AGENDA Council Meeting June 10, 2020 - 6:00 PM Electronic Meeting Page
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council Meeting agenda of June 10, 2020, be adopted as circulated.
3. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
4. PUBLIC INFORMATION
4.1 Presentations
4.2 Notices and Information by members of Staff and Council
4.2.1 Staff
4.2.2 Council
4.3 Notices of Motion
5. DEPUTATIONS
5.1 Pilot Project for Backyard Hens 7 - 53 Marc Pinault, Resident, Town of Deep River Jessie Morrison
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the deputation to Council by Mr. Marc Pinault and Ms. Jessie Morrison regarding a proposed three year pilot project to allow the raising and keeping of backyard chickens in the Town of Deep River residential zones, be received.
Report to Support Backyard Chicken Pilot Project Request Meeting Presentation
6. CONSENT MATTERS Page 1 of 171
6.1 Correspondence
BE IT RESOLVED THAT all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 6.1 - Correspondence of the agenda be approved and adopted by Council in the order that they appear on the agenda, and sequentially numbered.
6.1.1 Summer Experience Program (SEP) 2020 54 - 55 Kevin Finnerty, Assistant Deputy Minister, Heritage, Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Kevin Finnerty of the Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries regarding the approval of 2020 Summer Experience Program funding awarded to the Town of Deep River, be received.
2020SEP-MHSTCI-Tourism_Successful-The Town of Deep River - PDF
6.1.2 Funding Request for Reliable Broadband Access Across Ontario 56 - 57 The Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from the Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, regarding a request for Federal action to provide immediate funding for reliable broadband access across Ontario, be received.
234-2020-2264 MG Broadband MP Letter ENG
6.1.3 Letter of Appreciation to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Atomic 58 Energy of Canada Limited Sue D' Eon, Mayor, Town of Deep River John (Jed) Reinwald, Mayor, Town of Laurentian Hills Debbi Grills, Mayor, The United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria Richard Bedard, President and CEO, Deep River and District Hospital, Four Seasons Lodge and North Renfrew Family Health Team
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Mayor D' Eon of the Town of Deep River, Mayor Reinwald of the Town of Laurentian Hills, Mayor Grills of the United Townships of Head, Clara and Maria, and Richard Bedard of the Deep River and District Hospital regarding a letter of appreciation to CNL and AECL for their support of local seniors and vulnerable residents during the Coronavirus pandemic, be received.
Letter of Appreciation to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited
6.1.4 Letter to the Attorney General regarding the AGCO and Patio Expansion 59 - 64 for Restaurants Rob Burton, Mayor, Town of Oakville
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BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Mayor Rob Burton of the Town of Oakville regarding a request to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO) for the safe and speedy re-introduction of patio service for restaurants in Ontario, be received.
AGCO and Patio Expansion for Restaurants
6.1.5 Global First Power Telephone Town Hall 65 - 82 Eric McGoey, Engagement and Communications Director, Global First Power
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Eric McGoey of Global First Power regarding a telephone Town Hall event held on May 20, 2020, and news release to announce the formation of a joint venture partnership to build, own, and operate a proposed Micro Modular Reactor Project at the Chalk River Laboratories site, be received.
Global First Power June 9 2020 News Release GFP USNC OPG JV Announcement
6.1.6 Renfrew County District School Board 83 - 84 Susan Humphries, Chair, Renfrew County District School Board
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Susan Humphries of the Renfrew County District School Board regarding School Board activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, be received. RCDSB Activities During Pandemic
6.1.7 Pride Week 2020 85 Jill Holroyd, Chapter Leader, Pflag Canada
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Jill Holroyd of Pflag Canada regarding Pride Week in the Ottawa Valley, be received.
Pflag Canada
6.2 Minutes
BE IT RESOLVED THAT all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 6.2 - Minutes of the agenda be approved and adopted by Council in the order that they appear on the agenda, and sequentially numbered.
6.2.1 Marketing Task Force Meeting Minutes - May 11, 2020 86 - 89
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Marketing Task Force Meeting Minutes of May 11, 2020, be received, and
THAT the recommendations within the Minutes be approved by Council.
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Marketing Task Force - 11 May 2020 - Minutes
6.2.2 Council Meeting Minutes - May 20, 2020 90 - 99
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council Meeting Minutes of May 20, 2020, be approved.
Council Meeting - 20 May 2020 - Minutes
6.3 Reports
BE IT RESOLVED THAT all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 6.3 - Reports of the agenda be approved and adopted by Council in the order that they appear on the agenda, and sequentially numbered.
6.3.1 Report Number 2020-FD-004 - Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Fee 100 - 101 Gary McRae, Fire Chief
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2019-FD-004 “Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Fee” be received,
THAT The Fire Department will provide and install smoke/carbon monoxide alarms at cost for each alarming device plus 50%, and
THAT this fee structure be adopted for the balance of 2020 and incorporated into the 2021 Schedule of Fees By-law.
2020-FD-004 - Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Fee
6.3.2 Report Number 2020-FD-005 - By-law to Regulate the Setting of Fires 102 - 125 within the Town of Deep River Gary McRae, Fire Chief
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number2020-FD-005 entitled "By-law to Regulate the Setting of Fires within the Town of Deep River, be received, and
THAT Attachment '1' "A By-law to Regulate the Setting of Fires within the Town of Deep River", be presented to Council for adoption.
2020-FD-005 - Regulate the Setting of Fires Within the Town of Deep River
6.3.3 Report Number 2020-FIN-009 - 2020 Municipal Tax Rates 126 - 132 Arthur Smith, Treasurer
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2020-FIN-009 entitled "2020 Municipal Tax Rates", be received, and
THAT Council hereby adopts the 2020 Municipal Tax Rates By-law for the Town of Deep River, that includes a calculation to apply a municipal Page 4 of 171
budgetary tax increase to the industrial and large industrial classes equal to 50% of the tax rate increase over the 2020 notional tax rate for the residential class consistent with Schedule "A", as attached.
2020-FIN-009 - 2020 Municipal Tax Rates V03
6.3.4 Report Number 2020-PW-005 - Zero Turn Mower Replacement 133 - 135 David McCarthy, Infrastructure / Administration Foreman
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2020-PW-005 entitled "Zero Turn Replacement", be received,
THAT Council approve the purchase of PZ 60 Zero Turn Mower from Dick Plummer Marine in the amount of $10,160.74 including non-rebate portion of HST, and
THAT the funds be allocated from the approved 2020 Capital Contingency account number C-300-9300-8000.
2020-PW-005 - Zero Turn Mower Replacement
6.3.5 Report Number 2020-PW-006 - Library Masonry Work 136 - 140 David McCarthy, Infrastructure / Administration Foreman
BE IT RESOLVED THAT report number 2020-PW-006 “Library Masonry Work” be received,
THAT Council approve the purchase ofLibrary Masonry Work inthe amount of $4,680.96 including non-rebate portion of HST, and
THAT thefunds be allocated from the approved 2020 Capital Contingency account number C-780-9135-8000.
2020-PW-006 - Library Masonry Work
6.3.6 Report Number 2020-PW-007 - Police Garage Door 141 - 145 David McCarthy, Infrastructure / Administrative Foreman
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2020-PW-007, entitled "Police Garage Door", be received,
THAT Council approve the replacement of the Police Garage Door in the amount of $3,083.33 including the non-rebate portion of HST, and
THAT the funds be allocated from the approved 2020 Capital Contingency Account Number C-140-9125-8000.
