[0:05] All right, welcome everybody to uh
FaceTime of Blockport regular council
[0:11] meeting for July 10th, 2026.
Excuse me. Quick reminder that members
[0:17] are welcome to stand, scratch, or move
during the meeting. We also have options
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available for use. We will also plan for
[0:25] a short break at 11:00 a.m.
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Okay. Before we begin today's meeting,
[0:49] I'd just like to share a few minutes and
speak from the heart. In a few short
[0:54] weeks, we'll reach the halfway point of
our term as council. That means we have
[0:57] just over two years still ahead of us.
We've worked through difficult issues,
[1:02] made important decisions, and together
we've helped move this community
[1:06] forward, and that's something I'm
extremely proud of, and I hope you are,
[1:10] too. Over the past few weeks, I've spent
a lot of time reflecting. If there's one
[1:14] thing I know to be true, it's that every
person sitting around this table loves
[1:19] court.
We may express it differently, but it
[1:22] shows in our commitment and our passion.
That's what we have in common, and
[1:27] that's where we need to reset to as our
north star. You look around this table,
[1:31] you'll see five different people with
different backgrounds, different
[1:35] experiences, different opinions,
different priorities, and different
[1:38] perspectives. It is one of our
strengths. We may be different, but our
[1:43] purpose should remain the same. We will
disagree. Healthy disagreement is part
[1:48] of good government.
What I want for this council is to
[1:51] become a place for discussion versus
debate. When we debate, someone wins and
[1:55] someone loses. At this table, when we
debate, part of our community loses.
[2:01] Discussion is different.
Discussion is about listening,
[2:04] understanding, and finding a path
forward together.
[2:09] The decisions ahead of us will help
shape Lockport for generations.
[2:13] We have a responsibility to leave this
community stronger than we found it. And
[2:17] it starts with how we work together
around this table.
[2:21] When you drop a plate, it shatters into
pieces. You can't simply pretend it
[2:24] never broke. You can't put back together
exactly as it was. But you're willing to
[2:29] pick up the pieces. You're willing to
invest the time, the patience. You can
[2:33] create something whole again. It may not
look exactly as it did before, but it
[2:38] can still be something strong, sometimes
more meaningful because of the care that
[2:43] went into repair.
As we head into summer, my hope is that
[2:46] each of us takes this time to enjoy our
community. Walk the beach, listen to the
[2:52] birds, spend time with our families,
fall in love with Blackboard again. Then
[2:57] let's come back ready to do what we were
elected to do. Let's respect one
[3:01] another. Let's choose discussion over
debate. Let's spend the second half of
[3:05] our term focused on the future we're
trying to build. Because I truly believe
[3:09] we are capable of really great things.
[3:16] Okay, I'll now call for the approval of
the agenda. Um, there are no additions
[3:21] or deletions as circulated. Can I have a
motion to approve, please?
[3:27] » By c by deputy mayor, seconded by
councelor Chapman. Any discussion?
[3:34] » All those in favor to approve the
agenda, please say I. I opposed. Motion
[3:40] carried.
[3:44] Uh members are responsible for
identifying and declaring any conflicts
[3:48] of interest. Conflict exists where there
may be a real or perceived benefit that
[3:52] differs from the public interest. Are
there any conflicts to declare today?
[3:57] Hearing none move on to the approval of
the minutes. Before we consider the
[4:02] minutes, I want to remind council that
our purpose is to determine whether they
[4:05] provide an accurate and impartial record
of the meeting. Any proposed corrections
[4:10] should relate to a specific error or
omission in the minutes rather than
[4:14] reopening the discussion.
Any comments on the minutes as
[4:19] circulated?
[4:22] » Motion that we minutes
a second. Seconded by
[4:29] moved by councelor Chapman seconded by
councelor Chapman.
[4:34] Any discussion?
[4:38] Question. All those in favor to approve
the minutes as circulated, please say I.
[4:43] I.
>> I. Opposed.
[4:48] Okay. Motion carried.
>> Would you like that reflected?
[4:53] » I do.
There is no business arising from the
[4:56] previous minutes
[5:00] and community form. Would anybody in the
gallery like to address council?
[5:09] Hearing none, we'll move into
presentation. There are no presentations
[5:14] scheduled for today's meeting. So, we'll
jump right into finance.
[5:26] Okay. List of expenses is on screen.
There any questions, comments, concerns,
[5:32] or compliments for staff on the invoices
already paid in the amount of $48,75.91,
[5:58] Mr. Mayor, I would like to report to
council that uh we received our
[6:03] education tax amount
uh for this fiscal year 2627 and it was
[6:11] like about a little over $29,000
less than we budgeted for. So just
[6:20] a tidbit for council.
>> Great. Yes. And I think Yeah, it is good
[6:24] news. We added that to our uh as an
agenda item for our finance committee at
[6:29] the end of the month to discuss how we
can redistribute that amount.
[6:34] » Believe June has a few ideas that we'll
work through and uh we can discuss that
[6:38] maybe back to council for direction on
how to reallocate those funds.
