This

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morning, we have the pleasure of recognising 49 employees who

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have achieved service milestones of between 5 and 25 years

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with our organisation. We also recognise the retirement of two

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members of our county team with years of service -

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ranging from two years to 22 years. Days like today

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give us an opportunity to pause and reflect on something

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that is easy to overlook in the business of day

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- to - day operations. The people behind the services,

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programs, and supports that our residents rely on. Across Northumberland,

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our staff are present in so many meaningful ways. You

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will help maintain essential infrastructure, you support vulnerable residents. You

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deliver programs and improve quality of life. You plan for

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growth. Protect public resources, respond to community needs, and help

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ensure that County Services are delivered with care, professionalism, and

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accountability. Much of this work happens quietly. It's not always

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made headlines, and it may not always be visible to

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the public, but it matters deeply. The strength and retumberling

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county as an organisation is built on skill and dedication

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and commitment of its staff. Today's recipients have contributed not

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only their time, but their experience, their judgment, and their

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steady commitment to serving the people of Northumland County. As

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Warden, I have the privilege of seeing the impact of

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this work from County White Prospective. And I can say

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with confidence that our residents are better served because the

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people we are honouring today. To each recipient, thank you

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for your role. You have played and strengthening this organisation

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and supporting the Communities that make up Northumberland County. We

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are grateful for your contributions, proud to recognise your achievements,

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and fortunate to have you as part of the County

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team. And I would now ask our CAO Dan Borower

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to say a few words. Thank you. Paul. If I

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could ask all members of council to take their place

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in the horseshoe. That would be grand.

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Of event planning in this role, let's see. Anyway. Good

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morning, everyone. It's my privilege to welcome you to Council

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Chambers as we recognise the employees making important service milestones.

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To each of our service award, recipients. Congratulations. This recognition

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is well - earned. And it's an important opportunity for

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us as an organisation to say thank you. I think

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this marks about five months that I've been here. Thank

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you. I think one of the most important thing we

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can say to all of you in terms of the

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amount of effort and activity that's being generated by Northumberland

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County. As you know, the work of municipal government is

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broad, complex, and deeply connected to people's daily lives. Our

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residents may not always see the full scope of what

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happens behind the scenes, but they experience the results every

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day. Through the roads they travel, the services they access,

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the programs they depend on, the planning the Chiefs are

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future and the sports that help individuals and families across

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our county. That worked does not happen on its own.

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It happens because of you. It happens because of employees

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who bring expertise, compassion, problem solving, and professionalism to their

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roles. It happens because teams work together across departments, often

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under tight timelines, changing circumstances, and increasing expectations. It happens

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because people care about doing the work well. We do

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not seek perfection, we seek excellence. Today we recognise the

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knowledge that you have built the relationships you have strengthened

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and the leadership you demonstrate in your respective roles. Your

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contributions help create continuity and stability within the organisation and

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the CAO. I see every day how much your success

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depends upon your commitment. Strategic plans, council priorities, and community

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initiatives only become real through your hard work and dedication.

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You know, it's how we achieve our mission vision of

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bringing together people partnerships and possibilities for strong and vibrant

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Northumberland. And that only happens because of the talent that

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constitutes this organisation. So thank you for the years you

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have invested in this organisation for your resilience, adaptability, and

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dedication to public service. I will now invite forward those

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employees being recognised for their service milestones. Uh, each recipient

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will receive a commemorative gift as a small token of

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appreciation from County Council and your colleagues. We have a

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number of individuals who are present today. We also have

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a number of individuals who are not present. I'll call

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those forward who are present today and those who are

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not all acknowledged their names. So first we begin with

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the five - year recognition period. And if I could

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ask Matthew Sturgis to come forward, please.

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Thank you. Oh, is this a joint photo? You should

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all know right from the top. I hate photos. You

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know, this group loves photos, but. Michaela Paul, please.

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Con. Three views? Uh, Terry Lee's.

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Con. All right. It's impossible to stage me, so. Rebecca

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Jacob. If you're here, Rebecca. Thank you. Who's our friend?

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This is Atlas. He smiles. All right. Uh, Charmaine Roberts.

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So much to. Remember. Thank you so much. For all.

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Alan Smith. Con. Thank

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you. There we go.

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Kristen Avilar. I guess we smile for the occasion.

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Nick Barber.

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And. We're up to photo. And finally, John Rumble.

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That's true. Thank you. Thank you. Next are the 10

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- year. I'll run through the fives. We're not here.

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Yeah. And is it pronounced. So to those who are

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not here, I'd just like to read you their list

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of names. There is Madison Stange. Lise and Davidson. John

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Marquez, Tori Martin, Cheryl Tobin. Stephanie Atkinson. And our young

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friend. Um, Christine Broom, Sarah Buckle, Alexandria Clark. Jason Kerlette.

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Stephanie Foster. Sarah Gate. Lindsey Halico. Kijun,

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Molly Mattaway, Lindsay called through? Cultural. Thank you. And Amber

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Paige. Those are a remaining five year recipients today. So

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for the 10 - year contingent, we have two individuals

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with us today. First is Rebecca Snellgrove.

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Here we go. Got away. All right. Uh, the remaining

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10 - year recipients include Jillian Blaine. Gina McLintel, Brian

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Brock Bank, Austin Grieve, Christian O'Neill, Megan Oshaunese, James Sanzik,

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Airsee - Enzworth Christian Brauer. Wayne Curnahan and Grant Wanacot.

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So to all of those individuals, thank you for your

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service. Uh, we have one person here of the four

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for the 15 - year certificate, and that is Christopherson.

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15 years. Thank you. The Remaining 15 - year recipients,

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our Laura Clary, Stephen Phillips. And Jacqueline Sebarth. We also

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have 20 - 25 year and retirees. We have nobody

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here from the 20 - year group, but we would

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like to recognise Leah Kelloe, Kimberly O'Leary, and Nicole Kelly.

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one representing that. Grouping. But we are recognising Mary Smith,

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Heidi Brown and Bob Cranley. We also have retirees, Dave

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Rogers, and Carol Coleman. And I know doing this for

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the first time I haven't identified which department they're from,

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but I'm not going to backtrack and identify the miss

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again. Um, just a quick aside. I worked for Durham,

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and I was also their board chair. So convocations involved,

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you know, three or four thousand people. The ones who

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are always the most excited were the crane operators. And

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they also had the best grip. And you had to

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lean in and whisper to them. Let go. So at

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any rate, that is our recognition ceremony for today once

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again. Thank you very much for your service. And thank

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you.

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Who's. Already in. Here.

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All right. We will carry on. We are at 5C.

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Keep the County clean challenge. We have a presentation from

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Adam McHugh, the Associate Director of Operations. Adam. Uh -

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huh. Good morning, Warden. Come on. Yes. Okay, good. I

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grabbed the right button. Good morning, Warden and members of

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council. It's my esteemed privilege today to present the findings

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of the 2026 mayor Keep the County Clean Challenge. I

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do have the trophies in the house here. Ready to

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be awarded with the white gloves. Uh, but I'll give

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you a bit of a preview as to how this

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year's challenge went. So this marked the 16th anniversary of

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the challenge. Um, it's actually been in place for 18

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years, but we did have to shut it down for

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two years during COVID. That's the last time I'll bring

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that up. Um, the week - long challenge this year

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happened between April 19th and the 25th. And we had

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great representation again from all of our member municipalities and

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volunteers. Um, I'd be remiss if I didn't thank all

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of the member municipality staff who helped to make this

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a reality. They're the ones who sign up the volunteers,

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give them the packages with the bags, the vests, the

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flags, the information package and make sure that the cleanup

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actually happens. Um, this year we had just under 1900

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volunteers register and just over 15 tons of litter collected

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throughout Northumberland County over the 16 years that this program

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has run. We've had over 35, 000 volunteers contribute their

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time to the collection of litter and illegal dumping. And

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we've collected over 250 tons or over half a million

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pounds of litter throughout the county. Uh, so it's great

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to see the efforts. It's unfortunate that we're finding this

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litter. Um, but as you'll see on this slide here,

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over the 16 years, when we first started off, the

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green line represents the amount of litter that we're finding,

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the residents are picking up year over year. And the

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blue, um, the blue graph basically shows the blue bars

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are how many, um, volunteers we have year over year.

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Uh, I did put a couple of trend lines in

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there just to show that we're seeing on a yearly

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basis over the last 16 years that we've done this.

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There's a slight upward trend of the number of volunteers

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that are coming out each year, which is fantastic. And

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their finding slightly less litter each year as well. So

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we're having on average more volunteers, finding a little bit

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less litter every year. So that's, that's good news. Um,

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the 2025 result of 2026, I should say 26. My

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apologies. That slipped through. Um, so overall, um, we had,

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uh, basically roughly two percent of our population in Northumbal

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County went out and registered and collected litter. There are

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probably others that go out that don't register, but at

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least two percent of our population in Northumberland Registered, went

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out collected litter and on average, they collected eight kilograms

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or about 18 pounds of litter per volunteer, the registered.

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So that's, that's fantastic. And this year, um, as always,

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we have two categories for winners. The first one is

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the highest Proportional representation. And this year, the winner is

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Alma Caldeman with just under six percent of their population

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registering to volunteer to do the cleanup. The first runner

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up is the township of Hamilton with 3. 5 percent

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of the population registered and the town of Colberg is

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the second runner up with 2. 3 percent of the

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population registered to clean up. In the hardest working volunteer

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category. We basically figure out how much tonnage was collected

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by each municipality divided by the number of volunteers that

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registered. And municipality of Brighton was the winner this year

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with 28 kilograms per volunteer or about 62 pounds per

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volunteer of litur collected. So congratulations to Brighton. The first

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runner up was the municipality of Trent Hill with just

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under 20 kilograms per volunteer. And Hamilton Township won the

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second runner up with 8. 2 kilograms per volunteer as

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well. So that concludes my presentation. Uh, I'd love to

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have Councillor Logel and Councillor Austrainer come up to have

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a photo with your trophies that you carry on for

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a year.

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So the motion reads that County Council receive the PowerPoint

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Presentation regarding Keep the County County Clean Challenge for Information.

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Mover in Secondar, please. I'm from Austrander. Council Logo. All

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in favor. That's carried. And at this time, we have

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a second. Presentation. And, um, it is my pleasure today

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to recognise Neila Fleury, Miss Northumberland Cowdy 2026. As she

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prepares to represent our Community at the outcoming Mist World

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Canada Competition. As part of her Miss World Candidat Journey,

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Neila is championing of beauty with a purpose platform focused

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on cultural reconnection. Her goal is to help individuals who

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may feel disconnected from their cultural heritage, find meaning ways

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to learn about their traditions, connect with their communities. And

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strengthen their sense of identity and belonging. Through this work,

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Neila is developing an online resource hub that will connect

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people with educational resources. Cultural organisations, community opportunities, and practical

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tools to support their journey of cultural reconnection. Neila, we

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were incredibly proud to have you representing Northumberland County on

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the national stage. Your desire to use this opportunity to

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create a positive impact is wonderful reflection of the Community

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You Represent. On behalf of the town of Coburg, Northumberland

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County and your entire community, I want to wish you

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the very best of luck at best world Canada. We

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know you represent Northumberland with pride, and we will all

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be cheering you on.

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Okay, are there any other announcement from Councillors. Councillor Cleveland?

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Thank you, Chair, through you to my fellow Councillors and

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the Public. Um, first of all, I just, Miss Fury

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is actually competing today in Toronto on behalf of Northumland.

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So let's make sure, yeah, hopefully, uh, we win that

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one for all of County. Um, but I'm here just

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very briefly. I'd like to provide a brief update to

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this level of government, uh, on the recent 10 for

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10 campaign. Um, I'm having to adjust the total because,

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uh, the word in himself just contributed the hundred dollars

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to get us to a certain limit. So I have

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to change that. But basically this was a campaign that

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was launched, um, 10 for 10, uh, to support the

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people of Armstrong and white sand First Nation. Uh, I

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had heard a report on the CBC about the chief

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the night they were evacuated. We launched the very next

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day. This campaign was built around a simple idea. Uh,

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it's something we did on the oil rigs when one

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of the towns we lived in, uh, would unfortunately suffer.

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We'd pass a hat around the rig. Everyone would throw

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in money and we'd send a check to the town.