2020-PW-007 - Police Garage Door
6.4 Items Extracted from the Consent Agenda
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7. BY-LAWS
BE IT RESOLVED THAT all by-laws shown in Section 7 of the agenda be approved and adopted by Council in the order they appear on the agenda, and sequentially numbered.
7.1 By-law Number 25-2020 - To Regulate the Setting of Fires within the 146 - 167 Town of Deep River
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-law be read a first, second and third time, numbered, passed, signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, and the seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto;
By-law Number 25-2020 - A by-law to Regulate the Setting of Fires within the Town of Deep River.
By-law 25-2020 - Regulate the Setting of Fires Within the Town of Deep River
7.2 By-law Number 26-2020 - To Establish 2020 Tax Rates 168 - 170
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-law be read a first, second and third time, numbered, passed, signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, and the seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto;
By-law Number 26-2020 - A by-law to Adopt the Estimates of All Sums Required for 2020 and to Establish Tax Rates.
By-law 26-2020 - 2020 Tax Rate
8. CLOSED SESSION
9. MATTERS FROM CLOSED SESSION
10. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW
10.1 BY-LAW NUMBER 27-2020 171
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-law be read a first, second and third time, numbered, passed, signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, and the seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto;
By-law Number 27-2020 - A by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Town of Deep River at the meeting held on June 10, 2020.
27-2020 - Confirmatory By-law - June 10, 2020
11. ADJOURNMENT
BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council hereby adjourns the meeting at _____ PM.
Page 6 of 171 The Corporation of the Town of Deep River Town Clerk’s Office 100 Deep River Road, P.O. Box 400 Deep River, Ontario K0J 1P0 613 584-2000 ext. 126 [email protected]
Request to make a Deputation/Presentation to Council/Committee
Name: Marc Pinault Address: Frontenac Cr Mailing Address: Postal Code: K0J 1PO Telephone Number: E-mail:
Please list all speakers as only those named will be allowed to speak:
1. Marc Pinault 2. Jessie Morrison
Please provide details of the matter to which you wish to speak:
I would like to provide the Town Council of Deep River with a deputation to start a three year pilot project to allow up to four backyard hens in the Residential Zone of Deep River. I have provided a report (see attached) for information, which includes many references to similar pilot projects, and the applicable attachments.
What action are you hoping will result from your presentation/deputation?
1) We hope that this deputation to Council will result in the implementation of a limited three year pilot project to allow residents to keep backyard hens in the Residential Zones of Deep River Ontario. 2) Provide an exemption to the Zoning By-law to allow our family to keep our three backyard hens while this matter is being discussed, and consideration to allow our family to participate in the pilot project.
Signature: ______Date: _2020 June 4 ______
Page 7 of 171 Information Report to Support the Deputation to Start Pilot Project for Backyard Hens
By: Marc Pinault, Jessie Morrison EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On June 10, 2020, the Town Council of Deep River, Ontario will receive a deputation to consider undertaking a limited three year “Backyard Chicken” pilot project. The benefits of allowing up to four backyard hens greatly outweigh any potential issues or risks, when properly regulated. Hens provide greater food security to residents, reduce the spread of Lyme disease by consuming ticks and other pests, produce rich fertilizer and compost for gardening, and are excellent companions. In addition, hens can provide residents children with an important education in food sustainability and compassion. Many municipalities in Ontario (Niagara Falls, Kingston, Toronto, and many more) have addressed common concerns related to predators, odours, noise and illness by enacting regulations that set out provisions limiting the number of hens, prohibiting roosters, controlling the size and location of the enclosures, and encouraging cleanliness standards for the welfare of the hens. With these provisions, backyard hens are becoming increasingly popular again, as more communities become ecologically aware.
Page 8 of 171 Purpose
This report is intended to provide input to the Corporation of the Town of Deep River Council in support of a request to consider starting a three year pilot project to allow the raising and keeping of backyard chickens in the Residential Zones of the Town of Deep River. Wherever possible, this report references the recent experience of communities in Ontario that have moved towards allowing backyard chickens.
Goal
We hope that this deputation to the Town Council of Deep River, Ontario will result in the implementation of a limited three year pilot project to allow residents to keep up to four backyard hens in the Residential Zones of Deep River, Ontario.
Background
Currently, the Towns Comprehensive Zoning By-law 20-2020 requires that no animals, other than household pets, shall be kept in any zone other than for animal husbandry in the undeveloped zone and for non-commercial animal husbandry in the Estate Residential Zone or Rural Zone. For non-commercial animal husbandry, the yield from the livestock (chickens) is for personal use, there is no sale of the yield, and not more than ten (10) fowl (chickens) are permitted [1].
While keeping livestock has generally been associated with Rural Zone properties and not residential properties in urban areas, a growing number of urban municipalities have established permissions for keeping backyard chickens (hens). Typically, this allows residents to keep several (4-6) hens for the production of fresh eggs for their own use and not for resale. A detailed list of such municipalities and their regulations is included in Table 1.
Supporters of backyard chickens have cited benefits related to sustainability, food quality, food security, ethical animal treatment, education, and companionship. Those opposed to backyard chickens focus on concerns related to disease, odour, noise and the attraction of predators. This report elaborates on these topics and provides a broad overview of the benefits and concerns related to this practice. Benefits to Permitting Backyard Hens
Health and Ecological Benefits:
A small flock of backyard hens provides several health benefits to their owners and the surrounding properties. They are:
Hens can control the spread of Lyme disease, as they are an efficient natural predator of ticks. In a 30 minute period, a chicken can eat on average 81 ticks [2]. Lyme disease is devastating to individuals and pets, and is an increasing strain on the local health services as there is no vaccine. The instances of Lyme disease has more than doubled in Ottawa to 168 in 2017 from 74 in 2016 [3].
Page 9 of 171 In addition to ticks, chickens can control the population of crickets, grasshoppers, snails, slugs, and other pests in the garden [4]. Hens provide a reliable source of fresh nutritious eggs. Hens raised in a backyard lay eggs that are lower in cholesterol and fat and higher in beta carotene, omega-3s, and vitamins A, D and E (25% more vitamin E, 75% more beta carotene, 20 times more Omega-3 fatty acids, 50% less cholesterol) [5]. Hens produce manure that is very high in nitrogen and contains excellent amounts of potassium and phosphorus. The manure can be added as fertilizer to a garden or to compost. Hens are efficient omnivores and consume almost all forms of food waste – dramatically reducing the amount of household waste that would be sent to the landfill.