[6:46] Anything else on finance?
[6:51] Okay, moving on.
Great. Uh on the screen we received a
[6:56] letter from Leila Krauss, owner and
strategic director of Salty Swabers
[7:01] housekeeping as well as a local artist.
Um I won't go through the letter. Um,
[7:09] Miss K is looking for
to complete the
[7:15] agreed upon
[7:19] uh project originally uh and include a
recognition of local artists
[7:24] at the red pett coat sign which she has
so kindly produced for the town up on
[7:29] Crest Street.
We have any questions and we'll open up
[7:34] the floor for discussion I guess. Um she
bring brings up a very good point. A lot
[7:40] of artwork that is specially
commissioned by Naple Town which I think
[7:44] this was or nomination of a group um
often does have a bio. We have one over
[7:50] here with something like that. It's
quite inexpensive and uh I have no issue
[7:55] if council wishes uh heritage tourism
can take that over take a look at that.
[8:00] It's a participant recognition.
I believe it would be very inexpensive.
[8:06] Anybody else have comment or make a
motion?
[8:11] » Questions.
Anybody else wants to go first? I'll
[8:15] gladly go last.
>> Um,
[8:20] so
based on the information contained
[8:24] within the letter, um, this was an
agreement with former mayor Hering,
[8:30] which was two councils ago. It was
installed by former mayor Nickerson
[8:36] which was the last council
and the expectation is of this council
[8:42] to honor that agreement that was made
approximately 8 years ago.
[8:47] So was this a written agreement or a
verbal agreement with whom was the
[8:52] agreement made? Um if it was with Mr.
Harding, was he still the mayor at the
[8:58] time? because it the installation
went in after his term. Um,
[9:06] and is there like is there any record of
this agreement on file anywhere? Um,
[9:14] and it strikes me like why now? Um, the
sign's been elected for approximately 4
[9:20] years. So, not sure why this is coming
to council
[9:24] at this time. Um, also there's a
question around what's the expectation
[9:30] of the artist. Um,
she sent this from her business page.
[9:37] Um, her business has only been in
existence for a couple of years. So, it
[9:42] was not in existence at the time of the
commission. So not sure what
[9:48] the intent is
for having it on her business letter
[9:53] head with respect to the bio. I mean the
facts are that she acknowledges this is
[9:59] a historical interpretive sign. It's not
a billboard or a business promotion
[10:05] or an advertisement.
Um the artist has signed the work for
[10:10] acknowledgement.
um according to the letters commission.
[10:15] Therefore, she was paid for her work.
Um
[10:21] if she was paid for her work, then the
the sign is now the property of the town
[10:26] of Walkart.
Um if Mr. Harding paid for it, which
[10:33] somewhere in the back of my mind, former
counselor may have mentioned that he
[10:38] commissioned and paid for it himself and
may have donated it to the town. So now
[10:43] it's third hand. Um, and I'm not 100%
certain of those facts, but um,
[10:53] and if the artist felt this strongly
about receiving credit, why wasn't it
[10:57] incorporated at the time of printing?
Um,
[11:02] the sign is pretty busy, so
I don't know where you would put it. I
[11:08] don't know.
[11:12] I don't know if this is going to require
separate erection of of something. Um
[11:20] I don't know if we if we as a council
went to an art gallery and purchased a
[11:24] that painting, there's no
there's no requirement for a bio of the
[11:30] author because the signature on the
bottom of the painting is the
[11:34] acknowledgement.
Um,
[11:39] there's no bio associated with this
painting or the work that was done
[11:45] through the Legion to commemorate the
plaque in the hallway. Um, so I just
[11:53] those are my thoughts. I just don't know
why this is coming now. Um, we've also
[11:59] we also have another local artist who
has done extensive
[12:03] and exceptional work on the new
interpretive signs as well as the
[12:08] playground murals and um was offered to
have
[12:14] a preacher of his own uh for
the work that he provided on the murals
[12:21] and he declined.
But because that offer was made,
[12:28] should
the two councils pre like previous to us
[12:35] be expected to honor that? I I just I
don't know. I mean, if the sign had was
[12:41] just being erected now, then that might
mean something, but it's been up for at
[12:47] least four years. So, I don't know why
this is coming to us at this particular
[12:52] time.
Um, I would like to acknowledge the work
[12:57] and the and the time that it took to
write the letter. um we thank the artist
[13:03] for her contribution to the town and and
the historical
[13:07] um importance of that sign, but um
I would be inclined
[13:17] to think that adding the bio makes it
all about the artist and not about the
[13:22] history, which is contrary to what she
says in her letters. Her letter says
[13:26] it's all it's supposed to be all about
the history. So, um I would be inclined
[13:31] to say no. Maybe a small plaque if
there's a spot that you know that just
[13:36] says artist with her name. Um if it
could be a fixed somewhere without
[13:43] interfering with the rest of the the
message of the board.
[13:49] That's those are my thoughts. Any other
comments?
