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Good afternoon everyone. We're not used
to having an afternoon meeting and I uh

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said good morning to quite a few of you.
So, I'd like to call to order the

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regular council meeting of August 17th,
2026.

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Can I get a motion to approve the
agenda, please?

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It's moved by Councelor Dunovan, second
by Councelor Nixon. All in favor?

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Motion is passed. Uh, have you read the
minutes of July 20th, 2026? They're in

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your package. Are there any errors or
omissions?

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Being none, let it stand approved as
read.

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So we'll move on now to presentations.
Uh first up we have Kelty Colors with

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more and Jason. You want to come to the
desk there? Um all I ask is

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your microphone, the green light is on
when you're speaking. uh you have 20

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minutes for your presentation and for
questions and I will start here while

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you're getting set up for counselors to
introduce ourselves to you.

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» Yeah. Yeah.

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Good morning and welcome. Um my name is
Donna Matis Leford and I cover district

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1 which is uh Wadmakok First Nation and
Washabuk Peninsula and Buckla. Thanks

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for coming today.
>> Hello welcome. Uh my name is Pa Mloud.

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District 2 uh Big Bedc Middle River Bedc
[clears throat] Inlet Ayansa Yankee line

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to the bridge of Wakok.
>> Hi I'm Nicholson District 3 Bedc area.

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Welcome.

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Good afternoon. Rosella Borren, District
4 and that would be like the Saint Anne

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South Haven up the Northshore area.
Thank you. Welcome.

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» Hi, Tim Donovan. Uh, District 6 from the
top of Smokeoky to North Ingenanishes.

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Welcome.
>> Hi, I'm Wanda Henik. I'm from District

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8. So that's Dingwall Cape North base at
Lawrence and Gapstick. Welcome.

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And I'm Jackie Organ, district sevens
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Harbor, White Point, Smrook, South
Harbor. Welcome.

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And you can start your presentation for
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» Good afternoon, wardens, deputy warden,
and members of council. Um, thank you

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for having us. My name is Mora Pcel and
this is Jason Jardine and we're the

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Celtic Colors Festival or co- festival
um managers and this year marks the 30th

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year of Celtic Colors. We're here today
to share an update on the 2026 festival

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which will be running from October 9th
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Um before we get into the details, we
just wanted to start by saying thank

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you. Victoria County approved two grants
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the development grant and the other is
the operation grant that allows us to

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provide the nightly shuttle from the
festival club to hotels in and around

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the deck area. Both applications for
this fiscal year have been approved and

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we are very grateful for your continued
support and partnership. What we'd like

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to do today is to show you exactly what
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culture and economic impacts of Victoria
County and the people. I'll let Jason

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take you through this year's festival
itself and victorious county roll

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initiation.
>> Thanks Mora and thanks everyone for

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making time for us today. Uh great to
get out of Sydney, get up to beautiful

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Bedc. We had a lovely lunch across the
street. Could do that every day.

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[laughter]
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» So thank you. Thank you. Um Mara
mentioned uh this marks our 30th year.

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So, it began way back in uh 1997 when
festival co-founders Joela Folds and Max

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McDonald came up with this brilliant
somewhat crazy idea of having an

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islandwide festival. Um, and from the
outside it can look like a big music

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festival and and it kind of is that and
so much more. But the kind of the core

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goal that they set out to do uh was to
generate rural community economic impact

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um through culture and and that's
worked. So since 1997 we estimate that

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the festival has brought 225 million in
direct economic impact to the island.

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Uh Mara mentioned this marks our 30th.
We plan to present 52 concerts and

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hundreds of cultural events across the
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events uh at last count and they're
still trickling in. Um and all of this

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is made possible by many many many
people. Uh we partner with over a 100

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nonprofit organizations and close to
1700 volunteers to make all of this

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And Celtic colors is more than just an
economic driver. It's a reflection of

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and celebration of the island's
hospitality and the cultures that help

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shape it. So we present Gaelic, Migma,
and Acadian traditions through the

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concerts and all of the cultural
experiences, many of which happen here

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uh in Victoria County.
So this year in the county we have 11

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concerts in 10 venues and that's a list
of venues which is a little hard to read

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on this screen but many familiar names
to all of you I'm sure bulletry school

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culture center gayla college Alexander
Graanbell theater uh and many more and

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beyond those concerts there will be 60
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county and those are all the other
things those are the workshops and the

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community meals and the guided hikes,
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things. Uh, and of course then there's
the deer festival club. So, everybody

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familiar with the festival club? Ever
been to the festival club? Buddy,

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[laughter]
get a couple of nods. Yeah. Um, so the

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festival club is really the social heart
of the festival. That's where artists

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and audiences get to come together a
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wind down. Um, for artists, it's a place
to meet and reconnect with other

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artists. And for the audience, it's a
place to kind of have a night cap or two

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and get up on the dance floor and have a
have a good time. Uh, it's a pretty

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magical event that happens every night
during the festival. And uh last year we

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saw approximately 1,700 in attendance
over the week uh and brought in close to

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$30,000 at the door. Um and the success
of a club really depends on having

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people be able to get there and back
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Uh
that of course is the nightly shuttle

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service which Mora mentioned the
operational grant uh that you guys

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approved goes towards. Um so for every
night of the festival we run free

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transportation 10:30 till 3:30 in the
morning uh connecting the Gala College

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to Bedc Area hotels. Uh and it's it's
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uh an important service. It's a public
safety measure first and foremost. It

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keeps people off of those dark roads and
it acts as everybody's designated

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driver.
Uh we know from when we chat to people

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about their plans and it really
encourages a lot of people to stay here

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in the deck so that they can kind of be
centrally located, fill their days with

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festival things and know that they have
a hassle-free way to get to and from the

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club and it just removes a barrier to
participating uh and people don't have

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to travel that dark and twisty road as
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route to Mala College. Uh so thank you
very much for recognizing the importance

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of that service and supporting it
and uh I will pass it back to Mara and

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Mara's going to talk a bit about kind of
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» So when we look at the impact the
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looking at 2025 numbers. So we held 12
concerts here last year and there was um

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almost $3,000 attendees. that generated
$112,000

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and the hosting organizations get 20% of
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there was 60 CCEES which was up
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Um so there was $61,000 that or $67,000
that was returned to the ccees. They

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keep 100% of their money that is
generated. We just work as an an

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advertising engine for those events. and
almost 6,000 people attended community

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cultural events in 2025
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Victoria um by volunteers in Victoria
County. There was 207. So that's just

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the snap snapshot of this county. When
you look at the whole island, it's

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hundreds and hundreds of events that
bring people from all over the world to

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experience our wonderful island.
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yeah. So, last year we did something
really interesting with Sports Tourism

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Canada. They did a survey to measure the
economic impact of all um festivals in

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Nova Scotia. So, they were comparing
apples to apples for where everybody

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came out. And it Celtic Colors did come
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Scotia. And we generated $18.2 2 million
in economic activity for Nova Scotia and

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15.8 of that state in Cape Breton. Um
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More than 9,000 people from off the
island visited Cape Breton and they

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averaged they average they stay for six
nights um which you can see when you go

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around anywhere in the island during the
festival. Hotels are full fully booked,

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restaurants are jammed, and everybody's
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time. Um, and so when you realize how
much of the programming takes place in

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and around PDC,
a meaningful share of that spending

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happens here in Victoria County.

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So, we don't just do the festival for
the nine days. Um, we also have a

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schools program that we run all year.
And so we're just going to look at what

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the schools program did in Victoria
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reach 628 students. We ran a fiddle club
at Cape Smoky Elementary and we had

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guitar workshops at Cabbage High and
seven schools in Victoria County were

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visited. this um so the festival artists
go out and do this um and

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programming is given in Gaelic, French,
Migma and English and they and the work

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extends beyond the festival and brings
Celtic culture to the next generation

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and allows for the festival to continue
to grow and have those culture bearsers

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coming up and
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So when we look at how we make this all
happen, there's a lot of festival

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partners that come together to support
um support us. So we received 437

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$434,000
from the federal government from both

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AOA and Canadian Heritage. The
provincial government gives us 165,000

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and then we generate about $1.2 million.
So we have a total budget of one 2.1

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million and most of that money stays in
Cape Breton being spent on venues,

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artist fees, accommodations, local crews
and suppliers. We do make an extra

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effort to spend as much as we can on
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So
wanted to say thank you for having us

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and supporting the festival. It really
does mean a lot and hope we can continue

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to do interesting things together in the
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» Thank you. Does anyone have any comments
or questions for for them? I mean, it's

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a great it's a great program.
I'm sure some of us have seen your seen

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all the things going on in our own
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Deputy W go. Oh, thank you so much for
coming and since I'm here like at nine

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years now, it's it's amazing how the
festival grow every year. So, we're um

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I'm proud to we can support you and for
the shuttle. Yeah, you're right. It's a

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huge help for for us and for the
residents and for the tourists because

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that way they have the freedom to enjoy
and come back safe. So, I think that a

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main key of the festival because success
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the hotels. Thank you,

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» councelor Henick.
>> Just wanted to say congratulations on 30

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years.
That's a, you know, good, you know,

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organization festival for 30 years in
Victoria County. It's wonderful. I

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already got my ticket for ASB Bay. So,
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» Anyone else?
Okay, council Nicholson,

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» I just like to say on in the bedc area,
it's jammed. There's not another space

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anywhere for the whole time. It's an
awesome event.

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» Yeah, it's impressive to see
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partnerships with many of the hotels
here and they're very generous with us.

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So, we kind of block our rooms in
advance because people book them year

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after year, right? Um, so we have our
little block that's safe and we kind of

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zip through those pretty fast and then
we reach out. We're like, "Yeah, we

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can't help you. We have nothing left."
It's like, "Okay, all right." So, even

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we feel that crunch. Yeah.
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» Thank you.
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Next up, we have Easter District
Planning Commission Sean Dunovan. Hi,

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You're all set up there. Sean,

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» Sean, is your mic on? Is the green light
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» There. There we go.
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» Um, yeah. Yeah. So, just a few slides,
but I was asked to come and just provide

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more of an information session on the
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deal with with district planning. Um,
there has been some changes recently

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with regards to them, just kind of our
internal procedures and who's involved

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with them now. And so, the purpose of
this presentation is just to kind of

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give a little information on where we're
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Um, I do ask if you have any questions
with specific files or anything, give me

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a call. Um, I'm the main point of
contact. So, a lot of times now calls

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will come into our main office or come
to John. Um, and then they all get sent

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to me and then it's reversed. So, if uh
if there is any questions or concerns on

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files or properties or anything, you can
just reach directly out to me, my cell

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phone, email, anything. Um because I'll
have access to every right away instead

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of sending emails back and forth to try
and figure out who's where properties

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are. So, um, so yeah. Um, the big thing
with district planning now is that on

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our website, we have a spot that allows
constituents to submit their complaint

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forms. So, in previous years, it was
always a paper copy. Um, we'd have to

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send the file, we'd have to email the
PDF, fill it out, send it back, and then

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there'd be times people would be
dropping them off to municipal offices

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or dropping them off to counselors or
get faxing them into our Hawkbury office

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or any of our other municipal offices or
emails and it was kind of they were

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here, there, everywhere and trying to
keep track of them all. So to simplify

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that now we have uh right on our website
you can go so if anyone's contacting you

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asking about how to submit a form you
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there's a section there under building
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it'll bring you to this for the
dangerous and unsightly complaints and

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they can fill all the information out
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submitted to an email address that we've
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assistant Stephanie it goes right to
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anymore. No fax complaints or dropped
off complaints or email complaints that

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are going to junk mail or anything like
that. They go right to a specific

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complaints email address. We get them
right away. And now that Stephanie's

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brought into the fold. Um they're acted
upon in our new kind of procedures much

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quicker, much more efficient. So this is
what it kind of looks like. Anyone that

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wants to submit it can submit it there.
I know in the past we've received a lot

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of complaints that have had pictures and
different things and it's just easier

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now to just put everything in, the
complaintant puts their name on it. Um,

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again, nothing's changed with the
confidentiality of them or anything.

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It's just an easier function to go to
our website and submit them.

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So
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receive them by email we've moved into I
know most of you have realized at

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district planning we've created or we've
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and part of that organizational review
that I've dealt with was the dangerous

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and unsightly complaints process. So
since that review we've moved into this

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is our town suite permit tracking
system. We've always used this for

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building and fire inspections side. It's
our main point of inspections, files,

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everything. Um, all the photos for
inspections, everything go in there. So,

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I've worked with Town Suite over the
last few weeks and we've now created the

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bylaw section. So, once these complaints
are submitted, they go to the email

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address. Our administrative assistant,
Stephanie, now receives them right away.

