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Well, good evening everyone.
And welcome to the Township of Mapleton

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Council meeting for Tuesday, September
8th, 2026.

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I just call this meeting to order.
If you can, please rise for O Canada.

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» Is there any declaration of pecuniary
interest?

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Seeing none, we're going to turn it over
to Mr. Barron.

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» Thank you, through your worship.
I'd like to take this opportunity today

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to to introduce our newest staff member,
Martin Cloutier.

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I'll say it Martin now from this point
on. Martin comes up to comes to us from

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French River.
I got I got to say we we we scoured the

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province to try to find the best
director of infrastructure and it was it

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was a long time coming, but we did uh
have the pleasure of interviewing Martin

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on two occasions. And
there's a reason he's here. He was by

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far the uh uh the best candidate uh to
fit Mapleton's needs. So, uh

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we're very appreciative. One of the last
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this is how we we know he fits. One of
the last questions we asked, the last

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interview question in fact, was uh what
NHL team do you like? And he answered

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didn't answer Montreal. So, he was good
by us.

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So, uh but uh there's a lot of things I
can say, but you probably want to hear

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directly from Martin um and and maybe
his background. So, yeah.

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» Thank you, Mayor Eddy. So, uh Martin, uh
welcome on behalf of council and the

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township to Mapleton. We look forward to
having some great things come from you

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and if not,
we still look forward to it. Uh so, go

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ahead, Martin. Tell us a little bit
about yourself and uh

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go.
>> Well, thank you, everyone. Um

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as uh introduced by uh
Mr. uh Mayor

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Uh my name is Martin Cutie. I come from
uh the the great municipality of the

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French River up north. Um I've served 7
years as the public works manager out

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there and I have uh a good background in
uh roads infrastructure asset management

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and uh fleet operations. Got lots to
learn with uh the municipality out here,

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but grew up in a small um farming
community, very used to what I'm seeing

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out here and uh hopefully I can
uh adjust to a a more

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uh farming community compared to my
hunting and fishing uh days up north.

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But, uh I'm very happy to be here and uh
to give it my all and uh help out the

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community as best I can. So, thank you
once again for having me here.

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» The great community of French River, not
as good as Mapleton, but pretty darn

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close, right?
Well, welcome, Martin.

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Okay. of minutes. Moved by Councillor
Woodhams, seconded by Councillor Ottens,

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that the minutes of the Township of
Mapleton Council meeting held on August

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11th, 2026 be confirmed as circulated in
the agenda.

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Any comments?
All in favor.

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It's carried.

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4.2, moved by Councillor Ottens,
seconded by Councillor Woodhams, that

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the minutes of the Township of Mapleton
special Council meeting held on August

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25th, 2026 be confirmed as circulated in
the agenda. Any comments?

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All in favor.
It's carried.

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We have no matters arising from minutes.
We'll go to item number six, which is

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matters under the Planning Act.
So, we're going to a public meeting.

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This is a public meeting under the
Planning Act to hear comments from the

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public and agencies and give
consideration to application ZBA 2026-10

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for proposed zoning bylaw amendment.
Subject lands are located at part lot

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12, concession 12 with an address of
7550 12th Line. A portion of the land

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subject to this amendment is
approximately 1 hectare in size and is

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currently vacant.
Purpose and effect of the proposed

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amendment is to rezone the lands to an
appropriate zone to permit a parochial

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school.
The rezoning will may also address MDS 1

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reductions to the surrounding livestock
facilities if required.

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This rezoning is a condition of consent
application B1526,

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which received provisional approval in
July 2026 from the Wellington County

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Land Division. Mr. Clerk, statutory
requirements, please.

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» Thank you, sir. Staff can confirm that
property owners, Mapleton staff, and

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agencies were provided with required
notice.

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There's a comment summary included in In
planning report.

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On-site postings completed August 12th.
Source water comments

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from the risk management inspector
are dated August 12th and there's no

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concerns expressed.
GRCA comments are included with no

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concerns.
And the County of Wellington comments

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from planner Jamie Barnes are attached.
Thank you.

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» Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Now, I'll hear
from the planner, Linda Redden.

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» Thank you, Mayor. Through you to
council. This is, as already stated, um

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a condition of the consent application
that was before this

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council a few months ago
uh that received approval from land

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division.
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and so now this is one of the conditions
they're fulfilling. We have no concerns

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with the application and I just want to
point out um that I know there have been

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some concerns raised uh with respect to
the road that serves this new lot. Um

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and there was a condition um placed um
from our public works director at the

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time that was formed a condition of the
consent that they have to enter into an

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agreement with the township the
Mennonite community or the Mennonite

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community that's building the school
have to enter into um an agreement with

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the township to upgrade that road
as far as the new lot. Um and then it's

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also
seconded in the planning report as well.

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So, that is part of the consent. So, the
lot cannot be created until that

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agreement is in place and securities are
collected and then the road will have to

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be upgraded at the time that the school
goes in.

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» Thank you, Linda.
Do we have any comments from the school?

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No. Okay.
Any comments from those in attendance?

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Please indicate so and state your name
and address of record. First, hear those

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in support of the zoning application.
Anybody here wishing to speak in

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support?
Do we have anybody here wishing to speak

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in opposition of this?

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Any questions for council?

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Councilor Woodham.
>> Thank you, Mayor Davidson. Um I believe

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this would be a question to Jim Gross,
the

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Parks Rec Manager. I'm reading your
little sign.

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» [laughter]
>> Public Works, sorry.

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Um we received actually in the package
again, um there's still the letters from

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Wayne and Anita Schneider, the letter
from Eileen Mike Downey and Teresa

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Campbell. In in our correspondence
section, there's actually a letter from

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Liz Sammons.
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I think there
a lot of their questions are on the road

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itself and as the planner had said,
there is stipulations that the road

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needs to be upgraded. But they're asking
is um I know we've had our roads need

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study. Can you just maybe explain a
little more about that? And what would

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the cost be
to get our roads

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like they're asking for them to be
improved?

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» Through you, Mr. Mayor. That like that
specific road or are you talking all of

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our
minimal maintenance roads?

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Okay. Matter of fact,
there is exactly

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It was

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50
55 km of minimal maintenance roads in

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this municipality
as per center line.

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So that's actually 110
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lane lane trial
roads, right?

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To do we to bring them up to standards,
which means full dig out

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um up to our standards,
it's running about $400 per linear

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meter.

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So, if you take that number and multiply
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400, you're looking at about
$22,208,000.

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That's just the road.
Now, you've got

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100 and some kilometers of ditches to
prepare cuz several of those roads

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do not have ditches at all.
There's cornfields right to the edge of

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the road.
So, if you start adding those numbers

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together, it comes out to
approximately, now, I did this on

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Saturday morning, these numbers,
about $27,208,000

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to do
basically all our I call them minimal

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maintenance roads.
I don't like calling them no maintenance

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roads because we do grade them from time
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Two or three times a year type thing.
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but the the going rate is
I actually worked it out and I worked it

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out to about 390 a meter,
but I touched base with a couple

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engineering firms and they said you're
almost guaranteed it's going to be 400 a

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meter.
So, if you do that math,

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all the If you take all the
kilometers of I call them minimum

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minimal maintenance roads,
it works out to about $27,208,000.

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Follow up?
>> Yes. Thank you. Through you, Mayor

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Davidson.
So, in the agreement that's going to be

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placed that the road is going to get
built up, I had my personal tour

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and my tour guide who used to work with
the township showing me all these roads.

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So,
um he was inquiring and I'm inquiring,

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it will there be a turnaround for the
plow or is this one that we will plow or

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will this be one that we subcontract
because I knew I do know we subcontract

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out sometimes.
>> I have met with them on site. They are

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going to put turnaround in and we will
be plowing the road back to the

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turnaround. The turnaround will be
adequate to turn a snow plow around.

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And I I met them on site and told them I
actually gave them a set of drawings

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of what we did in a previous
location where they brought the road up

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to standards.
So, they have the drawing of what it

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basically has to be.
So.

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» Thank you.

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Um to the planner.
Maybe to Jim.

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It's part of the requirements that they
fulfill is to this for this road to

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upgrade it with a turnaround.
Who pays for that?

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» They are paying for everything.
To bring the road up to our standards as

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per the
the drawing that I had given them, which

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we accepted in a previous location.
And the turnaround we discussed where

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the turnaround when we met on site.
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everything
seems to be in order. So, it's just a

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case of
once they get to the point where there's

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time to sign the agreement then
they can they would they will do the

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work. We're not doing it like it's their
their expense.

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» And just to follow up on that,
this will include ditches and it'll

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remain a gravel road.
>> It will remain a gravel road.

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» Thank you.
Councilor Martin.

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» Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. Um this is the
most I've heard Jim speak at council in

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about 4 months. I'm going to keep that
ball rolling if you don't mind.

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Um
So, Jim, philosophically speaking, this

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is just
off the top of your head. So, the specs

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of the roads for like, say, the third
and the fourth in Marlborough, the sixth

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and the eighth of Peel, and then the
12th, are are all of our roads kind of

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built to the same specs?

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» The [clears throat] road The road
standard is 7 m of top,

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3/4 m of shoulder on each side,
and the ditches are on a 3:1 slope

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off of that.

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Min- minimum.
A lot of our roads have a lot deeper

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ditches than that that we plow every
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But, anything new that's being built,
that's the standard that we've accepted.

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And so, that's that's where we're
heading with

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» And that was off the top of his head.
There was no prep in there. So, thank

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you, Jim.

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» Uh do we want to keep the roll going?
Anything else for uh

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No, there we go.
>> Go ahead.

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» Uh through you, Mayor. Um I'm just
wondering where this is going to be

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located if we've thought anything about
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roadway safety or speed at this point or
changing the speed of that road, knowing

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the school would be be there.

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» Through you, Mr. Mayor. Um council
adopted

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uh bylaw
three or four years ago

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that all parochial schools in the rural
townships will have a 60

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km zone.
They are all posted at this point.

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So, that is something that would be have
to post, and it would have to be added

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to the bylaw.
>> Thank you.

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» It was about 6 years ago. Yeah. Was it 6
years ago? Okay.

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» Thank you.
>> Anything further?

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Thank you.

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This public meeting is now concluded.
Thank you for attending.

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I do have the resolution here moved by
Councillor Woodham, seconded by

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Councillor Ottens that the Township of
the Council receive for information

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planning report ZBA 2026-10 dated
September 8th, 2026

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regarding part lot part lot 12,
concession 12 and municipally known as

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7550
12th line.