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Uh, we kept it at simple. So 10 calls over

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10 days asking 10 dollars each 150 canned raise 5,

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000. Um, I'm very pleased to announce that thanks to

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the generosity of our community members across the county. This

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was not just Coburg stepping up. Businesses, service clubs and

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community organisations, the 10 for 10 campaign raised a total

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of 10, 500 dollars in just 10 days. On behalf

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of the town of Coburg, I would like to extend

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a sincere thank you to every single individual who donated,

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even the ones who showed up just to hand in

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that 10 dollars You shared this campaign and you encouraged

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others to participate and the people of white sand and

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arm strong are thankful. We've already heard from the chief,

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uh, white sand. He's reached out to say how unbelievably

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gracious and appreciative it is and how, uh, thankful he

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is that this community on the Northern shores of Lake

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Ontario along with partnership of the Alderville nation are stepping

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up. Uh, this campaign is another wonderful example. The Compassion

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in generosity of both Coburg, Northumberland and Alderville residents. And

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I want to thank everyone who else just extend the

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spirit of community and generosity well beyond our borders to

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their northern neighbours. Thank you very much. Thank you for

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that, Councillor Cleveland. Uh, we are now at the delegation

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for Blue Dot Northumberland. The Wesleyville New Nuclear Project. And

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we have Ralph Tari from blue dot Northumberland. We're off,

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you're on. I'm Ralph Tory. I'm speaking this

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morning on behalf of Blue Dart Northumberland, which is a

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group of local residents and citizens who are advocating for

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the preservation of farmland and for the Promotion of Sustainable

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Economic Development Throughout the County. The Ontario government and OPG

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are seeking permission. To build what would be the world's

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largest nuclear power station. At Wesleyville. There's no confirmed reactor

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design. There's no publicly released cost estimate, but we know

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based on recent Projects and conservative International benchmarks, the plant

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will cost or would cost between 200 and 250 billion

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dollars. Maybe more. With every dollar of overrun delay and

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debt, ultimately landing on taxpayers and rape payers. And yet,

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the assessment process is being rushed forward for expedited approval.

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With Northumberland County as the proposed host. This council has

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already made a strong, credible submission to the impact assessment

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agency, insisting the Project be assessed regionally. That upper tier

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responsibilities be formally recognised. And that housing workforce, transportation, emergency

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management, and municipal finances all be modelled and funded at

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the County Scale. We fully support that submission. This morning,

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I want to add one further point. Because this is

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a nuclear project, potentially the largest on Earth. The consequences

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of error, delay, and overbuilding are more serious than for

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any ordinary industrial development. First, let's talk about the boom

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and bust economy. This Project could bring. A megaproject of

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this magnitude is the economic equivalent of a hurricane. Thousands

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of highly paid mobile construction workers can overwhelm our labour

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market. Pulling people away from farms. Care providers, and municipal

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services while absorbing scarce rental housing and pushing up rents

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and home prices for everyone else. The county's own data

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makes the stakes very clear. Our regional roads carry a

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replacement value of over 936 million dollars, and we face

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a 9. 8 million annual maintenance shortfall. Barely half of

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our arterials are rated adequate. Our last landfill is projected

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to run out by 2034. And our paramedic system handles

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29, 000 calls a year with off - road delays

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and thin rural coverage. A Project like this. Would strain

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every one of those systems for tens of kilometers in

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every direction. And if the plant is delayed, downsized or

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never finishes, we are still left holding the bill for

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the where, the pressure, and the expansion we undertake to

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meet a demand that turned out not to be real.

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Second, this is not an ordinary development. It's a nuclear

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project, and that changes the risk calculus. A 10, 000

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megawatt station at Wesleyville would eject on the order of

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50, 000 spent fuel bundles every year. Making Northumberland host

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to the largest long - lived inventory of intensely radioactive

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waste in Canada. And eventually the world. For decades, until

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any repository exists. And then the material has to be

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moved again through our region. Of the roughly 450 large

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power reactors operating worldwide 4 have suffered serious fuel melting

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accidents that released radioactive contamination. The probability in any given

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year is low, but the consequences are large. Irreversible. And

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uninsurable. And they would fall hardest on the farms, the

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orchards, and the communities downwind. Port Hope, Coburg. And out

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toward Brighton. Based on typical regional wind patterns. Earlier this

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year, a group of leading public health researchers at the

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Harvard School of Public Health published after nearly a year

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of rigorous peer review, a study that found that U.

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S. Communities closer to nuclear plants had higher cancer mortality

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rates than those farther away. Roughly 115, 000 deaths over

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the study period, about 6, 400 a year. Statistically linked

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to proximity and strongest among adults. And it's worth remembering

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in that context that 29 percent of Northumberlands Residents are

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65 or older. Nearly double the Provincial Average. So the

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burden of that uncertainty falls disproportionately here. Add to that

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a design that dumps 70 percent of its heat is

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warm water into lake Ontario. That requires a security footprint

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requiring permanent, heavily armed on - site response teams and

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armed convoys for moving the nuclear fuel and radioactive waste

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through our region. And the reality that concentrating this much

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capacity at one lakeshore site, as we've seen with nuclear

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facilities in Ukraine, creates a geopolitical and cyber target that

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ordinary infrastructure simply does not. Third, there's the question of

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the need for and the alternatives to this plant. We've

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been here before in Ontario. In the 1970s and again

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in the late 1980s, planners forecast dramatic demand growth and

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pushed major nuclear build - outs that never materialized. By

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2014 peak demand was actually lower than it had been

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25 years earlier. And those errors left rape payers carrying

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stranded assets and debt for decades. The impact assessment Act

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requires that the need for an alternatives to the Project

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be identified and analysed. But the OPG Project Description does

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neither. The burden should be on OPG to prove transparently

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that efficiency distributed renewables storage and grid upgrades couldn't meet

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the same need. At a lower cost and lower risk.

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And finally, here's why this matters to you. Even if

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the Province is paying for it. It may be tempting

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to think that this is the Province's Financial Problem, not

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the counties. But Northumberland is responsible for regional roads. Paramedics.

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Planning. Housing. And emergency management. If this megaproject overloads those

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systems as it surely will, this council either secures Protection

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now or absorbs the consequences later. This is not a

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windfall. This is a transfer of risk. Unto you and

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onto every resident of this county. So our asset this

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morning is straightforward. Support what your own submission already argues

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for. And go one step further. Insist that need be

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demonstrated through transparent evidence - based analysis with real alternatives

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on the table. Insist that Northumberland be formerly recognised as

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a required partner in every stage of assessment and planning.

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Insist the regional study cover housing, labour, transportation, waste, emergency

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management, and paramedic capacity at the full county scale, and

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that it explicitly address spent fuel storage accident consequences and

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long - term health uncertainty. And above all, no municipal

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support without enforceable funding commitments. So this county is never

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left paying for roads, services, or emergency readiness that this

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Project would create. Insist on proof of need. Serious analysis

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of alternatives and full protection against paying for someone else's

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mistake. Thank you for your attention. Thank you, Mr. Troy.

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Is any member of council have any questions. Council of

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Jib. Thank you, Warden. Mr. Torrey, as you know and

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for the audience here and those listening, I've heard several

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of your presentations attended several meetings. And as a member

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of Hamilton Council, we too have submitted our concerns and

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our questions. To the assessment board. I don't want you

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to leave here thinking that our absence of questions or

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comments. In fact, reflect on our lack of interest. Because

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that is not the case. Um, we have, in fact,

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had Presentations here by Representatives OPG. We have received several

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comments from our planning staff. And I just want to

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state openly that what you have said quite effectively this

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morning is in fact the position of many lower tiers,

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and as well as the county. Thank you. Thank you

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Council. Council Oster Under and then Councillor Cleveland. Thank you,

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00:41:23,364 --> 00:41:25,604
Warden, and through you. Um, I'm not going to echo

473
00:41:26,665 --> 00:41:30,604
Councillor Gibbs comments. I appreciate them. I understand them. I

474
00:41:30,604 --> 00:41:34,884
too have received your comments at Brighton Council or your

475
00:41:34,924 --> 00:41:39,124
blue dots comments at Brighton Council and have received OPG's

476
00:41:39,124 --> 00:41:42,704
comments, um, in my office and through Brenton Council. And

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00:41:42,704 --> 00:41:46,484
I would echo that my comments to OPG have been

478
00:41:47,225 --> 00:41:49,604
Northumberland needs to be a part of this from a

479
00:41:49,604 --> 00:41:53,284
partnership perspective, but that there needs to be significantly more

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00:41:53,705 --> 00:41:59,484
work done from a partnering or an infrastructure view. It

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00:41:59,484 --> 00:42:02,724
can't just be one lower term municipality. It has to

482
00:42:02,724 --> 00:42:06,724
be a regional view, whether it is paramedicine or waste

483
00:42:06,764 --> 00:42:11,164
or transportation. But in particular, in the, in terms of

484
00:42:11,225 --> 00:42:14,404
transit and housing, uh, was, was where I was coming

485
00:42:14,444 --> 00:42:17,284
from at that point, but you raised important, uh, you

486
00:42:17,284 --> 00:42:20,364
raise important points around waste and paramedicine as well. So

487
00:42:20,364 --> 00:42:25,883
I thank you for that. Thank you, Gordon. Council Cleveland.

488
00:42:25,923 --> 00:42:28,423
Thank you. I'm wonderful presentation. I've heard it a few

489
00:42:28,423 --> 00:42:31,243
times. Nice to, in your office from your wife firsthand

490
00:42:31,504 --> 00:42:34,923
and now here again, I echo the comments. Your concerns

491
00:42:34,923 --> 00:42:37,643
are justified and valid. Um, the only one I would

492
00:42:37,664 --> 00:42:40,043
suggest that maybe could also add a lot of weight

493
00:42:40,544 --> 00:42:43,163
to this is of course the economic consequences of our

494
00:42:43,203 --> 00:42:46,683
manufacturing sector, uh, to the public. I know this council

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00:42:46,723 --> 00:42:51,163
understands. Cobra tax based heavily depends on the contribution of

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00:42:51,504 --> 00:42:54,043
our manufacturing sector. Uh, a lot of people in the

497
00:42:54,384 --> 00:42:57,643
community who complain of high tax rates, uh, would be

498
00:42:57,683 --> 00:42:59,803
shocked to find out what our tax rates would look

499
00:42:59,803 --> 00:43:04,523
like without our very vibrant manufacturing community in Coburg. And,

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00:43:04,523 --> 00:43:07,163
um, a year ago we did the manufacturing report where

501
00:43:07,203 --> 00:43:09,323
we actually went around and talked to every single manufacturer

502
00:43:09,504 --> 00:43:11,963
and finding out that we're already in a crisis of

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00:43:11,984 --> 00:43:14,683
skilled labour in Coburg. We are already in a position

504
00:43:14,864 --> 00:43:18,843
with our manufacturers where they cannot recruit enough staff. That

505
00:43:18,843 --> 00:43:24,123
they are contemplating complete relocations based around a lack of,

506
00:43:24,123 --> 00:43:28,183
uh, skilled trades. And the highly competitive market in the

507
00:43:28,183 --> 00:43:30,763
region for skill trades. And so I heard you mention

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00:43:31,024 --> 00:43:33,963
some of the workforce concerns. I would just point Blue

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00:43:34,003 --> 00:43:35,963
dot to look at the manufacturing report that was put

510
00:43:36,003 --> 00:43:38,963
out last year by the town of Coburg. Because I

511
00:43:38,963 --> 00:43:41,403
think it's going to also add to your concerns around

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00:43:41,424 --> 00:43:44,203
the skilled labour. You talked about the hurricane of a

513
00:43:44,203 --> 00:43:47,563
bombshell. Well, we're already in a drought, so to speak,

514
00:43:47,563 --> 00:43:50,043
of skilled trades in the region. And so, uh, the

515
00:43:50,083 --> 00:43:52,283
problem with droughts is oftentimes when a storm like that

516
00:43:52,283 --> 00:43:55,003
comes, you get the flash flooding. So just sticking with

517
00:43:55,003 --> 00:43:57,163
your metaphors here, sir, but I just think that that

518
00:43:57,184 --> 00:44:00,763
could add to the presentation. I know the Ontario government,

519
00:44:00,763 --> 00:44:05,018
uh, is very focused. On job creation. And so when

520
00:44:05,058 --> 00:44:07,578
you want to get someone's attention oftentimes talking about the

521
00:44:07,599 --> 00:44:10,458
things that really matter to them, we'll, will cause that.

522
00:44:10,458 --> 00:44:12,378
So just a friendly recommendation. And thank you for the

523
00:44:12,418 --> 00:44:21,807
presentation. Thank you. Thank you. Deputy Warden.

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00:44:25,156 --> 00:44:28,684
I think. This area has had a relationship with the

525
00:44:28,785 --> 00:44:33,015
nuclear industry. For decades now. And I think that, uh,

526
00:44:34,016 --> 00:44:37,595
your presentation is, uh, I think there are two issues.

527
00:44:38,427 --> 00:44:42,946
One, you're talking environmental and you're questioning nuclear power. And

528
00:44:42,987 --> 00:44:46,806
the other is the adjunct effects of the development of

529
00:44:47,227 --> 00:44:51,255
this size, be it nuclear or whatever. And so I

530
00:44:51,255 --> 00:44:53,735
think that is where the split is. And I think

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00:44:53,836 --> 00:44:59,255
this county has recognised the second category quite well already.