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She lets the complaintant know that
we've received the the complaint. She

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has a you'll see in a later slide um
we've created a a letter that goes out

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immediately. So she's submitting that
right away. Um so that's going out to

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the property owners right after we
receive it. Um and then everything's

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going into our town suite permit
tracking system. So in that system, this

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is just a a snippet of what kind of it
looks like. Um, so Stephanie will

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receive it, put it in, creates a file,
puts the complaint form in, puts her

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remarks in when it was received, and
then she's basically letting me know,

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and we're assigning a building official
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process, and then she sends the letter
out. The letter goes in here. You'll

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see, I know it's hard to see, but
there's a document section there. Um,

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excuse me. So, the letter, the complaint
form, anything that comes with it goes

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in there. And then one of the functions
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bottom rightish there's a add process.
So we're able to add processes of um

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where the
files going. So initial letters been

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sent, site visit needs to be done within
14 days, all of these things. So then

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it's allow like we can then use this
system to track them where it's at,

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what's been done so far. So it's a much
more efficient way of doing it. Um, so

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we're still ironing out some kinks with
the town suite system and their IT

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department on it, but it's so far it's
been working good. New complaints have

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been going in. Stephanie's able to keep
track of it. She's doing updates

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monthly. Um, but again, it's all new
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that's kind of where we're going now.
So, the new letter that we have that

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we've created, um, previously we would
send a letter just saying we've received

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a complaint. Can you please contact us?
Um, so this letter has a little bit more

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bite, a little more time frame. Um,
we're asking that they contact within 14

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days of receiving the letter. All
letters are going out registered mail so

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we can track them whether they're
received or not. And Stephanie's a big

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part of that because that's the
administrative work. That's a lot with

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these ones that you know once she
receives a complaint, it goes in town

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suite. It's just the next step is get
this letter done, fill out the property

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information, send it out. And a lot of
them a lot of them these days are

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getting returned recently. Um so we're
using the tax department a lot. Um we're

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kind of the next step that Stephanie
moves into if there's a letter gets

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returned is that we contact the tax
office and sometimes we've had good

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luck. Other times it's the same address
that they have that we have that they

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have. Um but sometimes we luck out and
there's a phone number or an email

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address on file and we use that. Um,
we've had some success recently for a

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property in
Iona that the letter was returned,

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contacted the tax office, we ended up
getting an email address, we took a

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shot, within a day, the owner contacted
us, within another day, the property was

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cleaned up. So, we have had some success
with the tax department on that and

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lucking out to have contact information.
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we've had a lot more in the ones that
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property owners contacting us right away
after receiving this letter. So, and

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that opens up the initial conversation
with the property owner and with the our

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number one goal of getting compliance.
It's sometimes when they receive a

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letter or an order right away, it starts
the process off very salty. So, having

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this conversation, being able to say,
"Hey, this is what it is and this is

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what we're looking to do. can we meet
you on the property? We've already

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visited, but can we meet you there? And
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then it kind of leads to our overall
goal of having that owner compliance and

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working with the owners to complete the
necessary work. So that's our number one

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step. Um so when when I talk about that
owner compliance, that's our number one

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goal. I mean, obviously to have the
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work. That's what we're shooting for. Or
that's why the purpose of that letter is

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to get that contact to have that
conversation to work with them to get

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it. So then it keeps it out of you know
tenders and municipality paying a bunch

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of money to have this work completed
where if we can have that conversation

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with the property owner and say hey
listen like this is what we need. You

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know what's a time frame that you think
you could be there? And unfortunately a

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lot of some of these owners are not
around. So we're also dealing with them

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out of pro province that are trying to
deal with family members to get there

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and we've done that where we've met
family members on the property walk

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through and tried to say you know let's
get this done in the next 30 days and if

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you get that done let's move to this. So
that's kind of the overall goal of that

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letter is to open up that line of
communication and and have the property

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owner understand listen we've got
complaints you know this is where we're

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at. this is what we'd like to see and
and so far in the ones that we've

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received recently and started this
process with it's been good success. So

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with that previous files that's where
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these in here to get them caught up and
get the processes

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started and these where time frames
going on the older files where we've had

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them just in a in our share drive
basically. So we're we're slowly moving

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those in. Obviously, summer's a busy
time for us with the building inspection

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side of thing. It's the construction
side. So, my guys are flat out right now

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going everywhere is for building and
summer vacation. So,

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Steph is back and she's working on
getting all those ones back in. But any

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anything new in the last probably month
and a half that's come in has been going

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into town suite and has been in this
process. And in most municipalities,

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we've been having good success with it.
So, it's just a step forward in this

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process of unsightly to track it
efficiently, not have anything fall

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through the crack, not have a complaint
form misplaced or anything, and then not

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only update the property owners, but to
be able to have staff immediately say,

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"Yes, thank you. We've received your
complaint. Any up further updates,

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please contact me." So, it's a little
easier that way for us. Um, and then

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obviously I'm sure everyone's well aware
that we we have the right to issue those

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cleanup orders and those are those are
the ones that come in when there has

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been cases we've dealt with property
owners that they just don't want

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anything to do with it. So, as
administrators, we have the right to

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issue the cleanup orders. Um, they don't
have to come from council. They can come

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directly from us. We have those drafted.
We can post those. The only way they

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come to council is if they're appealed.
So, they have that right to appeal it.

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If it's appealed, it basically shuts the
cleanup order down until it appears

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before council. Um, demolition orders,
those are the same. Those we don't we

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can't issue. Um, we recommend and then
it comes to council. They have the

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opportunity to speak. We come and do our
presentation and then it's council's

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decision whether they want to issue that
order or allow more time in some cases.

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Um, but at the end of the day, the
property owner does have the right to

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appear before those. So, that's kind of
where we're at with unsightlys right

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now. It has we've moved in since the
organizational rem review, we've moved

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into this process where we're using
we've updated our town suite system.

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We've put that to use. We've tried to
move it similar into the building

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inspection side, but it's a much more
efficient way. And I think moving

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forward, it's going to be very helpful
with these. Um, but every unsightly I

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can say I've been a part of for the last
15 years has been different. There

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hasn't been one that's been the same.
You're dealing with different owners,

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different properties, demolitions,
cleanup. Sometimes you're dealing with a

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property that someone might think's
unsightly, but according to the MGA,

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it's not. It might be tacky, but it's
not unsightly. And we've had a lot of

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those properties. And sometimes it's
hard to hear for a complaintant that,

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you know, keeps their yard immaculate
and doesn't like wishing wells and

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gnomes and garden sheds and everything
on their property. But at the end of the

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day, we have to go by the municipal
government act. And um but yeah, so

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everyone like we go into it with the
mindset that we want to work with the

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property owners. We want to get owner
compliance. Obviously that doesn't

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happen every time, but um that's kind of
our goal where we're at with them. Now,

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having Steph on board is massive for us
right now because the administrative

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work is taken care of and it's much more
efficient as far as you submit the

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complaint, it goes into our system.
within seven days we have someone on

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site to visit it. You're getting
notified that you've received it. So,

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it's not like, "Hey, I submitted this
complaint. I have no idea where it's

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at."
And then it's a point of contact as

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well. Same with me. But more for the
complaintant to say, "Okay, now I have

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Steph's contact. I can contact her and
say, "Hey, where's it going?" Um, and

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then with Townite as well, those
requirements, they give notifications.

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So every month we can print it off and
say, "Okay, what's where are we at with

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all these Victoria
County complaints and it'll print off a

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report and say you have to hit this one,
this one, this one." So it should be

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much more efficient moving forward.
Obviously, it's not an overnight thing,

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but um and we do have to get caught up
on the existing files that aren't in

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there, but um I am looking forward to
having this process be a more efficient

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one with complaints. Um, but yeah,
that's kind of what I had as far as an

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update from us and information with
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thing is, like I said, every file is
different. Sometimes you're dealing with

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homeowners that have are deceased and
you have no one. You're trying to find a

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family member. A lot of times in the
rural areas, you're dealing with

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property owners that are out of province
that have no idea. They've been left

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this property. They've never been to it.
Um, so everyone is, as much as I'd like

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to say, and I tell this when I talk to
complaints is that as much as I'd like

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to say, hey, it'll be done next week,
it's it's not reality. It's it they do

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take time and some have taken a lot of
time. But it's uh you know when we're in

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a situation trying to work with them and
they're contacting us and they're

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they're being open in their dialogue
with it, we do tend to work with them

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cuz a lot of these cases, especially the
more so the cleanups and the

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demolitions, but um you're dealing with
mental health and hoarders and different

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things that you know people that are
trying to make a living and what some

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people might see as junk and rubbish and
everything else. to that person, it's an

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income, right? So, we do try and have
that in the back of mind going in when

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we're dealing with property owners is
have that compassion a bit. Um, but we

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also have a lot of teeth when it comes
to dangerous slightly. So, we always

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said, and John Bane always kind of
reiterates this as well, is a bad day

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for us is is a bad day, but when you're
going and tearing down a 100-year-old

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family home, it's a bad day for someone,
too. So, we do air on that side of

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compassion with people. But, so, yeah,
that's kind of where we're at with this.

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Um, like I said, I didn't bring anything
with specific files for this. This was

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more of a update and information on
where we're at with dangerous unsightly

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process with district planning. Um, but
like I said, you have my number, you

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have my email. I'm always available and
if there's specific questions on

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specific files, I'm the point of
contact. So, it's easier just to call me

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or email me and then I can go uh if if
I'm not aware of it now that Steph's

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brought in, I can get the update very
quickly. So,

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yeah. Is there any questions?
>> Go ahead, Councelor Maxport or just

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» Yes.

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» Excellent. I shoot that off to them and
boom, done. Love it. Fact, I can do it

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in a text message, email, anyway.
>> That's right.

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» It's really convenient.
>> It is. And it's the complaint form that

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the PDF copy has changed over the years
and sometimes you'd be receiving them

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and it's like a complaint form from 10
years ago that is not the most current

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one. Right. So, this is very with
technology today and like you said, you

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could text that link and they can do it
right on their smartphone. So, it's it

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is more efficient that way.

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Councelor Warren.
>> Hi Sean. Hi. We haven't met.

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» No, just talked.
>> We've talked from District 4. Y

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» and I know we've communicated quite a
bit over the last year with um a

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particular file.
>> Yep.

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» And I probably will let you know that
there's several people watching.

404
00:32:55,600 --> 00:33:00,080
» Y
>> because there's

405
00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:02,080
major concerns still with one particular
file in our in our district.

406
00:33:01,600 --> 00:33:05,200
» Y
>> and I will chat with you afterwards on

407
00:33:04,240 --> 00:33:09,679
that because I know there is some
privacy and all that stuff with that. So

408
00:33:07,120 --> 00:33:16,000
that's fine. But going back to your the
new system, um you said that the

409
00:33:13,039 --> 00:33:17,600
existing files will get moved into this
new system,

410
00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:22,080
» correct?
>> Is there a timeline on that because I

411
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:26,960
think maybe the some of these files got
lost potentially through that system.

412
00:33:25,279 --> 00:33:30,559
» Yeah. So that that's kind of where our
old system was. We had like every county

413
00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:34,080
had a file and it was on our shared
drive and everything, but there was

414
00:33:32,320 --> 00:33:37,360
really unless you were going looking,
there was no notification system for

415
00:33:35,679 --> 00:33:42,799
that. So, this is what Town Suite allows
us to do is to put a file in, put what's

416
00:33:41,039 --> 00:33:46,720
been happening, and then set a
requirement to say, "Okay, this has to

417
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:49,279
happen in the next 14 days, and if it
doesn't, you're going to get notified

418
00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:54,240
for it." So, it's not just going to get
in there and just get left there. Um,

419
00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:59,600
so, like I said, Summer's been really
busy with inspections and building and

420
00:33:56,880 --> 00:34:03,679
summer vacations. So, Steph has that on
her to-do list and she'll be picking

421
00:34:01,120 --> 00:34:06,480
away at that. So, I'm going to hope in
the next month or so all the old files

422
00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:10,639
will be in.
>> Excellent. So, then with the new system,

423
00:34:08,320 --> 00:34:14,720
another question that I have is will the
person that's sent in the complaint

424
00:34:13,919 --> 00:34:18,560
» Y
>> does that generate a file number

425
00:34:16,399 --> 00:34:23,359
automatically and do they get that that
they could refer back to that file

426
00:34:20,320 --> 00:34:29,440
number as when they're calling in? um
like I I think that's missing like

427
00:34:25,839 --> 00:34:33,760
there's a gap of information potentially
missing and so you know they reach out

428
00:34:31,440 --> 00:34:37,040
to counselors to be yeah they're missing
so they're like that's you know they're

429
00:34:35,280 --> 00:34:38,560
the the residents that that make the
complaint

430
00:34:37,599 --> 00:34:43,040
» right
>> um I feel like they're getting

431
00:34:41,119 --> 00:34:47,359
frustrated because they're not getting
anyone to follow up with uh the

432
00:34:45,679 --> 00:34:50,480
complaints except if it goes through
counselors which I definitely don't have

433
00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:56,000
a problem with that I think all of us
deal with that quite often And but I

434
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:58,640
think there's a missing piece of
communication.

435
00:34:57,040 --> 00:35:02,560
» Well, when you talk about a file number,
that's what so the permit tracking

436
00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:06,560
system on the building side, it gives
you a permit number. So when we put

437
00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:10,880
something in town suite now for
Unsightly, it does create a file number.

438
00:35:09,119 --> 00:35:15,200
So
it kind of got my wheels turning where

439
00:35:12,400 --> 00:35:19,440
when Stephanie does respond back to the
complaint and who submitted to say, I

440
00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:23,520
think you received your complaint. we
could add the file number to it. So then

441
00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:27,760
when they want to contact us, they can
list off a file number. Typically right

442
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:32,400
now it's more just they're giving us the
property, the civic number if there is

443
00:35:29,440 --> 00:35:36,000
one or the area or the if they know the
property owner, but a file number would

444
00:35:34,560 --> 00:35:40,920
be very easy just to put in that email
and say thank you for it. files been

445
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:40,920
created viant

446
00:35:41,119 --> 00:35:48,240
because then they feel I mean like it it
takes a lot of like for someone to put

447
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:51,520
their name out there to even to do the
complaint because they could be friends,

448
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:55,200
their neighbors, their community
members. So I think there needs to be

449
00:35:53,599 --> 00:35:59,200
that part of it. I think that's where
there's some community frustration is

450
00:35:56,960 --> 00:36:03,040
when they're left out of that piece.
>> Um you know when they're there to

451
00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:06,160
support as well. They're not just there
to complain.

452
00:36:03,839 --> 00:36:08,160
» That's right. So, um, we got to look at
their their point of view. I guess

453
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:12,640
that's where I'm coming.
>> The confidentiality that that's a big

454
00:36:09,839 --> 00:36:16,960
thing that you bring up and we always
explain that that, you know, you are

455
00:36:14,640 --> 00:36:20,240
putting your name on it. Um, you know,
we do our best for confidentiality. We

456
00:36:18,800 --> 00:36:24,160
don't say who the complaint is, but a
lot of these rural areas, you know, it

457
00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:27,760
could be a neighbor and you're only the
two houses on that rural road, right?

