REPORT ON COUNCIL
Feb. 27, 2015
Committee of the Whole Meeting: 9:00 a.m. – 12:39 p.m.
Regular Meeting of Council: 1:33 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Members of Council present: Mayor George Cornell, Deputy Mayor Steffen Walma, Councillors Cindy Hastings and Gibb Wishart. Councillor Richard Hinton absent.
CHAMPLAIN COMMEMORATIONS 2015:
Candice Moreau presented an update on Champlain Commemorations to Council. She explained that Tiny Township is one of four main partners planning celebrations of the 400th year since Champlain arrived in Huronia (the other partners being the towns of Midland and Penetanguishene and the North Simcoe Community Futures Development Corporation). The group has applied for a number of grants and the main partners have made contributions. The initiatives, projects and events planned for 2015 are: Champlain’s Astrolabe Exhibit, Festival du Loup, Order of Good Cheer Events, Georgian Bay Brewery/Coffee Partnership, Champlain Literary Competition, Mural and “Wall Art” Projects, Ancient Lacrosse Festival, Rendez-vous Midland, Rendez-vous Penetanguishene, and Métis Annual General Assembly. Future Projects and Initiatives include Champlain Look-outs in Tiny, Archaeological Symposium, Ontario Heritage Plaque, and Annual Lacrosse Tournament.
CYCLE SIMCOE:
This group promotes safe cycling throughout the County of Simcoe and is interested in cycling as part of a package to attract tourists. It has an Ontario Trillium Foundation Grant for signage, route development, stakeholder consultation, and the like. Council was very supportive and enthusiastic. Cycle Simcoe is asking for a $3,000 “buy-in” from each participating community to help with the cost of signage, maps, and so on. No decision was taken about this request. For information see, www.cyclesimcoe.ca.
AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY PLANNING STRATEGY:
Since it has accepted the province’s invitation to participate in Age-Friendly Community Planning, Council decided to establish a committee to support participation of older persons in the activities of the community.
NEW STREET NAME:
Council approved “Glenn Howard Court” as the name of a street in the Copeland Creek South Subdivision.