[13:55] » I would agree with that. I think this is
four time
[13:59] this this side's been in the in this
town for numbers of years
[14:05] and uh yeah I don't see a full plaque in
her honor for this for this interperson
[14:15] that's paid for by taxpayer money uh
getting the way of that I think this is
[14:19] an incredible story that shouldn't be
I agree with if she wants to apply back
[14:26] stating that our work commission
violated the groups. I'm okay with that,
[14:31] but ingree
with
[14:41] um
I would tend to agree with something
[14:46] small
doesn't detract from the sign. Um I
[14:52] agree it's questionable the timing of
it. I'm not exactly clear of the
[14:56] timeline or how it came about.
I do think it's important to recognize
[15:02] local artists that maybe that's
something council can consider going
[15:05] forward. Um, and take this as a learning
lesson, but I would I would be in favor
[15:10] of something small or nothing at all as
is.
[15:18] » So,
where where do we go from where do we go
[15:21] from here? Sounds like there's some
information that we're missing in order
[15:25] to make this decision.
>> We can always reach out to Miss Mary who
[15:32] I believe was
behind this sign
[15:37] if we want to find out what the
agreements were because none of us know
[15:40] really what the agreements were. Seems
like there is more of a consensus to
[15:44] have a small uh recognition and I'm okay
with that as well. like I don't think we
[15:50] should have big separate black
that does take away from the artistic
[15:56] historical story of that. So, I'm
agreeing with that,
[16:00] but um and I and it should be I think
and I think that's what I'm leaning at
[16:06] is that it'll be a small sign in
expensive if we pursue let's proceed
[16:11] with this. But I think maybe get some
more information from Mary Marie before
[16:15] we proceed over the summer.
>> Um I would say that rather than Mary Mar
[16:20] we should we should contact George Hardy
and find out what what went on there.
[16:25] Um, I would tend to think that this
should not go to your committee, uh,
[16:30] Deputy Mayor Helen, simply because isn't
Leila a member of your committee? Oh,
[16:36] I'm sorry. I thought she was Okay. All
right. I was thinking that to conflict.
[16:41] So, um, yeah. And I mean, I could I
could contact George and and find out
[16:46] what happened back then because I don't
remember. I remember the sign being
[16:50] done, but I don't remember what
agreements he made with the right. So
[16:54] maybe if everybody in agreements, June
can reach out to former mayor Harding to
[16:59] get some of the details and maybe
connect with Miss Krauss to determine
[17:02] what
>> her
[17:04] » what he would like on it.
>> Yeah. And then maybe come back with his
[17:07] specific size quote, what it may look
like, where it'll be, some of the
[17:11] details that we're looking for, and then
we can discuss that.
[17:15] » That sounds okay.
>> Does that sound fair?
[17:18] » I'm I'm still not going to be in favor
of a a large bio.
[17:22] » No. No. I do. Yeah,
>> I mean at best I think it warrants a
[17:28] small small plaque um artist Leila Rose.
That that's it. You know, she signed it.
[17:35] I mean, her signatures on it. Everybody
who sees it will see her signature. I
[17:42] personally I think that should surprise.
But if she's in need of recognition,
[17:48] then
um I think that's
[17:53] that's enough. And uh
you know um again I will go back to why
[18:00] wasn't there something incorporated in
the print. Um there's a there's a poem
[18:06] on the widow's walk. When I looked at
went up to look at this sign, I noticed
[18:12] the there was another sign out on the
end of the widow's walk and I went out
[18:16] to look at that and it clearly says who
wrote the poem. So
[18:22] why wasn't it there somewhere in that
artwork, you know, if it was a if it was
[18:28] an issue or if it was a concern or an
agreement at the time, then
[18:34] » it should have been incorporated at the
time,
[18:36] » right? if it wasn't an issue or
um a big deal at the time, why is it
[18:43] now? That's my question.
[18:52] So, um so we need a motion to move
forward here. Would someone like make a
[18:57] motion? I'll have the direction of
council.
[19:01] Make a motion that staff explore further
the f the past agreements with Mr. Green
[19:09] and report back to council and connect
as well as connecting with the artist to
[19:15] see what exactly she is looking for and
also be sure that there's probably
[19:22] support for a small plaque if any but
that information back to council. That
[19:27] would be my motion.
>> Maybe any associated costs as well. Yep.
[19:30] Yep.
>> So, we have a motion on the floor. Do we
[19:34] have a second to that motion?
>> I'll second that. I would like to add
[19:39] that we would like a written
discussion. Okay. I want this written
[19:45] down. Can't just be here saying about
what George discussed. It has to be
[19:51] something
>> uh to bring back to us because say
[19:57] whatever they want to say.
[20:01] So search for so speak to George
Harding, search for the written record
[20:06] of the agreement,
connect with Miss Krauss, look for
[20:10] associated costs, and then report that
information back to council. Is that
[20:14] Yep. cover everybody's
comments?
[20:21] Motion and a second. Any other
discussion on this?
[20:25] All those in favor of the motion uh on
the floor, please say I.
[20:30] » I opposed. Motion carried.