458
00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,760
So,
>> sure,

459
00:36:28,240 --> 00:36:33,359
» they say, "Yes, I get it that it's
confidential, but who else is going to

460
00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:39,119
be complaining about this?" So that does
air on that side. Um so I do see that

461
00:36:35,760 --> 00:36:44,480
was concerns but um yeah we have nothing
that's like other than to say we've

462
00:36:42,480 --> 00:36:50,560
received your complaint and at the end
to say that it's been complied with or

463
00:36:48,320 --> 00:36:55,200
in some cases if we go there and it's
not dangerous and unsightly we will send

464
00:36:52,640 --> 00:36:59,200
the information then everything after
that is on the complaint if they want an

465
00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:03,599
update to contact us. So when we send
that initial contact to say that we've

466
00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:07,680
received it, I think we move forward
with creating that file number in our

467
00:37:06,240 --> 00:37:12,320
system and saying here's the file number
for future updates. Please contact this

468
00:37:10,400 --> 00:37:17,920
number for this spot.
>> Great. Can you walk us through from the

469
00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:22,000
new system from when they
um first uh put in the complaint to when

470
00:37:20,240 --> 00:37:24,960
the case would potentially be closed?
What what do you see as a time frame and

471
00:37:23,839 --> 00:37:28,880
what is
>> 6 months, 8 months, a year? That's the

472
00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:33,119
That's the hard part. Like I wish I
could give you a number. Um but the

473
00:37:31,760 --> 00:37:35,599
problem is is when we receive a
complaint,

474
00:37:34,160 --> 00:37:40,320
» it goes in our system. We send that
letter.

475
00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:44,400
» Sometimes that letter is not returned to
us from the post office. If it's not

476
00:37:41,920 --> 00:37:48,000
received by registered mail for two to
three weeks and then we have to go down

477
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:52,320
the avenue of okay, is there a phone
number? Is there an email? Can we get

478
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:58,800
something to contact this person or
what's our next step? And then it's if

479
00:37:55,599 --> 00:38:03,280
they do receive that letter and they
contact us, then like I said, every file

480
00:38:01,119 --> 00:38:06,800
is different. What's what's the avenue
here? Is it a bunch of derelike

481
00:38:05,200 --> 00:38:10,800
vehicles? Is it just two bags of garbage
that they're complaining about? Is it

482
00:38:09,040 --> 00:38:16,800
five houses on the property that have to
come down? So, as much as I could I'd

483
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:20,720
like to say it's a two month, three
month, six month process, it's it's hard

484
00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:25,119
to put that number on a file depending
on

485
00:38:22,240 --> 00:38:30,240
one the contact. Did we get a hold of
them? Did they get a hold of us? Two,

486
00:38:27,599 --> 00:38:34,320
what's on the property?
And then owner compliance, like are they

487
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:38,640
working with us? And I mean, if we're
getting, say, for a property that's got

488
00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:42,880
a whole bunch of junk on it, if they
contact us and they start cleaning it,

489
00:38:40,800 --> 00:38:46,320
then we give them time frames of like,
okay, we need this, this, this done by

490
00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:50,000
this. And if they get that done, then we
say, okay, well, now it's this, this,

491
00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:53,760
and this for this. And those are usually
when it's clean up, it's always like 14

492
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:58,480
days or 30 days. Those are the time
frames that we stick with. So again, I'd

493
00:38:57,200 --> 00:39:02,880
love to be able to tell you it's a 6
month or 3-month process, but it's just

494
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:08,880
unrealistic depending on what the case
is. I mean, some of them are a oneweek

495
00:39:05,839 --> 00:39:12,640
process. Complaint in, send a letter,
they contact us,

496
00:39:11,040 --> 00:39:18,160
sorry, I, you know, I meant to clean all
that up. Two days later, I get an email

497
00:39:14,800 --> 00:39:22,720
and it's done. So, [sighs] it's uh it's
varied case by case and the severity of

498
00:39:20,400 --> 00:39:28,400
the case depends on the time frame and
then you get into other issues where is

499
00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:31,920
it one property owner, is it another
property owner, is it a list of family

500
00:39:30,079 --> 00:39:35,839
members that are on this property that
have been, you know, their parents have

501
00:39:33,839 --> 00:39:39,839
passed away and they've given it to five
siblings and now, you know, they live

502
00:39:38,640 --> 00:39:45,280
everywhere in the country and you're
trying to track down all of them. So,

503
00:39:43,359 --> 00:39:49,359
I would love to say it's a certain time
frame, but I just unfortunately in these

504
00:39:47,359 --> 00:39:52,480
cases I can't. And that's the that's the
nature of the beast when it comes to

505
00:39:50,480 --> 00:39:56,480
these complaint files is that they are
all different when it comes to them.

506
00:39:55,200 --> 00:40:00,800
» Great. Thank you. And I'll follow up
with that one

507
00:39:58,079 --> 00:40:04,880
» particular case. Thank you.
>> Are you warden?

508
00:40:02,160 --> 00:40:09,440
» Thank you, Sean. Uh just I have
understand uh they go to the building

509
00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:13,760
fire and then the form. in the form they
can uh upload pictures. Is there

510
00:40:12,560 --> 00:40:18,480
pictures or just
>> No, no pictures. No. Um

511
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:21,599
» it's uh it's just the information
>> and then you contact them.

512
00:40:19,599 --> 00:40:25,359
» Yeah. So when you're on that
>> So it's right there. So in the message

513
00:40:23,839 --> 00:40:30,640
you can write your description. So
basically like the the old paper

514
00:40:27,839 --> 00:40:33,760
complaint form was. Now some pictures we
would receive people would print them

515
00:40:32,160 --> 00:40:37,920
off and attach them with it.
>> Okay. In the form, but if they do it

516
00:40:35,839 --> 00:40:41,119
online, it's just
It's just information, property

517
00:40:39,359 --> 00:40:44,480
information, because it's hard. We would
never base our opinion off a picture

518
00:40:43,040 --> 00:40:48,560
that's been emailed to us because we
don't know where that picture's been

519
00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:52,079
taken from. Is it exactly that property?
So, until we actually visit the property

520
00:40:50,400 --> 00:40:54,480
and do our own photos, those are the
ones we use.

521
00:40:52,720 --> 00:41:00,400
» As a consor, we don't have to sign it
either or any letter, nothing. Okay.

522
00:40:57,440 --> 00:41:06,400
Great. Thanks.
>> Any other questions for Shaw?

523
00:41:04,079 --> 00:41:11,359
No, not being any. Thank you very much.
>> No problem. Thank you for having me. And

524
00:41:08,240 --> 00:41:15,359
like I said, uh any questions at all,
contact my cell phone or shoot me an

525
00:41:13,119 --> 00:41:22,079
email. I'm on the road a lot these days.
And so I'll get back to you as soon as I

526
00:41:18,640 --> 00:41:27,119
can if I don't pick up. But um yeah, the
way the system is now, we can provide an

527
00:41:23,599 --> 00:41:30,119
update quickly. So great. Thank you very
much.

528
00:41:52,880 --> 00:42:01,119
and the next one is Bedc Nordic. Uh
they're not here right now, so we're

529
00:41:58,160 --> 00:42:05,359
going to jump ahead until she gets here.
We're going to do council highlights

530
00:42:03,440 --> 00:42:09,319
your districts. We'll start with
councelor Matson Lefor.

531
00:42:10,000 --> 00:42:18,720
Thank you, Gordon.
uh district 1 report on July 31st. I was

532
00:42:15,839 --> 00:42:23,040
pleased to attend the clan
McNeel day. So I got to be a McNeel for

533
00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:27,200
a day at St. Columba Paris Center in
Iona at the invitation of Clan McNeel

534
00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:30,880
President Patricia McNeel and it was a
wonderful afternoon connecting with

535
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:36,880
McNeel family members who I knew there
were many um from near and far and

536
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:41,440
enjoying great music from Susan Mlan and
Kai Udby and celebrating Cape Breton

537
00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:46,480
heritage and community. A sincere thank
you to the many volunteers who made the

538
00:42:43,200 --> 00:42:50,400
event such a success. And just put out
there, Clan McNeil warmly welcomes

539
00:42:48,480 --> 00:42:54,480
anyone interested in connecting with
their McNeel heritage because they're

540
00:42:52,079 --> 00:43:01,280
willing to look it up for you. There
were people there from Ontario and PEI

541
00:42:56,800 --> 00:43:06,960
and far away. So, it was a fun day. Um,
one other notification for my area is

542
00:43:04,400 --> 00:43:11,599
the Wadmakook Pow-Wow is coming up. That
will be September 12th and the 13th and

543
00:43:09,599 --> 00:43:16,720
municipal employees and I will be there
again this year with our coffee and tea

544
00:43:13,760 --> 00:43:23,680
tent. So stop by and say hello and enjoy
a cup with us. Everyone is welcome.

545
00:43:20,960 --> 00:43:27,839
And I do have one motion again with my
that's the end of my district report.

546
00:43:25,680 --> 00:43:33,680
The motion is on municipal travel
expense policy review and amendment.

547
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:38,640
So it's one of those whereas therefore
so give me one second here. Um whereas

548
00:43:36,720 --> 00:43:43,680
the municipality of the county of
Victoria has a municipal travel expense

549
00:43:41,119 --> 00:43:48,240
policy governing travel and mileage
expenses incurred in the course of

550
00:43:45,359 --> 00:43:51,760
municipal business. And whereas
counselors have been advised that

551
00:43:49,760 --> 00:43:56,560
mileage incurred within their own
electoral district is not eligible for

552
00:43:53,920 --> 00:44:01,520
reimbursement and whereas the authority
for this restriction has not been

553
00:43:58,640 --> 00:44:07,680
identified. Therefore, be it resolved
that the um CAO be directed to number

554
00:44:05,119 --> 00:44:12,160
one, review the municipal travel expense
policy, including its historical

555
00:44:10,160 --> 00:44:16,000
amendments and related council
resolutions

556
00:44:13,680 --> 00:44:19,839
respecting counselor travel and mileage.
Number two,

557
00:44:18,319 --> 00:44:22,800
identify and report the authority for
the restriction on mileage incurred by

558
00:44:21,280 --> 00:44:27,200
counselors within their own electoral
district, including any applicable

559
00:44:24,880 --> 00:44:31,119
policy provision, council resolution,
administered directive, or other

560
00:44:28,720 --> 00:44:35,200
documented authority.
Review the corresponding travel and

561
00:44:33,119 --> 00:44:40,319
mileage practices of comparable Nova
Scotia municipalities

562
00:44:37,280 --> 00:44:45,040
and prepare proposed amendments to the
municipal travel expense policy and

563
00:44:42,560 --> 00:44:50,560
present them to either the September
8th, 2026 committee of the whole meeting

564
00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:56,480
or the September 21st, 2026 council
meeting for council's consideration.

565
00:44:53,920 --> 00:45:01,520
There's a motion on the table. Do I have
a seconder?

566
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:04,880
Second by council. All in favor?
>> Do we have any discussion or

567
00:45:03,359 --> 00:45:07,680
» no discussion then?
>> No. Sorry.

568
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:14,400
» No. I just thought in case anybody
wanted to ask any or the new counselors.

569
00:45:12,400 --> 00:45:18,720
So, it's all in favor of motion will be
carried.

570
00:45:17,200 --> 00:45:25,359
Okay.
We're going to go back to our

571
00:45:21,200 --> 00:45:29,680
presentations. Miss Eileen Woodford,
come to the table. Thank you.

572
00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:30,560
» Uh I'm going to tell you you have 20
minutes.

573
00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:37,040
» Yes.
>> For your presentation and questions

574
00:45:34,720 --> 00:45:41,040
and your mic there as long as little you
push the button for the little green

575
00:45:38,960 --> 00:45:42,800
light to come on and that means your mic
is on.

576
00:45:41,359 --> 00:45:48,000
» The green is on now.
>> Okay.

577
00:45:45,760 --> 00:45:54,000
I've got the counselors to introduce
ourselves to you. Uh good I want to say

578
00:45:51,119 --> 00:45:58,000
good morning again. Good afternoon. My
name is Donna Matis Leor. I'm district

579
00:45:56,000 --> 00:46:02,880
number one which includes Wadmakook
First Nation uh Washabuk Peninsula and

580
00:46:01,280 --> 00:46:05,040
everything in between.
>> Thank you.

581
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:09,680
» Nice to meet you Donna. Nice to meet
you.

582
00:46:06,160 --> 00:46:17,599
» Welcome Elen Pa Mloud District 2 Big Bak
River Bedc Inlet Nansa Yankee line to

583
00:46:12,480 --> 00:46:23,440
the bridge to Wakov. Thank you for
>> Ian Nicholson District 3 Bed. Welcome.

584
00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:29,599
» Thank you Ian.
>> Welcome. We've met Rosella Borne,

585
00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:34,800
District 4. Nice. Nice to see you again.
>> Good afternoon. Uh Tim Donovan, District

586
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:37,280
6 from Smokeoky to Northish.
>> Okay.

587
00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:40,720
» Nice to meet you, Tim.
>> Janoon. I'm Wanda Henik. I'm in district

588
00:46:39,040 --> 00:46:45,119
8. That's Dingwall, Cape North,
Sherlock, Basin, Lawrence, and Capstick.

589
00:46:42,640 --> 00:46:49,359
» Nice to meet you, Wanda. [clears throat]
>> And I'm Jackie Organ, district 7 from

590
00:46:47,200 --> 00:46:52,000
Northadesh to Dingwall.
>> Nice to meet you as well, Jackie.

591
00:46:51,119 --> 00:46:57,359
» Go ahead.
>> Okay. So, thank you for the opportunity

592
00:46:54,800 --> 00:47:03,440
to uh speak to you this afternoon. Um,
Bedc Nordic is requesting $2,900

593
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:09,119
uh to support operations for our coming
season. And I'm going to tell you a

594
00:47:05,359 --> 00:47:16,599
little bit about our club um and why
we're making the request.

595
00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:16,599
I get to push the button here.

596
00:47:23,599 --> 00:47:27,372
I'm used to a mouse. [clears throat]

597
00:47:28,160 --> 00:47:35,680
Thank you. A little bit cut off there.
Uh so, as I say, pictures are worth a

598
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:40,079
thousand words. Here are some pictures
submitted by members during a photo

599
00:47:38,000 --> 00:47:45,599
contest we had at the end of our season
this year. Uh you can see we have a

600
00:47:42,880 --> 00:47:51,200
variety of terrain. Um, you can see some
people on snowshoes and on skis. And we

601
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:57,720
have some lovely wooded areas in our
little piece of paradise at 1085 Bibc

602
00:47:54,720 --> 00:47:57,720
Road.