Socio-Economic Benefits:
Food security is more important than ever, after the shortages and instability in the supply chain experienced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. A relatively constant supply of local eggs has obvious benefits. Owning and caring for chickens has a relatively low cost, comparable to owning cats or dogs, once a proper coop and chicken run is constructed (which can range from $200 to $4000) [6]. Hens can make excellent pets, as they display individual personalities and are affectionate towards humans. Chickens are safe for children and can teach them about sustainability, compassion and care. They provide an excellent source of companionship. Hens are considered a low-maintenance animal, only requiring feed, water and a coop to nest in, and are comparable to raising cats or dogs. Concerns with Allowing Backyard Hens
Although raising backyard chickens is fun and has many benefits, it is not without its challenges. In a recent survey conducted in the Township of Springwater, the following concerns were ranked:
Without special considerations, hens and their feed can attract predators (such as racoons, or skunks). Provisions for securing the coop and chicken run are therefore important controls to minimize the impact of this risk. Rodents are not attracted to the chickens; they are attracted to chicken feed and other food scraps. Ensuring that all chicken feed is stored in a closed container inaccessible to other animals is an effective means to address the potential problem [7]. Hen manure, if not properly managed, can produce odours that can detract from the enjoyment of neighbouring properties. Provisions from cleaning the coop and limiting the number of hens can easily remove this concern – however, owners must be serious about maintaining the conditions of their hens. Like dogs and cats, if droppings are not regularly collected, this can become a larger issue. A group of ten chickens produces 2/3 lb of manure, less than a medium-sized 40-pound dog, which produces ¾ of a pound [7]. During the pilot project in Kingston, staff inspected 16 coops – and found the coops to be clean with no odour [8]
Page 10 of 171 Hens can produce a variety of vocalization (noise) when alarmed or when laying, typically for a short period around lunch, none of which are very loud. The measured noise levels for hens is between 50 and 70 dBs [7] (equivalent to a normal conversation). Roosters however are notoriously loud (85 to 90 dBs – equivalent to a lawn mower), and therefore should not be allowed within the Town and are generally prohibited in residential zones. The appearance of the coop and run is a concern, as it was felt it could negatively affect property values. To minimize this concern, owners should be required to ask their direct neighbours prior to entering the pilot project, and follow construction regulations for size, set-back and upkeep. The final concern was related to the spread of illness or disease. The District Health Unit commented that “the risk of pathogen transmission from backyard chickens appears to be low and does not present a threat to the public’s health. It is comparable to keeping other animals allowed by similar by-laws such as dogs and cats. Adherence to proper hygiene (e.g. hand washing, maintaining and regularly cleaning chicken coops) will significantly mitigate the risk of disease acquisition which are commonly found in chickens, including Salmonella…” [9]. In addition to salmonella, avian influenza has been studied, and identified in live poultry markets in China. However, live poultry markets are very different from backyard chicken environments. One study did report that backyard poultry has not been associated with increased risk of avian influenza infections in humans [10]. This study recommended proper hand washing, and seeking veterinary assistance in case of illness in the birds. Animal Welfare is another important concern. Hens need shelter, food, water, adequate space, environmental conditions conducive to good health and the opportunity to socialize and engage in fundamental behaviours [7]. Deep River Backyard Hens Pilot Project Participant Guidelines
The following is a collection of guidelines that have been developed from research of communities that allow hens within urban residential lots. During the pilot project, the nature of the regulations will be assessed, based on the following considerations, and updated if needed:
Minimum lot area and frontage for ‘backyard chickens’; Maximum number of chickens permitted; Licensing, registration and fees for chickens; Clean yards and safe handling standards; Manure management; Minimum coop dimensions and setbacks; Minimum range size, nesting areas, etc.; Prohibition on slaughter; Prohibition on roosters; Prohibition on sale of products; Fencing requirements; and Veterinary and health requirements.
Page 11 of 171 Definitions:
“Hen” means a domesticated female chicken over four (4) months of age.
“Rooster” means a male chicken over four (4) months of age.
“Run” means a covered secure enclosure that allows hens’ access to outdoors.
“Coop” means a fully enclosed weatherproof building where hens are kept and which the interior includes nesting boxes for egg laying, perches for the hens to sleep on and food and water containers
Proposed Regulations for keeping of backyard hens and coops
1. The license fee for a hen coop is $100, which is a one-time fee. 2. A maximum of 4 hens is permitted on any residential property. 3. All hens must be at least 4 months old. 4. The keeping of roosters is prohibited. 5. A tenant must obtain permission from the property owner to keep hens on the owner’s property. 6. The owner of the hens must reside on the property where the hens are kept. 7. Applicants must advise their neighbours of their intention to obtain a hen coop permit prior to submitting application. 8. Hens must be kept in their coops from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. 9. Hens must be kept in an enclosed run when not in their coop. 10. Hen coops and runs shall be a distance of at least 1.2 m from the rear lot line and at least 1.2 m from any side lot line of the dwelling lot on which the hen coop is located. 11. Hen coops and runs shall be located at least 15 m from any school. 12. Hen coops and runs shall be located at least 7.5 m from any church or business. 13. Hen coops and runs shall be a minimum distance of 3 m from all windows and doors of dwellings that are located on abutting property. 14. Hen coops are not permitted in any front or side yard. 15. Sale of eggs, manure and other products associated with keeping hens is prohibited. 16. Hen coops and runs shall be maintained in a clean condition and the coop shall be kept free of obnoxious odours, substances and vermin. 17. Stored manure shall be kept in an enclosed structure such as a compost bin in accordance with other by-laws, and no more than three cubit feet shall be stored at any one time. 18. Manure shall be disposed of in accordance with Municipal by-laws. Hen waste must be solid and bagged. 19. Home slaughter of hens is prohibited and any deceased hens shall be disposed of through the services of a veterinarian. 20. The property shall have a minimum area of 300 m2.
Page 12 of 171 21. The maximum coop size shall be 10 m2. 22. The minimum hen coop floor area shall be 0.37 m2 (4 ft2) per each hen kept in the coop. 23. The minimum hen run floor area shall be 0.92 m2 (10 ft2) of enclosed space per hen. 24. Every person who holds a hen coop permit shall allow, at any reasonable time, an animal control officer or other authorized employee or agent of the Town to inspect the property, to determine whether all requirements of this pilot project are being complied with. Surrounding Municipalities
Many municipalities in Ontario allow keeping a small number of backyard hens. Many of these communities recently completed a pilot project, and would serve as a good reference. A summary of the By-laws and their restrictions is included in Table 1. Table 1: Summary of Municipalities that Permit Backyard Hens
Municipality By-law # Restrictions City of Brampton 261-93 No more than 2 hens without license Must provide notice to adjoining property owners A license is required to own more than 2 hens – up to a maximum of 10 hens. Town of Caledon 2019-43 Maximum of 4 hens. Hens must be at least 4 months old. Permitted on residentially zoned lots. Hens shall be kept in a hen coop or hen run at all times and secured between 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. A minimum of 0.37 m2 per hen for a hen coop; minimum of 0.93 m2 per hen for a hen run. No hen coop shall or hen run shall exceed 2 metres in height Hen coop, hen run shall be set back 2 metres from any lot line, and a minimum of 3 metres from any dwelling on an adjacent lot. Township of 06-54 Chickens being kept on property zoned residential must be Clearview licensed, inspected and approved by the Senior By-law Enforcement Officer. $30 Annual Permit/Household Maximum of 4 Hens Roosters not permitted Each hen requires minimum of 0.37m2 of coop floor area and 0.92m2 of outdoor area Kept in an enclosed area at all times. Coops to be locked from sunset to sunrise. Cleanliness provisions. City of Guelph 2016- Allows up to 10 domestic poultry hens unless they are kept at 20122 all times in a pen that has a coop Prohibits Roosters
Page 13 of 171 City of Kingston 2004-144 Completed 3 year pilot project Maximum 6 hens on any residential property; Permits must be obtained No roosters. Hens shall be kept in their coops between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Eggs are for personal consumption only. Slaughter is prohibited. City of Kitchener Chapter Maximum 4 Hens in a residential zone 408 Application permit fee Coop and Run are set back 1.2 m from rear lot line and at least 2.5 m from any interior side lot line unless all adult occupants of any property from which set backs are not in place in writing Coop and run provides protection from weather and has ventilation, flooring that resistant to moisture and mold and retains heat in cold weather, and accessible dust bath area. City of Niagara 2019-35 Schedule D of Animal Control By-law Falls Maximum of 10 Chickens as of July 15, 2005 (previously was 20) No roosters within Urban Boundary Chicken coops to be located in rear yard and be fully enclosed. Lots must have a detached dwelling, a minimum frontage of 40 feet and minimum depth of 100 feet. Minimum rear yard setback to coop of 25 feet and 15 feet from side lot line City of Orillia 2017-64 Extended pilot project until June 5, 2023. Chapter 12 properties selected for the pilot project 287 Hen Coops will be permitted on properties with lot sizes of 500 sq.m (5,382 sq.ft) or greater within the Rural Zone (RU), certain Residential Zones (R1, R2, R3, R4), Parkland and Open Space Zones (OS1, OS2) and Institutional Zone (I1) Not permitted within Source Water Protection Area Hen Coop Licence Application required $100 fee (covers entire pilot project) Maximum of 4 Hens (all must be at least four (4) months old – under four months old is prohibited) Specific setbacks from house, structures, lot lines, sewage works. Not permitted in front or exterior side yard. Coop (1 permitted) max GFA 9m2, at least 0.37m2 of floor area for each hen, maximum height of 5m. Outdoor run (1 permitted) max GFA 9m2, at least 0.92 m2 of outdoor enclosure for each hen, maximum height of 5m. No slaughtering or euthanizing permitted. Roosters prohibited. No selling eggs, meat, manure, etc. Cleanliness provisions.