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Further questions from Council.

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All in favor.
It's carried. Thank you.

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Moving on to delegations.
We are very fortunate again to have the

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Youth Wellness Hub of Ontario, the
Wellness and Guelph. And we're actually

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talking the Palmerston Hub, which is the
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Uh we have Jeff and Tiffany both here,
so welcome.

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» Thank you, Mayor Davidson, Council,
staff, community. It's a pleasure to be

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here again with you.
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I'm going to start to say a few words
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heavy lifting today as as Tiffany leads
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certainly deserves the credit for all
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are doing here and the impact they're
having on young people. So, I'd have

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Tiffany share share some of the great
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today.
I want to start just by talking a little

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bit about um a tour we had with folks
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provincial office. We brought them
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across our sites here in Guelph quite
frankly to brag a little bit about the

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work that's happening here. And we came
into the hub in Palmerston. It was in

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May it was a May it was a Monday on in
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and as always the place was full of
young people. Uh uh you walk in you walk

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in the hub and the first people to greet
you actually were two team members from

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public health. It's not uncommon to have
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hub and they're doing some uh some uh
education awareness promotion around

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around around primary care and around
around health for young people as they

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come in and just connect with youth in a
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Further on you move into the hub, you
see Jody Caldwell. You may know her as

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Jody from the family the family health
team. Jody works with our team closely

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to provide primary care for young people
right within the hub here, you know, for

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young people across Mapleton and across
across Minto as well.

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A little bit further along you see
Mallory. Mallory's a

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one of the
mental health team members from the

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Canadian Mental Health Association who
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and she's in the hub working with some
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well.
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see McKenzie who's our mental health our
our mental health substance use

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clinician. You see Sarah who who does
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You got Liz who young people meet with
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access service. Plus
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within that within that space. And it
was just a wonderful example of what

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we've been trying to build here for 5
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of that hub opening. And we have shared,
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you know, through through Manny and and
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celebration we've got on on September
24th and we love to have council that

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can make it to it, staff as well, our
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of that day. It's 12:00 at the hub and
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1:15. Just to see some of the young
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work that's happening here.
But it's so it's amazing to think about

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just in 5 years what's happened around
you know, our hub here locally becoming

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the busiest youth hub in the province,
right? In fact, across across the

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province every single day 20% of visits
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the province come to us here in
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continue to be the busiest place for
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And that becomes in part large part
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communities in around here that said we
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young people.
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help young people as well. So I'm going
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through what that's looked like in the
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formally update you. And I'm going to
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about what we're thinking about what's
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Wonderful. So, this year we saw over
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Palmerston. The Palmerston Hub, as Jeff
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see upwards of 50 youth a day. Um and
whether that's just to hang out, they

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might be just dropping by for a snack,
they might be accessing our wellness

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services, and no one's the wiser as to
what you're there for. And you could be

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accessing all of the above or just one
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We continue to see young people coming
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reasons. The top five continue to be
mental health, navigation, interpersonal

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relationships, education, and substance
use. So, although those appear to be

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separate reasons, they're all
intertwined and wrap-around supports

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available within the Hub are really
where we kind of thrive in that.

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This year alone, we had 25% of our youth
were new youth. So, which is a great

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thing to see. It means that those who
are aging into our catchment now know

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about us and they can come join us. Um
the schools are a great referral and

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they're sharing our information. Um
youth are hearing about us. Families are

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hearing about us. So, that's great to
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Thank you.
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be one of the most pressing challenges
for youth across Ontario. Um local

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surveys of our youth accessing wellness
services at the Hub reflect similar

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trend among our Minto Mapleton. This
year, 77% of youth within our clinical

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services reported that their mental
health was fair or poor when they

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attended initially. 41% of those youth
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within that first visit. Representing a
fairly similar presentation to what

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we've seen in previous years. Um and
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ongoing need for timely access
accessible mental health supports and

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early intervention, it also underscores
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in prevention, outreach, and
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All right. One that I'm very proud of.
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80 upwards of 88% that's a you know, a
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Um, of our youth are accessing wellness
services within 24 hours. So, they walk

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in our door, they meet with someone,
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notices they're having a bad day, any of
the above and they're seeing someone

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within 24 hours. So, that might be an
outreach support, that might be mental

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health clinician, it might be a group.
So, anything within that but they know

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they have a person and they've been sort
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back in 6 months and we'll see you then.
You're coming back tomorrow and we're

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going to see you.
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evolving our youth have been completing
feedback surveys after their clinical

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services. And some of the data and that
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young people are satisfied with
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Services are are found the right way to
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Questions that were asked were helpful
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recommend the hub to a friend. So,
that's pretty telling if someone comes

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in for clinical services and feels that
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that means a lot.
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to try to gather more information on our
drop-in services. So, young people who

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are just popping in to get a snack. So,
this year we've started gathering some

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data on their demographics and
statistics so, our satisfaction. So,

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trying to figure out what's going on, do
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And this year 100% of youth in
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the following pieces. They do you feel
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non-discriminating and comfortable? I
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would recommend the hub to a friend,
also important one. And then I know at

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least one trusted team member at the hub
I can go to for support. So, that's

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really telling that they're actually
connecting when they're in that space

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and not just physically, you know,
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Someone's interacting with them at some
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do that.
All right, we're back to where would you

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go? So, this chart truly reflects the
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demonstrating that if we weren't here,
youth would go nowhere or not sure for

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their mental health concerns.
We continue to see our close neighbors,

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the school, as one of our biggest
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administration, or through outreach
promotion, the schools are a place where

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youth are hearing about us and helping
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All right, some little success stories.
I always find these ones the hardest cuz

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there's so many. Um and actually my
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So, this is one from uh from Palmerston.
So, after graduating high school, a

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young person who had occasionally
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began experiencing challenges at home
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support they needed or how to access it,
they remembered the trusted relationship

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they had built with a Hub team member
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With By connecting with the Hub, they
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counseling services, and care from the
nurse practitioner. We were able to

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support this young person in looking for
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budget, along with working through their
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What started as a simple step through
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and guidance they needed during a
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I I have one more lovely little story.
This one we got an update on today, so

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I'll tell you that. So, two young people
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acquaintances at high school, discovered
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post-secondary institution while they
were in the Hub. Um as they prepared to

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leave home, start this new school, live
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were feeling extremely anxious about
this transition and we were hearing

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about that. So, while spending time at
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attending the same institution, but they
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with this shared connection, they were
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residence and prepare for their move
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The positive impact was immediate.
Having a familiar face and supportive

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connection significantly reduced their
anxiety and helped them feel more

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confident and excited about this new
chapter in their lives. And this

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experience truly highlights how the Hub
can create meaningful connections that

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support young people through the
important life transitions. And we did

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get a picture update today that they're
moved into residence and we've seen

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their picture together and they're doing
very well. So, that was exciting to

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» Oh, but it's still me.
>> All right, our partnerships. So, strong

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community partnerships are essential to
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support to youth in Minto and Mapleton.
Our Minto Youth Action Council continues

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to thrive empowering young people to
develop leadership skills, contribute to

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the community initiatives, and build
confidence that support their future

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education and career pathways.
Through the partnerships with our local

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municipalities, schools, health care
providers, and community near

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organizations, we've delivered wellness
programming in day camps, after-school

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programs. We've provided suicide and
substance use awareness education within

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the schools, and support complex youth
through coordinated care planning with

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our community partners.
Our collaboration with the Minto

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Mapleton Family Health Team has expanded
access to primary care by offering the

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nurse practitioner on-site. Um she's
there twice monthly right now. And this

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partnership helps the youth access
health care in a safe, youth-friendly

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environment while strengthening that
integrated support. So, it's not about

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um attachment, it's about access and how
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And together these partnerships increase
access to services, reduce the barriers

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to care, and ensure youth and families
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time.

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» And so, is is Tifty a shared
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We've got really busy places that are
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Young people
Young people feel seen, feel heard,

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are definitely welcome in the spaces,
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impact on those youth who are in the
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Um you know,
you know, however, you know, across the

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across the the the community mental
health space, there are still long waits

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for for mental health supports. You
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across the community there are long
waits still.

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And uh and we have an opportunity to do
something about that here. And when if

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you if you go back to the the idea when
we open these hubs here, it was about

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bringing services locally here for young
people that were not available right in

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the community where where they are every
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it was about integrating and working

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better across the health care network.
And that's this this is where we're at

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right now. And we have this real
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uh to start to dig into the wait side
exist across the community mental health

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system. So us and our partners at at
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path to eliminate wait times for young
people to access help. We believe we can

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do it by working better together.
Uh we can have faster access for young

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people who are waiting for
community-based mental health supports

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right now through the Youth Wellness
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across Wellington County and Guelph
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infrastructure we've we've developed
here, the partnerships that we've got

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across the community, and uh and and the
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and the community that's willing to step
forward to help to help more young

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people. So what you're going to see here
is is enhanced connections to local

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services, more same-day support across
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this. A young person who may be on a
waitlist for some complex for a complex

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treatment which there are long waitlists
for right now

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will be in the Youth Hub accessing
services in the hub. Maybe they're

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accessing a group as Tiffany mentioned
around anxiety. Or maybe it's one of our

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employment groups or or education groups
within the hub. Maybe they're they're

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part of a one of our one of our groups
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around disordered eating.
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substance use within the hubs
themselves. We have opportunities given

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the infrastructure we've got, the
partnerships we've got to really dig in

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and make sure that no young person's
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here. And so when we come back to see
you in a year from now, we'll be

433
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reporting on this to you. And we're
excited about where this can be for

434
00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:27,400
young people.
And we really believe that we can be a

435
00:32:25,920 --> 00:32:30,680
we can have a
this can be the kind of place that when

436
00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:33,600
young person needs help, there's help
available for the available for them

437
00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:38,640
right away when they need it. And so
we're excited about that. And that's

438
00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:42,760
what this this community, this council,
uh this community has has has you know

439
00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:45,320
has brought forward
to support

440
00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:48,600
to support young people in your
community here. Not only are you provide

441
00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:51,920
this wonderful make sure this wonderful
space available for you every single

442
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:55,880
day, but it's also changing the way
young people are accessing the health

443
00:32:53,200 --> 00:32:59,080
care system as well. Places that work
for young people and I will say that on

444
00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:03,200
the positive side around around youth
mental health and youth wellness

445
00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:08,280
the data provincially is better than
what it was just just 5 years ago. We're

446
00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:11,800
seeing trends reducing around number of
young people who are presenting with

447
00:33:09,920 --> 00:33:14,160
real significant mental health mental
health concerns. That's good news

448
00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:17,680
stories that we should absolutely be
celebrating and it's taking a lot of

449
00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:21,840
leadership provincially for sure and
across the province. But for us here in

450
00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,920
in Wellington County, you know, that
township of Mapleton's been at the

451
00:33:22,720 --> 00:33:26,680
forefront of leading that leading that
work as well. So we appreciate you.