Right. Next, we have a letter from
[20:38] Ellen, secretary of the Harmony Bazaar,
requesting street closures for the
[20:44] upcoming Harmony Bazaar Festival of
Women and Song weekend, which should be
[20:49] Friday, July 24th,
25th, and 26th.
[21:00] But uh start us off.
[21:05] » I'm not sure why
in the past they fenced the field off.
[21:11] Um there were tickets sales in advance
um as well as at the door um that type
[21:18] of thing. So I could see them wanting
the road closed
[21:25] so that people weren't just sitting
outside
[21:28] um and not paying but now it's by
donation.
[21:33] Um so I don't quite understand the need
close the street if they're concerned
[21:39] about
artists being able to load and offload
[21:43] their equipment.
didn't they just put barriers up where
[21:50] they don't want people as opposed to
closing the street? Um I don't know. Um
[22:02] » is does is this common is this year
every year? And this is a this is an
[22:08] annual request.
>> And it's always it's always with the
[22:11] understanding that if an emergency
vehicle has to get through, it's they're
[22:15] going to get through. They can be moved
really quickly. They use the barriers
[22:18] like we have. But
>> problem is they don't man the barriers.
[22:23] So if there's an emergency
um then
[22:29] they have to stop and move the barriers
themselves and it all takes additional
[22:35] time. I mean, if they're going to ban
the barriers.
[22:37] » Yeah. So, maybe the motion could be if
if
[22:41] as long as they're aware if the siren is
off, those barriers have to be moved
[22:45] » ASAP. Or to the counselor's point about
having someone man those barriers.
[22:50] » Yeah.
>> Yeah.
[22:53] » Yeah. the designated volunteer on the
local
[22:59] and not blocked off access to fire
department.
[23:04] In the past, they've
built that area where firefighters
[23:09] parked to respond to a call. Uh us
parking away from the heart of armies,
[23:15] we now have to run to the fire hall to
get to the truck.
[23:21] So we need space to be able to
have space to access the photo.
[23:33] » Yep. Um,
I'm going to make a motion to accept the
[23:39] letter as presented regarding the street
closures for Harmony Bazaar with the
[23:44] exception to leave access for the fire
department to have somebody ban the
[23:48] barriers.
>> Okay, second to the motion.
[23:53] » So motion. Any other discussion?
[23:59] I would I'd like to see a caveat that um
if the barriers are not manned then they
[24:05] are to be removed.
They only close the street if they're
[24:10] maning the barriers. Basically, it's
what I would like to see. Right. If
[24:14] they're unable to, they don't have staff
and manage um then street shouldn't be
[24:21] closed.
I don't believe we need a caveat because
[24:24] the instruction is for the motion to man
the barriers. There's not an option
[24:29] otherwise in my opinion.
>> You can have the wording of that motion
[24:34] be to be very clear for them. Yeah.
Yeah.
[24:37] » In the past I had to get in a move
before. So
[24:43] » yeah. So to be clear on this is is
important.
[24:48] So we have a motion. We have a second.
Any other discussion?
[24:54] All those in favor to approve the motion
as presented, please say I. I. Oppos.
[25:01] Bill. J. You got all that. Good.
>> Excellent.
[25:06] Okay, we'll now move on to mayor to our
council reports and I will start us off.
[25:14] All right, so a quick few quick updates.
Um, first I'll talk about the Shelurn
[25:20] Arena Committee AGM. So I'm happy to
announce that the arena had a $38,000
[25:27] profit this year, which is a much much
healthier position um to when when I
[25:32] began sitting on this committee. They
talked about being in the red at
[25:37] previous years. So now to have a profit
is a is a very huge accomplishment. Uh
[25:42] they have an amazing committee of
hardworking volunteers. Uh to put that
[25:46] in perspective, they've raised almost
$60,000 in profit from their bingos
[25:50] which helps support that arena. Um they
have a new staff who is working out
[25:54] phenomenally. Um the entire inside of
the arena has already been repainted and
[26:00] there are few more significant
improvements planned for the start of
[26:03] the season. So, lots of good stuff
happening at our local arena. The
[26:07] Shelurn County leadership meeting, we
spoke about the dog bylaw that the
[26:13] municipality of Shelurn is working on.
It's one of their highest priorities
[26:17] right now. Um, following the tragic
incident that happened earlier this
[26:22] year, we spoke about
how we can adopt this new bylaw
[26:26] countywide
um in partnership with the municipality
[26:30] of Bington, Clarks Harbor as well. So
all five units uh both Bington and
[26:36] Shelbert have identified this as a point
of weakness for lack of a better term
[26:41] over the last little while. So it's good
that that we are all working together
[26:45] and we'll look to adopt and update
something countywide for consistent and
[26:49] improved governance and safety. Um we
also spoke about community engagement
[26:54] and the shared responsibilities of dog
ownership and responsibility. So I
[26:59] expect more um to come over the couple
months with that.
