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Council Brief

The following is a summary of the proceedings of the Statutory Public Meeting, Public Hearing, and the Regular Council Meeting held August 18, 2021:

Statutory Public Meeting:

• Council received the Planning Report Respecting Zoning By-law Amendment (Temporary Use By-law) No. Z07-2021. Council passed By-law No. 77-21, Being a By-law to amend The Corporation of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout’s Comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 85-18, as amended, to permit a temporary school (classroom)...

Introduction and Background:

The Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Sioux Lookout has directed the Municipal Clerk to undertake a Ward Boundary Review ahead of the 2022 Municipal General Election. The purpose of this review is to obtain input on whether or not the citizens of the Municipality wish to retain the Hudson Ward (Ward 1).

Following Commissioner Grey’s Restructuring Order in 1999, the former Town of Sioux Lookout was expanded to include areas East (to Alcona), West (to, and...

Water levels on area lakes are near or below historic lows. That means new and unexpected hazards for boaters at local boat launches and on the open water.

Due to low water levels, the Municipality of Sioux Lookout urges all boaters to be extra cautious when launching from and approaching municipal boat launches. Underwater obstructions may now be shallow enough to cause damage to hulls or motors if you’re not careful.

Recreation and Culture Department staff are monitoring the situation and posting...

Please be advised that due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Municipality of Sioux Lookout will be holding the following meetings electronically: 

Sioux Lookout, ON – As we near the end of the summer minor sports schedules, the Recreation and Culture Department would like to remind parents of some important dates coming up.

August 16^th to 20^th will be the last week of regular season minor sports. For all sessions that were cancelled due to the weather, the make-up dates are listed below. Please note that the schedule has been condensed into three days – so please look carefully to see when your children’s sessions will be. They...

Please be advised that there will be a temporary closure of King Street at Eighth Avenue from 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August 5th through 4:30 p.m. Monday, August 9th.

This temporary closure is due to the excavator and road subgrade excavation reaching the intersection.

Detour signs are present and will continue to direct traffic to King Street west of Eighth AVenue through the back lane between King Street and Front Street. Please exercise extra care while travelling through the back lane.

For more information,...

The following is a summary of the proceedings of the Public Hearing and the RegularCouncil Meeting held July 21, 2021:

• A Public Hearing was held to receive the Road Allowance Closure and Sale Application regarding an unopened laneway between Ethel Street and South Street in urban Sioux Lookout. There were no concerns or objections with the application, so it was added to the Regular Council Meeting Agenda. During the Regular Council Meeting Council passed By-law No. 67-2'l, Being a By-law to...

TO ALL PERSONS CONSUMING WATER FROM THE Municipality of Sioux Lookout WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FROM THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: 

84 to 114 King Street

THE BOIL WATER ADVISORY FOR THE ABOVE LISTED LOCATIONS IS HEREBY RESCINDED.

Laboratory testing of the water supply does not indicate the presence of bacteria.

PDF version available to download at link below.

Attachments

• 2021-07-28 Rescind BWA King July 28 2021

Please be advised that there will be a temporary closure of the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Prince Street from 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 27th through 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 28th.

West Point Cove can be accessed from Queen Street at the Seventh Avenue intersection up to Ninth Avenue.

This temporary closure is to allow crews to complete a watermain tie-in at Eighth Avenue and Prince Street.

Please watch for detour signs and a map board.

For more information, please contact:
Mat Lelonde
Public Works...

Please be advised that due to the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Municipality of Sioux Lookout will be holding the following meetings electronically: 

All...