603
00:48:05,359 --> 00:48:14,800
So, who we are and what we do, um, we're
a volunteer-led nonprofit organization.

604
00:48:11,920 --> 00:48:18,560
we formed in December of 2022 and that
was based on a number of community

605
00:48:16,480 --> 00:48:22,800
meetings we had over the previous year
and a half. There's a long history of

606
00:48:21,119 --> 00:48:28,240
crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing in
bedc and there was a very active club

607
00:48:25,520 --> 00:48:33,040
back about 35 years ago called Bedcan
area ski club. It was one of 10 uh

608
00:48:31,119 --> 00:48:38,319
crosscountry ski and snowshoe clubs in
Cape Bratton at the time. And some of

609
00:48:35,599 --> 00:48:43,839
you may remember the uh famous Cape
Bratton Lopet series which was uh an

610
00:48:40,960 --> 00:48:49,119
event that lots of clubs hosted u with
up to 200 people in attendance. Um it

611
00:48:47,520 --> 00:48:54,319
was kind of a fun event. Some people
raced, some just went for for the

612
00:48:51,760 --> 00:49:00,400
scenery and for the outing.
So we manage a for now a 14 kilometer

613
00:48:58,160 --> 00:49:07,440
trail nestled at the foot of the
highlands uh below Katus Mountain in Big

614
00:49:03,520 --> 00:49:11,920
Badc at 1085 West Side Bedc Road. Um we
are thankful to our very generous land

615
00:49:09,440 --> 00:49:18,559
owner who has given us access to the
land, Dr. Mary Doyle. And um she has let

616
00:49:16,079 --> 00:49:23,520
us not only use her land, she's let us
cut trails, renovate trails, improve

617
00:49:20,720 --> 00:49:27,599
drainage, um make a trail head, make a
parking lot. Um she's been very, very

618
00:49:26,000 --> 00:49:32,079
supportive.
And our mission is to promote

619
00:49:29,599 --> 00:49:39,440
cross-country skiing and snowshoeing for
all ages and abilities. Um, and we know

620
00:49:35,920 --> 00:49:42,880
that being act active in the outdoors,
there's lots of research to say that

621
00:49:41,359 --> 00:49:49,760
it's good for physical, mental,
emotional, and social health. And, um,

622
00:49:45,760 --> 00:49:56,480
we're fostering uh, active living uh, as
well. Um, and there's also a big factor

623
00:49:53,440 --> 00:50:02,440
here in terms of supporting tourism and
economic development,

624
00:49:58,720 --> 00:50:02,440
especially in the offse.

625
00:50:07,520 --> 00:50:16,559
Okay. So, we know that Cape Breton um is
becoming and is a premier winter

626
00:50:12,880 --> 00:50:22,720
destination. Um we believe as part of
one of three cross country and snowshoe

627
00:50:19,440 --> 00:50:27,760
trails in Victoria County that we've
kind of added to that in our four

628
00:50:24,960 --> 00:50:33,280
seasons of operation. Um, we've been
told anecdotally by members and visitors

629
00:50:30,880 --> 00:50:36,800
alike that if they're coming from other
parts of the island or they're coming

630
00:50:34,559 --> 00:50:40,800
from other parts of Nova Scotia and
other provinces that they're coming for

631
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:45,680
experiences and if they're going to make
more than one day of it, they'll often

632
00:50:43,040 --> 00:50:50,720
take in as much as they can. Uh, people
tend to travel in family groups or other

633
00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:55,440
groups and there are different interests
among those members of those groups. So,

634
00:50:53,040 --> 00:51:01,760
they may start at North Highland Nordic.
They may uh ski Cape Smokeoky the next

635
00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:06,240
day. They may head to Bedc um and ski at
Bedc. They may go to ski Benon. They may

636
00:51:04,720 --> 00:51:10,960
rent a snowmobile or bring their own
snowmobile and ride the uh beautiful

637
00:51:09,040 --> 00:51:16,880
snowmobile trails in Victoria County and
Inesse County. Um we've modeled uh what

638
00:51:14,800 --> 00:51:20,480
we have now after kind of the
catillacountry

639
00:51:19,119 --> 00:51:25,440
ski trails in Nova Scotia, North
Highland Nordic. Um they're celebrating

640
00:51:22,880 --> 00:51:31,520
their 50th year, I think, coming this
season. Um they've hosted many national

641
00:51:28,960 --> 00:51:38,559
and provincial events, both competitive
and social. Um and for anyone that's

642
00:51:34,559 --> 00:51:43,839
been there, they know it's absolutely um
wonderful scenery, wonderful grooming,

643
00:51:41,200 --> 00:51:47,520
wonderful uh trail system. We wanted
something to start off with that we

644
00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:52,800
could achieve in three to four years.
And I I think we're we're getting there.

645
00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:58,319
Um,
okay.

646
00:51:55,520 --> 00:52:03,440
I think this chart kind of speaks to the
community passion and participation in

647
00:52:00,640 --> 00:52:08,880
the interest. In year 1, we had 35
members. Didn't have any process to sell

648
00:52:06,400 --> 00:52:14,720
day passes that year. And we've just
shown a steady increase in growth since

649
00:52:11,599 --> 00:52:22,440
then. And we topped out at 123 members
this past season. and 203 people skied

650
00:52:18,480 --> 00:52:22,440
on a day pass.

651
00:52:28,079 --> 00:52:37,200
Did a little bit of research in terms of
the information we collect when people

652
00:52:32,400 --> 00:52:42,880
register. Um we are pretty diverse uh
group of individuals. Um we we cater to

653
00:52:40,640 --> 00:52:48,079
all ages and all abilities. Our average
age, which is probably no surprise to

654
00:52:45,599 --> 00:52:53,440
any of you in the room, is is an older
demographic, a little over 52 years. Our

655
00:52:51,359 --> 00:52:57,599
youngest members 5 years old and our
oldest member is 80.

656
00:52:56,000 --> 00:53:02,240
Um,
our most of our membership comes from

657
00:52:59,839 --> 00:53:08,640
the Bedcan area, a little over a hundred
and we do have members from uh Bulletry,

658
00:53:05,520 --> 00:53:13,680
North Side, uh, Sydney area, and a
couple of people from the mainland. Um,

659
00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:18,319
our data collection for day pass users
is kind of limited. Uh, we do use an

660
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:23,440
online system and many people wait till
they get to the trail before they buy

661
00:53:20,400 --> 00:53:28,559
their pass. Their hands are cold. They
just want to get going. Um, and so we

662
00:53:26,160 --> 00:53:34,079
get their name and their phone number.
Anecdotally, the people we meet there um

663
00:53:31,440 --> 00:53:38,920
or send us an email afterward, they're
coming from all over Nova Scotia and

664
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:38,920
Cape Breton.

665
00:53:42,400 --> 00:53:51,520
This is a little small and I apologize
for that. The um narrower lines. So if

666
00:53:48,800 --> 00:53:56,720
you go to the bottom of the screen, you
can see um the Big Bedc road at the very

667
00:53:54,559 --> 00:54:04,079
bottom. It's kind of a a faint gray
line. Um on the bottom right, you can

668
00:53:59,839 --> 00:54:10,319
see a green circle. That's um where our
trail head and parking area is. Um the

669
00:54:07,839 --> 00:54:15,599
rest of the colored lines uh represent
the existing trails that we had until

670
00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:21,680
the spring of this year roughly 9 1/2
km. The broader white lines are what was

671
00:54:19,280 --> 00:54:30,240
developed and excavated and improved
this spring. So our total is about 14 km

672
00:54:25,839 --> 00:54:36,240
of trail. And for distance and scale um
that gray area that looks a little bit

673
00:54:32,960 --> 00:54:41,319
like a fiddle is a former runway. And
that's just a little over a kilometer in

674
00:54:38,319 --> 00:54:41,319
length.

675
00:54:45,599 --> 00:54:55,839
We were very successful in um both with
grants and fundraising to get uh new uh

676
00:54:53,119 --> 00:55:01,839
grooming equipment last year to add to
our already um I guess stable of a

677
00:54:59,359 --> 00:55:08,640
utility snowmobile, a secondhand
all-train vehicle. Um this is electrify

678
00:55:05,920 --> 00:55:13,599
and um it has all kinds of adjustments
in terms of raising and lowering the

679
00:55:11,119 --> 00:55:18,079
packing unit. Um the rake which
pulverizes ice and there's an

680
00:55:16,000 --> 00:55:22,559
electrified track setter on the back so
it can be adjusted to the depth of snow,

681
00:55:20,319 --> 00:55:29,359
the conditions um and whether or not
you're going up and down a hill. Um the

682
00:55:26,559 --> 00:55:35,599
the uh difference that made this year
was phenomenal. We were able to actually

683
00:55:32,240 --> 00:55:42,000
track set most days it was groomed and
our team of groomers led by Roger

684
00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:47,200
Wilcott includes uh Stuart Shaw, Tyler
Germany and Dawson Fitzgerald for the

685
00:55:44,319 --> 00:55:50,680
past season. Um and they they do a
wonderful job.

686
00:55:50,799 --> 00:55:56,880
Just a little bit more detail about the
grooming. This is our Milky Way trail.

687
00:55:55,040 --> 00:56:02,799
To the right you can see Kravis
Mountain. to the left looks east uh

688
00:55:59,520 --> 00:56:07,119
toward the Bedc River Valley, but the
lines in the snow on the left are the

689
00:56:05,040 --> 00:56:12,000
the track that is set for classic
skiing. The areas to the right are used

690
00:56:09,440 --> 00:56:17,880
for skate skiing or for snow showing.
And that's roughly um 16 ft wide.

691
00:56:18,400 --> 00:56:24,079
We were blessed this winter to have an
absolutely phenomenal winter for anybody

692
00:56:22,559 --> 00:56:29,200
that likes winter. We had very little
rain. We had steady and consistent

693
00:56:26,400 --> 00:56:33,280
snowfall and uh we haven't had a winter
like that probably for 10 years. It was

694
00:56:31,200 --> 00:56:38,799
it was fantastic.
One of our uh priorities um coming into

695
00:56:37,040 --> 00:56:45,680
year three and year four was to really
expand what we could offer in terms of

696
00:56:40,799 --> 00:56:51,200
programming and events. Um so this year
we had 13 events. Uh we focused on youth

697
00:56:49,200 --> 00:56:57,599
and families. So we had three kids fun
days which were very well attended. Um,

698
00:56:54,079 --> 00:57:02,880
we had skilluing and um, technical
development clinics. Um, we're very

699
00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:08,559
fortunate because of our membership in
cross-country ski Nova Scotia to have

700
00:57:05,599 --> 00:57:12,640
the services of a a wonderful person,
Michelle Richards, who's a cross-country

701
00:57:10,720 --> 00:57:18,400
ski ambassador for Cape Breton Island,
and she happens to live in our area. Um

702
00:57:15,839 --> 00:57:22,880
she's a certified instructor in many
different aspects of cross-country

703
00:57:20,240 --> 00:57:27,680
skiing and she recently completed her
learning facilitators program. So now

704
00:57:25,119 --> 00:57:32,880
she's able to help us build that
leadership capacity in her own

705
00:57:29,280 --> 00:57:36,440
organization by training instructors all
over Cape Breton.

706
00:57:37,920 --> 00:57:44,160
The picture on the top right there um is
actually a full moon about 9:30 at

707
00:57:42,319 --> 00:57:48,680
night. It was extremely bright that
night and very very cold.

708
00:57:51,040 --> 00:57:59,760
Here are a few more pictures of of u our
future um leaders in the organization.

709
00:57:57,520 --> 00:58:04,880
These are also pictures spended in the
photo contest by members. Uh you can see

710
00:58:02,799 --> 00:58:07,880
the kids having a great time at the
funday.

711
00:58:10,880 --> 00:58:21,440
Thanks to the support of Victoria County
and uh managed by the Cape Breton

712
00:58:19,200 --> 00:58:27,040
Regional Library here in BDC, we now
have 80 sets of skis um and a couple of

713
00:58:24,960 --> 00:58:32,000
um lots of range for for children's
sizes and that includes skis and boots

714
00:58:29,359 --> 00:58:36,799
and 30 sets of snowshoes.
Um this winter there was a waiting list

715
00:58:34,240 --> 00:58:41,280
for most of them. Um our other partners
are on the slide on the right. that's

716
00:58:38,480 --> 00:58:46,480
grown incredibly in the last four years.
Um we have people who have donated

717
00:58:44,319 --> 00:58:51,280
money, people have donated prizes for
raffles, we have people have provided um

718
00:58:49,119 --> 00:58:55,760
free services for servicing our
equipment and snowmobile and things like

719
00:58:53,040 --> 00:59:00,400
that.
Uh we've emphasized

720
00:58:58,400 --> 00:59:05,920
communications and try to do most of
this um electronically and digitally.

721
00:59:03,359 --> 00:59:11,680
So, in the in the winter, um, members
get a a daily email with an updated, uh,

722
00:59:08,640 --> 00:59:16,640
grooming and trail report. We have a
newsletter that goes out two or three

723
00:59:13,839 --> 00:59:20,079
times a year. Uh, we link to Cross
Country Ski Nova Scotia website where

724
00:59:18,559 --> 00:59:24,799
they have all the grooming reports
listed for each ski area in the

725
00:59:22,160 --> 00:59:31,680
province. Uh, there's a Facebook page.
We have a website. Uh and uh we've used

726
00:59:29,359 --> 00:59:38,400
our member survey, the most recent
member survey in 2025 to inform our

727
00:59:34,079 --> 00:59:43,440
priorities and our action plan.
Few more pictures here. That one on the

728
00:59:40,799 --> 00:59:47,440
left is also that full moon, incredibly
bright and incredibly cold. There's a

729
00:59:45,920 --> 00:59:52,640
center picture there taken by our
groomer at dawn when he was grooming.