532
00:45:00,238 --> 00:45:04,801
And has been negotiating and insisting. On a place at

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00:45:04,841 --> 00:45:10,241
the table to talk about these tertiary and beyond effects,

534
00:45:10,241 --> 00:45:14,641
housing and so on and so forth. Transportation services. I

535
00:45:14,641 --> 00:45:18,241
think with the nuclear, I think we have to, that's,

536
00:45:18,241 --> 00:45:20,561
that's a whole other ball of wax in terms of

537
00:45:20,582 --> 00:45:22,641
how you present it and how you go to the

538
00:45:22,662 --> 00:45:29,419
public with it. There needs to be an informed debate

539
00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:34,000
in terms of our future energy needs. Uh, and how

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00:45:34,040 --> 00:45:39,200
we're going to expand and as, as Canada, be capable

541
00:45:39,301 --> 00:45:44,571
of sustaining ourselves. Um, and frankly, Lucas, I don't think

542
00:45:44,611 --> 00:45:49,085
we're going to have oil rigs at Wesleyville. Right. So

543
00:45:49,746 --> 00:45:51,837
we have to look at this. And we have to

544
00:45:51,978 --> 00:45:55,377
consider it. And I think we have in place federally.

545
00:45:56,645 --> 00:46:00,464
As well as provincially agencies that do hold public hearings

546
00:46:01,125 --> 00:46:04,384
and debate and so on. This isn't going to happen

547
00:46:04,424 --> 00:46:07,347
overnight. It's probably going to be 30 to 40 years

548
00:46:07,368 --> 00:46:11,698
out. And it will go through those processes. Do we

549
00:46:11,698 --> 00:46:13,378
need to keep track of it and ensure that they

550
00:46:13,479 --> 00:46:19,592
are in place and heard. Yes. But I don't panic

551
00:46:19,773 --> 00:46:24,392
about this. I think that there are, there are systems

552
00:46:24,432 --> 00:46:28,795
in place that can accommodate. A learned and a responsible

553
00:46:29,136 --> 00:46:36,340
debate and consideration. So. In terms of this county, I

554
00:46:36,340 --> 00:46:39,580
think that we are there at the table and we've

555
00:46:39,601 --> 00:46:41,807
made it very clear. That we want to be at

556
00:46:41,847 --> 00:46:47,785
the table. And we will be. Thank you. Thank you

557
00:46:47,806 --> 00:46:51,775
all. And thank you for your presentation, Mr. Tory. I'll

558
00:46:51,815 --> 00:46:54,888
read the resolution. That County Council received the delegation from

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00:46:55,149 --> 00:46:59,528
blue dot Northumberland regarding Wesleyville New Nuclear Project and supporting

560
00:46:59,709 --> 00:47:04,968
documentation entitled Understanding Rusleyville for information, a mover and secondary,

561
00:47:04,968 --> 00:47:11,106
please. Deputy Warden, Councillor Cleveland, all in favor. That is

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00:47:11,106 --> 00:47:21,075
carried. Thank you. We're at item 6A, which is the

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00:47:21,096 --> 00:47:23,875
County Council minutes. That the minutes of the County Council

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00:47:23,915 --> 00:47:29,475
Session of June 17th, 2026 be approved as distributed in

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00:47:29,475 --> 00:47:33,755
the determinations contained their NB deemed those of Council, a

566
00:47:33,755 --> 00:47:38,435
mover in Sector, please. Councillor Jib Councillor Cleveland, all in

567
00:47:38,475 --> 00:47:46,239
favor. That is carried. Thank you. Oops, got. These.

568
00:47:48,396 --> 00:47:52,535
We have item 6B, which is 310 Division Street Community

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00:47:53,036 --> 00:47:58,003
liaison Community Committee minutes. That County Council received the May

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00:47:58,184 --> 00:48:04,374
5th, 2026. Meeting minutes of the 310 Division Street Community

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00:48:04,475 --> 00:48:10,696
Liaison Committee for Information. Mover in Secondar, please. Council Austrander,

572
00:48:10,696 --> 00:48:16,605
Councillor Logo. All in favor. That is Carrie. Thank you.

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00:48:16,605 --> 00:48:23,845
Uh, business arising from the minutes. Seeing none, we are

574
00:48:23,885 --> 00:48:29,605
at Communications. 8A is correspondence, the Missipal Finance Officers, Association

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00:48:29,786 --> 00:48:35,605
of Ontario, Permanent doubling of Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund, OCIF.

576
00:48:37,845 --> 00:48:46,467
Matthew Nitsch. Do you have anything to add. Are there

577
00:48:46,467 --> 00:48:54,611
any questions of Matthew. None. I will read the resolution.

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00:48:56,579 --> 00:49:00,958
Whereas recent municipal infrastructure funding programs by the government of

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00:49:00,979 --> 00:49:05,278
Canada and Province of Ontario have tended to priorize growth

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00:49:05,278 --> 00:49:09,678
- related or housing, enabling, infrastructure projects over infrastructure renewal

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00:49:09,718 --> 00:49:14,638
needs. And whereas the governmental has regulated municipal infrastructure asset

582
00:49:14,678 --> 00:49:22,398
management through O. Reg 588 - 17 asset management planning

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00:49:22,438 --> 00:49:26,718
for municipal infrastructure under the infrastructure for jobs and prosperity

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00:49:27,059 --> 00:49:34,951
act of 2015. And whereas municipal asset management plans and

585
00:49:34,951 --> 00:49:39,351
the financial accountability off cementerio have identified that municipalities have

586
00:49:39,692 --> 00:49:43,511
significant state of good repair backlogs and renewal needs for

587
00:49:43,692 --> 00:49:49,191
infrastructure. And whereas the government of Ontario double the Ontario

588
00:49:49,231 --> 00:49:55,191
Community Infrastructure Fund, OCIF from 200 million per year to

589
00:49:55,372 --> 00:50:00,691
400 million per year for 21, 2021 through 2026, but

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00:50:00,892 --> 00:50:03,511
is not publicly committed to maintaining this level of funding

591
00:50:03,612 --> 00:50:08,471
beyond 2026. And whereas the OCIF has become a vital

592
00:50:08,892 --> 00:50:13,511
and indispensable resource for municipalities, assisting them with improving their

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00:50:13,612 --> 00:50:19,511
asset management programs and meeting community preserving infrastructure renewal needs.

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00:50:19,511 --> 00:50:24,391
And whereas increased geopolitical uncertainty is threatening the economic prosperity

595
00:50:24,412 --> 00:50:29,991
of Canada, Ontario, and every municipality. Whereas municipal infrastructure is

596
00:50:29,991 --> 00:50:35,343
a key enabler of end preserver of economic prosperity. Whereas

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00:50:36,404 --> 00:50:42,243
municipal financial is association of material. Has heard from its

598
00:50:42,264 --> 00:50:46,723
members and their municipality concerns regarding the potential erosion of

599
00:50:46,824 --> 00:50:51,283
existing municipal infrastructure, and thus service levels in light of

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00:50:51,323 --> 00:50:56,963
ongoing focus on housing, enabling, infrastructure by grant funding programs.

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00:50:57,224 --> 00:51:01,523
Now therefore be resolved in Northumberland County Council support the

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00:51:01,864 --> 00:51:06,323
MFOA's letter to the minister of infrastructure requesting that the

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00:51:06,344 --> 00:51:11,283
doubling of the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund be made permanent

604
00:51:11,624 --> 00:51:15,923
advance in advance of allocation for the 2027 calendar year

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00:51:16,664 --> 00:51:22,643
helping municipalities to continue building housing, enabling infrastructure while preserving

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00:51:22,683 --> 00:51:28,703
the economic value provided by existing infrastructure. Further be resolved

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00:51:28,804 --> 00:51:31,183
at a copy of this resolution be sent to the

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00:51:31,284 --> 00:51:36,623
Honourable Todd McCarthy, acting Minister of Infrastructure, the Honourable Road

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00:51:36,964 --> 00:51:40,943
Fleck, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Honourable Peter

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00:51:40,964 --> 00:51:45,503
Bethan Valley, Minister of Finance, the Honourable David Paccini, Minister

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00:51:45,503 --> 00:51:50,863
of Labour Immigration Training and Skills Development and MPP for

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00:51:50,884 --> 00:51:56,921
Northumberland Peter South. The Municipal Office Finance Officers Association Ontario

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00:51:57,662 --> 00:52:02,767
and Northumberland County, seven member municipalities. A mover in Secondar

614
00:52:03,108 --> 00:52:08,916
Councillor Logo and the Deputy Warden Martin. Any questions, Deputy

615
00:52:08,956 --> 00:52:13,452
Warden. I just note that the length of this, I'm

616
00:52:13,452 --> 00:52:17,132
surprised Matthew, you couldn't get a word in edge. Why

617
00:52:17,132 --> 00:52:21,347
is there anyway? So well done. Obviously you didn't draft

618
00:52:21,368 --> 00:52:27,774
this. Thank you. Thank you. Call the question on fever.

619
00:52:28,889 --> 00:52:38,124
That is carried. Thank you. Item 9. Determination of

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00:52:38,465 --> 00:52:43,493
items requiring separate discussion. The County Standing Committee's met on

621
00:52:43,533 --> 00:52:48,933
July 27, 28 and 29, 2026. The standing committee recommendations

622
00:52:49,354 --> 00:52:52,693
are summarized in chart former on pages 59 to 65

623
00:52:52,874 --> 00:52:56,613
of today's agenda package, full committee minutes are also included

624
00:52:56,634 --> 00:53:00,613
in the agenda package. Committee recommendations will be adopted by

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00:53:00,714 --> 00:53:03,333
resolution with the exception of many items to be held

626
00:53:03,354 --> 00:53:08,032
for further discussion. Prior to today's meeting, members of council

627
00:53:08,053 --> 00:53:10,592
were asked to notify their clerk of any standing committee

628
00:53:10,592 --> 00:53:12,992
items that would be what they would like to hold

629
00:53:13,093 --> 00:53:17,152
for separate discussion for the following reasons, to question staff

630
00:53:17,333 --> 00:53:22,432
or seek clarification for Council Discussion to offer comments and

631
00:53:22,472 --> 00:53:26,112
or to alter a committee recommendation. This requires a mover

632
00:53:26,213 --> 00:53:29,693
in secondary for the motion. No items were identified by

633
00:53:29,733 --> 00:53:36,475
members of council for further discussion. Item 9V was the

634
00:53:36,656 --> 00:53:43,192
Community Health Committee, which was cancelled. The Community Support Committee

635
00:53:43,213 --> 00:53:47,992
was cancelled, economic development, tourism and planning committee. There was

636
00:53:48,032 --> 00:53:52,632
no items to identified finance and audit was cancelled. Public

637
00:53:52,733 --> 00:53:56,472
Works Committee, no items were identified and social services was

638
00:53:56,512 --> 00:54:05,507
cancelled. Um. So I will read the adoption of items

639
00:54:05,547 --> 00:54:09,558
not Requiring separate discussion. The resolution reads that County Council

640
00:54:09,579 --> 00:54:12,998
adopt all recommendations from the 6th Standing Committee as contained

641
00:54:13,038 --> 00:54:18,564
within the committee minutes. Meetings to held July 27 and

642
00:54:18,604 --> 00:54:25,604
29, 2026. The movement secondary, please. Councillor Ostrander Council Cleveland.

643
00:54:27,243 --> 00:54:31,674
Any questions. All in favor, that is Carrie. Thank you.

644
00:54:37,696 --> 00:54:42,637
Item 11, there are no items for separate discussion. So

645
00:54:43,218 --> 00:54:45,997
there are no motions to be held. Um, new business.

646
00:54:46,721 --> 00:54:51,260
We're at 12A Financial Update, summer of 2026. His presentation

647
00:54:51,300 --> 00:54:58,580
from Matthew Nitsch, our Director of Finance Treasurer. Matthew, thank

648
00:54:58,580 --> 00:55:04,396
you, Warden, through you. Good morning everyone. So this is

649
00:55:04,977 --> 00:55:07,916
a look at our financial performance up to the end

650
00:55:07,956 --> 00:55:10,796
of June. So for the first half of the year.

651
00:55:12,487 --> 00:55:16,066
Uh, you'll notice a few changes to this presentation. I've

652
00:55:16,066 --> 00:55:20,479
added some more information that we'll go through. The first

653
00:55:20,500 --> 00:55:23,359
slide here, just as a reminder of what our budget

654
00:55:23,380 --> 00:55:26,102
was for the year. And as of the end of

655
00:55:26,142 --> 00:55:28,822
June, the county is on budget with a total favorable

656
00:55:28,843 --> 00:55:33,429
variance of 5. 3 million. I will note, though, that

657
00:55:34,490 --> 00:55:39,309
there are a number of favorable timing variances. If we

658
00:55:39,309 --> 00:55:44,509
adjust for those, we would be in an unfavorable position.