[27:03] Earlier this week, the inauguration
steering committee metport. There was
[27:06] over 20 people in attendance. It was
great to see our community come. I think
[27:10] there were more people there than all
the other previous ones combined. Um the
[27:15] committee also made a commitment to keep
move moving those meetings. So we'll be
[27:20] in Lockport every two or three months.
It's good. Keep um everybody informed.
[27:25] We discussed the letter received from
the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals
[27:29] Board outlining the specific
requirements for an amalgamation
[27:33] application. The letter provided
clarification, clear direction, and a
[27:37] better understanding of the mandatory
elements
[27:41] required. It also included confirmation
that parties can withdraw the
[27:45] application before a decision is made,
which is good, something we wanted to
[27:50] clear on. Um the application does not
require consultant studies and it can be
[27:55] staffled. However, it was discussed that
there are that the minimum requirements
[28:00] may not provide all the information that
the committee and the residents have
[28:04] been looking for. So CIOS have been
instructed to organize the letter as a
[28:09] checklist of what is needed and who can
fulfill those obligations. Uh to draft
[28:14] the response letter to the Department of
Municipal Affairs asking if they will
[28:17] fund these specific studies with the
updated costs. now that we know exactly
[28:21] what is what gaps in information looking
for
[28:26] um and we're looking to the department
of municipal affairs for them to confirm
[28:30] their financial commitments if this
application were to proceed. Um that
[28:36] letter when ready will come to this
council table for for a move forward.
[28:41] The committee won't meet again until
September. So I anticipate September
[28:46] what we'll see.
Uh they also made a commitment to
[28:50] provide a plain text update of where the
committee is and distribute that to
[28:58] IO for that. Um and then June is always
a fun month of commitments. So, I had
[29:03] the pleasure of and honor of
representing the town of Lockport at the
[29:07] CBDC annual general meeting, the
Lockport Regional High Graduation, Grad
[29:11] Breakfast, the Town of Shelurn Town
Hall, and the SE Seammen's memorial
[29:16] service in the July 1st celebration.
Any questions, comments on anything that
[29:24] I was a part of last month? Busy
>> always.
[29:29] Always.
Okay,
[29:32] move on. I also included um just a quick
overview of the website. Um so that's in
[29:39] your package. I'm not going to go
through that. Jill and I are going to be
[29:42] editing the approximately 85 individual
pages of that website right now, trying
[29:48] to clean that all up. Jill's done some
training on that. So we'll be working
[29:53] over that over the next couple of weeks
while June is away. Um, Jill will also
[29:58] be reaching out to individual chairs and
staff for feedback on specific changes
[30:02] before we launch that. We want as much
of this information to be updated before
[30:06] it goes live. Um, we'll also be working
on a procedure that we will send an
[30:13] outline on how updates and changes are
processed. Uh through this we will also
[30:22] begin review of the social media policy
discussed last meeting and this will
[30:26] will be returned to council soon for
discussion uh part of our overall
[30:30] communication plan that we discussed
[30:35] questions comments on website
[30:42] » moving on
deputy mayor Helen
[30:46] these are estimate for June 2026 I did
uh oversight of June 17th I was in
[30:55] attendance with the mayor of the Sheling
County leadership meeting and I think
[30:59] you've already addressed discussions at
that meeting so I won't go into it and
[31:03] uh nothing more to add
any comments questions concerns or
[31:10] compliments for deputy mayor
>> movies look great
[31:14] » thank you yeah look great yes it was a
lot of volunteers from heritage tours
[31:19] committee that participated in that and
uh it's a really good project. So, a lot
[31:23] of rust, a lot of a lot of that.
>> Are there plans to do the other?
[31:27] » No, I think we're just going to do that
one. Uh the other one's in much worse
[31:31] shape. Um
we did have a donation from the
[31:35] shipyards in Shelurn for the primer. Um
I don't even know how much that would
[31:39] have cost otherwise. So, it we did
pretty it was a lot of paint. Um, we're
[31:46] going to still try to clean up the bell.
The bell is dated 1931. I don't know
[31:51] where it's made. There was no stamp on
that, but um, it is brass. So, we're
[31:57] looking at different solutions to try to
clean that up maybe before the winter
[32:01] starts, but um, it's something because
it's all oxidation and stuff like that.
[32:05] So, it'll be something that has to be
cleaned up. We still have to do some
[32:09] sanding on the benches because there's
difficult painting with the wind flying
[32:14] off the the ocean with some
>> lot.
[32:18] So anyhow,
get the other one.
[32:21] » Yeah. Well, you will take a look at it.
Like I said, it's more so
[32:25] it's like the main part wasn't too bad,
but when you get up into the frames
[32:32] because of the exposure and there's less
the uh rust has really accumulated and I
[32:38] do not know the last time they were ever
painted or ground down. Nobody seems to
[32:44] know for certain. I think it's been a
number of years, but by the conditions
[32:49] there was a there was a ton of rust. I
think the one because of the elements of
[32:53] the ocean where it's located um because
we were hammering at it hard. I don't
[32:58] know if some of those frames would
survive
[33:01] » like like we had a small sledgehammer
almost smashing that was the easiest way
[33:06] to get it off before we started the
grinding even and I don't know if some
[33:11] of those frames would last doing that
doing that. So
[33:13] » do you feel bottom is out of it?