Page 14 of 171 Township of 2017-016 Permitted within the Agricultural/Rural (A/RU) Zone as an Oro-Medonte accessory use to a single detached dwelling. Coop and manure structure shall not exceed an area of 10m2. Not to be located in front or exterior side yard. Counts towards lot coverage. Coop – Minimum 2m setback from rear or interior lot line. Manure Structure – Minimum 3m setback No roosters. Sale of eggs, manure, or other product is prohibited. Maximum of six (6) hens. Hens must be minimum of 4 months old. Town of Newmarket 2017-34 In 2015, Council received a deputation to regulate backyard hens. In 2016 Council endorsed a 12 month pilot project for up to five properties. In 2017 the pilot project was extended, making it town wide. Maximum of 3 Hens per lot. Hens must be at least 4 months old. No Roosters. Minimum enclosure size of 10 square feet per hen; Hens must be in coop between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Hen coops and runs must be set back 1.2 m from rear lot line and 1.2 m from side lot of the dwelling lot on which the hen coop is located. Hen coops shall be less than 2.4 m in height Slaughter is prohibited. City of Toronto Chapter Urban Hens TO Pilot Program 349-4.1 March 2, 2018 to March 2, 2021 Registration required. Only permitted in 4 specified areas (Wards 5, 13, 21 and 32) Maximum of 4 Hens. Minimum of 4 months old. No roosters. Recommend minimum of 2 hens as they are social creatures. The Owner shall ensure each coop has a minimum coop floor area of 0.37m2 (4 sq.ft) per each hen kept in the coop. d) The Owner shall ensure each coop has a minimum of at least 0.92 m2 (10 sq.ft) of enclosed space per hen kept in the coop. The owner shall ensure that no hen coop exceeds a height of two metres and a maximum floor area of 9.2 m2 (100 square feet). Only residential properties (houses or townhouses with a backyard) can be registered. Residents in apartment and condo cannot participate. Eggs are for personal consumption only.
Page 15 of 171 Discussion and Conclusions
The Town of Deep River, Ontario like many municipalities has a history of residents that have owned and raised backyard chickens, even though it is against the by-law(s). Many of these backyard chicken owners are unaware that their flock is considered livestock, and have invested considerable time and resources to care for these animals. The popularity of backyard chickens is increasing every year, with the current demand at the highest in years. With the onset of the Covid-19 shutdowns, and interruptions to the supply chain, many municipalities that allow backyard chickens have seen a dramatic increase in interest. In Kingston, the local supplier sold 1,000 chickens in April, and May, and has pre-sold for June through September – a 10 times increase in sales [13]. Regulating, licensing and controlling this existing practice is beneficial to the community, however the specifics need to be evaluated with a pilot project.
In support of this initiative, an electronic petition was started to identify how many residents were in favour of allowing backyard chickens. To date the petition has over 475 signatures, with the bulk of them residing in the Deep River [14]. The full list of signature, and comments is attached to the report.
Starting a pilot project would allow a small number of residents to start a backyard flock, or for existing flocks to ensure they are complying with important requirements. The experience gained during this time would help identify the demand, if the requirements are adequate, or if additional study is required. It would also provide time to amend existing by-laws, if the pilot project is successful.
It is our hope that our Council members consider the information contained in this report, when deciding to start a pilot project.
Page 16 of 171 References:
[1] By-law 20-2020, Comprehensive Zoning By-law of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River, http://www.deepriver.ca/userfiles/file/20-2020%20- %20Deep%20River%20Comprehensive%20Zoning%20By- law%2C%20as%20Amended%282%29.pdf
[2] S M Hassan, O O Dipeolu, A O Amoo, T R Odhiambo, Predation of Livestock Ticks by Chickens, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1858289/
[3] CBC Ottawa, Ottawa considers at-risk area for Lyme disease, warns public health, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-at-risk-area-lyme-disease-1.5218952
[4] Backyard Chickens – Caring and Raising Your Flock, http://www.grangecoop.com/pros-cons- raising-backyard-chickens/
[5] Nutritional Difference between Store-Bought and Backyard Chicken Eggs, https://www.greenmatters.com/food/2017/04/26/Z2wkzYg/nutritional-difference-between- chicken-eggs
[6] The Economics of Raising Chickens, https://smartasset.com/personal-finance/the-economics-of- raising-chickens
[7] Urban Hens, Public Information Centre Pilot Project – Ward 2, https://www.newmarket.ca/LivingHere/Documents/Document%20for%20PIC%20Chickens.pdf
[8] ACRP-13-019, City of Kingston Report on Backyard Hen Pilot Project, https://www.cityofkingston.ca/documents/10180/2734207/ARC_A0913-13019.pdf/2d3ff13f-f56a- 4cfa-91e9-da29d5b6ad9e
[9] Township of Springwater – Backyard Chickens Public Consultation Summary and Options Report, https://www.springwater.ca/en/business-and-development/resources/Documents/Backyard- Chickens/20200205---Backyard-Chickens-Staff-Report.pdf
[10] Liu B, Havers F, Chen E, Yuan Z, Yuan H, Qu J, et al. Risk Factors for Influenza A (H7N9) disease- China, 2013. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. 2014;59(6):787-94.