659
00:55:44,509 --> 00:55:51,336
So I'll get to that later on. The Presentation. This

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00:55:51,517 --> 00:55:55,176
slide looks at our operating statements. Our revenue is 3.

661
00:55:55,277 --> 00:56:00,364
4 million above what was budgeted. But our expenditures are

662
00:56:01,025 --> 00:56:05,821
6. 2 million above what was budgeted. Our investments, which

663
00:56:05,842 --> 00:56:11,181
is mostly money spent on capital is under budget by

664
00:56:11,682 --> 00:56:15,261
8 million. Those are all really just timing issues with

665
00:56:15,282 --> 00:56:19,934
the various projects. Financing is on budget. That gets us

666
00:56:19,974 --> 00:56:27,723
to our total favorable variance of 5. 3 million. So

667
00:56:27,904 --> 00:56:31,803
looking at our significant variances, the first here you'll note

668
00:56:31,803 --> 00:56:36,123
is the GPL operations. So not the construction of the

669
00:56:36,224 --> 00:56:40,203
new building, but the actual operations of the existing GPL.

670
00:56:41,102 --> 00:56:44,041
So I'm going to briefly go over the rest of

671
00:56:44,041 --> 00:56:46,121
the items here, and then we have a slide just

672
00:56:46,161 --> 00:56:52,313
to discuss that. Large variance for the GPL. Very quickly,

673
00:56:52,313 --> 00:56:55,973
we have our regular time and variances for capital, the

674
00:56:55,973 --> 00:57:00,286
various projects, the bulk of which are in transportation. The

675
00:57:00,286 --> 00:57:06,866
GPL capital construction project, again, just a timing variance. 3.

676
00:57:06,906 --> 00:57:11,826
85 million for the work on that project. External services.

677
00:57:11,826 --> 00:57:16,066
So this is in multiple projects across the organisation. That's

678
00:57:16,167 --> 00:57:20,786
also a timing variance there of the 1. 2 million.

679
00:57:20,786 --> 00:57:23,266
Our paramedic revenue. We had an increase in the subsidy

680
00:57:23,287 --> 00:57:26,866
there that was higher than what we anticipated in the

681
00:57:26,866 --> 00:57:30,521
budget. So that's a favorable variance there. Uh, that I

682
00:57:30,561 --> 00:57:38,400
expect to continue 550, 000. And transportation supplies and unfavorable

683
00:57:38,421 --> 00:57:42,551
variants there of 480, 000. So this is something to

684
00:57:42,652 --> 00:57:45,511
watch. Uh, this is a result of the beginning of

685
00:57:45,551 --> 00:57:48,151
the year, the end of the harsh winter that we

686
00:57:48,172 --> 00:57:53,151
had money spent on supplies, um, salt and sand, et

687
00:57:53,151 --> 00:57:56,391
cetera. So it will be interesting to see what happens

688
00:57:56,812 --> 00:57:58,311
at the end of the year in terms of the

689
00:57:58,332 --> 00:58:04,147
beginning of the next winter. And the rest of these

690
00:58:04,168 --> 00:58:07,267
are really just timing variances. The only one I will

691
00:58:08,088 --> 00:58:13,318
point out is the bottom one interest revenue. Is 158,

692
00:58:13,499 --> 00:58:17,718
000 unfavorable. So you'll recall during the budget discussions, we

693
00:58:18,139 --> 00:58:21,398
talked a lot about this. And we increase our interest

694
00:58:21,438 --> 00:58:24,758
revenue knowing that there was a risk in doing so.

695
00:58:25,554 --> 00:58:27,773
So where things continue, it looks like we'll be slightly

696
00:58:28,514 --> 00:58:30,813
under budget on the interest revenue at the end of

697
00:58:30,813 --> 00:58:37,697
the year. So this is the slide that I had

698
00:58:37,737 --> 00:58:41,537
committed to bringing forward to Council. So this is a

699
00:58:41,718 --> 00:58:47,308
breakdown. Of the variances. So the difference between the actuals

700
00:58:47,308 --> 00:58:52,844
and the budget figures. For the GPL operations, which is

701
00:58:52,844 --> 00:58:56,444
being impacted by the fact that we're not in the

702
00:58:56,545 --> 00:58:59,724
new building yet. So this, I wanted to give Council

703
00:58:59,764 --> 00:59:02,924
some more detail on this. Um, so I'll go through

704
00:59:03,425 --> 00:59:07,012
it starting. Well, before I do that, the first column

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00:59:07,052 --> 00:59:11,730
is the actual year to date June variance. So the

706
00:59:11,751 --> 00:59:18,450
difference between budget and actual positive numbers are unfavorable. Negative

707
00:59:18,490 --> 00:59:24,019
numbers are favorable. The column on the right. We've made

708
00:59:24,040 --> 00:59:27,059
a number of assumptions here and try to forecast based

709
00:59:27,059 --> 00:59:29,939
on what we know now what these variances will be

710
00:59:30,200 --> 00:59:33,130
after the full year. So this isn't going to be

711
00:59:33,130 --> 00:59:36,170
perfect. It's our best estimate of what we think will

712
00:59:36,351 --> 00:59:41,050
happen. And all of this assumes that we move into

713
00:59:41,090 --> 00:59:43,450
the new building at the end of August, which looks

714
00:59:43,490 --> 00:59:49,445
like we're on track for. So starting with the revenue,

715
00:59:49,445 --> 00:59:52,725
the first rebuild funding. So this is funding that municipalities

716
00:59:53,146 --> 00:59:57,868
get when they undertake a reconstruction. Because we, the budget

717
00:59:57,889 --> 01:00:01,228
had the us in the new building at the end

718
01:00:01,268 --> 01:00:04,908
of last year. We've missed out on that funding in

719
01:00:04,908 --> 01:00:07,388
the first half of the year to the tune of

720
01:00:07,889 --> 01:00:11,425
750, 000. If we move in at the end of

721
01:00:11,465 --> 01:00:15,425
August, uh, there'll be a couple more months of that.

722
01:00:15,425 --> 01:00:18,305
So we're projecting about a million under budget for that

723
01:00:18,345 --> 01:00:22,503
funding in particular. A regular, the next line, the regular

724
01:00:22,764 --> 01:00:26,343
operating funding. So this is our regular funding, but for

725
01:00:26,684 --> 01:00:31,063
180 beds instead of 151, we've also missed out on

726
01:00:31,063 --> 01:00:34,531
that because we're not in the new building. So that's

727
01:00:35,512 --> 01:00:38,891
1. 4 million as of the end of June. It

728
01:00:38,891 --> 01:00:42,211
will be 1. 8 million if we move in at

729
01:00:42,211 --> 01:00:45,970
the end of August. I would note those two lines.

730
01:00:47,848 --> 01:00:51,907
The million and the 1. 8 million. That's 2 million,

731
01:00:51,907 --> 01:00:55,501
sorry, 2. 8 million dollars. That were projecting to be

732
01:00:56,002 --> 01:00:57,741
under budget on the revenue at the end of the

733
01:00:57,741 --> 01:01:01,981
year. But the operations team, the folks at the Colden

734
01:01:02,021 --> 01:01:06,911
Plough Lodge don't have any control over that. The next

735
01:01:07,092 --> 01:01:11,198
line is high intensity needs. So we talked a lot

736
01:01:11,198 --> 01:01:14,338
about high intensity needs. So this is extra care to

737
01:01:14,599 --> 01:01:20,006
residents that require additional level of care. It's special funding

738
01:01:20,006 --> 01:01:22,966
that we get that's application based. So based on our

739
01:01:23,067 --> 01:01:26,806
costs and activity, we have to apply for this funding.

740
01:01:26,806 --> 01:01:29,766
So we have to look at that variance, the 400,

741
01:01:29,787 --> 01:01:34,086
000 favorable in relation to the costs, which are about

742
01:01:34,126 --> 01:01:37,686
in the middle of the expenditures, which are 800, 000

743
01:01:37,947 --> 01:01:44,074
unfavorable. So net for high intensity needs, we're 400, 000

744
01:01:44,255 --> 01:01:48,962
unfavorable. The ministry has been changed the way these applications

745
01:01:49,063 --> 01:01:53,362
are made and processed. And we're finding there's a backlog

746
01:01:53,463 --> 01:01:58,402
where we haven't received responses to some of our applications.

747
01:01:59,485 --> 01:02:01,784
So one of the associate directors of care at the

748
01:02:01,784 --> 01:02:04,424
home has been working with our contact at the ministry

749
01:02:05,085 --> 01:02:07,464
and believes that we can work through most of these

750
01:02:07,504 --> 01:02:14,049
issues. So that's why I'm projecting a higher. Revenue for

751
01:02:14,089 --> 01:02:17,569
the full year or a higher favorable variance for the

752
01:02:17,670 --> 01:02:20,609
full year. So we are hopeful that that will be

753
01:02:20,630 --> 01:02:24,649
mostly resolved. Which is the 1. 2 million you see

754
01:02:24,830 --> 01:02:29,367
in the right - hand column. There's some other revenue.

755
01:02:29,367 --> 01:02:32,647
So total revenue is 1. 6 under budget as of

756
01:02:32,647 --> 01:02:35,287
the middle of the year. And we're projecting to be

757
01:02:35,628 --> 01:02:39,927
1. 5 million under come the end of the year.

758
01:02:39,927 --> 01:02:42,807
So that improves a little bit based on what I

759
01:02:42,807 --> 01:02:48,696
said about the high intensity needs. Looking at expenditures, salaries,

760
01:02:48,736 --> 01:02:53,429
wages, and benefits. Are 850, 000 unfavorable as of the

761
01:02:53,429 --> 01:02:56,754
end of June. We've talked in other meetings about how

762
01:02:56,855 --> 01:03:01,607
the home is now staffed for 180 beds. We thought

763
01:03:01,647 --> 01:03:03,087
we were going to be in the new building. We

764
01:03:03,308 --> 01:03:06,616
hired folks. We got them trained. We've staffed the new

765
01:03:06,637 --> 01:03:12,193
building consciously at 180 beds. Because we were preparing to

766
01:03:12,294 --> 01:03:14,353
move into the new building. We wanted to be able

767
01:03:14,353 --> 01:03:18,734
to retain staff. For the most part, the salary lines

768
01:03:18,774 --> 01:03:22,171
are on budget. This is being driven by over time.

769
01:03:23,170 --> 01:03:26,349
So the payroll department, HR has looked at these numbers

770
01:03:26,770 --> 01:03:30,269
and dug into the data. It looks like a combination.

771
01:03:30,269 --> 01:03:33,389
It's not one single thing, but it is over time.

772
01:03:34,118 --> 01:03:39,137
So the team is working now, looking at our scheduling

773
01:03:39,238 --> 01:03:43,777
practices, looking to try to reduce the impact. But because

774
01:03:45,958 --> 01:03:49,217
I've been conservative and I've, I've kept the trend the

775
01:03:49,257 --> 01:03:52,097
same for the full year forecast. So we're hopeful that

776
01:03:52,137 --> 01:03:55,215
we can get that number down. But again, I've been

777
01:03:55,396 --> 01:03:58,575
conservative on that number and left it sort of at

778
01:03:58,596 --> 01:04:01,620
the same sort of trend line as we're seeing. Come

779
01:04:01,620 --> 01:04:06,637
the middle of the year. Existing GPL carrying costs. So

780
01:04:06,637 --> 01:04:11,133
that's the existing building, mostly utilities and insurance. That we're

781
01:04:11,133 --> 01:04:13,693
paying that were not in the budget because we have

782
01:04:13,733 --> 01:04:19,513
not moved into the new building around 240, 000. I'm

783
01:04:19,513 --> 01:04:25,429
estimating about 300, 000 full year. New building variances. So

784
01:04:25,429 --> 01:04:28,509
this is mostly electricity. So these are costs that are

785
01:04:28,549 --> 01:04:32,266
coming in higher than we were expecting. And electricity is

786
01:04:32,306 --> 01:04:35,670
the one that stands out. It's about a hundred thousand

787
01:04:35,710 --> 01:04:40,006
over budget. Projecting about 150, 000 for the full year.

