Brittney Maddaford, CPA next gave an auditor presentation to the council and members of the public that were in attendance. Maddaford walked the council through their financial statements and what’s included in them. Councillor N. Thies made a presentation to the council about setting up two electric chargers in town for electric cars. Councillor Vaughan made a motion to move this idea to the planning committee; motion carried. Moving on, the council reviewed the agenda prior to Councillor N. Thies making a motion to accept the agenda as amended; motion carried. The council reviewed the minutes of the November 23, 2020, regular meeting as well as the December 1, 2020, special meeting. Councillor N. Thies made a motion to accept the minutes which was carried.
A planning and development report was given by Acting Administrator Thorley. Regarding Bylaw 769-20, Councillor Nickel made a motion for the first reading of Bylaw 769-20 which was carried. A request to remove some Elm trees was made by a property owner. Councillor Petracek made a motion to remove the Elm trees at the property owner s expense; motion carried. A recreation report was then given by Brenda Redman. She informed the council that skating ice around the campground has been put in by the town at the campground with positive feedback from the public. The Dana Antal Arena is booked up until Christmas. Esterhazy Flour Mill tenders are coming in and will close soon. A $49,000 grant was received from the Provincial Government Heritage. The ‘Light the Night’ contest is going well.
Author of the article: Star Staff
Publishing date: Jan 14, 2021  â¢Â January 14, 2021  â¢Â 1 minute read Marianne Matichuk Supplied photo
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CAA North and East Ontario has announced the appointment of former Greater Sudbury mayor Marianne Matichuk to its board of directors.
The auto club provides more than 300,000 members in the north and east Ontario region with emergency roadside service and savings through the CAA Rewards loyalty program. It also provides automotive, insurance and travel products and services.
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CAANEO is part of a larger federation of eight CAA clubs across Canada committed to providing exceptional service to more than six million members coast-to-coast. It also advocates on issues of concern, including road safety, the environment, mobility, infrastructure and consumer protection.
An urban climate change centre will be established by Simon Fraser University through a $22-million self-sustained federal endowment, said Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
Wilkinson made the announcement Tuesday at a press conference on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan.
The Metro Vancouver LC3 Centre is being established by SFU s Renewable Cities program but will operate as a new non-profit organization. The university was chosen by the City of Vancouver, the Metro Vancouver Regional District, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).
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One truck was packed with pot, another was loaded with pizzas.
That was the scene outside a northwest London industrial building where police raided a marijuana-growing operation Monday, arresting four people and seizing a large amount of cannabis.
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A small front-end loader carrying pot plants could be seen coming and going from the building at 1490 North Routledge Park.
The front-end loader dumped the marijuana into the back of a truck and drove back inside the building to retrieve another load. The truck’s driver hopped into the packed bed and stomped down the pot plants before driving away under police escort.