[11] Backyard Chickens – Information Report, Town of Wasaga Beach, https://wasagabeach.civicweb.net/document/13598/Backyard%20Chicken%20Report.docx?handl e=EBB88E743F2149BE839B3ACC056B41BC
[12] How to Prevent and Detect Disease in Backyard Flocks and Pet Birds, https://www.inspection.gc.ca/animal-health/terrestrial-animals/diseases/bird-health- basics/eng/1323643634523/1323644740109
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Page 17 of 171 [14] Petition: Fight for change on small flock ownership in Deep River, ON, https://www.change.org/FlockOwnershipInDeepRiver
Attachments:
Attachment 1: City of Kingston Application for Hen Coop Permit and Neighbour Notification Attachment 2: Letter from Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit, January 7, 2020 Attachment 3: City of Kingston Rules and Regulations Pertaining to Backyard Hens Attachment 4: Petition: Fight for change on small flock ownership in Deep River Attachment 5: Petition signature list Attachment 6: Petition comments Attachment 7: Existing Hen Coops and Runs
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Public Health references http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/disemala/avflu/bacdoc/floelee.shtml http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/publicat/daio-enia/2-eng.php#jmp-lan23 www.cdc.gov/features/salmonellapoultry/ http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/birdbiosecurity/
Bylaw, Regulation and Health unit references Bylaw –Kitchener Bylaw Enforcement -Township of Clearview Bylaw – City of Brampton Bylaw -Niagara Falls
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Page 23 of 171 Fight for change on small flock ownership in Deep River, ON
To Whom it Concerns,
I, a tax paying resident of Deep River, ON, would like to address the issue of backyard chicken keeping. This issue has been overshadowed by confusion and misinformation for years and it is time this was clarified. Rules have been vaguely referred to and inconsistently ignored and enforced with little seeming rhyme or reason. I am in support of allowing residents to keep a small backyard flock.
The reasons for allowing backyard flocks greatly outweigh the arguments against. We are living in increasingly uncertain times and backyard flocks can lend a tremendous amount of security and positivity to daily life.
Firstly ticks are invading local forests and recreational areas like never before. This is creating more Lyme disease. Lyme disease is devastating to individuals and pets, an enormous expense to local health services and there is no vaccine. A study shows that chickens foraging in a pasture can eat 3-331 ticks in a 30-60 minute span, with the average chicken eating over 80 ticks! Instances of Lyme disease have more than doubled in the Ottawa Valley, from 74 to 168 from 2016 to 2017. Assuming an increase rate of 44% / year, in 2020 you could estimate that the Ottawa Valley has approximately 500 cases of Lyme disease. Chickens also dramatically reduce the numbers of black flies, mosquito's, small snakes, mice, and other pests. Chicken manure is one of the most effective fertilizers available. It is very high in nitrogen and also contains a good amount of potassium and phosphorus. If you’ve tried to garden in Deep
Page 24 of 171 River you are aware that the soil is very sandy and generally poor. Availability of quality fertilizer allows residents to grow more of their own produce, thus increasing food security for all. In addition to all of this - raising chicken's reduces one's food waste year round; they can be fed nearly everything we as humans consume. This keeps our landfill contributions lower.
Backyard flocks allow greater food security which is vital to Ontarians. Allowing backyard flocks ensures that local people can have access to nutritious food at all times. Did you know that free range, non GMO eggs such as those produced by backyard flocks contain 7 times the Vitamin A and Beta Carotene and almost double the Vitamin E in free range eggs? When it comes to the essential fatty acid Omega the free range variety win again with an incredible 292 mg, versus a pitiful 0.033 mg in battery eggs. You’ll also get less saturated fat in free range eggs. Don’t let labels fool you; there are no free range rules in Canada. This could mean the hen has access to pasture and fields for acres or that they are simply kept in what could be described as a large litter box without bars. Store bought eggs can be as much as 60 days old by the time they get to the store and were probably laid by a hen that has no more room than a sheet of 8*11” paper.
Finally, chickens as pets are grossly underestimated. Traditionally, chickens have been viewed as livestock. However, they are much, much more. In addition to providing eggs, pest and weed control, they are highly intelligent and affectionate. They are safe for children to be around,are even becoming aids as Support Animals. They offer low maintenance companionship and are relatively cheap to raise and keep. Chickens are highly intelligent, having shown an ability to recognize more than 100 faces, exhibit object permanence (a trait a human under the age of 2 years does not possess), experience joy, loneliness, frustration, fear, and pain just like the dogs and cats who share our homes. There is simply no argument against allowing backyard flocks.
Many naysayers would argue that chickens smell, attract wildlife and are dirty. However, anyone with any knowledge of bird keeping knows it is in the best interest of keeping their flock producing the benefits to keep a clean coop that doesn’t smell. Chickens actually spend hours a day preening and do not require ongoing grooming like many other pets.
We are a very small tight knit community; whom most have thought for years maybe even decades that owning chickens was allowed. Bigger cities such as Kingston allow up to 6 hens in backyards. Windsor allows for up to 4 hens in a backyard setting.
In 2016 Niagra Falls (which permits 10 hens in Urban Boundaries) they had a record of 10 complaints about hens, vs 500 about dogs!
Toronto is currently engaging in a Pilot Project in regards to keeping small flocks.
As a tax paying resident of Deep River, I implore Council to allow backyard flocks to flourish and increase food security, companionship opportunities and environmental protection and improvement. The bylaw needs to change to allow residents to keep a small flock of hens.
Page 25 of 171 Recipient: Sue D'eon, Town of Deep River Ontario
Letter: Greetings,
Fight for change on small flock ownership in Deep River, ON
Page 26 of 171 Signatures
Name Location Date
Jessie Morrison Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Gregory Hiltz-Truskoski Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Lynda best Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-07
Kieran McNiece Rapides des Joachims, Canada 2020-05-07
Lindsay Latham Carleton place, Canada 2020-05-07
Darlene Dechene Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-07
Natasha Crosby Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Tara Doyle Borden, Canada 2020-05-07
Denis Goupil Rolphton, Canada 2020-05-07
Stacey Brown Smiths Falls, Canada 2020-05-07
Rebecca Drent Arnprior, Canada 2020-05-07
Heather Lank Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Lucia Smal Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Craig Mason Sudbury, Canada 2020-05-07
Robin Buckingham Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Kevin Brown deep river, Canada 2020-05-07
Melissa Wiper Deep river, Canada 2020-05-07
Marc Pinault Deep River, ON, Canada 2020-05-07
Chelsea McDougall Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Monica Martin chalk river, Canada 2020-05-07
Page 27 of 171 Name Location Date
Melissa Miller Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-07