788
01:04:42,145 --> 01:04:46,604
Additional operating supplies, these are mostly additional costs that were

789
01:04:46,604 --> 01:04:50,204
estimating that we needed in order to be ready to

790
01:04:50,204 --> 01:04:52,524
get the license for the new building. So the ministry

791
01:04:52,705 --> 01:04:56,444
wanted us to have the new building stocked as if

792
01:04:56,484 --> 01:05:00,138
the folks were about to move in. Regardless of the

793
01:05:00,138 --> 01:05:03,018
fact that we might, that we have supplies in the

794
01:05:03,279 --> 01:05:08,901
old building that we will be moving over. Um, high

795
01:05:08,941 --> 01:05:12,501
intensity needs costs. We talked about security is 500, 000

796
01:05:12,522 --> 01:05:16,285
over budget. So we have areas of the existing home

797
01:05:16,325 --> 01:05:19,245
that are not sprinklered. We're required now to have a

798
01:05:19,426 --> 01:05:23,108
fire watch. For those areas, which is done by security

799
01:05:23,289 --> 01:05:26,828
guard. We have security also at the new building. So

800
01:05:26,828 --> 01:05:28,628
these are some costs that were not in the budget.

801
01:05:29,903 --> 01:05:32,842
I expect that to continue once we move into the

802
01:05:32,863 --> 01:05:37,482
new building because the plan is to have full -

803
01:05:37,482 --> 01:05:40,522
time security at the new building. And we need security

804
01:05:40,543 --> 01:05:44,558
at the old site until the demolition is finalised. So

805
01:05:44,659 --> 01:05:50,059
that's why projecting that at a million dollars. And TCA's

806
01:05:50,059 --> 01:05:52,939
under threshold again is cost. We've estimated for things that

807
01:05:53,200 --> 01:05:56,539
were needed for the license for the new building that

808
01:05:56,560 --> 01:06:00,459
we're not expected. So overall, the total variants at the

809
01:06:00,459 --> 01:06:04,859
end of June is the 4. 8 million and Projected

810
01:06:04,880 --> 01:06:08,859
based on our assumptions to be 6. 9 million at

811
01:06:08,899 --> 01:06:11,803
the end of the year. Again, these are our best

812
01:06:12,144 --> 01:06:14,990
estimates at the time. Um, the one thing I will

813
01:06:15,171 --> 01:06:21,150
add that helps us is we've received notification that we

814
01:06:21,171 --> 01:06:25,518
will be getting funding from the ministry. 4. 3 million.

815
01:06:25,518 --> 01:06:27,958
There's a note at the bottom of the slide. So

816
01:06:27,958 --> 01:06:31,278
this is a development grant. Now this is not found

817
01:06:31,539 --> 01:06:36,306
money. This is not a windfall. It was factored into

818
01:06:36,346 --> 01:06:38,866
the total budget for the project. So it was always

819
01:06:39,047 --> 01:06:43,330
considered as part of the funding for the Project. But

820
01:06:43,431 --> 01:06:46,210
it relates to costs that we've already incurred and prior

821
01:06:46,231 --> 01:06:49,650
years. So I've discussed it with our auditor. He's recommending

822
01:06:49,671 --> 01:06:55,029
that we recognise it as revenue in 20206. That will

823
01:06:55,029 --> 01:06:59,402
give us additional revenue in 2026. Which will offset other

824
01:06:59,503 --> 01:07:03,699
negative variances. Like the one that you see here on

825
01:07:03,699 --> 01:07:07,182
the column. So again, not a windfall of money, but

826
01:07:07,303 --> 01:07:11,842
something when we look at 2026 in isolation, this will

827
01:07:11,943 --> 01:07:16,962
help us with the overall surplus or deficit for that

828
01:07:17,143 --> 01:07:27,067
year. Moving on, the discussion of

829
01:07:27,067 --> 01:07:30,747
the June meeting about this project. And I wanted to

830
01:07:30,747 --> 01:07:38,371
just provide a bit of additional clarifying information. So I

831
01:07:38,371 --> 01:07:40,771
just wanted to remind for the folks that may be

832
01:07:40,771 --> 01:07:44,851
listening. The County was mandated undertake this project. So it's,

833
01:07:44,851 --> 01:07:47,731
it's in the Act. It was not a, it was

834
01:07:48,072 --> 01:07:53,091
on an optional choice that County Council decided to make.

835
01:07:53,091 --> 01:07:55,411
Also the actual amount of debt that this term of

836
01:07:55,432 --> 01:07:59,891
Council finalised in 96. 77 million. That was the original

837
01:08:00,152 --> 01:08:04,857
amount that was applied for from infrastructure, Ontario. So the

838
01:08:04,857 --> 01:08:07,497
situation that we're currently in with our debt was not

839
01:08:07,518 --> 01:08:11,937
made worse by the cost overruns on the project. So

840
01:08:11,937 --> 01:08:14,297
that, that amount of debt, that number has stayed the

841
01:08:14,297 --> 01:08:17,826
same. We will be using additional funds from reserves, but

842
01:08:17,867 --> 01:08:22,952
the debt situation in particular has not changed. We've talked

843
01:08:22,992 --> 01:08:27,832
about our debt limits at the last Council meeting. I

844
01:08:28,093 --> 01:08:32,072
wanted to clarify that over time those limits will increase.

845
01:08:33,597 --> 01:08:37,816
Um, so as long as our revenues increase, which historically

846
01:08:37,837 --> 01:08:41,336
they have, our debt, the amount of depth of the

847
01:08:41,376 --> 01:08:47,196
county can take on. We'll also increase over time. We

848
01:08:47,217 --> 01:08:51,036
talked about our estimated internal limit for this year to

849
01:08:51,076 --> 01:08:54,821
be roughly 12 million dollars. And the payments that we

850
01:08:54,861 --> 01:08:58,909
will make in 2026 are 9 million dollars. If you

851
01:08:58,909 --> 01:09:01,709
do the math, that leaves 3 million dollars worth of

852
01:09:01,810 --> 01:09:06,595
room. That we could, in theory, use in 2026 before

853
01:09:06,616 --> 01:09:10,383
we reached our internal limit. To give you a sense

854
01:09:10,423 --> 01:09:13,183
of what that means because those numbers are the amount

855
01:09:13,204 --> 01:09:17,850
that we spend on our principal and interest payments. But

856
01:09:18,031 --> 01:09:22,010
to convert that to something more meaningful, that represents about

857
01:09:22,111 --> 01:09:26,358
a 43 million dollar loan at day's rates. So if

858
01:09:26,358 --> 01:09:28,918
we were to take out a 43 million dollar loan

859
01:09:29,819 --> 01:09:33,318
today or in 2026, we would hit our own internal

860
01:09:33,579 --> 01:09:40,052
debt limit. The other thing that I wanted to point

861
01:09:40,092 --> 01:09:44,292
out was this chart. This shows all of the debt,

862
01:09:44,292 --> 01:09:47,252
which happens to be with infrastructure Ontario that we have.

863
01:09:48,521 --> 01:09:52,500
So you see the description, the maturity date, the balance

864
01:09:52,601 --> 01:09:55,460
as of the end of 2025. And then the column

865
01:09:55,500 --> 01:09:58,580
that matters most to this discussion are the annual payments.

866
01:09:59,957 --> 01:10:05,376
You'll know that the top five lines all mature within

867
01:10:05,376 --> 01:10:09,094
the next three and a half years or so. So

868
01:10:09,355 --> 01:10:11,414
if you look at the amounts and the right -

869
01:10:11,414 --> 01:10:14,854
hand column, those total about a million dollars. So as

870
01:10:14,894 --> 01:10:19,494
that debt is paid off, that also creates room in

871
01:10:19,534 --> 01:10:24,052
our debt. Limit that we have. So I just wanted

872
01:10:24,073 --> 01:10:26,492
to sort of set in the last meaning. I just

873
01:10:26,492 --> 01:10:30,212
wanted to emphasize that over time our debt limit should

874
01:10:30,233 --> 01:10:33,872
increase. And we will also be paying off debt, which

875
01:10:33,872 --> 01:10:37,072
will also open up some room to take on more

876
01:10:37,072 --> 01:10:41,243
debt if that's what council chose to do. I wanted

877
01:10:41,264 --> 01:10:45,323
to clarify that the situation that we're in with our

878
01:10:45,344 --> 01:10:50,348
debt, it's not a surprise or unexpected. So we've known

879
01:10:50,449 --> 01:10:52,348
that we were going to be in this position for

880
01:10:52,449 --> 01:10:55,148
several years since we got the first estimates for the

881
01:10:55,409 --> 01:10:59,792
Project. And we've talked about this in included it in

882
01:10:59,893 --> 01:11:06,092
finance reports, in our budget presentation, et cetera. Um, I

883
01:11:06,113 --> 01:11:10,412
wouldn't characterize this as a type of crisis because it

884
01:11:10,412 --> 01:11:14,892
doesn't impact the county's ability to carry on with operations.

885
01:11:14,892 --> 01:11:19,612
So from an operational standpoint, this issue with the debt,

886
01:11:20,193 --> 01:11:23,292
it doesn't impact our ongoing operations. So we can carry

887
01:11:23,393 --> 01:11:26,972
on, we can continue to provide the services that we've

888
01:11:26,972 --> 01:11:36,929
been mandated to provide. With no issue. So

889
01:11:37,510 --> 01:11:42,930
all departments have equipment, replacement, strategies in place. So departments

890
01:11:42,930 --> 01:11:46,370
that have large equipment or fleet, et cetera, they have

891
01:11:46,410 --> 01:11:49,650
equipment strategies in place. So every year we put a

892
01:11:49,650 --> 01:11:52,119
certain amount of site and reserve. So we can carry

893
01:11:52,220 --> 01:11:56,079
on meeting those obligations, replacing that equipment and fleet, et

894
01:11:56,079 --> 01:11:59,427
cetera. And we have many set aside in reserves for

895
01:12:01,848 --> 01:12:05,552
some specific projects in our long - term plan. So

896
01:12:05,813 --> 01:12:08,032
where this does matter though is when it comes to

897
01:12:08,133 --> 01:12:12,672
large capital projects. So in the absence of outside funding

898
01:12:13,413 --> 01:12:16,512
in the future, County Council will need to decide, number

899
01:12:16,512 --> 01:12:22,253
one, are they comfortable taking on more debt. And number

900
01:12:22,253 --> 01:12:25,293
two, if so, or if we have no choice but

901
01:12:25,333 --> 01:12:28,788
to take on more debt. Which projects become a priority

902
01:12:29,769 --> 01:12:33,188
because we, we won't be able to do everything that

903
01:12:33,228 --> 01:12:35,028
is in our long - term plan at the current

904
01:12:35,068 --> 01:12:38,548
moment. So that was the point. Those are the points

905
01:12:38,588 --> 01:12:41,228
that I was hoping to cover with this information. I

906
01:12:41,228 --> 01:12:44,868
will note we have kicked off our 2027 budget process.

907
01:12:44,868 --> 01:12:46,948
We'll have a better idea of what the pressures are

908
01:12:46,948 --> 01:12:50,952
facing us. In the next couple of months. Um, and

909
01:12:50,973 --> 01:12:53,752
I'd also be happy to invite Richard our auditor back

910
01:12:53,773 --> 01:12:58,740
to talk about this if Council would like that. And

911
01:12:59,001 --> 01:13:01,220
just finally quickly, some of the numbers we normally include

912
01:13:01,241 --> 01:13:05,342
with the update. Canadian. And this is based on the

913
01:13:05,523 --> 01:13:09,502
Bank of Canada website, economy has been weak, but is

914
01:13:09,502 --> 01:13:12,959
showing signs of improvement. We still have the uncertainty that

915
01:13:12,980 --> 01:13:15,199
we've talked about and is in the news every day.

916
01:13:16,254 --> 01:13:19,433
Bank of Canada's overnight lending right as means state steady

917
01:13:19,473 --> 01:13:22,713
at 2. 25 percent with a next announcement in the

918
01:13:22,713 --> 01:13:25,495
beginning of September. And the Bank of Canada is predicting

919
01:13:25,535 --> 01:13:29,182
growth of two and a half percent in Q2. Inflation

920
01:13:29,603 --> 01:13:32,142
also has gone up a little bit because of what

921
01:13:32,182 --> 01:13:36,456
we've seen with gas prices. And with that, I'd be

922
01:13:36,496 --> 01:13:38,856
happy to try to answer any questions if there are

923
01:13:39,517 --> 01:13:44,296
any. Thank you very much, Matthew. Much appreciated. Um, Council

924
01:13:44,336 --> 01:13:50,600
of Jib. Thank you and through you, Gordon. Appreciate the

925
01:13:50,621 --> 01:13:56,057
manner in which you present Matthew. I must admit, though,

926
01:13:56,057 --> 01:13:58,857
that I probably have a little different thought in what

927
01:13:59,038 --> 01:14:01,657
I hear and what I react to in your presentation.