730
00:59:50,160 --> 00:59:58,480
and um a wooded trail on the western
part of our trail system called Hardwood

731
00:59:55,680 --> 01:00:05,040
Valley in the afternoon.
So we had major um second phase major

732
01:00:02,000 --> 01:00:10,799
trail development this year um and we
had a cross overrun in June of um about

733
01:00:09,280 --> 01:00:17,440
$7,000
uh which was kind of unexpected. Um, as

734
01:00:14,319 --> 01:00:23,280
a result of that, uh, we kicked into
gear, uh, very quickly. We've had

735
01:00:20,720 --> 01:00:28,400
successful fundraiser the last three
summers for a ticket for two at the Wood

736
01:00:25,839 --> 01:00:35,520
Road restaurant in Margary Harbor. We
were able to do another one in July. Um,

737
01:00:33,200 --> 01:00:41,119
replaced a little bit of our our uh,
plan carryover. Um, and are now as of

738
01:00:39,599 --> 01:00:47,000
August 1st, we're in a stable position.
when we were back in the black. Uh

739
01:00:43,359 --> 01:00:47,000
approximately $1,700.

740
01:00:48,559 --> 01:00:57,359
We usually like to carry over $300 to
$4,000 each year. Um fortunately for us,

741
01:00:55,040 --> 01:01:01,520
we were selected for the reuse center at
the landfill. Um we were there Saturday

742
01:01:00,400 --> 01:01:06,240
and we're going to be there next
Saturday. On Saturday, we raised $1,100,

743
01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:12,559
which will certainly help. And we will
open our uh early bird membership drive

744
01:01:09,200 --> 01:01:19,440
on September 1st. And we also will have
the uh uh funds gathered from the

745
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:24,799
recyclables at the re at the at the
municipal landfill as well.

746
01:01:23,200 --> 01:01:30,640
So we know that we've increased our
trails by about 40%. Um and we've been

747
01:01:28,720 --> 01:01:36,720
planning for increased operational
costs. Some of those are easier than

748
01:01:32,400 --> 01:01:39,839
others to plan for. Um fuel prices are
rising

749
01:01:38,240 --> 01:01:45,599
and they're quite unpredictable as
everybody knows. Um we'll we'll have u

750
01:01:43,359 --> 01:01:51,440
increased equipment maintenance. It'll
require more volunteer hours um from our

751
01:01:48,319 --> 01:01:55,599
members to uh maintain and look after
those trails and groom them. Uh last

752
01:01:53,839 --> 01:02:01,200
season our cost per broom was
approximately $28.

753
01:01:58,559 --> 01:02:06,799
$22 the previous year, but last year we
had new equipment um that consume more

754
01:02:03,839 --> 01:02:12,319
gas. Um the result of um our trail
expansion opportunity. We expanded the

755
01:02:09,280 --> 01:02:17,200
trail head. Um you can see we added a
porta potty there. It's kind of a green

756
01:02:14,640 --> 01:02:22,079
dot with a white roof in the middle. Um
and it's uh more than three times the

757
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:26,559
size of the original area. So there will
be increased costs for snow removal and

758
01:02:24,799 --> 01:02:31,440
sanding.
Um membership slide on the right. You've

759
01:02:29,119 --> 01:02:36,160
seen that earlier. Uh lots of
uncertainty for any organization that

760
01:02:33,599 --> 01:02:38,799
operates outdoor winter activities.
Don't know what the winter weather's

761
01:02:37,520 --> 01:02:44,240
going to be like. You don't know how
much snow you're going to get. And if we

762
01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:48,880
get uh a cycle of of snow, rain, freeze,
thaw, uh it even makes it a bit more

763
01:02:47,040 --> 01:02:54,720
challenging to plan for that. and people
tend not to uh go outside and seek out

764
01:02:52,799 --> 01:03:00,480
winter activities if they don't see snow
in their backyard.

765
01:02:56,640 --> 01:03:05,760
Um our day pass sales uh definitely
correlate to good weekend weather. Um

766
01:03:02,960 --> 01:03:10,319
and last year was was excellent. Um but
again and that's a very good income

767
01:03:08,079 --> 01:03:16,160
driver. We have no idea what's ahead of
us for this this winter. So, we've did

768
01:03:13,760 --> 01:03:22,240
we've done some homework in terms of uh
projected costs for the upcoming season.

769
01:03:18,960 --> 01:03:27,039
Um the total is just under $10,000 and
it includes things like equipment

770
01:03:23,680 --> 01:03:31,920
maintenance. Um we pay for storage on a
private property adjacent to the trail.

771
01:03:29,520 --> 01:03:37,119
We've got insurance for our equipment.
Um we have a partnership with uh Prattis

772
01:03:34,720 --> 01:03:41,359
Mountain Snowmobile Club who's been very
helpful to us over the years in terms of

773
01:03:39,119 --> 01:03:46,480
planning the trail and actually the
first year they they groomed for us with

774
01:03:43,920 --> 01:03:52,799
a snowmobile on a pallet. That's all we
had. But we pay for 15 memberships in

775
01:03:50,559 --> 01:03:58,880
Kra Mountain Snowmobile Club for the
first 15 members who express interest in

776
01:03:55,839 --> 01:04:04,559
also skiing on the snowmobile trails. uh
as a show of goods faith and support.

777
01:04:01,200 --> 01:04:09,200
We're estimating fuel uh costs there as
well. Our other expenditures look a bit

778
01:04:07,039 --> 01:04:14,960
high, but we have to redo the trail maps
and add some new trail safety and naming

779
01:04:12,559 --> 01:04:21,280
signs because of the 40% increase in
trail. Uh zone 4 is the online

780
01:04:17,680 --> 01:04:26,640
registration system that we use. Um, and
there are costs to use that system, but

781
01:04:24,319 --> 01:04:33,280
the additional costs that are included
in that approximately $1,800 are because

782
01:04:29,680 --> 01:04:38,400
they deduct our cross country um, Nova
Scotia fee as well as our Nordic Canada

783
01:04:35,520 --> 01:04:44,559
fee as soon as somebody registers. And
we need Nordic Canada because they

784
01:04:41,119 --> 01:04:51,359
provide our liability insurance.
And we're estimating additional revenue

785
01:04:47,599 --> 01:04:59,200
of approximately uh this season based on
a conservative 65 members at $12,63

786
01:04:55,920 --> 01:05:06,000
and that includes membership fees um a
guest at day pass fees uh fundraising

787
01:05:02,319 --> 01:05:12,720
donation and donations. So, before we
had the uh re reuse center, that left us

788
01:05:09,520 --> 01:05:17,280
around $2,100 as a buffer to start off
the season, which is not very much. We

789
01:05:15,520 --> 01:05:22,799
could have an equipment problem and and
pretty well wipe that out. So, hence the

790
01:05:20,400 --> 01:05:28,000
reason for requesting support from from
you folks.

791
01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:32,960
So just to wrap up um the benefits of
having this wonderful outdoor facility

792
01:05:30,400 --> 01:05:37,760
is that it promotes uh winter activities
outdoors for all ages. We know that

793
01:05:36,079 --> 01:05:42,000
activity in nature is important for
social, mental uh physical health and

794
01:05:40,240 --> 01:05:46,319
for socialization
often at a time of the year where people

795
01:05:43,760 --> 01:05:50,480
may not be uh willing or interested in
going out. Our trail system has been

796
01:05:49,119 --> 01:05:56,799
developed with community member
engagement and very strong support from

797
01:05:52,480 --> 01:06:01,440
the community and our land owner. Um we
feel we're contributing to the economic

798
01:05:58,720 --> 01:06:06,240
activity in the off season and I think
some of the names on our sponsor list

799
01:06:03,520 --> 01:06:12,240
will uh speak to that because they've
been very supportive. Um, we add to the

800
01:06:09,680 --> 01:06:18,319
growing list of winter experiences in in
Victoria County and different available

801
01:06:15,359 --> 01:06:23,200
experiences draws more people. Uh, it's
pretty affordable and accessible. Uh, we

802
01:06:20,960 --> 01:06:28,480
have low me as low membership fees as
possible and day pass costs and coupled

803
01:06:26,160 --> 01:06:33,680
with the free equipment loan at the Bedc
Library and top-notch instruction from

804
01:06:30,640 --> 01:06:38,480
our ski ambassador, we have a a nice
package to offer our community. Um, and

805
01:06:36,960 --> 01:06:43,920
we know that increased collabor
collaboration among groups and

806
01:06:40,319 --> 01:06:50,760
businesses who offer um things to do in
the winter uh is a big bonus for

807
01:06:46,000 --> 01:06:50,760
Victoria County as a winter destination.

808
01:06:53,119 --> 01:07:02,079
Sent along a supplemental information
package via staff and it includes five

809
01:06:59,359 --> 01:07:07,920
letters of support. It includes a copy
of our most recent uh newsletter from

810
01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:13,680
June. It includes our annual uh
financial statements um from April 30th,

811
01:07:12,000 --> 01:07:17,200
2026.
And there's al other links there in

812
01:07:15,520 --> 01:07:25,160
terms of our web page, our Facebook
group, and you can also find us on Cross

813
01:07:20,960 --> 01:07:25,160
Country Nova Scotia website.

814
01:07:25,839 --> 01:07:32,640
Before I answer any questions, I just
want to say when I was um I had help

815
01:07:30,400 --> 01:07:37,359
obviously preparing the presentation, I
realized yesterday when I looked at the

816
01:07:35,039 --> 01:07:41,680
the picture on the left that the second
person

817
01:07:38,960 --> 01:07:46,240
um from the left is Stuart Germany from
Bedc. He was the last president of the

818
01:07:43,920 --> 01:07:51,200
Bedcin area ski club 35 years ago. He
was also the provincial ski coach. In

819
01:07:49,280 --> 01:07:58,079
the middle is Daniel Murray who is a
member of of North Island Nordic. uh is

820
01:07:55,200 --> 01:08:03,599
a current provincial ski coach and uh is
a member of Bedc Nordic and is on her

821
01:08:00,400 --> 01:08:07,680
board. Uh Diane Timmons had written us a
letter of support for a grant we applied

822
01:08:05,359 --> 01:08:11,359
for a couple of years ago and she said
before I finish it I want to come over

823
01:08:09,359 --> 01:08:15,839
and go for a snowshoe. So, she came
over. She's there. Behind her, you can't

824
01:08:13,760 --> 01:08:21,279
see her face, is our board secretary,
Nicolen Kirkovven Dwit and uh Carol

825
01:08:19,440 --> 01:08:26,960
Campbell is our vice president and she's
in the foreground taking the picture.

826
01:08:24,880 --> 01:08:35,040
So, thank you and I'm happy to answer
any questions or take any feedback.

827
01:08:31,359 --> 01:08:38,960
» Question. Councelor Matfort, go ahead.
>> Hi, great presentation. I love the pics

828
01:08:37,040 --> 01:08:43,120
and last winter was the most fabulous
winter ever. [laughter] I'm a snow

829
01:08:40,799 --> 01:08:47,920
bunny. I love snow. Um, but my question,
I saw your um membership prices. What

830
01:08:46,080 --> 01:08:50,400
are the day pass prices? Were they in
there? I didn't notice them.

831
01:08:49,040 --> 01:08:51,920
» No, they're not there. They're they're
$20.

832
01:08:51,520 --> 01:08:56,560
» Okay.
>> It's $10 per person, $20 for a family.

833
01:08:54,799 --> 01:09:00,960
» Oh, okay. That's really reasonable. So
now, is there any guarantee or do you

834
01:08:58,400 --> 01:09:05,279
guys not offer it? If someone buys the
early bird pass before November 1st and

835
01:09:03,359 --> 01:09:08,799
then there's rain all winter, do you
refund that or is it purchase at your

836
01:09:07,040 --> 01:09:14,719
own risk? It's purchase at your own
risk, but we will we will get some kind

837
01:09:11,359 --> 01:09:18,400
of skiable conditions. We are also um
will probably open to winter hiking with

838
01:09:17,199 --> 01:09:21,600
poles, okay,
>> if we had to if if as long as it wasn't

839
01:09:20,480 --> 01:09:24,480
too slippery. Okay.
>> Especially on the more established parts

840
01:09:23,199 --> 01:09:32,120
of the trail.
>> Okay, that's perfect. Thank you.

841
01:09:28,560 --> 01:09:32,120
» Any other questions?

842
01:09:33,120 --> 01:09:40,159
» Go ahead, Deputy Warden.
>> Thank you, L for the presentation. uh as

843
01:09:37,679 --> 01:09:46,239
my district I know how the influx of
people comes and goes and with the bedc

844
01:09:43,279 --> 01:09:52,640
library as well it helps and but no
thank you and I would like to make a

845
01:09:48,000 --> 01:09:54,960
motion to um give it 30 it's 3900
>> 2900

846
01:09:53,440 --> 01:10:03,000
» 2900
well I can give you 39 2900 for our

847
01:09:58,080 --> 01:10:03,000
council projects for vc Nordic

848
01:10:03,920 --> 01:10:10,480
» there's a motion on the table from the
deputy warden for $3,900.

849
01:10:08,080 --> 01:10:16,360
Um, can I get a second or please? Second
by councelor Nicholson.

850
01:10:13,040 --> 01:10:16,360
Any discussion?

851
01:10:17,520 --> 01:10:22,760
All in favor?
Against.

852
01:10:24,320 --> 01:10:31,360
We have We have two against. Yeah. So,
can you put your hands up against for

853
01:10:29,199 --> 01:10:37,600
against for so Steph can record that,
please?

854
01:10:34,320 --> 01:10:43,000
Motion is carried.
Thank you. Thank you.

855
01:10:39,120 --> 01:10:43,000
» Thank you very much for the opportunity.

856
01:10:46,080 --> 01:10:53,840
» Okay, we will continue on with council
reports. Uh, Deputy Warden, you're up

857
01:10:51,440 --> 01:10:59,040
next.
>> Thank you. Um,

858
01:10:56,320 --> 01:11:04,480
I they sent a email for us in the
correspondence of Norwood. they asking

859
01:11:01,600 --> 01:11:10,320
uh for a with districtric um budgets but
I think is for us console because uh the

860
01:11:08,159 --> 01:11:17,840
security basic home safety products go
to all the county so they asking um $100

861
01:11:15,280 --> 01:11:23,760
for each one but I would like to make a
motion if we can give $1,000 for console

862
01:11:20,880 --> 01:11:29,520
products for uh Norwood to the security
ba basic home safety products for all

863
01:11:26,400 --> 01:11:33,760
the residents Dr. Deputy Warden, are you
asking for that from all from special

864
01:11:32,960 --> 01:11:37,199
projects or
>> Yeah, for a special project instead of

865
01:11:35,280 --> 01:11:40,400
district budget uh will be the council
project.