452
00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:30,480
We're happy to take any questions you
might have today.

453
00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:33,840
But you know, this is a place that is is
young people are better today because of

454
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:36,800
this commitment from this council, from
your predecessors as well who stepped

455
00:33:35,000 --> 00:33:39,560
forward to make this happen and this
community as well. So thanks again for

456
00:33:38,320 --> 00:33:42,560
your time today and we're happy to take
any questions you might have.

457
00:33:40,960 --> 00:33:46,640
» Thanks Jeff. I think Tiffany and I
remember sitting down at a coffee shop

458
00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:52,240
having a conversation
before this started about this idea

459
00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:56,600
and how it's blossomed. You know, I
remember the first day we were there for

460
00:33:54,280 --> 00:34:01,680
the grand opening 5 years ago.
And um

461
00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:07,080
how it's evolved and changed and
servicing these young people just

462
00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:12,600
unbelievably grateful
that we have this for the kids.

463
00:34:09,919 --> 00:34:17,000
For the the uh
those that are that are struggling

464
00:34:15,520 --> 00:34:21,120
to have
88%

465
00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:24,760
within 24 hours get their first
appointment.

466
00:34:23,159 --> 00:34:26,960
You probably couldn't even have imagined
that

467
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:31,919
» unheard of unheard of unheard of, yeah.
>> It's so incredible and I'm just uh very

468
00:34:29,679 --> 00:34:37,280
thankful and I appreciate both of you
and the entire group that helps these

469
00:34:34,399 --> 00:34:42,399
children. So, thank you so much.
Questions from council members?

470
00:34:39,720 --> 00:34:42,399
Councillor Robbins.

471
00:34:44,879 --> 00:34:52,240
» Um yes, thank you. Through you, Mayor.
Um just comments. I'm glad the stories

472
00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:57,280
of change um cuz I noticed that the age
range here is 18 or 12 to 25. And being

473
00:34:55,600 --> 00:35:02,920
right next to a high school, it seems
like the biggest draw would be the high

474
00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:09,000
school age kids cuz obviously proximity.
So, I kind of wondered how that 18 plus

475
00:35:05,760 --> 00:35:13,920
group would would be using the hub. Um
so, I was glad to hear these stories.

476
00:35:10,960 --> 00:35:19,520
So, you're open um in the evenings as
well so that people who are older could

477
00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:22,840
come there later is like what kind of
hours are you available to people?

478
00:35:22,240 --> 00:35:28,120
» do you want to take that?
>> Absolutely. So, our current hours are

479
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:31,680
11:00 to 6:00, Monday to Friday. Um that
being said, if a young person came to us

480
00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:34,880
and was working and needed a different
hour,

481
00:35:32,640 --> 00:35:37,920
we make it work. So, um what we noticed
was anytime we have shifted the hours to

482
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:41,480
try to see what else, you know,
availability, we do tend to see the

483
00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:44,520
majority of our folks during that time.
So, it makes the most sense to be

484
00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:47,080
consistently open then, but we would
always find a way to support them

485
00:35:46,080 --> 00:35:51,080
outside of especially if they're
working. We want to make sure they can

486
00:35:48,160 --> 00:35:51,080
get that support.

487
00:35:52,040 --> 00:35:57,240
» Councillor Reed.
>> Uh through you, Mayor. Uh just a

488
00:35:55,280 --> 00:36:02,360
comment. Even as an adult, those three
words being seen, heard, and welcomed is

489
00:35:59,160 --> 00:36:05,680
so important. And hearing um
hearing that through your presentation,

490
00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:08,600
but also in speaking with some youth
that I know from Drayton that have

491
00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:12,360
attended, it is
the reason they keep going back. So, for

492
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:16,920
me, that's
just goes to show the absolute um the

493
00:36:14,960 --> 00:36:19,720
necessity that you are, but also the
care that gets put into the programming.

494
00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:24,200
So, thank you.
>> Thank you.

495
00:36:21,160 --> 00:36:27,720
» Anything further? Councillor Martin.
>> Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh just a

496
00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:31,560
comment for both of you as well. Uh I
really appreciate the time you take

497
00:36:29,600 --> 00:36:34,880
every year to come out and throw some
stats at us.

498
00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:38,680
Um it's it's great.
Um

499
00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:42,720
if we get 100% stats more often, say
from finance, would be awesome. Or like

500
00:36:40,640 --> 00:36:47,360
infrastructure would be great.
Um but I'm just kidding. So, the

501
00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:54,360
um you know, being dad to a kid who I
day one of grade 10 uh today at Norwell,

502
00:36:52,800 --> 00:36:58,040
it's it's
it's awesome to see that there's

503
00:36:55,960 --> 00:37:01,400
supports like this in place.
Um

504
00:36:59,400 --> 00:37:05,360
and I know you had mentioned that you
know, it's one of the busiest hubs. You

505
00:37:03,200 --> 00:37:09,520
know, I it makes me sad a little bit,
but at the same time, you know, it's

506
00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:12,520
awesome that I'll just choose to believe
that maybe our kids are a little more

507
00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:17,240
self-aware
uh that perhaps they need uh assistance

508
00:37:14,920 --> 00:37:23,440
and supports. And I think when you have
um you know, kids feeling satisfied,

509
00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:25,520
safe, welcomed. What was the other one?
What's the other one?

510
00:37:24,600 --> 00:37:29,720
And would recommend recommend to a
friend, right? Like when you're getting

511
00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:33,640
that type of feedback, it's clearly uh
you know, a testament to your leadership

512
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:38,680
that this program's been a success and
being accessed. Like there's no point in

513
00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:41,480
being next door to a high school if
a kid doesn't feel safe coming in,

514
00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:46,160
right? So,
um I think this is awesome and uh you

515
00:37:43,840 --> 00:37:49,280
know, hopefully that
96.7

516
00:37:47,720 --> 00:37:51,480
can maybe get bumped up a little bit
next year.

517
00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:55,640
And
so, yeah, thanks so much for coming.

518
00:37:53,880 --> 00:38:00,480
» If it's If you want to add I can add to
that uh to counselor Martin. Um

519
00:37:58,240 --> 00:38:03,840
The thing that we love about this model
is you don't have to be ill to come to

520
00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:06,720
the hub.
This is about wellness. And lots of

521
00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:10,360
young people are there because it's a
positive space, a place they are seen, a

522
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:13,480
place they they do feel welcome. They're
not accessing any of the formal health

523
00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:16,000
care work we do. They're there cuz they
like the food we cook that day for

524
00:38:14,720 --> 00:38:19,320
lunch, right? They're They're there
because their friends are there. They're

525
00:38:17,880 --> 00:38:23,000
there because the team member that they
connect with is somebody that that that,

526
00:38:21,720 --> 00:38:26,480
you know, is cares about them and they
can feel that care. They're there to get

527
00:38:24,640 --> 00:38:29,320
help with their homework maybe that day.
Um the

528
00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:32,080
the healthcare piece is often this the
secondary reason they come in. There are

529
00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:35,760
some young people who come in and say,
"Hey, I'm struggling today. I could

530
00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:39,640
really use to see somebody." But most
youth who access service come in

531
00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:42,960
initially for those those rec reasons to
be in a positive place and then through

532
00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:46,680
those connections, through that trust,
through that rapport, that's when

533
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:50,000
they'll access help should they need it.
Um and I think it it what it tempers

534
00:38:48,560 --> 00:38:54,040
down I hear from young people here
especially in the county, rural youth,

535
00:38:52,400 --> 00:38:57,280
this this this notion, this stigma
around mental health. It's like, you

536
00:38:55,880 --> 00:39:01,080
know, nobody knows why I'm at the Youth
Hub today. I could be there to play

537
00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:04,120
pool. I could be there for lunch.
I could be there to to to see them at

538
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:07,040
the health clinician. Probably there for
all three, quite frankly. If I was doing

539
00:39:05,480 --> 00:39:10,560
that, I might be there for all three.
And and if you're talking to McKenzie,

540
00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:14,240
the mental health clinician, it's not
that's normal. You Everybody talks to

541
00:39:12,280 --> 00:39:17,640
McKenzie. And so having a conversation
with McKenzie is just something that

542
00:39:15,840 --> 00:39:21,840
that lots of young people do. And so it
also tempers down the stigma to access

543
00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:25,800
those resources.
Um it's one of the reasons that this

544
00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:29,000
integrated youth services model works so
well for young people cuz it it just

545
00:39:27,520 --> 00:39:32,080
meets them where they're at. And when
they need help, they go and access that.

546
00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:35,800
So that's that's one of the reasons that
that we are so successful. And quite

547
00:39:34,240 --> 00:39:40,760
frankly, the other reason is
location absolutely matters. Being next

548
00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:43,840
to next to to to Norwell is massive. You
know, these places need to be close to

549
00:39:41,960 --> 00:39:47,160
where young people are. And that's and
all of our sites that are busy are are

550
00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:51,680
that are connected to places where young
people are, for sure. Yeah.

551
00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:56,017
» Anything further?
I appreciate it. I I think I need to

552
00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:59,240
come back and lose at foosball again.
>> [laughter]

553
00:39:57,440 --> 00:40:02,000
» You have some really talented people
there.

554
00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:04,720
Uh and and some pool sharks. I'm not
even getting into that. I'm not very

555
00:40:03,080 --> 00:40:07,560
good at that, either. But uh
I I I look forward to coming back and

556
00:40:06,040 --> 00:40:10,680
seeing you you seeing your folks and uh
just reminding people that fifth

557
00:40:09,040 --> 00:40:13,080
anniversary's coming up at the end of
the month on the last Thursday of the

558
00:40:12,480 --> 00:40:14,640
month.
>> that's right. Yeah.

559
00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:19,200
» Yeah. Thank you so much.
>> Thanks again, everybody. Thank you.