928
01:14:02,981 --> 01:14:09,920
And I accept the fact of ever increasing debt will

929
01:14:09,960 --> 01:14:17,964
directly impact our carrying costs. Which directly impact our rate

930
01:14:18,004 --> 01:14:24,459
payers and our taxpayers in this county. And from what

931
01:14:24,499 --> 01:14:30,984
I hear from the public. They're saturated. With. Political debt.

932
01:14:32,157 --> 01:14:34,296
And we have to be very careful as you have

933
01:14:34,336 --> 01:14:37,016
indicated Matt. We'll have to be very careful in our

934
01:14:37,037 --> 01:14:43,902
capital projects. We certainly cannot afford any other capital projects

935
01:14:44,403 --> 01:14:48,222
like Golden Plough Lodge to get away from us and

936
01:14:48,403 --> 01:14:53,182
escalate in prices. I know everyone around this horseshoe's frustrated

937
01:14:53,283 --> 01:14:57,817
with that. And, uh, it's a project in itself, one

938
01:14:57,817 --> 01:14:59,997
that we would like to all have a do -

939
01:14:59,997 --> 01:15:04,957
over on. But as we look forward to capital Project,

940
01:15:04,957 --> 01:15:08,237
whether it be roads or the bridge in Camiford and

941
01:15:08,237 --> 01:15:11,197
those major capital items, we have to be very, very

942
01:15:11,378 --> 01:15:14,317
cautious and cognizant of the fact that our rate pairs

943
01:15:14,818 --> 01:15:18,237
can't handle much more of an increase. And I want

944
01:15:18,237 --> 01:15:20,557
to leave that as a comment rather than actually ask

945
01:15:20,658 --> 01:15:25,837
any questions, because I know that you, your staff, County

946
01:15:25,877 --> 01:15:29,597
staff, our cognizant of that and worked diligently on trying

947
01:15:29,597 --> 01:15:32,557
to keep cost down. And we just have to stay

948
01:15:32,658 --> 01:15:37,416
focused. Even more diligently than we have been on those

949
01:15:38,157 --> 01:15:43,334
overruns in those capital projects. Thank you. Thank you. Anyone

950
01:15:43,334 --> 01:15:47,788
else. Councillor Cleveland. I know as we wrap up this

951
01:15:47,788 --> 01:15:50,408
term, it's not necessarily the time to consider this. And

952
01:15:50,408 --> 01:15:53,228
I say that very knowingly it's a comment, not a

953
01:15:53,228 --> 01:15:56,348
question. But I perhaps the next term of council would

954
01:15:56,369 --> 01:16:00,348
also consider the strategy of, uh, accelerated payments to free

955
01:16:00,388 --> 01:16:03,048
up that opportunity. I know when I used to own

956
01:16:03,048 --> 01:16:06,748
a house, I took on advanced mortgage payments, not because

957
01:16:06,769 --> 01:16:09,868
I was looking to sacrifice or not go out to

958
01:16:09,908 --> 01:16:12,508
dinner, but because I understood that by making a short

959
01:16:12,529 --> 01:16:17,308
- term sacrifice of accelerated mortgage payments, I ended up

960
01:16:17,348 --> 01:16:20,108
saving close to hundreds of thousands of dollars on my

961
01:16:20,209 --> 01:16:23,868
mortgage. Well, here we're sitting on 105 million dollar mortgage,

962
01:16:23,868 --> 01:16:25,548
so to speak. And what we're not seeing is the

963
01:16:25,809 --> 01:16:28,268
interest payments that would be calculated over the next 10

964
01:16:28,308 --> 01:16:30,999
to 15 to 20 years. To repay that. And so

965
01:16:31,020 --> 01:16:33,239
I think as a council that the next term of

966
01:16:33,279 --> 01:16:35,879
council, whoever sits around this horseshoe may want to consider

967
01:16:35,900 --> 01:16:38,039
the strategy of short - term pain for long -

968
01:16:38,039 --> 01:16:42,759
term gain. And instead of having to debate taking on

969
01:16:42,940 --> 01:16:45,639
debt for the next 10 or 15 years and understanding

970
01:16:45,639 --> 01:16:48,279
that some will come down, that perhaps a short period

971
01:16:48,319 --> 01:16:51,559
of sacrifice of three or four years to speed up

972
01:16:51,599 --> 01:16:54,999
the payment of debt thereby creating room is also an

973
01:16:54,999 --> 01:16:58,999
alternative. And I accept that the staff have one perspective.

974
01:16:58,999 --> 01:17:01,079
And I just suggest that we also perhaps reflect on

975
01:17:01,119 --> 01:17:04,279
some of how we handle our own finances when handling

976
01:17:04,279 --> 01:17:09,616
the finances of the county. Thank you. Thank you. And

977
01:17:09,637 --> 01:17:12,496
I should acknowledge that we have been joined by Councillor

978
01:17:12,517 --> 01:17:17,923
Henkski. Thank you. Anyone else. Deputy Martin. I think there's

979
01:17:17,923 --> 01:17:21,603
a report coming up which details, I think what I

980
01:17:21,603 --> 01:17:24,883
find is a very responsible investment strategy that has been

981
01:17:24,923 --> 01:17:28,383
used in terms of bonds in the short term. And

982
01:17:28,383 --> 01:17:30,563
the cash that we have on hand, we always have

983
01:17:30,563 --> 01:17:34,943
to balance that because there can be disasters strike. And

984
01:17:34,943 --> 01:17:37,443
I think that's all part of this equation too that

985
01:17:37,443 --> 01:17:42,123
we haven't factored in quite the same way mentally, as

986
01:17:42,123 --> 01:17:47,203
say BC or, you know, out west with the natural

987
01:17:47,384 --> 01:17:51,363
disasters going on. We too are quite, quite subject to

988
01:17:51,704 --> 01:17:55,763
some of these disasters, but we don't yet factor them

989
01:17:55,784 --> 01:17:57,923
in. So we have to have a certain amount of

990
01:17:58,104 --> 01:18:02,643
capital on hand to meet those emergencies as well. I

991
01:18:02,683 --> 01:18:05,443
would also just like to flag not only is the

992
01:18:05,624 --> 01:18:08,243
Campbell for Bridge, but I also would like to flag

993
01:18:08,984 --> 01:18:14,440
the Brighton. Emergency services centre is also overdue and on

994
01:18:14,440 --> 01:18:19,720
the books. So we have some capital projects that we're

995
01:18:19,741 --> 01:18:23,492
going to have to make decisions on. Um, but I

996
01:18:23,492 --> 01:18:28,212
think Matthew for your presentation. And I think the explanation

997
01:18:28,313 --> 01:18:30,932
in terms of the liquidity that you've built into the

998
01:18:30,953 --> 01:18:39,482
system, uh, is actually a safety guard. Matthew. If I

999
01:18:39,482 --> 01:18:41,882
could warn through you, Councillor Cleveland brings up a good

1000
01:18:41,922 --> 01:18:45,722
point. And I would, just for mine, that this council

1001
01:18:45,722 --> 01:18:49,082
did actually, in fact, shorten the term on this loan

1002
01:18:49,663 --> 01:18:53,242
for that reason to try to bring down the interest

1003
01:18:53,242 --> 01:18:55,242
costs, the debt service and costs over the life of

1004
01:18:55,503 --> 01:18:59,002
this loan. Um, which I believe saved us around 14

1005
01:18:59,183 --> 01:19:03,480
million, uh, interests over the life of the loan. There

1006
01:19:03,520 --> 01:19:06,280
is obviously a trade off to that. It means higher

1007
01:19:06,381 --> 01:19:09,800
debt service and costs. Um, during the life of that

1008
01:19:09,981 --> 01:19:12,680
loan so that when you're looking at levy increases, that

1009
01:19:12,680 --> 01:19:15,160
would be something that would need to be considered for

1010
01:19:15,181 --> 01:19:22,760
that. Um, and I, to Councillor Martin's comment, we do

1011
01:19:22,800 --> 01:19:25,960
have still a significant amount of money in reserve for

1012
01:19:25,981 --> 01:19:29,880
certain projects in the longter plan. So some money for

1013
01:19:29,901 --> 01:19:37,400
the campleforge, some money in DC accounts for transportation. There

1014
01:19:37,440 --> 01:19:40,680
is money set aside for certain projects, maybe not all

1015
01:19:40,720 --> 01:19:48,567
of it, um, yes. Thank you, Matthew. Anyone else we're

1016
01:19:48,567 --> 01:19:53,769
all in. I'll read the resolution. The County Council received

1017
01:19:53,769 --> 01:20:00,289
the presentation regarding financial update summer 2026 for information. A

1018
01:20:00,289 --> 01:20:05,906
mover in secondary, please. Council Cleveland. Councillor Logo on Favor

1019
01:20:06,887 --> 01:20:14,364
that is carried. Thank you. We're not letting Matthew off

1020
01:20:14,404 --> 01:20:17,004
the hook yet. We're at item 12B, which is the

1021
01:20:17,825 --> 01:20:21,804
2025 investment report. And I'll turn it over to you,

1022
01:20:21,804 --> 01:20:26,643
Matthew. Thank you, Warden. So this is the report that

1023
01:20:26,904 --> 01:20:30,323
we're required to bring before Council each year. That looks

1024
01:20:30,323 --> 01:20:35,028
at our investments. Um, I won't go through the whole

1025
01:20:35,049 --> 01:20:39,268
thing. I think the important points are the fact that,

1026
01:20:39,268 --> 01:20:47,324
um, we earned four point three million in interests. Over

1027
01:20:47,345 --> 01:20:51,164
the year. That's a combination of our money invested in

1028
01:20:51,185 --> 01:20:55,554
several different bonds. Which had a weighted average yield to

1029
01:20:55,594 --> 01:20:59,874
maturity of four and a half percent and also cash

1030
01:20:59,914 --> 01:21:02,874
that we had in our high interest savings account. If

1031
01:21:02,874 --> 01:21:05,074
I were to do a rough estimate of the total

1032
01:21:05,495 --> 01:21:09,474
return, it's not a precise science, but it's around four

1033
01:21:09,514 --> 01:21:12,034
and a half percent return on all of our money

1034
01:21:12,535 --> 01:21:17,554
and cash and investments. Um, and we returned about 3.

1035
01:21:17,594 --> 01:21:20,914
2 million to reserves, which can be used for future

1036
01:21:20,954 --> 01:21:27,582
projects. Thank you, Warren. Thank you, Matthew. Any questions. Seeing

1037
01:21:27,622 --> 01:21:30,782
none. I'll read the resolution. The County Council received report

1038
01:21:30,883 --> 01:21:36,782
2026 - 110, the 2025 investment report for information. Mover

1039
01:21:36,822 --> 01:21:41,605
in secondary, please. Deputy Martin. Councillor Ostrander, all in favor.

1040
01:21:42,777 --> 01:21:51,448
Thank you. You're a popular fellow today, Matthew. We're report

1041
01:21:51,709 --> 01:21:57,848
2026 - 11, the 2025 development charges treasures annual statement.

1042
01:21:59,183 --> 01:22:03,326
And, uh, anything to add to that, Matthew. No, we're

1043
01:22:03,366 --> 01:22:05,886
not. These are all coming because the committee meeting was

1044
01:22:05,926 --> 01:22:07,966
cancelled. I'm happy to go through it or just answer

1045
01:22:08,067 --> 01:22:10,606
questions if there are any Council. I have any questions.

1046
01:22:12,490 --> 01:22:14,789
No, but I always just like asking them lots to

1047
01:22:14,829 --> 01:22:16,869
put them on the spot chair. So since you're the

1048
01:22:16,909 --> 01:22:19,029
chair of this meeting and not the finance committee, I'm

1049
01:22:19,050 --> 01:22:21,909
happy to let you ask them questions nonstop. I can.

1050
01:22:22,170 --> 01:22:23,909
I have no question. Okay. Well, then I guess we're

1051
01:22:23,949 --> 01:22:27,537
letting them off the hook today, sir. Thank you. I'll

1052
01:22:27,558 --> 01:22:32,577
read the resolution. The County Council receive report 2026 -

1053
01:22:32,838 --> 01:22:39,697
11 2025 development charges. The treasurer's annual statement for information.

1054
01:22:39,697 --> 01:22:43,837
Mover in Secondar, please. Councillor Ostrander and Councillor Cleveland. All

1055
01:22:43,837 --> 01:22:51,143
in favor. That is carried. Thank you. And again, under

1056
01:22:51,324 --> 01:22:56,823
new business, Report 2026 - 112 Procurement Activity Quarterly Report.