866
01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:45,840
» There's a motion on the table. Can I get
a seconder for that? Second by councelor

867
01:11:43,520 --> 01:11:49,159
Mat Lefort.
Any discussion?

868
01:11:50,239 --> 01:11:53,640
All in favor?

869
01:11:54,159 --> 01:12:02,159
Your motion is carried.
>> Thank you. Um, we have the issue with

870
01:11:59,120 --> 01:12:08,880
the earring. I know they sign they paint
the signals signs and everything. I

871
01:12:04,880 --> 01:12:16,719
don't know if uh the some it's about the
parking outside in the highway. So, we

872
01:12:13,440 --> 01:12:21,520
can do a letter to public works or just
I send my email but I don't think my

873
01:12:19,360 --> 01:12:26,159
only my email is going to do something.
So, I was wondering if we can send a

874
01:12:23,199 --> 01:12:30,640
letter to Steve or public works about
the parking signs in Irving. They're

875
01:12:29,280 --> 01:12:36,960
outside in the highway because the
trailers are parking outside as well.

876
01:12:33,120 --> 01:12:41,679
So, it's a safety uh concern about that.
>> You can make a motion to uh ask our CEO

877
01:12:40,400 --> 01:12:47,120
to do a letter for that then.
>> Okay, sounds good. Okay. So, I'm making

878
01:12:44,159 --> 01:12:53,360
a motion to ask the CEO to send a letter
to the public works uh manager to check

879
01:12:50,800 --> 01:12:58,320
about the signage and outside in the
highway in the ear for about no parking

880
01:12:56,080 --> 01:13:04,880
because it's a safety control. Uh some
of the residents around there, they're

881
01:13:01,120 --> 01:13:09,040
very concerned about that. Um
this there's a motion on the table. Can

882
01:13:07,040 --> 01:13:13,679
I get a seconder, please?
>> Second by councelor Matson Lefort. Any

883
01:13:11,600 --> 01:13:16,960
discussion?
All in favor?

884
01:13:15,679 --> 01:13:24,560
Your motion is carried.
>> Thank you. And the second is with that

885
01:13:19,920 --> 01:13:32,719
um I wonder if the CEO can um send a
email or to the RCMP to uh ask for a

886
01:13:29,040 --> 01:13:37,520
presence between 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
when the traffic from the fair is coming

887
01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:43,199
in the earring. So they're ignoring the
70 kilometers they're parking outside.

888
01:13:40,400 --> 01:13:46,880
So really if we can see a little more
presence the RCMP there in that times uh

889
01:13:45,360 --> 01:13:49,840
I think people will start getting
noticed about that

890
01:13:47,679 --> 01:13:52,560
» and you should put that into a motion.
>> Yes.

891
01:13:50,400 --> 01:13:59,040
» So I'm making a motion uh to send a
letter to the RCMP to to

892
01:13:55,920 --> 01:14:04,480
ask to be more present in around 8:00
a.m. 11:00 a.m. uh specifically when the

893
01:14:02,640 --> 01:14:11,600
traffic from the ferry the new Fan is
coming. Uh they are not um the 70 km is

894
01:14:09,120 --> 01:14:15,120
ignored and uh I don't know. Yeah. So we
need that please.

895
01:14:13,199 --> 01:14:20,239
» Okay. There's a motion on the table. Can
I get a second or please? Second by

896
01:14:17,040 --> 01:14:23,440
councelor Nicholson. Any discussion?
All in favor?

897
01:14:22,239 --> 01:14:29,159
» Your motion is carried.
>> Thank you. That's all.

898
01:14:24,800 --> 01:14:29,159
» Thank you. Uh just one moment.

899
01:14:40,320 --> 01:14:49,280
Everything good now there?
Okay. Council Nicholson.

900
01:14:46,400 --> 01:14:53,360
» Hi. The past month, uh, I talked to Bedc
Village Chair Anna McDonald. She wanted

901
01:14:51,040 --> 01:14:58,800
to thank us for our support with the
SECF grant, but the timeline was too

902
01:14:57,199 --> 01:15:03,840
tight and they couldn't get it all
pieces together on their end. Uh, also

903
01:15:01,840 --> 01:15:08,960
the Bedora Club is running another
successful junior sailing program plus a

904
01:15:06,400 --> 01:15:14,080
great regata week. Very nice to see all
those sales on the water. Great for

905
01:15:12,000 --> 01:15:20,560
tourism, great for the area. Thanks to
all the work of all their volunteers.

906
01:15:16,800 --> 01:15:25,520
Also, I attended Pedc Festival. What an
awesome event that is and to all the

907
01:15:23,440 --> 01:15:31,520
work the volunteers do. It's a major
event. A lot of organization. Certainly

908
01:15:28,719 --> 01:15:35,840
brings a lot of people to the area. I
have a thank you here

909
01:15:33,840 --> 01:15:40,080
to all the fine folks with Victoria
County. Thank you for your donation

910
01:15:37,920 --> 01:15:44,239
towards this year's community fireworks
displays. We always appreciate your

911
01:15:42,320 --> 01:15:49,440
support and we are honored to serve the
village and the county alongside the

912
01:15:46,000 --> 01:15:54,000
municipality with sincere thanks. Spid
volunteer fire department.

913
01:15:52,320 --> 01:15:59,199
That's it.
>> Thank you, councelor. Councelor Bourne.

914
01:15:56,560 --> 01:16:04,080
Thank you, Warden. I'd like to start by
acknowledging many community events and

915
01:16:01,679 --> 01:16:08,560
activities that I had the opportunity to
to attend throughout the summer. It has

916
01:16:06,880 --> 01:16:12,320
been great getting out into the
community, meeting with residents, and

917
01:16:10,640 --> 01:16:16,640
seeing the support people continue to
show for many organizations and events

918
01:16:14,480 --> 01:16:21,520
throughout our district. One of the
highlights for me was attending the

919
01:16:18,400 --> 01:16:25,679
Giant Macascals Museum fundraiser. It
was great to see so many people come out

920
01:16:23,280 --> 01:16:31,520
to support such a great cause and to see
the community come together to support

921
01:16:28,560 --> 01:16:35,840
the museum. I'd also like to thank the
volunteers and community organizations

922
01:16:33,440 --> 01:16:40,000
who continue to put up put so much time
and effort into making these events

923
01:16:38,159 --> 01:16:44,159
happen. They are an important part of
what makes our community feel so

924
01:16:42,000 --> 01:16:50,000
special.
Um, I have a couple items here. So, for

925
01:16:46,880 --> 01:16:54,560
the Jersey Cove side of the English Town
Ferry, we had some residents call in

926
01:16:52,800 --> 01:16:59,760
with some concerns about public
washrooms. A resident raised concerns

927
01:16:57,360 --> 01:17:04,800
about the removal of portable public
washrooms on the Jersey Cove side of the

928
01:17:02,400 --> 01:17:11,440
Englishtown Ferry. The resident
contacted the captain in charge of the

929
01:17:07,679 --> 01:17:15,840
ferry and shared the response with me.
The fairy service explained that the

930
01:17:13,360 --> 01:17:22,880
portable toilets had been provided as a
courtesy but were removed following

931
01:17:19,920 --> 01:17:27,120
vandalism and mis misuse last season.
They noted that the toilets were left

932
01:17:24,480 --> 01:17:32,719
unclean, tipped over, and had garbage
put into them and that the cost for

933
01:17:30,000 --> 01:17:36,719
continuing to provide them was no longer
sustainable.

934
01:17:34,480 --> 01:17:40,400
I don't think removing the washrooms is
the only

935
01:17:38,480 --> 01:17:44,679
solution.
Um, hold on one second here.

936
01:17:45,360 --> 01:17:51,760
They are portable washrooms at other
fairy locations that people can

937
01:17:50,080 --> 01:17:55,440
experience that and people can
experience weights, extended weights at

938
01:17:53,760 --> 01:18:01,120
the English town, particularly busy
during the busy tourism seasons. So, I

939
01:17:58,400 --> 01:18:05,280
have a motion to request to ask the CEO
to follow up with the province to see

940
01:18:02,960 --> 01:18:09,440
what options are available for providing
washroom facilities at the Jersey Cove

941
01:18:07,600 --> 01:18:15,920
side, particularly during the busy
summer season, and whether another

942
01:18:12,480 --> 01:18:20,400
solution can be found.
There's a motion on the table. Can I get

943
01:18:17,520 --> 01:18:24,280
a seconder, please? Second by councelor
Donovan. Any discussion?

944
01:18:25,600 --> 01:18:32,960
All in favor?
The motion is carried. Councelor Bourne,

945
01:18:31,520 --> 01:18:37,040
I thought the washrooms were there
today. I'm not sure.

946
01:18:35,440 --> 01:18:42,480
» They could have just put them back, but
this just late last week. So,

947
01:18:40,719 --> 01:18:44,560
» um, that would be wonderful. That would
be great news.

948
01:18:43,679 --> 01:18:48,320
» Okay.
>> Um, the second topic that I have is

949
01:18:46,400 --> 01:18:51,920
concerning the Big Harbor Road. A
year-round resident has again raised

950
01:18:50,159 --> 01:18:56,080
concerns about the condition of the Big
Harbor Road. in this email circulated

951
01:18:54,000 --> 01:19:02,560
through um the MLA through myself and
some other uh managers. So um including

952
01:18:59,920 --> 01:19:07,679
both the paved and unpaved sections, the
resident referenced a case number from

953
01:19:04,960 --> 01:19:11,520
the September 2025 and said they
understood the major repairs to the main

954
01:19:09,600 --> 01:19:17,040
road were planned including stripping
and repaving. The resident also reports

955
01:19:14,560 --> 01:19:22,000
that the gravel section requires
requires ditching um gravel and grading

956
01:19:20,080 --> 01:19:26,719
and then the wash out is approximately 3
to four kilometers from the big harbor

957
01:19:24,080 --> 01:19:30,239
end and is currently preventing through
traffic. So there's several families

958
01:19:28,400 --> 01:19:35,440
that live along this section year round
including families um with seniors that

959
01:19:32,800 --> 01:19:39,760
live there. So I'm asking through a
motion to request the CIO to follow up

960
01:19:37,840 --> 01:19:44,480
with the province public works for an
update on the planned work and report

961
01:19:42,239 --> 01:19:47,760
and the reported wash out and the
maintenance needed for on the gravel

962
01:19:46,320 --> 01:19:51,920
section and to bring that information
back to council.

963
01:19:50,320 --> 01:19:58,000
There's a motion on the table. Can I get
a seconder, please? Second by councelor

964
01:19:54,800 --> 01:20:03,440
Nicholson. Any discussion?
Okay. All in favor?

965
01:20:00,640 --> 01:20:07,840
Motion is carried.
Uh my third topic had to do with the

966
01:20:05,199 --> 01:20:11,679
unsights sightly premises. So I'm going
to move on from that, but just to

967
01:20:09,679 --> 01:20:16,800
recognize that that discussion did take
place during the earlier session and I

968
01:20:14,320 --> 01:20:21,920
will report back to the the folks in the
area.

969
01:20:19,199 --> 01:20:26,159
Um and then I have damage to missing
road signs. I had several concerns that

970
01:20:24,719 --> 01:20:30,800
have been brought forward in the past
few weeks regarding missing and damaged

971
01:20:28,320 --> 01:20:35,120
road signs throughout District 4. I've
emailed provincial public works

972
01:20:32,480 --> 01:20:40,159
regarding these concerns and asked that
the affected signs be reviewed. These

973
01:20:37,520 --> 01:20:44,719
concerns have been ongoing and residents
are becoming frustrated with the lack of

974
01:20:42,320 --> 01:20:49,600
action. I will follow up with the
provincial public works and if we are

975
01:20:47,040 --> 01:20:54,080
not seeing any resolution, I will bring
this matter back to council to discuss

976
01:20:51,600 --> 01:20:59,120
further action including whether we need
a formal letter um on behalf of council

977
01:20:57,120 --> 01:21:03,760
sent. But that's just to note it for
reference.

978
01:21:00,560 --> 01:21:09,840
I do have two motions. This is councelor
Bourne. Um Emila Timmons um spoke to us

979
01:21:07,920 --> 01:21:12,400
and asked if there was any signs missing
in our districts to report them to her

980
01:21:12,159 --> 01:21:14,000
too.
>> I did.

981
01:21:12,800 --> 01:21:18,320
» Did you? Okay. Thank you.
>> Yeah, she was on that original email

982
01:21:15,360 --> 01:21:22,800
that we she asked us for. Thank you.
>> So, I have two motions. The first motion

983
01:21:20,400 --> 01:21:28,159
that council direct the CEO to review
the previously proposed mobile vending

984
01:21:26,080 --> 01:21:32,159
food vending bylaw. consider the
feedback and concerns previously

985
01:21:29,679 --> 01:21:36,800
received from council and the public and
make any necessary revisions and bring

986
01:21:34,719 --> 01:21:42,159
the new proposed uh bylaw back to
council for consideration.

987
01:21:39,920 --> 01:21:47,520
There's a motion on the table second by
councelor Mat Lefort. Any discussion?

988
01:21:45,600 --> 01:21:50,640
All in favor?
Motion is carried.

989
01:21:48,640 --> 01:21:56,320
» Thank you. and final motion that council
direct the CIO to investigate options

990
01:21:54,000 --> 01:22:01,760
and costs for upgrading the council's
chambers microphone system to include an

991
01:21:59,280 --> 01:22:05,840
electronic speaker request and Q
function allowing council members to

992
01:22:03,920 --> 01:22:09,760
indicate whether they wish to speak and
provide the warden with a visual

993
01:22:07,679 --> 01:22:13,400
speaking order and report back to
council with recommendations.