560
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:21,880
» Uh resolution item 7.1 moved by
Councillor Otten and seconded by

561
00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:24,560
Councillor Woodham that Township of
Wellington North Council receive for

562
00:40:22,920 --> 00:40:28,320
information the delegation of Jeff
Hoffman and Tiffany Fagan, Youth

563
00:40:26,720 --> 00:40:33,000
Wellness Hubs Ontario, Wellington
Guelph, the Palmerston Hub, regarding

564
00:40:31,040 --> 00:40:37,320
what they're doing, who they're seeing,
youth needs, access, success stories,

565
00:40:35,320 --> 00:40:41,120
and the partnerships.
Anything further from Council?

566
00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:43,760
All in favor.
That's carried.

567
00:40:45,480 --> 00:40:50,880
And we'll go up to
uh number nine. So, we got the Building

568
00:40:49,000 --> 00:40:53,320
Department report.
Mike.

569
00:40:53,400 --> 00:40:58,680
» Uh thank you, Mayor and Council. Uh
pleased to report that we've had another

570
00:40:56,680 --> 00:41:03,200
strong month in August. We issued 30
port permits, brought in over $46,000.

571
00:41:01,800 --> 00:41:07,320
We're continuing to exceed our 3-year
averages month-to-month, and we are far,

572
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:10,880
far above uh our year-to-date on
historical averages. So, we're uh

573
00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:14,840
expecting our revenue to exceed expenses
once again this year.

574
00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:18,920
» Thank you. Moved by Councillor Woodham,
seconded by Councillor Otten, that

575
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:24,640
Council receive report BD 2026-11
regarding permit activity for the month

576
00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:28,640
of August 2026. Any questions for Mike?
All in favor.

577
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:28,640
Carried.

578
00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:36,960
Next, we have Finance Asset Management
Program Annual Review.

579
00:41:33,520 --> 00:41:36,960
Aman's coming to the podium.

580
00:41:37,160 --> 00:41:39,840
Welcome, Aman.

581
00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:50,080
» Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor and members of
Council.

582
00:41:46,120 --> 00:41:56,280
Uh today I'm here to present our 2026
Asset Management Program Annual Review.

583
00:41:54,200 --> 00:42:00,960
Just to the presentation slides, thank
you.

584
00:41:57,720 --> 00:42:00,960
The presentation slides.

585
00:42:01,960 --> 00:42:06,520
If you go down,
down.

586
00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:20,480
» Just the first line of the presentation.

587
00:42:31,280 --> 00:42:38,520
I'm sorry. So, this review provides an
update on our progress in implementing

588
00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:42,640
our asset management plan, including
what we have accomplished over the past

589
00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:46,720
year, the improvements we made, the
challenges we encountered, and our

590
00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:51,560
priorities moving forward.
Our overall goal has remained the same,

591
00:42:49,120 --> 00:42:56,880
to ensure that our assets remain safe,
reliable, and sustainable for everyone.

592
00:42:55,520 --> 00:43:00,840
Next slide.
As we know, asset management planning is

593
00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:05,560
a legislated requirement under Ontario
Regulation 588/17.

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00:43:03,360 --> 00:43:10,120
This regulation requires municipalities
to develop and maintain asset management

595
00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:14,480
plan with increasing level of details
over time, and to provide annual reviews

596
00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:17,960
that address the progress in
implementing them.

597
00:43:16,040 --> 00:43:22,000
The Township has met each of the
regulatory milestones, and we are now in

598
00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:25,760
the implementation and continuous
improvement phase.

599
00:43:23,560 --> 00:43:30,840
With annual reporting and 5-year asset
management plan update forming the

600
00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:30,840
foundation of the program.

601
00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:38,040
So, our years in review. During 2025,
the Township continued to invest

602
00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:42,160
significantly in infrastructure across
multiple service areas.

603
00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:47,520
Road and bridge projects included
approximately 20 km of road

604
00:43:44,360 --> 00:43:53,480
reconstruction on Side Road 16, Side
Road 15, Concession 5, and Concession 6.

605
00:43:50,600 --> 00:43:58,680
We also did two structure rehabs, BB 32,
MB 14, and one large culvert replacement

606
00:43:56,360 --> 00:44:03,000
on Side Road 15.
For facility and recreation investments,

607
00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:07,000
we did exterior painting at the arena
and the fire halls.

608
00:44:04,800 --> 00:44:10,800
Uh renovations to the council chamber,
as well as new playground equipment at

609
00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:15,040
the Kenneth Park.
We also did investments for water, waste

610
00:44:13,480 --> 00:44:20,000
water, and storm water infrastructure
improvements along with several fleet

611
00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:25,880
and equipment replacement to support the
service delivery.

612
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:30,880
Next slide, please. Thanks.
In 2026, the township continues to

613
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:35,640
advance major infrastructure projects.
Transportation investments included

614
00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:40,640
approximately 10.6 km of road
reconstruction on concession three and

615
00:44:37,960 --> 00:44:47,520
four as well as structure replacement
MB002 on side road 16 6 just south of

616
00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:52,040
highway Wellington Road 109.
For facility and recreation projects, we

617
00:44:50,080 --> 00:44:56,440
are doing the PMD arena skate floor and
refrigeration system. We did kitchen

618
00:44:54,320 --> 00:44:59,720
renovations at the Maryhill Community
Centre,

619
00:44:57,600 --> 00:45:04,760
the council chamber audio and video
upgrades, and the Drayton walking trail

620
00:45:02,320 --> 00:45:09,080
bridge. We've also done major water and
waste water projects, which include the

621
00:45:06,480 --> 00:45:12,840
increased treatment capacity at Mapleton
water waste water treatment plant, the

622
00:45:10,640 --> 00:45:17,560
Drayton pumping station expansion, the
Maryhill water system renewal, and the

623
00:45:15,360 --> 00:45:21,480
force main twinning.
We are also investing in new equipment,

624
00:45:19,600 --> 00:45:26,960
which includes one grader, a roadside
mower, and one tractor blower.

625
00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:31,840
So, so the levels of service highlights,
this slide provides a high level of

626
00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:37,320
overview of asset condition trends
across the township. Asset categories

627
00:45:34,280 --> 00:45:42,840
including road network, facilities,
water network, waste water network,

628
00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:47,440
storm water, and machinery and equipment
continue to experience a gradual decline

629
00:45:44,920 --> 00:45:51,320
in overall condition. This reflects both
the aging infrastructure and funding

630
00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:55,560
limitations.
On a positive note, we have seen

631
00:45:52,880 --> 00:46:00,240
improvements in fire services, fleet
assets, and outdoor recreation

632
00:45:57,600 --> 00:46:05,440
infrastructure as a result of our recent
capital investments while bridge assets

633
00:46:02,480 --> 00:46:05,440
remain stable.

634
00:46:06,120 --> 00:46:12,320
One of the key findings from our asset
management program continues to be the

635
00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:16,720
gap between infrastructure annual
requirement and available funding.

636
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:21,520
While the township continues to make
substantial annual investments,

637
00:46:19,200 --> 00:46:26,160
infrastructure needs continue to exceed
available financial resources.

638
00:46:24,160 --> 00:46:29,400
The chart here outlines the progress
towards closing the infrastructure

639
00:46:27,960 --> 00:46:34,360
funding gap
for tax-funded assets through current

640
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:39,880
practice, which increases allocations by
inflation, versus program progress from

641
00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:44,760
the AMP recommended strategy,
which increases allocations by

642
00:46:41,680 --> 00:46:48,720
equivalent of 4.4% annual tax levy
increase.

643
00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:52,480
If infrastructure funding remains below
the AMP's average annual requirement,

644
00:46:50,840 --> 00:46:56,280
the township will need to make an
explicit choice between increasing the

645
00:46:54,520 --> 00:47:01,120
funding allocations,
accepting increased infrastructure risk,

646
00:46:58,520 --> 00:47:05,920
or reducing levels of service.
Maintaining current service expectations

647
00:47:03,240 --> 00:47:10,720
without addressing the funding gap is
unlikely to be sustainable over the long

648
00:47:08,240 --> 00:47:10,720
term.

649
00:47:11,080 --> 00:47:17,080
On a positive note, though, this year we
continued to strengthen our asset

650
00:47:14,920 --> 00:47:21,600
management program through improvements
in people, process, and technology.

651
00:47:20,040 --> 00:47:25,120
From people's perspective, we have
increased our interdepartment

652
00:47:23,000 --> 00:47:29,040
collaboration, formalized asset
management responsibilities, and

653
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:32,680
continued investing in staff training
and development.

654
00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:35,880
From a process process perspective,
asset management is becoming more

655
00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:40,080
integrated with the capital budget
process, and improvements to citywide

656
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:44,640
work order system are providing better
information for operation planning.

657
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:48,960
And from a data perspective, we continue
to enhance our GIS data and improve the

658
00:47:46,720 --> 00:47:52,080
accuracy, completeness, and quality of
asset inventory.

659
00:47:53,480 --> 00:48:00,320
Impediments to implementation. While
significant progress has been made,

660
00:47:57,960 --> 00:48:04,800
several challenges continue to affect
implementation. Financial pressures

661
00:48:03,000 --> 00:48:08,920
remain the most significant challenge
with rising infrastructure costs, budget

662
00:48:07,240 --> 00:48:14,000
constraints, and limited municipal
revenue leading to funding gaps.

663
00:48:11,440 --> 00:48:18,160
Staff capacity and competing priorities
also make it difficult to advance all

664
00:48:16,000 --> 00:48:22,920
asset management initiatives while
balancing day-to-day operations.

665
00:48:20,560 --> 00:48:27,160
Finally, evolving regulation, data
alignment, climate-related risks, and

666
00:48:25,280 --> 00:48:30,560
long-term planning require ongoing
effort and resources.

667
00:48:31,120 --> 00:48:35,840
Looking ahead, strategies for
improvement.

668
00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:38,840
For now, our focus will be on
strengthening decision-making and

669
00:48:37,440 --> 00:48:43,280
continuing to mature our asset
management program. We will continue to

670
00:48:41,240 --> 00:48:48,280
prioritize investment based on service
level, risks, and affordability.

671
00:48:46,360 --> 00:48:52,560
Additional effort will be directed
towards improving collaboration across

672
00:48:50,200 --> 00:48:56,520
departments and council,
building staff expertise, and expanding

673
00:48:54,640 --> 00:49:01,080
the use of work order management system
across the township assets.

674
00:48:59,240 --> 00:49:07,360
These steps will improve the data
quality of our data and support long-

675
00:49:03,600 --> 00:49:07,360
term infrastructure decisions.