1057
01:22:59,070 --> 01:23:05,470
2, 2026. And again, Director of Finance Matthew Nitsch. Thank

1058
01:23:05,510 --> 01:23:09,710
you, Horton. Um, this would normally go to committee first,

1059
01:23:09,710 --> 01:23:12,270
so we don't normally discuss it here at the full

1060
01:23:12,310 --> 01:23:18,350
Council, but this is our quarterly report for Procurement purchases

1061
01:23:18,371 --> 01:23:22,219
between 100, 000 and a million. That fall into that

1062
01:23:22,640 --> 01:23:25,339
range are included in this report. And I'll just note

1063
01:23:25,379 --> 01:23:29,979
that there were three that meet the requirements. Two were

1064
01:23:29,979 --> 01:23:34,359
under budget, the tune of about 90, 000 dollars, and

1065
01:23:34,359 --> 01:23:38,939
one was just slightly over budget tractor mower about 6,

1066
01:23:38,979 --> 01:23:41,261
700 dollars. So I'm happy to take questions if there

1067
01:23:41,301 --> 01:23:48,147
are any. Thank you. Questions. Seeing none, I'll read the

1068
01:23:48,187 --> 01:23:53,648
resolution. That County Council receive report 2026 - 112 Procurement

1069
01:23:53,688 --> 01:23:58,368
Activity Quarterly Report, quarter - two 2026 for information, noting

1070
01:23:58,549 --> 01:24:03,808
that the Procurement Bylau 21 - 2022 under Section 4.

1071
01:24:03,848 --> 01:24:08,368
2. 2 requires the purchasing manager to provide a quarterly

1072
01:24:08,368 --> 01:24:12,368
report to County Council that includes itemization of all portraitures

1073
01:24:12,408 --> 01:24:16,848
between 100, 000 and a million and include any overbut

1074
01:24:16,848 --> 01:24:23,718
did approvals up to 10 percent 6. 2. And move

1075
01:24:23,718 --> 01:24:31,712
over in secondary, please. Councillor Logoun. All in favor. That

1076
01:24:31,752 --> 01:24:40,786
is carried. Thank you. We are report 2026 - 113.

1077
01:24:40,786 --> 01:24:46,306
The Hunger Action Month 2026. And we have Jennifer Glover,

1078
01:24:46,346 --> 01:24:55,375
client services manager. Not here? Council Everny questions on this

1079
01:24:55,556 --> 01:25:05,523
report. In that case, I will read the resolution. The

1080
01:25:05,563 --> 01:25:10,163
County Council having considered report 2026 - 113 Hunger Action

1081
01:25:10,184 --> 01:25:14,643
Month, 2026. Received the report for information acknowledge the efforts

1082
01:25:14,643 --> 01:25:20,003
of Community Partners and Organisations working to address food insecurity

1083
01:25:20,184 --> 01:25:25,241
in Northumberland County. A mover in Secondar, please. Deputy Martin.

1084
01:25:26,251 --> 01:25:31,560
Council Ostrander, any questions. All in favor, that is carried.

1085
01:25:31,560 --> 01:25:39,328
Thank you. We're at Report 2026 - 114 - 310

1086
01:25:39,368 --> 01:25:44,528
Division Street Cobra 2 data update. We have Rebecca Snellgrove,

1087
01:25:44,528 --> 01:25:47,808
the Associate Director of Housing and Homelessness, and Bill Smith,

1088
01:25:47,808 --> 01:25:52,311
manager of Homeless Services. Are there anything to add to

1089
01:25:52,351 --> 01:26:00,958
the report. No. There are any questions. Seeing none. Resolution

1090
01:26:01,139 --> 01:26:05,838
reads, a County Council received Report 2026 - 114 -

1091
01:26:06,099 --> 01:26:11,278
310 Division Street Court or two data update for information.

1092
01:26:11,278 --> 01:26:16,078
A mover in Secondar, please. Councillor Logo and Councillor Jib,

1093
01:26:16,078 --> 01:26:23,342
all in favor. That is Carrie. Thank you. We have

1094
01:26:23,603 --> 01:26:27,822
Report 2026 - 18. The Public Works cost sharing agreements

1095
01:26:27,862 --> 01:26:32,372
for various infrastructure projects. And we have Peter DeShane, the

1096
01:26:32,413 --> 01:26:37,069
Associate Director of Engineering. Anything to add. Here, but Denise's

1097
01:26:37,069 --> 01:26:42,293
IV. But Denis. Is happy to answer you. Oh, yeah,

1098
01:26:42,293 --> 01:26:45,973
okay. I'm sorry. And Peter's absent, but we have Denise.

1099
01:26:45,973 --> 01:26:52,297
If you have any questions. Seeing none. I'll read the

1100
01:26:52,297 --> 01:26:57,864
resolution. That County Council, having considered Report 2026 - 18

1101
01:26:58,925 --> 01:27:02,904
cost - sharing agreements for various infrastructure projects authorized Achief

1102
01:27:02,904 --> 01:27:07,496
Administrative Officer. And the Director of Finance Treasure to execute

1103
01:27:07,677 --> 01:27:09,896
a cost sharing agreement with the town of Coburg for

1104
01:27:09,936 --> 01:27:14,216
the Elgin Street County Road 20 and Darcy Street Intersection

1105
01:27:14,317 --> 01:27:18,216
Improvements Project on Terms Satisfactory to the Minister of Solicitor

1106
01:27:19,117 --> 01:27:22,136
and for the County Council authorized the Chief Administrative Officer

1107
01:27:22,157 --> 01:27:25,416
and the Director of Finance Treasurer to execute a cost

1108
01:27:25,456 --> 01:27:28,296
sharing agreement, the town of Coburg for the Elgin Street

1109
01:27:28,717 --> 01:27:33,096
East County Road 20 widening EA and Design Project on

1110
01:27:33,357 --> 01:27:38,456
terms satisfactory to the Misral Solicitor and further authorize the

1111
01:27:38,496 --> 01:27:42,616
Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Finance Treasurer to execute a

1112
01:27:42,656 --> 01:27:47,729
cost sharing agreement with a town of Coburg. And JCMCD

1113
01:27:48,150 --> 01:27:52,369
North Holdings Enc. For the Brook Road North County Road

1114
01:27:52,790 --> 01:27:57,489
20, great separation EA Project on Terms Satisfactory to the

1115
01:27:57,510 --> 01:28:03,363
Municipal Solicitor. A mover in Secondary, please. Councillor Local Councillor

1116
01:28:03,624 --> 01:28:09,732
Jib. Any questions? Councillor Logo. Just on. County Book 20.

1117
01:28:10,073 --> 01:28:15,092
Your microphone? Please, thank you. County Road 20 and great

1118
01:28:15,132 --> 01:28:18,278
separation. What is that? I think I know what that

1119
01:28:18,278 --> 01:28:23,475
is, but what does that involve. Good morning through you,

1120
01:28:23,475 --> 01:28:27,155
Chair. So this is on Brooke Road North in Goberg,

1121
01:28:27,155 --> 01:28:30,195
and this is at this CN and CP Rail Crossing.

1122
01:28:30,195 --> 01:28:32,995
So it's an environmental assessment going through the Process to

1123
01:28:33,035 --> 01:28:36,595
look at, again, putting another, an overpass or an underpass

1124
01:28:36,936 --> 01:28:40,515
rather than the at great crossing. So this is part

1125
01:28:40,515 --> 01:28:42,915
of the development charge study in our background study that

1126
01:28:42,955 --> 01:28:45,475
it's been identified. And it's also in our capital plan

1127
01:28:45,736 --> 01:28:49,982
as well. And so, uh, in collaboration with the town

1128
01:28:50,022 --> 01:28:52,942
of Coburg, as well as the local developer, since there's

1129
01:28:52,942 --> 01:28:57,262
also an extension of one of the town roads through

1130
01:28:57,302 --> 01:29:04,413
that, uh, location as well. Thank you, Warden. Councillor Cleveland?

1131
01:29:04,514 --> 01:29:07,093
Just a quick question. Is this the first step? I

1132
01:29:07,093 --> 01:29:09,333
just don't recall seeing this at the Coburg level, so

1133
01:29:09,333 --> 01:29:10,733
I'm assuming we're passing it here, and then it goes

1134
01:29:10,733 --> 01:29:12,973
to the Cobra glove. I'm just trying to understand this.

1135
01:29:16,157 --> 01:29:18,296
Thank you through you, Chair. Yes, this is just to

1136
01:29:18,336 --> 01:29:20,056
get authorization so that we can start to move forward

1137
01:29:20,077 --> 01:29:22,696
with that agreement and working with Coburg Staff, and then

1138
01:29:22,696 --> 01:29:25,993
come to Cobra Council as well. Thank you. All in.

1139
01:29:26,567 --> 01:29:30,394
Call a question all in favor. That's carried. Thank you.

1140
01:29:35,517 --> 01:29:39,656
We're at Report 2026 - 189, Public Works Award of

1141
01:29:39,677 --> 01:29:44,696
RFP - 26 - 15 County Road 45 County Road

1142
01:29:44,877 --> 01:29:50,019
18 Class Environmental Assessment. Are there any questions on that

1143
01:29:50,059 --> 01:29:58,205
one. Seeing none. Anything you'd add to that, Denise. No?

1144
01:29:58,205 --> 01:30:03,005
Okay. The resolution reads the County Council having considered report

1145
01:30:03,106 --> 01:30:08,525
2026 - 119 Award of RFP - 26 - 15

1146
01:30:08,626 --> 01:30:14,765
County Road 45 in Conroad 18 class environmental assessment award

1147
01:30:14,866 --> 01:30:20,285
RFP - 26 - 15 to StanTech Consulting Limited in

1148
01:30:20,285 --> 01:30:25,245
the amount of 627, 631 dollars and 20 cents plus

1149
01:30:25,426 --> 01:30:32,887
HST. A mover and secondary, please. Councillor Logounstrander. All in

1150
01:30:32,927 --> 01:30:42,285
favor. That is carried. Thank you. Report 2026 - 120

1151
01:30:42,466 --> 01:30:46,845
Public Works RFQ - 26 - 31 supply and delivery

1152
01:30:46,946 --> 01:30:55,355
of pre - treated highway bulk course salt. Brooke Tackaberry

1153
01:30:55,536 --> 01:31:00,205
is booked with us. Oh there. Any questions of work

1154
01:31:00,205 --> 01:31:08,375
on this. Councillor Logo. Um, hi. Brooke. Last year we

1155
01:31:08,375 --> 01:31:10,695
had used up an Apollon of salt, I believe, and

1156
01:31:10,716 --> 01:31:13,820
there was a supply. Issue as well. First of all,

1157
01:31:14,001 --> 01:31:19,580
are you expecting supply issue for 2026 - 27 season?

1158
01:31:20,393 --> 01:31:25,498
I'm not anticipating any supply issues this year. Okay. I

1159
01:31:25,498 --> 01:31:28,741
guess it depends on the winner that we have. But

1160
01:31:28,741 --> 01:31:32,101
this contract is for a larger amount than what we

1161
01:31:32,101 --> 01:31:36,131
have used in the past if we need it. Thank

1162
01:31:36,131 --> 01:31:38,877
you. And, um, and if I can follow up with

1163
01:31:38,877 --> 01:31:42,317
that, was there a big price increase in over last

1164
01:31:42,357 --> 01:31:49,826
year. Last year we were paying 113 dollars per tonight

1165
01:31:49,927 --> 01:31:55,266
135 - 28. So that is an increase of about

1166
01:31:55,447 --> 01:31:59,194
13 percent. It was competitive though. I believe that the

1167
01:31:59,295 --> 01:32:03,219
next bid price was over 200 dollars a ton. So

1168
01:32:03,219 --> 01:32:08,343
we did well. And that includes delivery. Yes Okay, thank

1169
01:32:08,343 --> 01:32:14,703
you. Thank you Councillor Logo Urcots with gym, sorry. Thank

1170
01:32:14,703 --> 01:32:20,078
you Warden. Book. What percentage maybe the easiest way of

1171
01:32:20,118 --> 01:32:24,638
answering What percentage of salt space do we have in

1172
01:32:24,638 --> 01:32:28,238
our domes right now? And, uh, of the residual assault

1173
01:32:28,278 --> 01:32:30,158
that we have there What was the price per ton

1174
01:32:30,179 --> 01:32:35,542
on that. Okay, so we don't have a ton right

1175
01:32:35,582 --> 01:32:39,942
now Um, we do have some sand salt mix But

1176
01:32:39,982 --> 01:32:42,422
we will need to fill the domes And we will

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01:32:42,462 --> 01:32:46,022
need to fill the sheds So in the report I

1178
01:32:46,022 --> 01:32:49,142
have given what we estimate, we will use by the

1179
01:32:49,142 --> 01:32:54,330
end of this year. Just to follow up When you

1180
01:32:54,330 --> 01:32:56,410
say we don't have a ton We don't have a

1181
01:32:56,450 --> 01:32:59,610
ton physically, or we don't have a ton as in

1182
01:32:59,650 --> 01:33:04,082
general sense. Okay, I don't have the tonnage amount, and

1183
01:33:04,082 --> 01:33:06,582
in a general sense We don't have a lot So

1184
01:33:06,582 --> 01:33:09,668
we will need to fill in September. Okay, and what

1185
01:33:10,329 --> 01:33:12,228
was the price that we were having to pay in

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01:33:12,228 --> 01:33:17,459
the spring when there was a shortage. So throughout January,

1187
01:33:17,459 --> 01:33:22,499
February, March, when we were trucking from Montreal, we were

1188
01:33:22,539 --> 01:33:32,179
paying 2003 dollars a tonage here in Ontario, so we

1189
01:33:32,179 --> 01:33:35,740
were trucking from Montreal. Thank you I wanted to get

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01:33:35,780 --> 01:33:41,340
that number out for the information of where we were

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01:33:41,340 --> 01:33:49,765
at in an emergency situation Thank you. Anyone else. Call

1192
01:33:49,805 --> 01:33:55,219
the question, all in favor. That is carried. Secondary Oh,

1193
01:33:55,240 --> 01:33:58,339
first we need to move to do that Council Henk

1194
01:33:58,920 --> 01:34:05,736
Councillor Ostrander, all in favor. Let's carry, thank you. Putting

1195
01:34:05,776 --> 01:34:08,803
the cart before the horse. His mother used to say.