994
01:22:13,440 --> 01:22:20,480
There's a motion on the table. Can I get
can I second her? Second by councelor

995
01:22:17,520 --> 01:22:25,120
Donovan. Any discussion?
All in favor.

996
01:22:22,960 --> 01:22:30,440
The motion is carried. Thank you,
Warden. Thank you. Councelor Donovan.

997
01:22:31,120 --> 01:22:36,639
Thank you, Warden.
Uh I don't have a great deal. There is I

998
01:22:34,960 --> 01:22:43,840
guess I'll get it out of the way first.
I I do have one motion. Um

999
01:22:41,280 --> 01:22:51,199
the uh Highland Manor is currently
looking to review their bylaws

1000
01:22:48,400 --> 01:22:55,440
and uh what I would the motion I would
like to put on the floor is that the

1001
01:22:52,639 --> 01:23:00,400
municipality enter into a cost sharing
agreement with Highland Manor to fund a

1002
01:22:58,480 --> 01:23:05,360
project to review and update Highland
Manor's bylaws to support good

1003
01:23:02,719 --> 01:23:10,719
governance practices.
>> There's a motion on the table. Do I have

1004
01:23:06,880 --> 01:23:15,760
a second or second by councelor Vaughn?
Any discussion?

1005
01:23:13,520 --> 01:23:23,360
All in favor?
Your motion is carried.

1006
01:23:19,440 --> 01:23:27,920
Thank you, Warden. Uh let me see. At the
warden's request in her place in

1007
01:23:24,960 --> 01:23:34,960
herstead, I uh attended an EV event that
was facilitated by Nova Scotia Power. It

1008
01:23:30,800 --> 01:23:40,320
was held at Ski Cape Smokey. They had uh
installed two new rapid charging

1009
01:23:36,960 --> 01:23:45,280
stations for EVs and they had a couple
there that you could take for a test

1010
01:23:41,760 --> 01:23:52,400
drive if you wished. One was a Mustang
and one was was a uh half-tonon truck.

1011
01:23:50,639 --> 01:23:58,719
It didn't look like a Mustang, so I took
out the half-tonon truck. Um surprising

1012
01:23:56,159 --> 01:24:02,080
I I some things I wasn't aware of. I
didn't realize there were so many

1013
01:24:00,159 --> 01:24:07,760
charging stations across the province,
but there are many and many more planned

1014
01:24:05,040 --> 01:24:13,760
to be put in. So, it is an option. And
with the prices of the electronic

1015
01:24:10,239 --> 01:24:18,800
vehicles coming down considerably, it's
a could be a viable option for those who

1016
01:24:16,320 --> 01:24:23,280
uh
who would rather get away from gas,

1017
01:24:20,639 --> 01:24:27,520
especially with the price of gas. Now,
uh let me see. There are uh I was

1018
01:24:25,760 --> 01:24:33,040
approached. There are concerns about
speeding um through the main dragonish

1019
01:24:31,360 --> 01:24:36,960
uh especially now that the daycare
center is open

1020
01:24:35,199 --> 01:24:41,440
uh and there's a lack there's no
crosswalk from the sidewalk to the

1021
01:24:39,920 --> 01:24:45,760
entrance to the daycare center and I
know there are some parents who do walk

1022
01:24:42,880 --> 01:24:50,239
their children there and I also know
that there because it's a fairly

1023
01:24:48,000 --> 01:24:55,520
straight stretch of road people tend to
be a little heavy on the accelerator

1024
01:24:51,679 --> 01:24:58,239
there. So, I'm just uh I I I'm thinking
I could reach out to Steve McDonald to

1025
01:24:57,120 --> 01:25:03,280
see if there's something we could do
there. It used to be a school. So,

1026
01:25:00,400 --> 01:25:07,040
they're they're they used to have the
school zone signs there, which were a

1027
01:25:05,199 --> 01:25:11,040
bit of a deterrent, but now that it's no
longer a school, those signs are no

1028
01:25:08,480 --> 01:25:14,960
longer there, and it just seems like a
freeway. So, it' be I'm not sure what

1029
01:25:13,280 --> 01:25:19,760
can be done to slow people down there,
but perhaps Steve would have some

1030
01:25:18,159 --> 01:25:24,960
answers that would help. Councelor
Donovan, do you want to make a motion

1031
01:25:21,679 --> 01:25:28,080
for our CEO to look into that uh for
crosswalk

1032
01:25:25,679 --> 01:25:34,320
» that? Yes, thank you. Uh I I would like
to make a motion that CEO look into uh

1033
01:25:30,960 --> 01:25:37,920
either a crosswalk or perhaps um more
visible signage to slow people down in

1034
01:25:36,639 --> 01:25:42,000
that area. Yeah,
>> there's a motion on the table. Can I get

1035
01:25:39,440 --> 01:25:48,800
a seconder, please? Second by councelor
Mel Ford. Any discussion? All in favor?

1036
01:25:46,960 --> 01:25:53,440
the motion is carried.
>> Um, on the same vein with the busy

1037
01:25:51,360 --> 01:25:58,639
tourist season, it it becomes a lot more
evident. There is one one area on the

1038
01:25:56,080 --> 01:26:03,520
street throwing in which
has been and is still a fairly dangerous

1039
01:26:01,440 --> 01:26:07,600
little area. Right at Beach Crossing
Road because there's Beach Crossing

1040
01:26:05,760 --> 01:26:12,320
Road. Across the street from Beach
Crossing Road is the main street

1041
01:26:10,400 --> 01:26:16,960
restaurant which in at this time of year
is very busy. Now, most local people

1042
01:26:15,040 --> 01:26:21,440
know to slow down coming around that
corner because cars are backing out of

1043
01:26:19,360 --> 01:26:26,000
the restaurant. But if you're a visitor
and you don't realize that restaurant's

1044
01:26:23,120 --> 01:26:30,159
there, there is a serious chance of a
serious accident on that corner. Now,

1045
01:26:28,400 --> 01:26:34,320
again, I don't know what can be done to
mitigate it, whether there's one of

1046
01:26:32,480 --> 01:26:38,560
those highway mirrors perhaps that could
be put on the opposite side of the

1047
01:26:35,520 --> 01:26:44,000
street so you could see if vehicles are
pulling out or if additional signage

1048
01:26:41,280 --> 01:26:48,320
there would help. I'm not sure, but
something I think has to be done there,

1049
01:26:46,159 --> 01:26:52,800
especially at that corner. It's a busy
spot and uh there's a lot of traffic

1050
01:26:50,320 --> 01:26:56,639
there all the time.
>> Do you do you want to amend your uh

1051
01:26:55,840 --> 01:27:00,560
motion to
>> Yes, please.

1052
01:26:59,520 --> 01:27:04,920
» I'd like to amend.
>> Can we amend the motion there?

1053
01:27:05,679 --> 01:27:13,480
Okay. Yeah. Can I get a seconder to
amend the motion that uh

1054
01:27:15,360 --> 01:27:19,440
Okay, he's just added.
>> Thank you.

1055
01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:23,990
» Okay.
>> Uh

1056
01:27:21,840 --> 01:27:29,040
I do have some good notes too though.
[laughter]

1057
01:27:25,360 --> 01:27:34,560
Uh the IDS they at uh Freshwater Cove,
they have put in a new uh picnic

1058
01:27:31,199 --> 01:27:39,440
shelter. It's being very well used and
uh it's a it's a much welcome addition

1059
01:27:37,360 --> 01:27:45,040
to that to that uh to that swimming
hole. Uh and at the same time at the

1060
01:27:43,360 --> 01:27:49,840
front of where the Freshwater Cove
entrance is, Parks Canada again has

1061
01:27:47,280 --> 01:27:53,679
their dories and stories set up where
they have a member of the park staff

1062
01:27:51,440 --> 01:27:57,840
building a dory out by the right out by
the road which is visible from the road.

1063
01:27:55,920 --> 01:28:03,280
And as I've noticed, he's gotten quite a
few visitors stopping by to take a look

1064
01:27:59,760 --> 01:28:07,840
and have a chat. So, that's going well.
Uh, and yeah, one last thing, uh,

1065
01:28:05,920 --> 01:28:12,639
Highlands Links held its club
championship this past weekend.

1066
01:28:10,159 --> 01:28:16,880
Congratulations to Grant Holly for
winning the men's division, Bobby Hussie

1067
01:28:14,719 --> 01:28:23,520
for winning the senior division, Susan
Cochran for winning the ladies division.

1068
01:28:19,679 --> 01:28:29,040
I did participate and I did manage to uh
enjoy the flora and fauna that Parks

1069
01:28:26,080 --> 01:28:33,679
Canada Woods have.
That's all for me. Thank you, counselor.

1070
01:28:31,440 --> 01:28:40,000
Counselor Henick.
>> Thank you, Warden. Um, as the busy

1071
01:28:37,280 --> 01:28:43,520
summer's coming close to an end and the
students will be heading back to school

1072
01:28:42,000 --> 01:28:46,960
and I can see some of the leaves
changing already, which is quite

1073
01:28:45,120 --> 01:28:51,280
surprising, but I hope everybody had
enjoyed their summer. Um, I would like

1074
01:28:49,120 --> 01:28:54,719
to send a shout out to Morgan and her
wonderful team for all the efforts that

1075
01:28:52,960 --> 01:28:59,760
they have done so far with the community
cleanups. Uh they will be in Cape North

1076
01:28:57,360 --> 01:29:05,280
this Friday starting at the fire hall
from 10 to 12. Uh come out and lend a

1077
01:29:02,000 --> 01:29:09,199
hand if you have a a minute or so. Uh
this summer district 8 there was a lot

1078
01:29:07,040 --> 01:29:13,520
of activities. I'd like to thank all the
volunteers. It's greatly appreciated

1079
01:29:11,600 --> 01:29:18,719
from all the fun at the base at Lawrence
Community Center to the youth basketball

1080
01:29:16,159 --> 01:29:24,000
done at done by Samuel and Gracie Scott
at the Dingwall Park. Also to all the

1081
01:29:21,440 --> 01:29:28,480
volunteers, young and old, for all their
hard work and dedication to fix up the

1082
01:29:25,920 --> 01:29:34,000
Dingwall ball field. They played ball
just about every night, and it was so

1083
01:29:30,800 --> 01:29:38,639
great to see it back in use again. Um,
also the cra the cabbage Alliance Club

1084
01:29:36,480 --> 01:29:43,679
will be holding their annual auction in
person on Saturday, September 5th at 1

1085
01:29:41,600 --> 01:29:51,280
p.m. at the United Church Hall in Cape
North. Viewing starts at 12. Um some

1086
01:29:47,600 --> 01:29:56,239
great news also uh
scouts are coming to to north of

1087
01:29:53,040 --> 01:30:00,639
Smokeoky. So also contact Tracy McKinnon
Scott for further details. So it's great

1088
01:29:58,560 --> 01:30:03,920
to see the girls guides are up running
again and now they're going to get

1089
01:30:02,000 --> 01:30:10,320
scouts. So that's very good for our
young uh people. So, and this summer I

1090
01:30:08,320 --> 01:30:15,440
spoke with many tourists and the main
topic was that we live in a beautiful

1091
01:30:12,800 --> 01:30:19,600
place, but too bad we can't see much
without the growth covering up our

1092
01:30:17,040 --> 01:30:27,120
beautiful scenery. I've heard this over
and over again, and I was I don't know

1093
01:30:23,360 --> 01:30:33,920
who we would contact or see about brush
cutting or whatever is done because it's

1094
01:30:29,679 --> 01:30:40,080
it's thrown in a lot. Um, and I only had
one more thing to add. I also have a

1095
01:30:36,719 --> 01:30:46,239
motion uh to have your CEO uh send a
letter to Nova Scotia Health to request

1096
01:30:43,040 --> 01:30:50,400
any information on dialysis at the
Buchanan Memorial.

1097
01:30:48,400 --> 01:30:55,440
I had a few residents come to me and
that have to travel to city 3 to four

1098
01:30:52,480 --> 01:30:59,440
days a week for dialysis and just
wanting to know if there was going to be

1099
01:30:56,800 --> 01:31:03,920
any movement at getting something set up
at hospital in El Sar.

1100
01:31:02,320 --> 01:31:09,440
» There's a motion on the table. Can I get
a seconder? Second by councelor Bourne.

1101
01:31:07,120 --> 01:31:12,800
Any discussion?
All in favor?

1102
01:31:11,360 --> 01:31:14,800
Motion is carried.
>> Thank you, Morton.

1103
01:31:13,920 --> 01:31:18,880
» Is that it for you?
>> That's it for me.

1104
01:31:15,600 --> 01:31:24,080
» Okay. Well, District 7, uh, thank you,
Councelor Dunan, for attending that

1105
01:31:20,719 --> 01:31:29,679
event for me.
So, as councelor Henik said, uh, summer

1106
01:31:27,600 --> 01:31:33,760
is coming down, but it's still in a full
is still in full swing as residents,

1107
01:31:31,920 --> 01:31:38,960
beaches, accommodations, and campgrounds
are very busy. I'd like to urge all

1108
01:31:35,760 --> 01:31:44,000
residents to be alert when traveling for
pedestrians and other traffic on our

1109
01:31:40,560 --> 01:31:48,239
roads. Um, please check out the Victoria
North Library Facebook page for events

1110
01:31:46,400 --> 01:31:54,800
going on all summer and they're still
continuing. Branch 105 Legion is hosting

1111
01:31:51,440 --> 01:32:00,920
a monthly merchandise bingo. Um it's
usually posted outside the date. St.

1112
01:31:57,920 --> 01:32:00,920
Andrews

1113
01:32:00,960 --> 01:32:09,120
uh parish hall usually hold um
merchandise bingos also so you can watch

1114
01:32:06,639 --> 01:32:14,080
for their posts. Also the St. Andrews
ACW will be holding a tea and sale on

1115
01:32:11,280 --> 01:32:19,440
September 13th with live music performed
by former counselor Norman McDonald.

1116
01:32:16,800 --> 01:32:23,040
Come on out, enjoy a pot of tea,
homemade sweets and music, and pick

1117
01:32:21,679 --> 01:32:27,280
yourself up a little goodie at their
sale.