Laura Mayo Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Tess Carina Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Sarah Phillips Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-07
Mary-Jane Tonello Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Kathleen Drummond Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Clara chaplin deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Shannon MacLaggan Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Megan Morris Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
Karina Abbott Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Sarah Klein Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Cheyenne Astle Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Diana Trylinski Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Jennifer Echlin Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Chantal Lussier Canada 2020-05-07
Amber Soulliere Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Pam Martin Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Sharon Hull Ashton, ontario, Canada 2020-05-07
D Ailens Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Mathieu Boulet North Bay, Canada 2020-05-07
Genevieve Leonard Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-07
Pascale PREVOST St-Albert, Canada 2020-05-07
Page 28 of 171 Name Location Date
Bev Penny Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
Ruth McFarlane Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Cody Mcneil Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
KAthy Whittington Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Ann Thompson Deep River ON, Canada 2020-05-07
Robyn Read Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Sarah Read Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Karen Calow Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Doug hepburn Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Heather O’Reilly Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-07
Sadie Keith Vancouver, Canada 2020-05-07
Kailey Powell Washago, Canada 2020-05-07
Jocelyn Lord Lord Nanaimo, Canada 2020-05-07 shawna desmoulin ssm ontario, Canada 2020-05-07
Eth Bar Canada 2020-05-07
Laura Hanek Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Reji Martin Charlottetown, Canada 2020-05-07
Liz Duncan Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-07
Eryca Smith Barrie, Canada 2020-05-07
Ava Ault Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
Sam McCarthy Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Linda Bachelder Deep River, ON, Canada 2020-05-07
Page 29 of 171 Name Location Date
Sheela Sur New York, New York, US 2020-05-07
Laura Obrutsky-Marini Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Jennifer Hartman Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Karen Bigras Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Annette-Marie Chaplin Canada 2020-05-07
Allison Ogilvie Deep river, Canada 2020-05-07
A M Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 tabitha bertrand Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Sandra Celovsky Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
Nicole Wilson-Ehrenreich Trenton, Canada 2020-05-07
Derek Erechook Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
Sarah Ficko Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Kristie Sovie-Hibbert Kingston, Canada 2020-05-07
Maria Horn Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Tara Molson Larder Lake, Canada 2020-05-07
Kelly Miller Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Lisa Haynes Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Vicki Whitlock Wasaga Beach, Canada 2020-05-07
Margaret Bass Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07 arianna nolet Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 cassandra burany mississauga, Canada 2020-05-07
Samantha Johnson Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Page 30 of 171 Name Location Date
Brandi Dupuis Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Donna Judson Cobourg, Canada 2020-05-07
Holly Simpson Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Jessica Pawlik Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Nancy Valyear Arden Ontario, Canada 2020-05-07
Cynthia Wilkinson CHALK RIVER, ON, Canada 2020-05-07
Rachel Kiely Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Alex Bostock Canada 2020-05-07
Renee Soulliere Sioux Lookout, Canada 2020-05-07
Natalie Oueis Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Mona Migwans Scarborough, Canada 2020-05-07
Mary Tessier Mississauga, Canada 2020-05-07
Melanie Webdale Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Bruce Morrison Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Shannon McCauley Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Liz Hogue Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Tom Morrison Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
April Hass Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Melanie Grant Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Van Nguyen Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Britt Gillman Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Kaila St martin Chalk river, Canada 2020-05-07
Page 31 of 171 Name Location Date
Mario Coculuzzi Almonte, Canada 2020-05-07
Kim Morrison Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
Amy F Brampton, Canada 2020-05-07 susan philpott South River, Canada 2020-05-07
Jose Dimayuga Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Lacey Brown Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Mike English Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Jamie Cormey Scarborough, Canada 2020-05-07
Sophie Vareta Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Margaret Jameson Carleton Place, Canada 2020-05-07
Salina SteCroix Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
David S. Rogers Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Jennifer Britz Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Holly Borutskie Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Justin Belanger Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Deborah Morrison Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Cecilia Priscus Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07 holly migwans toronto, Canada 2020-05-07
Jennifer Charbonneau Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-07
Gordon Fry whitby, Canada 2020-05-07
Alyson Mutterback Bancroft, Canada 2020-05-07
Louise Finucane Killaloe, Canada 2020-05-07
Page 32 of 171 Name Location Date
Stephen Mask Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Laura Gregory Chatham, Canada 2020-05-07
Mike Beale Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Barb Hall Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07
Stewart Bowman Oshawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Marta Walczak Killaloe, Canada 2020-05-07
Deborah Denine Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-07
Jordan Montgomery Nepean, Canada 2020-05-08
Nitaya Wensel Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08
Yves Henry Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-08
Wendy Redford Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08 beth mcwhorter Oshawa, Canada 2020-05-08
Cara Welsh Oshawa, Canada 2020-05-08
Heather Penteny Deep River, Ontario, Canada 2020-05-08
Andrea Rees Brechin, Ontario, Canada 2020-05-08 cindy hiltz peterborough, on, Canada 2020-05-08
Susan Burns-McIntyre Montréal, Canada 2020-05-08
Leslie White Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08 isabelle st-hilaire Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-08
Sylvie Lemaire Féternes, France 2020-05-08
Carson Benson Wildwood, Canada 2020-05-08
Jennifer Turcotte Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-08
Page 33 of 171 Name Location Date
Roger Rees Toronto, Canada 2020-05-08
Matthew King Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-08