1196
01:34:11,209 --> 01:34:17,328
We are at an enactment bylaws, item 13A Bylaw, for

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01:34:17,328 --> 01:34:20,548
the regulation of parking on roadways within the jurisdiction of

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01:34:20,548 --> 01:34:23,508
the County of Northumberland, and to appeal all previous related

1199
01:34:23,609 --> 01:34:31,297
bylaws. If any questions on that. I'll read the resolution,

1200
01:34:31,297 --> 01:34:37,057
the Bylau number 2026 - 2026, being a bylaw for

1201
01:34:37,057 --> 01:34:40,417
the regulation of parking on roadways within the jurisdiction of

1202
01:34:40,417 --> 01:34:43,937
the County Northumberland, and to repeal all previous related bylaws

1203
01:34:44,118 --> 01:34:47,057
be introduced Dean B. Red, a first, second, third time

1204
01:34:47,318 --> 01:34:52,844
passed, signed and sealed 12th day of August 2026. Movern

1205
01:34:52,844 --> 01:35:02,285
Secretary, please Council Meki. Council Ostrander. Questions Councillor Logo. Thank

1206
01:35:02,285 --> 01:35:05,605
you, Warden This is a general question Uh... Stop, I

1207
01:35:05,605 --> 01:35:10,946
guess, who actually handles the bylaw enforcement. Do we have

1208
01:35:10,967 --> 01:35:14,066
a stopperson that handles that, or how does that go.

1209
01:35:15,741 --> 01:35:20,623
Denise, please. Thank you through you Chair. For gently for

1210
01:35:20,623 --> 01:35:24,303
the parking bylaw, we work with the municipalities, and their

1211
01:35:24,343 --> 01:35:27,123
bylineforcement can enforce it, as well as the police. Um,

1212
01:35:27,384 --> 01:35:30,803
we're also looking internally Um, again, within public works, uh,

1213
01:35:30,984 --> 01:35:32,723
for a staff member to be trained to be able

1214
01:35:32,723 --> 01:35:35,923
to enforce bylaw, but currently it's done through the municipalities

1215
01:35:36,504 --> 01:35:44,809
and police. Anyone else. Do I have a mover in

1216
01:35:44,849 --> 01:35:49,847
secondary. All in favor. That's Carrie, thank you.

1217
01:35:54,843 --> 01:35:57,702
A bialot, it designate part of County Rodes as Community

1218
01:35:57,723 --> 01:36:02,811
Safety Zones into repeal previous related bylaws. They don't have

1219
01:36:02,811 --> 01:36:07,242
any questions on this by - law. The resolution reads

1220
01:36:07,423 --> 01:36:11,002
that a bylaw number 27 - 2026 being a biloted

1221
01:36:11,103 --> 01:36:15,482
designate that part of County Rodes as Community Safety Zones,

1222
01:36:15,482 --> 01:36:19,162
and to repeal all previous related bylaws be introduced Dean

1223
01:36:19,162 --> 01:36:21,642
to be read a first, second, third time past sign

1224
01:36:21,663 --> 01:36:26,753
and sealed. On this trout day of August 2026, and

1225
01:36:26,753 --> 01:36:34,522
mover in secondary, please. Councillor Jib. See no questions, all

1226
01:36:34,522 --> 01:36:42,947
in favor. That is Carrie, thank you. A bylaw to

1227
01:36:42,987 --> 01:36:45,827
appoint a clerk for the Corporation of the County Northumberland

1228
01:36:45,848 --> 01:36:49,987
to repeal bylaw number 33 - 2025, and Bylow number

1229
01:36:50,008 --> 01:36:56,381
41 - 2022. Anyone have questions on this one? This

1230
01:36:56,381 --> 01:37:05,813
was added. To the revised agenda. I'll read the resolution.

1231
01:37:07,680 --> 01:37:11,499
That Bible number 28 - 2026, being a bylaw to

1232
01:37:11,539 --> 01:37:15,179
appoint a clerk for the Corporation, the County Northumberland Andrew

1233
01:37:15,200 --> 01:37:20,059
Peel bylaw number 33 - 2025, and Byleth number 41

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01:37:20,080 --> 01:37:24,379
- 2022, be introduced Dean to be read of 1,

1235
01:37:24,379 --> 01:37:27,419
2, 3rd time past sign and sealed on the 12th

1236
01:37:27,459 --> 01:37:31,579
day of August 2026 A mover in secondary, please Council

1237
01:37:31,680 --> 01:37:36,431
Head Councillor Ostrander. I see no questions, all in favor.

1238
01:37:37,461 --> 01:37:45,476
That is carried, thank you. We have Proclamations, we have...

1239
01:37:45,516 --> 01:37:50,756
The International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31st, 2026 Hunger

1240
01:37:50,937 --> 01:37:57,062
Action Month is September 2026, and rail safety week. Is

1241
01:37:57,062 --> 01:38:05,049
September 21st to the 27th, 2026. Any questions. Read the

1242
01:38:05,089 --> 01:38:09,609
resolution at County Council will proclaim the following Proclamations at

1243
01:38:09,609 --> 01:38:14,969
the August 12, 2026 County Council meeting International Overdose Awareness

1244
01:38:15,070 --> 01:38:21,109
Day, August 31st 2026 Hunger Action Month September 2026, and

1245
01:38:21,109 --> 01:38:26,409
Real Safety Week September 21st to 27, 2026, mover in

1246
01:38:26,409 --> 01:38:32,097
Secondary, please. Councillor Logoun Councillor Jib, see no questions, all

1247
01:38:32,097 --> 01:38:38,966
in favor. That is carried Thank you. We are at

1248
01:38:39,947 --> 01:38:48,849
media questions Do we have any media with us? I

1249
01:38:48,849 --> 01:38:58,766
don't see any cool forward. Probably.

1250
01:38:58,806 --> 01:39:02,960
Break for lunch. Because... Council's requested.

1251
01:39:14,672 --> 01:39:17,980
Oh, we are now going into a closed session. We

1252
01:39:18,081 --> 01:39:24,220
have... Half an hour before we take a lunch break,

1253
01:39:24,220 --> 01:39:30,140
because we have some commitments during lunch. So we will

1254
01:39:30,481 --> 01:39:38,713
start now, and we'll reconvene after lunch. So members of

1255
01:39:38,713 --> 01:39:41,113
the media are on Zoom will be moved to the

1256
01:39:41,214 --> 01:39:46,448
virtual waiting room, while Closed Session takes place. Staff, media,

1257
01:39:46,448 --> 01:39:48,128
and the Public attending in person will be asked to

1258
01:39:48,149 --> 01:39:52,208
leave Council Chambers during the closed Session, the Resolution Reeds.

1259
01:39:53,979 --> 01:39:56,598
A County Council Procedure The Next Partion, the meeting being

1260
01:39:56,699 --> 01:40:01,936
close to the Public Act 11. 14 AM. And further

1261
01:40:01,976 --> 01:40:04,096
the meeting is close to the Public as permitted under

1262
01:40:04,197 --> 01:40:08,956
the Municipal Act Sections 2. 39 - 2E 2F, and

1263
01:40:08,956 --> 01:40:12,776
2K in order to address matters pertaining to litigation, or

1264
01:40:12,776 --> 01:40:16,896
potential litigation, and advice that is subject Solicitor - Client

1265
01:40:16,917 --> 01:40:23,187
Privilege. Including Communications Necessary For that Purpose. And confidential negotiations.

1266
01:40:26,067 --> 01:40:30,286
And that Dan Borowek Denise Marshall Adam McHugh Darryl Mast

1267
01:40:30,326 --> 01:40:35,066
Bobby Arbuckle Tanya Bennett, and Cheryl Sanders Remain Present, and

1268
01:40:35,066 --> 01:40:37,086
further, the meeting is close to the Public as permitted

1269
01:40:37,126 --> 01:40:41,806
under the Municipal Act Section 2. 39... 2B - 2D,

1270
01:40:41,806 --> 01:40:45,166
2E, and 2K, in order to address matters pertaining to

1271
01:40:45,187 --> 01:40:51,086
personal matters about identifiable individuals, labour relations, or employee negotiations,

1272
01:40:51,086 --> 01:40:57,566
litigation, or potential litigation including matters before Administrative Tribunals affecting

1273
01:40:57,587 --> 01:41:02,854
the municipality. Or local board and confidential negotiations, and that

1274
01:41:02,854 --> 01:41:08,409
Dan Borowek and Cheryl Sanders remain present. And we will

1275
01:41:08,449 --> 01:41:12,572
have some time to transition... Mover in Secondar, please. Councillor

1276
01:41:12,593 --> 01:41:18,659
Janky Ostrander, all in favor. That is carried So we'll

1277
01:41:18,699 --> 01:41:20,819
give staff a moment or two to transition.

1278
01:41:34,272 --> 01:41:39,014
We were at 17A. Do I need a motion to

1279
01:41:39,054 --> 01:41:46,477
rise? No. The resolution reads that the confidential resolution moved

1280
01:41:46,738 --> 01:41:49,677
in the closed session regarding matters pertaining to litigation and

1281
01:41:49,677 --> 01:41:53,437
potential litigation and advice that is subject to solicitor client

1282
01:41:53,538 --> 01:42:00,077
privilege, including communications necessary for that purpose and confidential negotiations,

1283
01:42:00,077 --> 01:42:03,437
public works, the Eagles, and landfill is hereby referred to

1284
01:42:03,458 --> 01:42:09,012
the open session of Council for Adoption. Mover and Secretary

1285
01:42:09,673 --> 01:42:14,802
Council Martin, Councillor Logo, sorry, Deputy Martin. Get you two

1286
01:42:14,823 --> 01:42:21,119
straight note. All in favor. That is carried. 17 B,

1287
01:42:21,119 --> 01:42:24,479
the resolution is that the confidential resolution moved closed session

1288
01:42:24,519 --> 01:42:29,119
regarding matters pertaining to personal matters about identifiable individuals, labour

1289
01:42:29,159 --> 01:42:34,399
relations, or employing negotiations, litigation, or potential litigation, including matters

1290
01:42:35,300 --> 01:42:40,239
before administrative tribunals affecting the municipality or local board and

1291
01:42:40,239 --> 01:42:45,439
confidential negotiations, the organisation reviewers hereby referred to the open

1292
01:42:45,479 --> 01:42:49,629
session of Council for Adoption. Mover in secondary, please. Councillor

1293
01:42:49,669 --> 01:42:54,617
Deputy Martin and Councillor Jim. All in favor. That is

1294
01:42:54,617 --> 01:43:00,990
carried. So we don't have anything there. We're at the

1295
01:43:00,990 --> 01:43:07,025
confirmation bylaw. That by the number 28 - 2026 being

1296
01:43:07,206 --> 01:43:09,825
a bala to confirm the proceedings of a meeting of

1297
01:43:09,846 --> 01:43:14,705
County Council held August the 12th, 2026, be introduced, redeemed

1298
01:43:14,705 --> 01:43:17,265
to be read a first, second, third time, be passed,

1299
01:43:17,265 --> 01:43:24,291
signed, and sealed. Moving secondary, please. Councillor Henkski, Councillor, all

1300
01:43:24,291 --> 01:43:31,525
in favor. And resolution that we adjourned at 2. 35

1301
01:43:32,266 --> 01:43:39,380
p. m. Moving Secondary Councillor Jeb, all in favor. Thank

1302
01:43:39,420 --> 01:43:45,560
you very much. Much appreciated. Everybody staying on track and

1303
01:43:45,581 --> 01:43:46,200
getting their done.