676
00:49:07,520 --> 00:49:13,400
And our long-term targets remain the
same: improving the life cycle cost

677
00:49:11,040 --> 00:49:17,800
modeling, identifying cost-effective
intervention points, optimizing our

678
00:49:15,320 --> 00:49:24,000
capital investment decisions,
building long-term integrated financial

679
00:49:19,800 --> 00:49:24,000
strategies, and engaging public.

680
00:49:24,120 --> 00:49:30,360
As always, we recognize asset management
is a journey that requires continuous

681
00:49:28,320 --> 00:49:33,680
improvement and updates.
Every year, we improve our data,

682
00:49:32,000 --> 00:49:38,920
processes, and understanding of
infrastructure we own and maintain.

683
00:49:36,360 --> 00:49:43,200
But perhaps more importantly, we improve
our decision-making.

684
00:49:40,880 --> 00:49:47,920
For a rural municipality like Mapleton
with a large and diverse asset network

685
00:49:45,840 --> 00:49:52,840
serving a relatively small population
and tax base, the goal isn't about doing

686
00:49:50,560 --> 00:49:56,320
everything. It's about making informed
choices that serve us both now and in

687
00:49:55,040 --> 00:49:59,840
the future.
Thank you.

688
00:49:58,120 --> 00:50:02,960
» Thank you.
Great presentation.

689
00:50:01,840 --> 00:50:05,440
Resolution I have here moved by
Councillor and seconded by Councillor

690
00:50:04,440 --> 00:50:09,800
Woodham.
The council receive report FIN-2026-31

691
00:50:08,360 --> 00:50:13,800
and the presentation regarding the asset
management program annual review.

692
00:50:12,680 --> 00:50:19,840
And further, the council approve the
asset management program annual review

693
00:50:16,080 --> 00:50:22,320
as presented. Questions to Aman.
Councillor Martin.

694
00:50:23,600 --> 00:50:28,480
» Excuse me. Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. It's
for you.

695
00:50:26,600 --> 00:50:34,600
Uh thank you for uh your report once
again. I always find your uh

696
00:50:30,560 --> 00:50:39,040
infrastructure update um to be
fascinating and yet sobering at the same

697
00:50:36,960 --> 00:50:44,240
time. Um
I certainly appreciate your polite

698
00:50:40,480 --> 00:50:50,920
delivery uh alongside your very firm um
long-term projections of what this

699
00:50:46,680 --> 00:50:55,920
infrastructure gap looks like. Um
And I think it

700
00:50:53,160 --> 00:50:58,000
it's a very real
um

701
00:50:59,080 --> 00:51:05,400
thing that we need to contemplate as we,
you know, look at expanding services,

702
00:51:03,240 --> 00:51:09,480
expanding facilities. You know, that
technically we can't even afford what we

703
00:51:07,040 --> 00:51:15,920
actually have already uh as far as
replacement and renewal goes. Um

704
00:51:12,720 --> 00:51:19,800
And then it's secondly, it's also
um

705
00:51:17,200 --> 00:51:25,040
a reminder that, you know, to try and
find sustainable sources of funding

706
00:51:22,680 --> 00:51:27,600
arguably outside of our tax base, our
levy

707
00:51:26,240 --> 00:51:31,560
uh are something that we need to keep
pushing towards as well because, you

708
00:51:29,760 --> 00:51:35,080
know,
some of the numbers that uh that you're

709
00:51:33,720 --> 00:51:38,000
throwing out
um

710
00:51:36,440 --> 00:51:42,360
don't get better
uh as time goes along.

711
00:51:39,800 --> 00:51:45,840
And you know, it's it's nice to see that
there's been improvements uh in some of

712
00:51:44,520 --> 00:51:49,680
the service levels. It's kind of what
we're looking for, but it comes at a

713
00:51:47,120 --> 00:51:53,320
cost, arguably, of some other uh
some other services. So,

714
00:51:51,520 --> 00:51:57,440
um thank you for your time in putting
this report together. Um

715
00:51:57,720 --> 00:52:03,680
it's a very uh
uh

716
00:52:00,960 --> 00:52:08,800
like I said, sobering uh report and
and uh but I think it's a necessary uh

717
00:52:05,880 --> 00:52:11,600
report that we see. And uh I enjoyed it
a lot, so thank you.

718
00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:17,800
» Thank you, Councillor Martin, and uh
just along the same vein, they're

719
00:52:15,800 --> 00:52:22,760
looking for outside funding and
and it brings to mind the

720
00:52:20,200 --> 00:52:27,320
the farm tax rebate and and how
our municipality is is shorted about $8

721
00:52:25,040 --> 00:52:31,680
million a year from the province
giving us back what we actually owed.

722
00:52:29,960 --> 00:52:37,160
And if we had that $8 million
a month,

723
00:52:33,000 --> 00:52:40,880
how much rosier it would look. Correct?
>> That's like 2 years of funding short for

724
00:52:38,960 --> 00:52:43,960
that dressed, at least.
>> Yeah.

725
00:52:41,760 --> 00:52:46,520
So, you know, we'll we'll keep lobbying
the province and keep talking to them.

726
00:52:45,560 --> 00:52:50,280
We've
um been on them for many, many years. I

727
00:52:49,120 --> 00:52:53,400
know the
um Patrick and I have had many a

728
00:52:51,760 --> 00:52:56,480
conversation about this, and Manny as
well. We've actually delegated on a

729
00:52:54,880 --> 00:53:00,320
number of times
um with ourselves, with the county.

730
00:52:59,280 --> 00:53:06,760
We've done it with the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture. We just have

731
00:53:02,400 --> 00:53:10,080
to keep talking. I think um in um
the minister is a little bit

732
00:53:08,760 --> 00:53:12,640
you know, when last time we saw him,
he's a little bit like, "Why are you

733
00:53:11,360 --> 00:53:16,120
here again?" Well, we're here to talk
about farm tax rebate. Well, did we talk

734
00:53:14,440 --> 00:53:21,320
about that? Yes, but you haven't fixed
it yet. So, that's exactly what we have

735
00:53:17,960 --> 00:53:24,200
to talk about with them. Mr. Kelly.
>> Yeah, thank you,

736
00:53:22,640 --> 00:53:28,280
Mayor Davidson, and and it's a good
point to raise. I guess it stems off of

737
00:53:26,000 --> 00:53:31,760
Councillor Martin's comments about um
sources of revenue and the struggle that

738
00:53:29,920 --> 00:53:36,560
we have in a a predominantly
agricultural community. You'll you as

739
00:53:34,040 --> 00:53:40,600
well as well, this council and the next
council during the budget process will

740
00:53:38,080 --> 00:53:44,600
hear some some more statistics during
that, cuz we like to provide as much

741
00:53:42,240 --> 00:53:48,360
information as possible to support your
decisions.

742
00:53:46,440 --> 00:53:51,480
But I think our voice
as Mapleton should be able to get

743
00:53:50,000 --> 00:53:55,640
stronger at the provincial level given
our status across the province. There's

744
00:53:53,880 --> 00:53:59,800
a lot of studies came out in in recent
months that shows where we sit in in

745
00:53:58,320 --> 00:54:03,560
relation to municipalities across
Ontario in a in a specific piece that

746
00:54:01,880 --> 00:54:09,160
you'll hear about during the budget
processes is what's called the shift in

747
00:54:05,640 --> 00:54:13,960
tax burden. It's a calculation that that
outlines if if assessment wasn't

748
00:54:11,640 --> 00:54:18,200
weighted if it was just here's the
assessment on every property and taxes

749
00:54:15,600 --> 00:54:21,240
were allocated based on the assessment.
And then

750
00:54:19,360 --> 00:54:27,320
and then the weighted assessment being
when farms pay at 25%

751
00:54:24,480 --> 00:54:30,800
Mapleton's shift in tax burden
is the third highest in the entire

752
00:54:28,840 --> 00:54:35,200
province of Ontario.
That's the shift of taxes that otherwise

753
00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:38,440
would have been paid by
other properties that are being picked

754
00:54:36,600 --> 00:54:44,320
up by the residential tax base. So it
does highlight the struggle that we have

755
00:54:40,320 --> 00:54:48,520
here to to the presentation and and um
Aman's graphics and information in

756
00:54:46,320 --> 00:54:52,640
there. This isn't uncommon throughout
the province to be

757
00:54:50,520 --> 00:54:55,800
well behind the ability to close that
infrastructure funding gap and that's

758
00:54:54,280 --> 00:54:59,520
why
you'll have heard Aman note that it does

759
00:54:57,600 --> 00:55:03,840
have to be a pretty explicit choice from
Council and direction to staff about

760
00:55:01,400 --> 00:55:08,880
whether we're we're increasing how much
we're putting into those funds, whether

761
00:55:06,200 --> 00:55:11,560
we're we're scaling back
um

762
00:55:09,600 --> 00:55:15,160
what we're we're doing in other areas
and service levels or if we're just

763
00:55:13,400 --> 00:55:18,600
going to continue which would be taking
on that increased risk of some

764
00:55:17,160 --> 00:55:23,080
infrastructure failing. So it's a tough
spot to be in but we will continue to

765
00:55:21,040 --> 00:55:26,160
advocate for for our part of rural
Ontario and and all farming communities

766
00:55:24,800 --> 00:55:30,680
to make sure we get our fair share of
those provincial tax dollars.

767
00:55:29,280 --> 00:55:34,240
» Thank you for that Mr. Kelly. And and
just to

768
00:55:32,680 --> 00:55:38,840
for the public
third

769
00:55:36,160 --> 00:55:42,560
third highest in the province of that
tax shift.

770
00:55:40,880 --> 00:55:44,800
Specifically because of the farm tax
rebate. It has nothing against the

771
00:55:43,720 --> 00:55:49,880
rebate.
What's against is the province not

772
00:55:46,640 --> 00:55:53,840
giving us the funding that we deserve.
And that's the point that we still have

773
00:55:51,960 --> 00:55:58,360
to hammer at the province and we'll
continue to do that as as Mapleton

774
00:55:55,800 --> 00:56:01,920
moving forward.
Other questions for Aman.

775
00:56:02,680 --> 00:56:06,880
Thank you so much.
>> Thank you.

776
00:56:05,400 --> 00:56:09,400
» All in favor.
It's carried.

777
00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:21,560
We're going to move on down to public
works 9.31 the capital program progress

778
00:56:19,360 --> 00:56:24,200
report.
Jim Gross.