Carina Wiesner Leoben, Austria 2020-05-08
Sam Doherty Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08
Catherine Berry Poole, UK 2020-05-08
Margaret Peterson Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08
Dunning Katherine Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-08 ashley fortune Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-08
Nancy Sarginson Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-08
Nikki Linfield Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08
Deny Coy Fairview, US 2020-05-08
Richard McConnell Crown Point, US 2020-05-08
Olena Kharytonova Toronto, Canada 2020-05-08
Katelyn Collad New York, US 2020-05-08
Shae Loren Canada 2020-05-08
Sonia Marquez Salem, Massachusetts, US 2020-05-08 taylor mcinerney Brampton, Canada 2020-05-08 maria a Mississauga, Canada 2020-05-08
Lauren Turner Dayton, US 2020-05-08
John Kramer Marshfield, US 2020-05-08
Nirmaljit Harrad Toronto, Canada 2020-05-08
Wolf Cool US 2020-05-08
Page 34 of 171 Name Location Date
Robin Hagelberg Butler, US 2020-05-08
Natasha Batts Sacramento, US 2020-05-08
Loreinny Jimenez Irvington, US 2020-05-08
Doug Shaw Turner Valley, Canada 2020-05-08
Lynx Mn Columbus, US 2020-05-08
Brenda Lavoie Edmundston, Canada 2020-05-08
Leilah Christner Dayton, US 2020-05-08
Xiomara Hernandez Rosas Saint Paul, US 2020-05-08
Andrea Saltray New York, US 2020-05-08
Justin Atnes US 2020-05-08
Kevin Garcia Bridgeton, US 2020-05-08
Carlos Espinal Charlotte, US 2020-05-08
Judith Gebora leesburg, US 2020-05-08
Lutu Xu Hilliard, Ohio, US 2020-05-08
Nate Grant Lawrence, US 2020-05-08
Jennifer Dupuis Kitchener, Canada 2020-05-08
Lisa Caldwell Knoxville, Tennessee, US 2020-05-08
Ashleigh Cluff Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08
Marisa Paterson Kitchener, Canada 2020-05-08
Diree Peart Woodstock, Canada 2020-05-08
Susan Young Montréal, Canada 2020-05-08
Jenn Kendall Chalk river, Canada 2020-05-08
Page 35 of 171 Name Location Date
Lenore Black Markham, Canada 2020-05-08
Kara Stewart Schulenburg, US 2020-05-08
Manu S-M Hamilton, Canada 2020-05-08
Tanya Basom Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-08
Tao Basom Toronto, Canada 2020-05-08
Jennifer Dallas Deep River, Canada 2020-05-09
Renee Silke Deep River, Canada 2020-05-09
Cynthia Trexler Grass Valley, US 2020-05-09
Tim Maurer Anaheim, US 2020-05-09
Antoinette Gonzales California, US 2020-05-09
A T Toronto, Canada 2020-05-09
ISABEL LOCKHART Charlotte, North Carolina, US 2020-05-09
Ethan Bakewell Deep River, Canada 2020-05-09
Diane Gagnon-Lior Stittsville, Canada 2020-05-09 juliet hogg Chiswick, UK 2020-05-09
Ryan Chaplin Kitchener, Canada 2020-05-09
Christeen Anderson Crestview, Florida, US 2020-05-09
Srinadh Madivada Toronto, Canada 2020-05-09
Erica MacKinnon Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-09 natalie bailey manchester, UK 2020-05-10
Amy Daniel Timberville, US 2020-05-10
Coltyn Meisner US 2020-05-10
Page 36 of 171 Name Location Date
Sherry Katchikian Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-10
Allana Robinson Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-10
Jen Poirier Westminster, Maryland, US 2020-05-10
Bill Dare Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-10
Lyann La Rochelle Deep river, Canada 2020-05-10
Chris Fraser Deep River, Canada 2020-05-10
Karen Funchion GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE, Canada 2020-05-10
Joan Klatt Oakville. Ontario, Canada 2020-05-10
Tim Page Rosseau, Canada 2020-05-11
Anne Audet Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11
Clare Brooks London, UK 2020-05-11
Nanda Rose Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11
A Woodbridge Hayes, UK 2020-05-11
Margaret Beckford Liverpool, UK 2020-05-11
Sarwat Hana Mississauga, Canada 2020-05-11
Jessica Horvathova Gravesend, UK 2020-05-11
Freya Ah hell naw Redditch, UK 2020-05-11
Terri De Cicco Toronto, Canada 2020-05-11
Rabiya Rizwan Swindon, UK 2020-05-11
Catherine Cowan Paisley, UK 2020-05-11
Lynda Guindon Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11
J Mancey Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11
Page 37 of 171 Name Location Date
Jared Baillie Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-11
Christine Reid Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-11
MARLENE BARNETT Scarborough, Canada 2020-05-11
Rona Cleland Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11
Janna Keeling Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11 cathy Smith Bowmanville, Canada 2020-05-11
Shaylyn Agnew Peterborough, Canada 2020-05-11
Tara Law Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11 sarah goyette Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11 jo mawby-baker Alvingham, UK 2020-05-11
Kaitlin Schwemmer Baltimore, US 2020-05-11
Annabelle Luck Deep River, Canada 2020-05-11
Brian Cole Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Candice Peplinskie Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Jody Gale Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Suzy Wells Deep River Ontario, Canada 2020-05-12
Glenn Parrell Deep river, Canada 2020-05-12
CindyB Barrington Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
JAy Crawford Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Bernard Asare Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Dayna Hale Bolton, Canada 2020-05-12
Ryan Winton Deep river, Canada 2020-05-12
Page 38 of 171 Name Location Date ashlyn mitchell-Collins Sarnia, Canada 2020-05-12
Merrell Philippi Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Nancy Lounsbury Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Bev Ritza Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-12 jim bradley Kincardine, Canada 2020-05-12
Jeanette Desforges-Pyoli Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Rosalie Nasikapow Grand Rapids, Canada 2020-05-12
Joseph Gagnon Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Norm Wilmes Yuba City, US 2020-05-12
Leila Khapour Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-12
Мария Степанова Saint Petersburg, Russia 2020-05-12
Sue Bradley Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-12 sam stiling Nottingham, UK 2020-05-12 cristiane pimentel Recife, Brazil 2020-05-12
Kathryn G Toronto, Canada 2020-05-12
Dan FLYNN Alliston, Canada 2020-05-12 cristiana de laurentis Italy 2020-05-12
Melinda Reith Mackey, Canada 2020-05-12
Darrell Lamirante Deep river, Canada 2020-05-12
Gille Leclair Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Gillian Juttla Stafford, UK 2020-05-12
Edith English Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Page 39 of 171 Name Location Date
Scott Ryan Gibson Canada 2020-05-12
Susan Dufoe Milton, Canada 2020-05-12 marcia sliwinski kenmore, US 2020-05-12 duncan ward Richmond Hill, Canada 2020-05-12
Bradley Audet Killaloe, Canada 2020-05-12
Gianluca Posca Toronto, Canada 2020-05-12
Kathryn Chiasson Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12
Patricia St Louis Toronto, Canada 2020-05-12
Patrice Wright Calgary, Canada 2020-05-12
Mike Leguee London, Canada 2020-05-12
Renee Boileau St. Hubert QC, Canada 2020-05-12
Lori Scott Whitby, Canada 2020-05-12
GRAND Catherine - Lucie Grenoble, France 2020-05-12
Rosa Cabrerizo L'Hospitalet, Italy 2020-05-12
Natalie Kinchlea London, Canada 2020-05-12
Holly Fizzard Musquodoboit Harbour, Canada 2020-05-12
Carolyn Grim London, Canada 2020-05-12 rosane agnoleto cascavel, US 2020-05-13
Katie Dallas Dunwoody, US 2020-05-13
Sara Bone lahijan, Iran 2020-05-13
Sara Roberts Abbotsford, Canada 2020-05-13
Salik Tirmizi Pakistan 2020-05-13
Page 40 of 171 Name Location Date
Ryan Eamon Calgary, Canada 2020-05-13
Layla Bartole Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-13
Terri Bassham Dallas, US 2020-05-13
C H Whitby, Canada 2020-05-13 kaye Sutherland toronto, Canada 2020-05-13
Brandon Kennedy Wainfleet, Canada 2020-05-13
Michael Piccinni Welland, Canada 2020-05-13
