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Council Brief
The following is a summary of the proceedings of the Regular Council Meeting held March 17, 2021:

  • Mayor Lawrance presented a 20 Year Service Recognition Medal from the Governor General of Canada to Robert Popovic, the Emergency Services Manager. The Mayor congratulated and thanked him for his 20 years of dedicated service to the community.
  • Mac Potter, Manager of Environment and Community Relations, Mark Miller, Director of Projects and MacKenzie Denyes, Manager of Regulatory Affairs from Treasury Metals Inc. made a presentation on the Goliath Gold Complex to Council.
  • Council received the 2020 Drinking Water Systems Annual Reports for Sioux Lookout and Hudson that were prepared by Northern Waterworks Inc.(NWI).
  • Council passed By-law No. 24-21, Being a By-law to Authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to Execute a Contract with McSweeney & Associates in the amount of $50,713.00 + HST for the COVID Tourism Modification Project.
  • Council passed By-law No. 24-21, Being a By-law to Authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to Execute the Municipal Funding Agreement for the Transfer of Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for Public Transportation Program with the Minister of Transportation for the Province of Ontario.
  • Council approved the reallocation of $25,000.00, originally budgeted for the development of the Municipality’s new Asset Management Plan, to be applied to the Asset Management System Data Updates project. Council also authorized staff to request an adjustment to the Municipality’s application to the Canadian Federation of Municipalities Asset Management program.
  • Council awarded the Contract for the Designated Substance Removal and Selective Demolition, of former Mayfair theatre to Renew construction Inc. for $174,535.00 plus HST. Council passed By-law No. 17-21, to Execute the Contract with Renew Construction Inc.
  • Council directed staff, based on recommendations from the Municipal Truth and Reconciliation Committee, to implement the following activities:
    • A common memorial that describes the history of Northway Cemetery, an effort to recognize and memorialize all of the individuals interred, for which specific interment sites cannot be identified.
    • A multi-denominational and traditional memorialization service to occur in June 2022.
    • A community multicultural feast to follow the multi-denominational and Traditional memorialization in June 2022, and
    • The Municipality to develop a database of information as it pertains to the history of individuals interred in section 1 of Northway Cemetery.
  • Council approved the Municipal Truth and Reconciliation Committee’s 2021 Work Plan and Budget request.
  • Council passed By-law No. 26-21, Being a By-law to Regulate the Cemeteries of The Corporation of the Municipality of Sioux lookout and to Rescind By-law No. 28-12 and approved the updated Cemetery Tariff of Rates as attached to the Clerk’s Report No. 2021-45 – this update is to provide for columbaria in the Municipal Cemeteries.
  • In recognition of the absence of complaints and to promote locally sourced food and food sustainability, Council directed staff to take no further actions on the development of a regulatory framework respecting the keeping of chickens and to implement dispute-resolution measures if complaints arises.
  • Council passed By-law No. 08-21, Being a By-Law to Amend By-law No. 54-20 Being a By-law to Establish a Health and Safety Policy Manual, to adopt additional health and safety policies.
  • Council authorized and directed the Integrity Commissioner to disclose the ID numbers of Council members and local boards that seek written advice from the Integrity Commissioner to the Clerk of Municipality, upon delivery of each invoice to the Municipality.
  • Council approved amending Schedule “A” to By-law No. 92-18, Being a By-law to Make Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees by adding:
    • Jamie MacLeod to the Sioux Lookout Environment Committee
    • Emily Hamilton to the Sioux Lookout Day Care Advisory Committee
  • Council approved amending Schedule “A” to By-law No. 92-18 (Being a By-law to Make Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions and Committees) by deleting:
    • Allen Lee from the Sioux Lookout Economic Development Commission
    • Brody Marsonet from the Sioux Lookout Day Care Advisory Committee
    • Ben Bye from the Sioux Lookout Day Care Advisory Committee
    • Michelle Turner from the Sioux Lookout Day Care Advisory Committee

Council Briefs are provided in this format for convenience only and are not approved Minutes of the Council Meeting. For more information, please contact Brian P. MacKinnon, Manager of Corporate Services/Municipal Clerk at [email protected].

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