>> No, it's tilted. It's tilted. It's
[33:18] tilted and I think that's but no um as
much as we could within the boardwalk
[33:24] it's not like there's rust but it's not
like caved in where it's that's causing
[33:28] the tilt. I think it's just the the Yep.
The grand y
[33:35] » the last time it was painted Kenny B did
it.
[33:38] » Okay.
>> I remember I remember Joyce hired him to
[33:41] to paint the
>> That would have been some time ago,
[33:44] right?
>> Some time ago. I have no idea how many
[33:46] years ago. Yeah,
>> if I see him, I'll ask them.
[33:49] » I took the paint, as June is aware, the
remainder of the paint, there's still
[33:54] quite a bit of white. Um, and we painted
less white because the rust bleeds
[33:59] through the white a lot faster. So, if
people are asking why they didn't do it
[34:02] the same, that's the reason because the
rust will bleed through the white much
[34:05] faster than the red. Um, but there's
that's for public works and you know
[34:10] once or twice a year they go down there
for the rest start and they've got the
[34:14] trend paint there to put a dab on it
though.
[34:19] » Off topic. I'm just wondering um because
of the heritage aspect of it if we have
[34:23] an update on the Senate. I know that we
were expecting
[34:27] » to be further along. Um do we know when
the archway is going to be installed and
[34:31] the murals going to be done?
>> Yeah. Um, so I believe the archway is
[34:38] being made now. Um, they had to put
cement post in which happened and I
[34:44] believe that Dave is Yeah. just waiting
on the archway to be completed and then
[34:50] Wade Nickerson who's going to be doing
some road work and he's going to do the
[34:54] painting. So hopefully when he's there
they coordinate.
[34:57] » But yeah, so just waiting on waiting on
the last bits.
[35:01] » Be really nice to see that completed.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Looks really great now. It
[35:04] does.
>> Yeah.
[35:09] » Chapman
[35:12] another another busy month. Certainly a
busy month. Um
[35:20] I'm not minutes typed yet, but uh lost
my secretary, so it's a little difficult
[35:26] to run a meeting and take minutes and
get them typed up. The meeting was only
[35:31] this week, but um well basically uh
things are moving along. The uh
[35:37] community challenge um is now complete.
It's um
[35:43] still available online for anybody who
enjoyed it and wants to continue. It's
[35:48] still free of charge. There is a monthly
challenge happening right now. Uh looks
[35:53] a little bit different, but um still
functioning for those that are able to
[35:58] get on it. Um the sign um the uh signs
look great. Um so compliments to Braden
[36:08] and uh the sign committee for all the
great work that they did. Um was noted
[36:15] that um one sign has the wrong buoy on
it has the Groner when it's talking
[36:20] about the bell buoy but um
understandably the bell buoy was not
[36:25] very photogenic at the time of of signs.
So, I suspect that that's probably what
[36:31] happened, but they are two distinct um
different types of of buoys. Um
[36:38] Conniey's working with the summer staff
to do some pop-up events. Uh things are
[36:43] well underway for the big beach bash.
We're just waiting for time chart to
[36:47] determine the uh the time. And um this
tomorrow
[36:54] um
is the touch and I'll leave that to
[36:58] check to discuss
if he wants hope everybody can come out
[37:03] » and karaoke night which the summer
students are planning for
[37:07] » they had it last night.
>> That was last night.
[37:09] » Yeah, but there is one tonight too.
>> No, it was another one.
[37:13] » It's next week. It's next week. It
wasn't last night. It's next week.
[37:17] » Oh, Emily called me. We were there last
night.
[37:21] » They karaoke at
>> We were there last night. It wasn't
[37:25] » at the beach center.
>> Oh, okay.
[37:29] » Check out their video. The kids did a
great job on their video promoting. It's
[37:32] really funny and full of their
personality. So, it was nice to see them
[37:36] uh embracing their role. Okay. So, lots
of stuff lots of stuff come which is
[37:41] great.
>> Any questions, concerns, compliments for
[37:46] council Chapman? I did uh I did omit the
um
[37:52] Semens Memorial off my list. I was happy
to be able to attend the SE memorials
[37:58] this year and uh not a great turnout but
given the fact that it's been so long um
[38:06] still a lot of families, three major
families touched by that incident. And I
[38:12] think um I think Pastor Garren did a
great job in expressing the importance
[38:19] of that heritage and and the history
behind that. So was
[38:25] I mean quite moving.
>> Yeah. Following that ceremony, I had a
[38:28] conversation with Pastor Garren Ellen
and another member of community who
[38:34] willing to step up and so I'm really
looking forward to that over the next
[38:37] year. Sounds like people said well maybe
we should do this and the other thing.
[38:41] They said great let's work together and
do that. So yeah make that day
[38:48] bigger because it is a very significant
part.