1118
01:32:24,560 --> 01:32:32,960
Uh, below guided bike tours every
Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at the Periwinkle

1119
01:32:30,159 --> 01:32:36,960
Cafe. And also, I found out that there's
water aerobics at the Freshwater Lake

1120
01:32:35,120 --> 01:32:42,159
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday mornings
at 10:00 a.m. I'm heard it the the

1121
01:32:39,760 --> 01:32:46,880
ladies that are in it are enjoying it
very much.

1122
01:32:44,080 --> 01:32:51,440
Uh for the residents um that had
complained about the overgrowth on the

1123
01:32:49,440 --> 01:32:57,520
road sides, I have reported it to public
works and also to MLA Timonss. I have

1124
01:32:55,520 --> 01:33:02,800
received that some brush cutting will be
done. Um no timeline.

1125
01:33:00,159 --> 01:33:06,560
And also I've been receiving complaints,
I'm sure all of us have on cell service

1126
01:33:04,880 --> 01:33:11,120
and they're wondering if we are
advocating for cell service for Victoria

1127
01:33:09,199 --> 01:33:19,120
County. And I I'd like to tell all
residents we are much so advocating for

1128
01:33:15,040 --> 01:33:26,080
cell service um in Victoria County. Al
also the justice minister will be uh

1129
01:33:22,080 --> 01:33:31,679
coming to see us uh sometime and uh I'm
going to mention that to him too as for

1130
01:33:28,639 --> 01:33:39,840
safety safety issue.
Um to add to our motions for um Mr.

1131
01:33:36,639 --> 01:33:45,280
McDonald and uh public works like to
make a motion to direct the CEO to have

1132
01:33:42,320 --> 01:33:50,800
Mr. McDonald to come in for a fall
update uh at his convenience. Um I'm

1133
01:33:48,800 --> 01:33:55,360
sure he'll
just to just to meet in with us and just

1134
01:33:53,280 --> 01:34:02,960
maybe he can give us update on the
cabbage trail, brush cutting,

1135
01:33:58,880 --> 01:34:08,159
uh potholes, etc.
There's a motion on the table. Do I get

1136
01:34:04,880 --> 01:34:14,080
a second? Second by councelor Matis
Lort.

1137
01:34:10,080 --> 01:34:19,920
Any discussion? All in favor?
The motion is carried. And that's it for

1138
01:34:16,880 --> 01:34:24,000
district 7.
Uh, we're going to take a 15 minute

1139
01:35:24,719 --> 01:35:34,560
Okay, welcome back to everybody. Um,
next we have uh council discussion on

1140
01:35:30,719 --> 01:35:38,159
road name petit petition. Um, you're
speaking on that s there.

1141
01:35:37,211 --> 01:35:42,159
[laughter]
>> You are now.

1142
01:35:38,960 --> 01:35:47,280
» Yeah. So, I thought uh I thought that uh
Sean Dunovan may may have been staying

1143
01:35:44,239 --> 01:35:53,920
for this. However, um so there was a
road name petition that had been put

1144
01:35:49,199 --> 01:35:59,360
forward. Um it has been brought to us by
Brian Buts from Eastern District

1145
01:35:56,400 --> 01:36:07,120
Planning. Uh the submitted road name was
Lindor Lane. Uh which is the change from

1146
01:36:03,280 --> 01:36:14,400
what it was in the past. Uh twothirds of
the majority have signed on the petition

1147
01:36:10,719 --> 01:36:21,280
and uh Eastern District Planning has
approved it on their side. So then the

1148
01:36:18,159 --> 01:36:31,400
process is to take it to council to have
the name change approved. Um, if council

1149
01:36:28,080 --> 01:36:31,400
so chooses,

1150
01:36:50,880 --> 01:36:53,880
so

1151
01:36:55,520 --> 01:37:04,000
Yep. So that that's up to you if anyone
has anything to say or if there's a

1152
01:37:00,080 --> 01:37:09,239
motion to follow to uh pass that as a
name change.

1153
01:37:06,239 --> 01:37:09,239
» Go.

1154
01:37:09,520 --> 01:37:15,760
» I move that we pass that as a name
change for

1155
01:37:14,159 --> 01:37:20,880
We have a motion on the table. Can I get
a seconder? Second by councelor Dunovan.

1156
01:37:18,480 --> 01:37:26,320
Discussion. Deputy warden there. uh
asking if I remember for they change the

1157
01:37:23,360 --> 01:37:31,199
names. Do they
check with the neighbors and all that?

1158
01:37:28,159 --> 01:37:34,400
Everybody's agreeing. Yeah. Two3s. Okay.
>> Yeah, that's on that's on the petition

1159
01:37:32,719 --> 01:37:37,920
that 2/3 have signed.
>> Okay. Thanks.

1160
01:37:35,440 --> 01:37:41,600
» So, there's a motion.
Councelor Dunovan.

1161
01:37:40,239 --> 01:37:44,639
Councelor Bourne.
>> Clarification. And as the clerk

1162
01:37:43,119 --> 01:37:51,040
mentioned, the sign would be given to
the counselor who installs the sign.

1163
01:37:49,040 --> 01:37:55,199
» Because it's a private road, it's up to
the residents on the road to have it

1164
01:37:52,880 --> 01:38:02,400
done, but we provide the sign. Is there
is there a criteria for safety for

1165
01:37:58,480 --> 01:38:06,639
installing a sign or like is there
>> can you come forward and and explain

1166
01:38:04,320 --> 01:38:11,840
like does pl the plane department have a
certain criteria for height or

1167
01:38:09,600 --> 01:38:16,560
» I'm just questioning if if it's given to
the owner to do. That's all.

1168
01:38:13,360 --> 01:38:20,560
» The only requirement is the actual sign
has to meet certain provincial

1169
01:38:18,480 --> 01:38:25,840
requirements which it does. Um, we order
it from a sign shop in Sydney and they

1170
01:38:22,560 --> 01:38:29,400
have our specs that were given to us by
um, the province.

1171
01:38:29,840 --> 01:38:34,400
» Question. Who the land that it goes on?
Who owns the land that it's going to go

1172
01:38:32,719 --> 01:38:37,440
on?
>> I'm assuming the owners that signed the

1173
01:38:36,239 --> 01:38:41,000
petition, but I don't know.
>> Okay. Thank you.

1174
01:38:41,360 --> 01:38:47,920
» Like if it's gone through EDPC and he
has approved it to come to here, that

1175
01:38:45,600 --> 01:38:52,800
means that he's checked the 911 system.
he's checked that it's not under there's

1176
01:38:50,080 --> 01:38:56,560
no Lindor lane in the in the county and
he goes through those checks and

1177
01:38:53,920 --> 01:39:03,600
balances. That's not for us to do.
>> Right. Just of note though, um

1178
01:39:01,040 --> 01:39:10,480
this one may be okay because there was
there's three homes and two have signed

1179
01:39:06,159 --> 01:39:15,440
off on it. Uh just to be aware that when
these are done, there are other steps

1180
01:39:12,400 --> 01:39:22,719
that have to happen. So like like 911,
like Amazon, like all of those things.

1181
01:39:18,800 --> 01:39:26,320
So um it's not just the name ch the only
thing council should be concerned with

1182
01:39:24,719 --> 01:39:31,600
is the name change. However, there's
other consequences to those that are

1183
01:39:28,960 --> 01:39:38,159
living on the road.
Okay, there's excuse me, a motion on the

1184
01:39:33,920 --> 01:39:42,480
table. We have a seconder. All in favor?
Against?

1185
01:39:39,679 --> 01:39:48,560
Your motion is carried.
Thank you.

1186
01:39:44,560 --> 01:39:52,080
Okay. Um the CA CEO
report.

1187
01:39:50,639 --> 01:39:56,960
Thank you. So I just have a couple of
things to note. Um we have a call out

1188
01:39:54,400 --> 01:40:01,360
for our housing and our planning
advisory committee members. Please see

1189
01:39:59,040 --> 01:40:07,600
our website and applications will be
open until August 31st. Uh we have a

1190
01:40:05,119 --> 01:40:12,040
former counselor in the room here who
maybe one of those would be of interest.

1191
01:40:14,960 --> 01:40:18,919
Not to call you out or anything, but
[laughter]

1192
01:40:21,199 --> 01:40:28,880
all members of what?
>> So, this is like not the eastern

1193
01:40:26,880 --> 01:40:32,639
planning thing. You mean? No, it's just
another

1194
01:40:29,840 --> 01:40:35,360
» Yeah. So, now that we have planning in
place?

1195
01:40:33,119 --> 01:40:41,440
» Yes. Um
the only committee currently that is set

1196
01:40:37,840 --> 01:40:47,040
up is an area advisory committee for um
the village proper.

1197
01:40:44,480 --> 01:40:52,239
So now we're looking to form a committee
for planning advisory for the county. So

1198
01:40:49,760 --> 01:40:57,360
ideally we have some folks from all over
the county to look at planning as a

1199
01:40:55,119 --> 01:41:03,280
whole if there's any changes to be made,
anything to be updated in the plan. I

1200
01:41:00,320 --> 01:41:09,600
believe that council a few years ago
when um this land use planning strategy

1201
01:41:07,119 --> 01:41:16,560
for the county as a whole started, they
agreed that they would be the planning

1202
01:41:11,760 --> 01:41:22,080
advisory committee and now it's been um
decided that we go out for members of

1203
01:41:19,199 --> 01:41:27,600
the public in relation to it.
And if there's a need for certain areas,

1204
01:41:25,280 --> 01:41:33,040
we can certainly set up another area
advisory for any of those that are in

1205
01:41:29,600 --> 01:41:36,000
the areas of growth.
>> Yeah.

1206
01:41:33,760 --> 01:41:39,040
» Yes. And so that's two separate
committees. There's a housing committee

1207
01:41:37,600 --> 01:41:44,199
and there's a planning advisory
committee and both are open until August

1208
01:41:41,199 --> 01:41:44,199
31st.

1209
01:41:44,880 --> 01:41:52,880
» Dixon, is it clear as mud now to you?
>> Yes, I I understand exactly what it is

1210
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now. Uh yeah, I'd be interested in one
of them probably. I Yeah,

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» sure. Um
>> the planning probably since I've been

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there before and I understand the
process.

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» I believe the terms of reference have
that there has to be some counselors on

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01:42:06,639 --> 01:42:16,239
it as well.
>> So or the terms of reference that was

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passed early on in 2021 uh 2020, sorry.
Um so we'll mark your name down as

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01:42:19,360 --> 01:42:25,840
seeing on there.
>> Okay. Thank you.

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01:42:21,040 --> 01:42:32,000
» Thank you. Um, also the Victoria County
Water Utility and I think I might be

1218
01:42:29,040 --> 01:42:36,480
able to leave that one uh because we are
looking for an approval of a motion to

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01:42:34,000 --> 01:42:41,040
pass our water utility and capital
budget. So, we'll pass that on for

1220
01:42:37,760 --> 01:42:45,360
later. Um, the ad for the September tax
sale by tender is now posted on our

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01:42:43,280 --> 01:42:52,320
website with a sale date of September
14th. So sometimes we will do them by

1222
01:42:48,719 --> 01:42:57,760
tender and then other times we have them
uh in for the public uh as a public live

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01:42:55,280 --> 01:43:02,960
auction. Uh the one for September is
going to be by tender. The the sorry the

1224
01:43:01,440 --> 01:43:07,600
one for September and the one for
November uh will proceed as a public

1225
01:43:05,360 --> 01:43:10,600
auction
and

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01:43:10,639 --> 01:43:16,560
those are my items to make the public
aware of.

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» Thank you. Does anybody have any
questions or anything for our CEO for on

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01:43:19,040 --> 01:43:22,360
her report?

1229
01:43:22,880 --> 01:43:30,440
None being so we will go on to our next
thing. Um motion.

1230
01:43:31,040 --> 01:43:40,159
Can I get a a motion to accept the first
reading of the commercial development

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01:43:37,199 --> 01:43:44,800
district improvement bylaw amendment?
Can I It's moved by councelor Henock.

1232
01:43:42,880 --> 01:43:52,920
Can I get a seconder, please? Councelor
Matson Lefor. Any discussion?

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01:43:49,440 --> 01:43:52,920
All in favor?

1234
01:43:53,840 --> 01:44:04,719
Motion is approved.
Okay. Next. Um, do you want this in two

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01:44:01,600 --> 01:44:10,320
motions for the water utility and cap?
Okay. Can I get a motion to approve the

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recommendations made at the August 7th
audit committee meeting regarding the

1237
01:44:12,159 --> 01:44:22,639
water utility? It's moved by Oh, sorry.
Utility water

1238
01:44:19,520 --> 01:44:27,679
utility budget. It's moved by councelor
Dunovan, second by councelor Bourne. Any

1239
01:44:26,080 --> 01:44:31,840
discussion?
All in favor?

1240
01:44:29,600 --> 01:44:38,880
Your motion is carried.
Next, can I get a motion to approve

1241
01:44:36,239 --> 01:44:43,920
uh the recommendation made at August 7th
audit committee meeting for the capital

1242
01:44:41,520 --> 01:44:48,000
budget?
It's moved by councelor Matis Lefort,

1243
01:44:46,080 --> 01:44:54,480
second by councelor Bourne. Any
discussion? All in favor?

1244
01:44:51,520 --> 01:45:00,119
Your motion is carried.
Uh committee reports. Do we have any

1245
01:44:56,639 --> 01:45:00,119
committee reports?

1246
01:45:02,159 --> 01:45:08,560
No,
>> just uh to remind you if do the survey

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01:45:05,760 --> 01:45:14,040
for Victoria County Transit, please.
>> Thanks, Deputy Warden.

1248
01:45:10,880 --> 01:45:14,040
» Thank you.

1249
01:45:14,800 --> 01:45:25,280
Correspondence. We is a list of
correspondents that has been sent out,

1250
01:45:21,679 --> 01:45:30,880
sent and received. Thank you.
Um and next is uh the public. Do does

1251
01:45:28,960 --> 01:45:33,880
our public have any questions for us
today?

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01:45:35,280 --> 01:45:41,639
Um being none,
we are adjourned.