779
00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:28,800
Mr. Gross, you get to speak a lot
tonight.

780
00:56:31,920 --> 00:56:39,600
» Thank you council through you Mr. Mayor.
Uh we put together a little bit of

781
00:56:36,440 --> 00:56:45,640
Aman put together the the presentation.
I gathered the pictures. That's

782
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:45,640
Jim did not prepare the slideshow.

783
00:56:45,720 --> 00:56:51,240
Okay, we'll start off the capital
projects here.

784
00:56:48,800 --> 00:56:55,440
That's our sidewalk project.
Correct? I can't see the top. Yeah.

785
00:56:53,440 --> 00:57:00,360
Yep, that's new sidewalks.
Yeah, we did new sidewalks on John

786
00:56:57,760 --> 00:57:03,800
Street in Drayton, Main Street, Union
Street,

787
00:57:01,520 --> 00:57:08,080
um Lazelle Street in Moorefield, and
Booth Street in Moorefield.

788
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:11,760
So, that's replacements getting them up
to the standards of 5 ft wide.

789
00:57:13,280 --> 00:57:20,360
Uh this would be our asphalt patching
program.

790
00:57:17,800 --> 00:57:25,680
That was the fourth line
of the former Peel Township.

791
00:57:23,440 --> 00:57:28,614
Uh but it'll County Road 12. Anybody
that's drove that road,

792
00:57:27,800 --> 00:57:31,520
it was
>> [snorts]

793
00:57:29,200 --> 00:57:34,480
» really rough, and we spent a lot of time
out there patching.

794
00:57:33,440 --> 00:57:39,160
Um
probably 2 days, sometimes 3 days a week

795
00:57:37,480 --> 00:57:44,960
out there patching.
What we did is we got some HL2's asphalt

796
00:57:43,840 --> 00:57:48,080
and we put it through our shoulder
machine and we put the strips down the

797
00:57:46,600 --> 00:57:52,120
outside
which made just about every resident

798
00:57:50,240 --> 00:57:56,520
there jump up and down because they're
happy. It rides actually quite nice.

799
00:57:55,200 --> 00:58:01,000
I don't know if anybody's drove it
afterwards

800
00:57:57,880 --> 00:58:01,000
but it does ride a lot better.

801
00:58:01,365 --> 00:58:05,280
» [clears throat]
>> And

802
00:58:07,600 --> 00:58:13,600
kind of feel Oh, this is our Concession
3 and Concession 4 projects.

803
00:58:11,480 --> 00:58:19,680
Yes, well, we did Concession 3 from
County Road 10 to County 9.

804
00:58:15,960 --> 00:58:24,760
Um Concession 4 from County 9 to
about 100 m east of Sideroad 6 up on top

805
00:58:23,200 --> 00:58:29,280
of the hill.
Uh we pulverized it.

806
00:58:26,960 --> 00:58:34,200
Um graded it, packed it,
added gravel. Uh we put about 7,500 tons

807
00:58:32,760 --> 00:58:39,880
of gravel on
Concession 3

808
00:58:35,840 --> 00:58:45,360
and about 5,100 tons on Concession 4.
Um we did all the culverts a year ago.

809
00:58:43,440 --> 00:58:49,760
Replaced all the culverts a year ago.
So, we got it all put all that gravel

810
00:58:47,960 --> 00:58:54,000
on, packed it.
We basically get it ready for the paving

811
00:58:51,680 --> 00:58:58,080
crew and then we turn the site over to
them.

812
00:58:56,240 --> 00:59:01,040
So, that's uh
Yeah, in the pictures the paving crew's

813
00:58:59,920 --> 00:59:04,560
there.
McIntosh did all our paving. They got

814
00:59:02,640 --> 00:59:08,600
the tender this year for the paving.
And the pictures in the bottom is One

815
00:59:07,000 --> 00:59:12,160
picture is the finished product with the
line down the middle.

816
00:59:10,280 --> 00:59:15,840
And the other one is our shoulder
machine out there doing gravel on the

817
00:59:13,640 --> 00:59:20,200
shoulders.
So, we've done all them.

818
00:59:18,080 --> 00:59:24,200
All of those paving projects on any of
the hills

819
00:59:21,720 --> 00:59:28,400
where it always washes out, we actually
put paved gutters

820
00:59:25,840 --> 00:59:31,800
on every one of the hills.
And we tried starting doing that about 3

821
00:59:30,560 --> 00:59:36,000
years ago.
And we've had great success with it.

822
00:59:34,160 --> 00:59:41,000
We're getting no more washouts along the
edge of the asphalt.

823
00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:41,000
Seems to be working.

824
00:59:42,600 --> 00:59:47,680
Uh this is the Conestoga Drive
extension.

825
00:59:45,480 --> 00:59:52,720
Where the new school's going.
They were on hold there waiting to get a

826
00:59:49,960 --> 00:59:57,040
couple fiber bar vaults moved.
They got moved last week, so

827
00:59:55,040 --> 01:00:00,720
I saw the email today that the curb guys
are booked in

828
00:59:58,680 --> 01:00:05,480
They were hoping for late this week
start putting the concrete curbs in.

829
01:00:03,440 --> 01:00:07,960
And then after that it'll be basically
paving.

830
01:00:10,280 --> 01:00:19,440
This is
Oh, the top right picture.

831
01:00:16,520 --> 01:00:23,120
That looks like the apron on uh
the bridge on

832
01:00:20,840 --> 01:00:26,120
Concession 8. We paved We paved the
aprons up to it.

833
01:00:26,960 --> 01:00:29,360
Not it?

834
01:00:31,560 --> 01:00:34,760
No, that's not it.

835
01:00:39,360 --> 01:00:41,800
Burtch's?

836
01:00:44,280 --> 01:00:47,560
Burtch's I did those pictures?

837
01:00:48,560 --> 01:00:52,880
That's got to be I don't know which one
that is.

838
01:00:51,560 --> 01:00:56,520
» Three America
>> The bottom one is MB02.

839
01:00:55,240 --> 01:01:00,040
The two at the bottom, the one on the
right?

840
01:00:57,640 --> 01:01:03,480
» The Side Road 6 bridge, south of
Wellington Road 109. The one that

841
01:01:02,280 --> 01:01:06,880
they're doing this year.
>> That's not the Side Road 6 bridge that

842
01:01:05,120 --> 01:01:09,000
picture.
And neither's that one.

843
01:01:08,320 --> 01:01:11,120
» Really? That's what
>> But the bottom The four at the bottom

844
01:01:10,120 --> 01:01:14,520
are MB02.
>> The four at the bottom?

845
01:01:12,080 --> 01:01:17,320
» The four at the bottom are MB02, which
is the bridge that they're working on

846
01:01:15,960 --> 01:01:22,000
right now.
Um they did run into some soft ground.

847
01:01:19,840 --> 01:01:26,200
They had to put extra piles in.
So there's two extra piles on

848
01:01:24,080 --> 01:01:31,160
each end.
The email I saw is they're hoping for

849
01:01:28,760 --> 01:01:33,800
the the framework to be coming the 15th
of September.

850
01:01:34,320 --> 01:01:39,120
They've got a lot of the the cement work
done now for the

851
01:01:37,720 --> 01:01:41,160
the the footings are all done and all
the

852
01:01:40,040 --> 01:01:47,320
but they're hoping the framework's
coming on 15th of September.

853
01:01:44,080 --> 01:01:47,320
That's the email I saw today.

854
01:01:48,400 --> 01:01:54,600
There, we have some pretty nice new
equipment. We have a

855
01:01:52,560 --> 01:01:58,320
brand new grader.
A neat 72 John Deere.

856
01:01:57,200 --> 01:02:01,360
Um
it's come it came with plow all the plow

857
01:02:00,120 --> 01:02:07,240
equipment, so it'll be set up for
plowing roads all winter.

858
01:02:03,760 --> 01:02:11,960
Uh beside that is a sidewalk machine.
That tractor came with a belly mower,

859
01:02:10,520 --> 01:02:15,760
a front blower,
and a front blade.

860
01:02:13,720 --> 01:02:18,680
So, it'll do sidewalks basically all
winter

861
01:02:16,960 --> 01:02:23,760
and it does grass cutting in the
summertime.

862
01:02:21,000 --> 01:02:27,400
Below that is a zero turn.
Um

863
01:02:24,880 --> 01:02:32,800
we had a zero turn that was
over the 30 horsepower and it

864
01:02:30,200 --> 01:02:36,080
every 2 weeks because it's on the new
emissions,

865
01:02:34,640 --> 01:02:40,560
they haven't got the emissions issues
straightened out yet.

866
01:02:37,880 --> 01:02:45,080
So, we ended up trading it in on
this one's just a little bit smaller, so

867
01:02:42,240 --> 01:02:49,200
it has zero emissions.
So, it's that it's that thing has worked

868
01:02:47,240 --> 01:02:53,440
like a top ever since.
So, a lesson learned, keep the

869
01:02:51,520 --> 01:02:56,920
lawnmowers under 30 horsepower, stay
away from the emissions

870
01:02:55,360 --> 01:03:02,520
because they have not got it figured out
in this small equipment yet.

871
01:02:59,520 --> 01:03:05,600
And beside that is the new roadside
mower for cutting grass.

872
01:03:08,920 --> 01:03:15,960
That is part of the trail upgrades. That
is the new bridge

873
01:03:13,640 --> 01:03:19,240
over the walking trail down behind River
Run

874
01:03:17,200 --> 01:03:23,960
down along the river.
There um ball diamond lights are listed

875
01:03:21,480 --> 01:03:28,160
there as well. They are ordered.
They're supposed to be going up by the

876
01:03:25,320 --> 01:03:28,160
middle of September.

877
01:03:29,080 --> 01:03:36,160
There is some more trail work to do yet.
We are hoping to get the stone dust put

878
01:03:34,400 --> 01:03:40,760
in from the
basically the main street to Wellington

879
01:03:38,120 --> 01:03:44,160
Street along the fire hall.
We're still hoping to get that done in

880
01:03:42,320 --> 01:03:47,480
September as long as it stays relatively
dry.

881
01:03:45,560 --> 01:03:50,640
As soon as the locates are done, it
should be done, too.

882
01:03:49,240 --> 01:03:54,920
We're hoping to get it done before the
end of September.

883
01:03:52,560 --> 01:03:59,000
Um
Next one, I got to turn the floor over

884
01:03:57,080 --> 01:04:02,329
to Amy on these ones because I have no
idea where they're at.