[38:53] » Yeah. So more to come.
[38:57] All right.
[39:01] So, I'm going to start off my report by
formally resigning from the July 1
[39:06] committee effective immediately.
I will no longer be on that committee
[39:12] and I think it's important to bring it
to council now because there is a
[39:15] meeting on the 29th
um which I will not be attending.
[39:22] So, because of the newly updated terms
of reference, one counselor is required
[39:28] to be on the committee. So, I think this
might be the opportunity for us to have
[39:33] a discussion about who's going to fill
that seat.
[39:38] Any volunteers willing to uh
sit in that chair as council's
[39:45] representative on the candidate
committee
[39:57] step up and uh I'll sit I'll sit on
that.
[40:01] » Thank you. I think you will um do great
on it and um be a voice that can be
[40:07] heard and respected and I thank you for
taking that on. Um
[40:13] » well, sorry, I just like to say one more
thing. Um so I'm willing to do that. I
[40:18] am going to have to resign from other
committees. So I'm going to need a
[40:22] moment and next council meeting I'll
come back to distribute the
[40:27] responsibilities.
[40:30] » Um
My report is there.
[40:33] » Sorry. Do we need to make a motion to to
accept your resignation and
[40:40] appoint me against the proceed?
>> I don't think you need a motion to
[40:45] accept my resignation. However, we do
need a motion to appoint somebody else
[40:50] to the committee, I believe. So, I would
make that motion to appoint Mayor Amalfa
[40:56] to the July 1st committee.
[41:00] discussion.
Okay. All those in favor of the council
[41:05] on the motion on the floor, excuse me,
please say I. I.
[41:08] » I. Opposed. Motion carry.
>> As for the rest of the report, um if
[41:14] anybody has any questions, there's a lot
of information in regards to the Western
[41:18] County Regional Libraries.
Still moving along. No anticipated
[41:23] issues or closures. Um with that uh
there was some highlights in regards to
[41:28] lock specifically and the numbers of
people utilizing the services there
[41:33] which is good to see. Um and again it it
was a very very busy um and stressful
[41:39] month. I'll just leave it at that.
>> I would just like note and thank you on
[41:44] behalf of the council for the hard work
that you've done on the July 1
[41:48] committee. It's not easy.
You're welcome.
[41:54] Anything
questions, comments, concerns, or
[41:57] compliments for Tel
[42:02] Deputy Mayor just said, uh, thank you
for your time and, uh,
[42:09] I just
were with me um, the day they erected
[42:15] the large tent,
um, which sadly wasn't well utilized,
[42:22] but
[42:25] My observation of that was um that there
is an Osn
[42:32] issue when we don't have enough um
men that are that are able.
[42:40] Not saying women can't lift. They can.
But Department of Labor says women
[42:45] cannot lift as much as men. Um
there are limitations on what the women
[42:51] can do. Oh, um Department of Labor also
says that there are special rules around
[42:58] utilizing students.
So having
[43:03] four students I believe were there.
Um
[43:08] and then some staff and then we had four
men. Um the fire side closer to the
[43:16] playground went up
pretty effortlessly.
[43:21] I think the weight was well distributed.
Um although the men were huffing and
[43:26] puffing when they finished. when they
did the other side, it was not well
[43:32] distributed and we were it was we were
better able to view it and um
[43:38] and there's there was an obvious concern
not having enough men on that one side.
[43:45] Um the students certainly could put the
the uh supports under and whatnot, but
[43:52] um I think there should be
going forward there should be a minimum
[43:57] of six men. That way they can equally
distribute
[44:02] um especially along the long sides
um and prevent injury.
[44:08] I real concern about how that tent went
up. Um the fact that it isn't utilized
[44:15] is even more of a concern. Why it needs
to go up um when it's not being utilized
[44:21] and what it was utilized for could have
done a small pent
[44:26] was only face painting in it. So, um,
from
[44:34] an employer status, I think we have to
make sure that all of our staff are
[44:42] working safely and have the the
necessary
[44:48] hands to do the tasks that are involved.
Personally, I still would like to get
[44:52] rid of that big tent. Um, sell it and
purchase some smaller tents. I could put
[45:00] four to six small tents together and
have the exact same thing. So,
[45:08] uh, it looks festive and it looks
carnivally in the park, but other than
[45:12] aesthetics,
[45:16] there's
the risk
[45:20] um, outweighs the reward in my opinion.
[45:26] » Staff have I think that's a directed
towards staff as those as they are the
[45:32] responsible for that in terms of our
staff. So see Jun making notes there and
[45:38] uh we will address next time that 10
testicle sounds like is that fair miss
[45:42] Harding
>> I would like councelor Malik's point of
[45:45] view
>> well councelor Malik isn't responsible
[45:47] for the departmenting staff so I
question but I think that question
[45:51] should be directed towards staff it's
about staff putting it up and their
[45:54] capabilities to do so I don't think
that's the council of the canopy
[45:57] committee's
uh determination that
[46:01] » I don't mind speaking to
The tent um was meant to um have some
[46:09] vendors underneath of it due to the
weather. Um things changed. I think the
[46:14] committee was grateful to have the tent
because of the weather, although it
[46:17] didn't seem to serve a purpose. Um the
intention was to utilize it. Sometimes
[46:23] these things don't go as planned. As you
know, being on the recck committee,
[46:27] sometimes things change. Um, as far as
the manpower, I do agree that staff
[46:33] needs to be better directed and there
needs to be better communication. I
[46:37] think across the board with everything,
it comes down to communication
[46:40] [clears throat] and execution of things.