885
01:04:00,309 --> 01:04:02,329
» [laughter]

886
01:04:02,400 --> 01:04:07,400
» Thanks, Jim. Through you, Mayor
Davidson.

887
01:04:05,160 --> 01:04:12,080
We are all getting very excited about
the PMD arena floor and refrigeration

888
01:04:10,120 --> 01:04:15,040
project coming to completion in the next
few weeks.

889
01:04:13,760 --> 01:04:22,760
We
boards boards are in. It's looking good.

890
01:04:18,760 --> 01:04:27,840
They did work on the steps in the last
the expanding the steps there at the

891
01:04:25,440 --> 01:04:31,120
closer end to the warm area just to make
it a little more accessible there. If

892
01:04:29,480 --> 01:04:35,800
you remember, it was very narrow going
up and down there, so that's great. And

893
01:04:33,800 --> 01:04:39,120
right now we are on track for around
September 28th,

894
01:04:37,960 --> 01:04:42,680
which hopefully it will stay that way.
I'm pretty sure I hear from the same

895
01:04:40,920 --> 01:04:45,440
community groups every two or three days
just confirming that we're still on

896
01:04:44,040 --> 01:04:49,440
track. So,
we're still aiming for that date and

897
01:04:47,520 --> 01:04:54,520
things are looking pretty good there.
So, we're pretty excited about that.

898
01:04:51,200 --> 01:04:54,520
Next slide, Maggie.

899
01:04:54,560 --> 01:05:02,200
So, I can speak to the MCC kitchen. I
believe everyone has seen it.

900
01:05:00,040 --> 01:05:06,080
The kitchen is a beautiful. We're
getting lots of compliments on it, lots

901
01:05:04,000 --> 01:05:10,800
of feedback about it. And over this past
summer, we did see an increase in

902
01:05:08,000 --> 01:05:13,960
rentals in that facility that I I
the kitchen did impact making those

903
01:05:12,840 --> 01:05:16,200
upgrades.
Um

904
01:05:14,960 --> 01:05:21,040
it was a lot of work for summer camp
program to be taking down every weekend

905
01:05:18,320 --> 01:05:24,840
and going in early on Monday mornings,
but well worth it and the facility is

906
01:05:23,600 --> 01:05:29,120
definitely being used, which is
wonderful to see.

907
01:05:26,560 --> 01:05:31,920
Um Jim can speak to the other
facilities there.

908
01:05:33,320 --> 01:05:38,160
» Thanks, Maggie.
Yeah, in the bottom left there we have

909
01:05:36,240 --> 01:05:41,640
the theater had a bunch of pointing work
done to the bricks.

910
01:05:39,760 --> 01:05:46,280
There was a brick facing falling off and
coming down on the sidewalks.

911
01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:51,280
That was all done in early June.
Um the bottom right would be the sand

912
01:05:48,480 --> 01:05:55,640
sheds. Both sand sheds got painted.
Brightening them up so they That's done.

913
01:05:56,360 --> 01:05:58,560
Okay.

914
01:05:59,560 --> 01:06:03,480
And that's ends it for pictures.

915
01:06:03,920 --> 01:06:08,920
» Thanks, Jim.
Resolution 931 moved by Council Reed,

916
01:06:07,560 --> 01:06:13,640
seconded by Council Barton, that Council
receive report PW 2026

917
01:06:11,920 --> 01:06:19,320
0.07 and the presentation regarding the
2026 public works capital program.

918
01:06:16,560 --> 01:06:22,600
Questions from Council.
To Jim or Amy?

919
01:06:21,280 --> 01:06:25,880
Councilor Barton.
>> Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor. Two quick ones.

920
01:06:24,560 --> 01:06:29,640
Jim,
the

921
01:06:27,280 --> 01:06:32,080
first one like on the fourth
um

922
01:06:30,480 --> 01:06:35,800
with the the paving work you did there,
what causes

923
01:06:33,720 --> 01:06:39,320
the outside to sag like that that would
cause that type of repair to be

924
01:06:37,720 --> 01:06:43,920
required? And then the second question
is around NB002

925
01:06:41,800 --> 01:06:51,440
uh that bridge, if the structure is
going in middle of September, when would

926
01:06:46,480 --> 01:06:51,440
you project that that would be reopened?

927
01:06:51,680 --> 01:07:01,120
» Through you, Mr. Mayor. Um the fourth
a lot of it

928
01:06:58,520 --> 01:07:04,680
some of it is horse damage and heavy
equipment on the outside edges is

929
01:07:02,640 --> 01:07:08,680
causing wheel tracks. And once you get
the wheel wheel and then the horses

930
01:07:06,120 --> 01:07:11,760
aren't causing much of it. It's more of
the heavy traffic.

931
01:07:10,240 --> 01:07:15,360
We're getting wheel tracks, then the
water lays there.

932
01:07:13,680 --> 01:07:18,400
You get the freeze thaw and it just
shatters the asphalt.

933
01:07:19,320 --> 01:07:24,640
Those shoulders should be a little bit
wider.

934
01:07:23,280 --> 01:07:27,560
The problem is we're running out of
property.

935
01:07:26,200 --> 01:07:30,000
It's hard to make the shoulders wider
cuz we have to keep the ditch on our

936
01:07:28,840 --> 01:07:34,640
property.
Right? So

937
01:07:31,480 --> 01:07:38,040
But then again, that road was paved
and I

938
01:07:35,800 --> 01:07:43,160
that one I
Amalgamation was in '99.

939
01:07:41,160 --> 01:07:46,560
I took holidays when I worked in Drayton
and I come out here when they were doing

940
01:07:44,800 --> 01:07:51,520
that road.
I'm going to say it was

941
01:07:49,880 --> 01:07:55,560
'90s
'96, '95.

942
01:07:53,840 --> 01:07:59,080
So that asphalt's been there a long
time.

943
01:07:57,200 --> 01:08:02,280
I did find out from a guy that lives on
the concession street now that you

944
01:08:00,720 --> 01:08:07,280
mentioned that.
That road was paved in 1991.

945
01:08:06,000 --> 01:08:10,040
That's the year he bought the farm and
he said they paved it a week after I

946
01:08:08,640 --> 01:08:16,640
bought the farm. That's how I found out
when it was paved. So

947
01:08:12,000 --> 01:08:16,640
it lasted from '91 till now, so

948
01:08:16,720 --> 01:08:24,240
generally 20 years of asphalt is
what you get.

949
01:08:22,720 --> 01:08:28,400
» I had the question about the bridge. You
had the second question.

950
01:08:25,880 --> 01:08:33,440
» There Yes, sorry. The the bridge
They're still shooting for

951
01:08:31,200 --> 01:08:35,640
late October.
So it's

952
01:08:34,880 --> 01:08:39,400
Yeah.
The the frame is the easy part. Setting

953
01:08:37,400 --> 01:08:42,440
it in place is getting everything else
cuz the deck's got to be poured and all

954
01:08:40,839 --> 01:08:47,720
that stuff, right?
Rebar's all got to go in the deck and

955
01:08:44,759 --> 01:08:51,440
there's got to be guardrails put up and
Yeah. It's it's not that it's almost

956
01:08:49,560 --> 01:08:55,920
done.
The framework is coming 15th and then

957
01:08:53,920 --> 01:08:58,759
from then on they got to basically build
around the framework.

958
01:08:59,359 --> 01:09:04,120
» Further questions?
Councillor Rogerson.

959
01:09:04,560 --> 01:09:10,400
» Yeah, I just I just want to make a
comment that your

960
01:09:08,160 --> 01:09:15,359
depth and breadth of knowledge of this
Township are like impressive. I feel

961
01:09:13,319 --> 01:09:19,799
like we could drop you blindfolded on
any road in this place and you could

962
01:09:18,040 --> 01:09:22,839
tell us exactly where you are, how many
tons of gravel were put in there, what

963
01:09:21,759 --> 01:09:25,560
year,
you know, what plants are in the ditch

964
01:09:24,440 --> 01:09:28,080
and what the drainage is.
>> what

965
01:09:26,319 --> 01:09:30,160
Councillor Ottens is? He's that little
guy they drop in Google Maps. That's

966
01:09:29,839 --> 01:09:34,720
him.
>> Uh I'm sure it's Jim. We'll call you

967
01:09:32,640 --> 01:09:38,680
that from now on. So I just I just have
to say we have to find a way to somehow

968
01:09:36,359 --> 01:09:43,440
download all that knowledge. So if you
ever do go on vacation again, we have

969
01:09:40,680 --> 01:09:48,200
that somewhere in our record keeping,
but just kudos to the knowledge you

970
01:09:45,560 --> 01:09:48,200
have, Jim.

971
01:09:48,720 --> 01:09:54,068
» Um with that remark, you're making me
sound old.

972
01:09:52,048 --> 01:09:54,068
» [laughter]

973
01:09:55,560 --> 01:10:00,240
» No, it's all good.
Way before Google.

974
01:10:00,280 --> 01:10:05,440
» Right.
>> Um and and and and folks, just so you

975
01:10:03,880 --> 01:10:08,760
know, he was mentioning it took holidays
in what 95 96 and that's those are

976
01:10:07,560 --> 01:10:12,600
basically the last holidays he's ever
taken. So uh yeah.

977
01:10:13,840 --> 01:10:19,680
» Go ahead, Mr. Kelly.
>> Sorry, um sorry, American. Uh just Amon

978
01:10:17,680 --> 01:10:23,600
mentioned it in her presentation.
Councillor Ottens, for your perspective,

979
01:10:21,200 --> 01:10:28,600
one of the key advancements in the asset
management program that she listed is to

980
01:10:25,680 --> 01:10:31,560
deal with collaboration. And if
not that we're asking Council to come

981
01:10:30,160 --> 01:10:34,320
behind the scenes and watch us work
every day, but if you could watch the

982
01:10:33,000 --> 01:10:38,520
way that
Jim and and Amon and Jim and anybody,

983
01:10:36,760 --> 01:10:41,680
but the collaboration of getting that
information,

984
01:10:39,960 --> 01:10:44,400
a big willingness to share all the
information he has with everybody and

985
01:10:43,160 --> 01:10:47,520
we're obviously not letting him go
anywhere for a long time. So we're not

986
01:10:46,440 --> 01:10:51,160
worried about that, but the
collaboration piece is working really

987
01:10:49,080 --> 01:10:54,520
well to get a lot of that information
into our systems and the data available.

988
01:10:53,000 --> 01:10:58,859
So thanks for noting that.
>> Well, Jim can't go anywhere till Martin

989
01:10:56,000 --> 01:11:03,160
sucks every thing out of his brain, so
>> [laughter]

990
01:11:00,640 --> 01:11:09,200
» Uh we do appreciate it, Jim, and Amon
and and Amy for your your update here.

991
01:11:05,320 --> 01:11:11,960
And I certainly um those shoulders
you know

992
01:11:10,120 --> 01:11:16,880
I remember we we talked about it years
ago about us doing the work. And it here

993
01:11:14,720 --> 01:11:20,000
you are using a shoulder that you
usually use for gravel. Now you're doing

994
01:11:18,400 --> 01:11:25,680
it with the paving.
And our team is doing the work, saving

995
01:11:22,800 --> 01:11:29,480
our taxpayers all kinds of money. So
thank you for the work that you and the

996
01:11:27,640 --> 01:11:33,720
team have been putting in
day in and day out to make sure that our

997
01:11:31,600 --> 01:11:38,560
tax dollars are being spent wisely and
our roads and our sidewalks and our

998
01:11:35,960 --> 01:11:42,560
bridges are being upgraded
perfectly in this community. Thank you,

999
01:11:40,520 --> 01:11:45,800
Jim.
Anything further?

1000
01:11:44,160 --> 01:11:48,360
All in favor?
That's carried.

1001
01:11:54,800 --> 01:12:02,360
Item 10.1
Moved by Councillor Martin, seconded by

1002
01:11:59,160 --> 01:12:06,240
Councillor Reed, that bylaw 2026-043,
being a bylaw to appoint drinking water

1003
01:12:04,800 --> 01:12:10,280
source protection risk management
inspectors and alternate risk management

1004
01:12:08,440 --> 01:12:13,440
officials, be hereby read a first,
second, and third time and finally

1005
01:12:11,480 --> 01:12:16,560
passed the 8th day of September, 2026.
Questions on this?

1006
01:12:16,680 --> 01:12:20,520
All in favor?
It's carried.

1007
01:12:24,080 --> 01:12:30,160
Next one, item 10.2. Moved by Councillor
Reed, seconded by Councillor Martin,

1008
01:12:27,760 --> 01:12:34,360
that bylaw 2026-044,
being a bylaw to amend zoning bylaw

1009
01:12:31,920 --> 01:12:37,920
2010-080
for the Town of Mapleton, be hereby read

1010
01:12:36,240 --> 01:12:43,920
a first, second, and third time and
finally passed the 8th day of September,

1011
01:12:39,520 --> 01:12:43,920
2026. Questions on this bylaw?

1012
01:12:44,160 --> 01:12:47,920
All in favor?
It's carried.

1013
01:12:49,440 --> 01:12:55,640
We have a number of items for
correspondence here.

1014
01:12:56,040 --> 01:13:00,840
Anyone wish to speak to any of these
items for correspondence?

1015
01:13:00,920 --> 01:13:05,600
Councillor Otten's noted earlier, the
one Dark Story Councillor would have

1016
01:13:03,960 --> 01:13:08,480
noted earlier, the one for Liz Savis was
the first one up here.

1017
01:13:12,200 --> 01:13:17,840
Councillor Martin?
>> Yeah, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh just to

1018
01:13:15,200 --> 01:13:24,680
that point about Liz's letter, um I
don't pretend to be a farmer. I'm more

1019
01:13:20,320 --> 01:13:29,160
like a occasional hand. Um but
as far as farm use for uh some of the

1020
01:13:26,840 --> 01:13:33,600
secondary roads and the uh
and no winter maintenance roads, uh

1021
01:13:31,960 --> 01:13:39,760
um
it's unbelievable the uh

1022
01:13:37,040 --> 01:13:43,120
they're way nicer to drive a tractor and
a wagon down rather than looping out on

1023
01:13:41,400 --> 01:13:47,920
the county road to get back in the farm
lane. Um so, I think

1024
01:13:46,080 --> 01:13:53,040
you know, we do have a roads needs study
that gets updated. Um you know, it might

1025
01:13:51,160 --> 01:13:57,840
be something that we
we consider uh or at least turn our

1026
01:13:55,640 --> 01:14:01,880
minds to to see what in fact that does
look like. Uh cuz those roads, you can

1027
01:14:00,200 --> 01:14:08,440
tell like even the one across here, it
gets used, you know, heavily. Um and

1028
01:14:06,240 --> 01:14:13,520
and so, I think that's not a small thing
uh cuz we certainly do see a fair amount

1029
01:14:11,040 --> 01:14:17,880
of farm traffic even at on county roads.
Um

1030
01:14:15,200 --> 01:14:21,400
so, if we can do our part, I think, to
at least review and look and see what

1031
01:14:19,480 --> 01:14:25,600
that
It's it's going to come at a price,

1032
01:14:22,760 --> 01:14:29,120
obviously, but um I think there's merit
to reviewing what that could be.

1033
01:14:29,240 --> 01:14:33,560
» Thank you.
Others?

1034
01:14:35,440 --> 01:14:41,800
Go ahead, Councillor Reed.
>> Uh through you, Mayor, for I just wanted

1035
01:14:39,520 --> 01:14:45,560
to bring uh to our attention 12.3, the
notice of withdrawal of the draft

1036
01:14:43,240 --> 01:14:49,760
approved subdivision in Glen Allan. Do
Do have

1037
01:14:46,920 --> 01:14:52,400
any more information on that at all?
Or just that it's been withdrawn and

1038
01:14:50,880 --> 01:14:55,560
that's what we have?
>> Unless the planner has any more

1039
01:14:54,000 --> 01:14:59,280
information
on that withdrawal.

1040
01:14:58,000 --> 01:15:04,080
For the Glen Allan subdivision, it was
just withdrawn by at the county level by

1041
01:15:00,920 --> 01:15:07,600
the proponent.
>> Uh through you, Mayor. Um Michelle

1042
01:15:05,800 --> 01:15:10,120
McCabe is dealing with that. So, she
might want to answer it.

1043
01:15:08,760 --> 01:15:12,640
» All right.
Michelle.

1044
01:15:17,280 --> 01:15:23,000
» Thank you. Through you, Mayor Davidson,
to Councillor um Amanda Reed. Do you

1045
01:15:20,640 --> 01:15:27,640
have something more specific that you're
you're asking

1046
01:15:24,920 --> 01:15:32,480
that you want to know about?
>> It was more just if we had known the

1047
01:15:29,720 --> 01:15:36,160
reason why it was being pulled
at all. I just had someone question me

1048
01:15:34,040 --> 01:15:38,720
on it the other day, so I wasn't sure.
I said we only had the information from

1049
01:15:37,520 --> 01:15:42,920
the county that it was being withdrawn
at this point.

1050
01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:46,720
» And as far as um public information
goes, I would say that is absolutely um

1051
01:15:45,320 --> 01:15:50,680
accurate.
The uh the most we we talked about was

1052
01:15:49,120 --> 01:15:54,640
the process.
And

1053
01:15:52,560 --> 01:16:00,680
unfortunately, and we did try. We have
had several meetings, but um

1054
01:15:57,960 --> 01:16:03,040
for whatever reason, they decided to to
pull.

1055
01:16:03,880 --> 01:16:06,440
» Anything further?

1056
01:16:09,760 --> 01:16:12,200
All right.

1057
01:16:15,240 --> 01:16:18,360
Any notices of motion?

1058
01:16:20,000 --> 01:16:26,040
Other business. Before we get into other
business,

1059
01:16:23,720 --> 01:16:29,240
uh Amy, you'd like to talk to us about
the block party.

1060
01:16:30,600 --> 01:16:37,320
» Uh through you, Mayor Davidson. Um
as you all are aware, we had our block

1061
01:16:34,760 --> 01:16:42,560
party at the end of August. It turned
out to be a great event. It our

1062
01:16:39,240 --> 01:16:47,280
businesses responded um for the majority
um in a great way and were took part in

1063
01:16:45,160 --> 01:16:50,960
the event. We really weren't sure what
to expect as this was our first time

1064
01:16:49,520 --> 01:16:54,440
ever doing something like this, but the
community definitely came out and

1065
01:16:52,400 --> 01:16:58,560
supported the event.
Our downtown restaurants were very

1066
01:16:56,440 --> 01:17:02,320
supportive. The event truly couldn't
happen without them taking part.

1067
01:17:01,320 --> 01:17:06,400
Um,
from the bands to the restaurants to all

1068
01:17:04,600 --> 01:17:12,560
the businesses and to everyone that came
out, we were so excited to see um, the

1069
01:17:09,960 --> 01:17:17,320
turnout of the event. And we've had lots
of asks about, you know, when is this

1070
01:17:15,040 --> 01:17:20,200
happening again next year? We had people
ask if we could do it every month and I

1071
01:17:19,360 --> 01:17:21,880
said [clears throat] that's a little
much. So,

1072
01:17:21,383 --> 01:17:26,320
» [gasps]
>> um, yeah, it was it was a a great

1073
01:17:24,040 --> 01:17:30,120
evening, a fun time I think had by
everyone and and we'll potentially take

1074
01:17:28,760 --> 01:17:32,720
a look at what we could do maybe for
next year.

1075
01:17:31,600 --> 01:17:35,200
» Thank you, Amy.
It was a fantastic event. Councillor

1076
01:17:34,120 --> 01:17:39,520
Woodham.
>> Thanks to you, Mayor Davidson. Just

1077
01:17:37,240 --> 01:17:44,440
wanted to do a little shout out. Um,
it truly was worth the detour because,

1078
01:17:42,560 --> 01:17:48,120
uh, my husband and I were there and a
lady sat down, joined us at the picnic

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table and, of course, we started
chatting. She was, um,

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from out of town, driving through, heard
it and decided to stop and see what it

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was all about. So, it definitely did
exactly, um, what we had wanted to is

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have awareness. We talked to her about
Drayton Festival Theatre. We talked to

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her about all the other, uh, great
things going on in Mapleton. So, kudos.

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It was, uh, well done through the county
and through your department.

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» Other business? Anybody else?

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All right.
Resolution 16.1.

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Moved by Councillor Martin, seconded by
Councillor Reed, that Township of

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Mapleton Council move into a closed
session to consider the following

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subject matters: litigation or or
potential litigation affecting the

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municipality, position, plan, or
procedure to be applied by the

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municipality. All in favor?
That's carried. 10-minute recess,

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please.