I do believe that we
[46:46] had enough potentially manpower there to
do that. Um, I just think the
[46:51] instruction and the directions were
lacking.
[46:55] People were just kind of going for it,
right? So, I think going forward our
[47:00] staff should be able to, you know, um,
take care of that and and hopefully the
[47:06] committee can discuss that at the
meeting on the 29th as to um, what went
[47:11] wrong and what went well and that'll be
something the committee will take
[47:15] forward in consideration for next year's
festivities.
[47:22] » Any other comments, questions, concerns,
or compliments?
[47:27] Moving
on. Council Chman,
[47:33] you're up.
[47:41] The only thing I left off my list was uh
the Beach Bash. Uh very well done, very
[47:47] well attended.
They had a good time. G play some events
[47:52] this year instead of Manning, which was
fun.
[47:56] They did an excellent job.
Uh other than that, uh kids soccer's
[48:03] going well. A lot of thing faces as
there was last year. The kids grew a
[48:10] lot. It's quite impressive to see them
playing the game now because uh their
[48:17] focus, the details and listening and
going through what the the coaches are
[48:23] saying is uh incredible.
[48:27] fun time and really return it with uh
soccer.
[48:33] » How many how many kids you are?
>> The max is around 18 to 20.
[48:39] » Excellent.
>> Which was the very first day. Kind of
[48:42] dwindles off in the summertime here and
there because people camping and
[48:46] whatnot. Um but yeah, it's kind of like
a rotation. So some weeks these guys are
[48:51] gone and some weeks these guys are back.
So that it's fun. Great. Great. Thank
[48:56] you for laughing.
pet copies tomorrow. Uh although it's
[49:02] not a town event
[49:06] first response and whatnot. uh the wreck
maker move have agreed to do the family
[49:14] games in the field
uh for us and uh the playground
[49:23] committee is
agreed to do barbecue
[49:28] and raise for the playground still. Um
so yeah, hopefully it'll be a good day
[49:33] and well attended, something fun for the
kids to do. Awesome. Yep. Sounds like a
[49:37] fun event. Great. End the time on that
just for everybody.
[49:40] » 11 to three.
Hopefully everybody can make it out.
[49:45] Grab a hot dog and uh play some games
after soccer.
[49:49] » Awesome. That sounds like a good day.
>> Is that tomorrow?
[49:56] » Any questions, comments, concerns, or
compliment for council chap.
[50:06] » Okay. Next, uh, included in the package
is correspondence sent to our MLA,
[50:12] Honorable Nolan Young, regarding the new
Roseway Manor bill.
[50:18] Won't go through this. Um, but I will
outline a letter that just came in a
[50:24] couple of days ago on the board
area Chamber of Commerce. It is also um
[50:31] addressed to Minister Young with a
request for an update on the status of
[50:35] the new Roseway Manor project. So I've
asked that this letter be included in
[50:40] the council package when it gets
uploaded to reflect um the chambers
[50:45] advocacy letter which is similar to the
advocacy letter sent by uh the three
[50:50] mayors requesting an update on the
Roseway Manor project.
[50:55] Any questions on this? Um, unfortunately
we don't have any information which is
[51:01] why we're requesting more information
[51:06] » but I think a lot of a lot of residents
are wondering what's happening with it
[51:11] as well. So it'll be good good to get
some clarification. Hopefully it's
[51:16] positive response and that things start
moving quickly.
[51:20] » Yeah. Yeah. Hopefully we hear back soon.
[51:26] And then last on our agenda for today
is the PBSC seller newsletter. Anybody
[51:34] had any comments on that?
[51:38] » This is the By the way, uh yesterday I
had I received a post from PBSC
[51:45] regarding assessors that will be seen
around the summer and and fall. just
[51:51] telling people what to expect and how to
recognize these people and what their
[51:55] purpose is. So, it's been posted on
Facebook. Great. Thank you.
[52:01] » Okay. Um date of our next meeting. So,
no second meeting this month. So, our
[52:07] next meeting will be the second Friday
in August, which is August the 14th,
[52:13] 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
And if there's there's no in camera
[52:20] items for today, so seeing as there's no
other business, I'll call a motion to
[52:24] adjourn at 10:53. So, moved, seconded,
seconded. Uh, call for a motion or a
[52:34] vote now, please. So, all those in favor
to be adjourned, please say I.
[52:37] » I.
>> I.
[52:39] » Motion carried. Have a wonderful month
and we'll see you August the 14th at 10