BARB Sennette Kingston, Canada 2020-05-13
SS Rawat New Delhi, India 2020-05-13
Manuela Q Hammersmith, UK 2020-05-13
Varinder Lohian Mohali, India 2020-05-13 simona nizza Italy 2020-05-13 j a st helens, UK 2020-05-13
Divina Yonelinas Saint Catharines, Canada 2020-05-13
Madi Baxter Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-13
Cecilia Tam Markham, Canada 2020-05-14
Elizabeth Jones Fredericton, Canada 2020-05-14
James Tucker Orillia, Canada 2020-05-14 ayin salsali Tehran, Iran 2020-05-14
Mari Dominguez Linden, US 2020-05-14
Tammy Lowry Saint Catharines, Canada 2020-05-14
Raghu Soman Ernakulam, India 2020-05-14
Page 41 of 171 Name Location Date julie bates coquitlam, Canada 2020-05-14
Didier Lallemand Liège, Belgium 2020-05-14
Samantha Crawford Deep River, Canada 2020-05-14
L Harris London, UK 2020-05-14
Lizzy McGowan Renfrew, UK 2020-05-14
Connie Roccaro Montréal, Canada 2020-05-14
Valerie E. Constant (Boylan) longmont, US 2020-05-14
Jenny Fornander Stockholm, Sweden 2020-05-14
Adara Paquette Deep River, Canada 2020-05-14
Sara Torres Querétaro, Mexico 2020-05-14
Chris Athanassiadis No city, Canada 2020-05-14
Ana Laura Muñoz Wong Mexico 2020-05-14
Sara Goodwill Bay, Barbados 2020-05-14
Daisy Zna Los Angeles, US 2020-05-14
Mimi Benadiba Toronto, Oman 2020-05-14
Deborah Grey Brighton, UK 2020-05-14 anne doran SKELMERSDALE, UK 2020-05-14
STEFANIA MASSETTI Asti, Italy 2020-05-14
Tina God love Meridian, US 2020-05-14
Sherryl Hughes Wilsonville, US 2020-05-14
Amanda Privett Dartmouth, Canada 2020-05-14
Elena Perez Valladolid, Spain 2020-05-14
Page 42 of 171 Name Location Date
Daniel O'Brien MILTON, US 2020-05-15
Mikki Green Fenelon Falls, Canada 2020-05-15
Deborah Evans London, UK 2020-05-15
Ramona Armvert Deep River, Canada 2020-05-15
Diana Bates New Milford, US 2020-05-15 gwen meyers Langley, Canada 2020-05-15
Mandy Sainsbury Yate, UK 2020-05-15
Henry Shepherd cambridge, UK 2020-05-15
Tiberiu Popistas Montréal, Canada 2020-05-15
Andrada Popistas Deep River, Canada 2020-05-15
Camelia Popistas Deep River, Canada 2020-05-15
David Woodhouse Cheltenham, UK 2020-05-15
Atli Eyvindson Deep River, Canada 2020-05-15
Will Scott Bowmanville, Canada 2020-05-15
Wendy Little Saskatoon, Canada 2020-05-15
Rita Mcniven Toronto, Canada 2020-05-15
Kaitlin Audet Killaloe, Canada 2020-05-15
Luke Hildebrand Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-15
Chris S Deep River, Canada 2020-05-15 patrick lampman deep river, Canada 2020-05-15
Alexandru Popistas Brossard, Quebec, Canada 2020-05-15
Claire Ford Birmingham, UK 2020-05-15
Page 43 of 171 Name Location Date
Veronika Zhmurko Deep River, Canada 2020-05-16
Nataliya Korolevych Deep River, Canada 2020-05-16
Marc Goyette Nepean, Canada 2020-05-16
Xenia Bichara Toronto, Canada 2020-05-16
Andrey Korolevych Deep River, Canada 2020-05-16
Emily Elliott Deep River, Canada 2020-05-16
Deborah Roberts Deep River, Canada 2020-05-16
Isaac Birchall Deep River, Canada 2020-05-16
Thomas Lowe Kula, US 2020-05-16
Leigh Bannister Lindsay, Canada 2020-05-16 wendy Titchkosky Langley, Canada 2020-05-16
Shannon New Muskoka, Canada 2020-05-16
Christoff Alfonso Scarborough, Canada 2020-05-16
Julia Gousseva Vaughan, Canada 2020-05-16
Nathalie Lapierre Sudbury, Canada 2020-05-16
Claire Huntington Regina, Canada 2020-05-17
Rebecca Timmins Wiltshire, UK 2020-05-17
Niina Anttinen Espoo, Finland 2020-05-17
Dominique Smith Liverpool, UK 2020-05-17
Valérie BARRIERA Strasbourg, France 2020-05-17
Debra Morgan Stoke on Trent, UK 2020-05-17 wayne poplowsky Vegreville, Canada 2020-05-17
Page 44 of 171 Name Location Date barbara dunslow Toronto, Canada 2020-05-17
Karen Slaymark Romford, UK 2020-05-17
Emma Sheppard Hamilton, Canada 2020-05-17 marie thomas Manchester, UK 2020-05-17
Allyson Pullin Whitehaven, UK 2020-05-17
Jean Lambert Margate, UK 2020-05-17
Allison Casper Strensall, UK 2020-05-17
Rachel Egbert Mississauga, Canada 2020-05-18
Abdallah Youssouf Brampton, Canada 2020-05-18
Anita Sephton Wigan, UK 2020-05-18
Noemi Munoz London, UK 2020-05-18
Gwen Lyall Dundee, UK 2020-05-18 sandra menzies-macdonald Coningsby, UK 2020-05-18
Agnes Varga UK 2020-05-18
Russell Croker Ilford, UK 2020-05-18
Samantha Gancz Chelsea, Canada 2020-05-18
Kim Stuart Toronto, Canada 2020-05-18
Val Kerry Arnold, UK 2020-05-18
Patrick Tansem-Reid Millet, Canada 2020-05-18 k vreeken Toronto, Canada 2020-05-18
Brigitta Schmidt Toronto, Canada 2020-05-18
Patrick Farnum Calgary, Canada 2020-05-18
Page 45 of 171 Name Location Date
Dianne Amaral Brampton, Canada 2020-05-18
Rachel Tre Chilliwack, Canada 2020-05-18
Monte Turner Canada 2020-05-19
Jennifer Majore Edmonton, Canada 2020-05-19
Lee Goldsmith Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-19
Amanda Wells Plymouth, UK 2020-05-19
Caroline Lightfoot Plymouth, UK 2020-05-19
Rehana Khanum Oldham, UK 2020-05-19
Janet Williams Fradley, UK 2020-05-19
Centli Templeton-Sanchez Edinburgh, UK 2020-05-19
Bob Cassidy Renfrew, Canada 2020-05-19 sherri hodges Phoenix, US 2020-05-19
Theresa cox Basildon, UK 2020-05-19
Sabine Mayr Innsbruck, Austria 2020-05-20
Conner Underwood Kamloops, Canada 2020-05-20
Elane Sambray St Thomas, Canada 2020-05-20
Joe Trombley Rolphton, Canada 2020-05-20
Brian Mcclung Brampton, Canada 2020-05-20
Susan Horrill Grays, UK 2020-05-20
Sabrina Green Petawawa, Canada 2020-05-21 yolanda schultes Wittenbach, Switzerland 2020-05-21
Anneta Gallo Pickering, Canada 2020-05-21
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Milne Trombley Rolphton, Canada 2020-05-23
Sharon Parr Chalk River, Canada 2020-05-23
Tara MacDonald Williamstown, Canada 2020-05-24 alice killerich Canada 2020-05-24
Scott Sanford Hamilton, Canada 2020-05-26
Mia Cochrane Deep River, Canada 2020-05-28
Heather Parrell Montréal, Canada 2020-05-28
Amanda Stewart Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-28
Michael Gayda Deep River, Canada 2020-05-28
Catherine White Deep River, Canada 2020-05-29
John Gray Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-29
Kristin D'Aoust Canada 2020-05-30
Katherine Adams Clyde River, Canada 2020-05-30
Erin Woito Deep River, Canada 2020-05-30
Paul Swim Barrington, Canada 2020-05-30
Andrew Ross Brockville, Canada 2020-05-31
Karen Heaton Ontario, Canada 2020-05-31
Brad Miller Enterprise, Canada 2020-05-31
Brenden Stott Frankville, Canada 2020-05-31
Arianna Sterritt Revelstoke, Canada 2020-05-31
Morgan Pierce Kingston, Canada 2020-06-01
Alicia Marie Davis South River ON, Canada 2020-06-01
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Meghan Watts Deep River, Canada 2020-06-01
Val Balaski Deep River, Canada 2020-06-01
Brandon MacDouell Calgary, Canada 2020-06-02
Marylynn Lance Rapides-des-Joachims, Canada 2020-06-02
Kimberly Bittle Petawawa, Canada 2020-06-02
Marlene Best Deep River, Canada 2020-06-02
Lori-Lee Regimbald Petawawa, Canada 2020-06-02
Joan Botham Sundridge, Canada 2020-06-02
Lisa Meisner Canada 2020-06-02
Ivy Terry Ottawa, Canada 2020-06-02
Lauren Tuck Petawawa, Canada 2020-06-02
Melissa Daley Toronto, Canada 2020-06-02
Jane Duggan Renfrew, Canada 2020-06-02
Miranda Compton Petawawa, Canada 2020-06-02
Julie Lank Deep River, Canada 2020-06-02
Tammy Gorman Deep River, Canada 2020-06-02
Stacey Gee Fredericton, Canada 2020-06-03
Marris Castonguay Hamilton, Canada 2020-06-03
JEAN Grenier grenier Granby, Canada 2020-06-03
Micheline Sherrington Deep River, Canada 2020-06-03
Sue Sage Deep River, Canada 2020-06-03
Edward Mutterback Deep River, Canada 2020-06-03
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Akosua Asare Cold Lake, Canada 2020-06-04
Jason Cochrane Deep River, Canada 2020-06-04
Yvan Mercier Pembroke, Canada 2020-06-04
Sheila Selby Deep River, Canada 2020-06-04
Tracy Smith Deep River, Canada 2020-06-04
Elizabeth Watts Deep River, Canada 2020-06-04
Page 49 of 171 Recipient: Sue D'eon, Town of Deep River Ontario
Letter: Greetings,
Fight for change on small flock ownership in Deep River, ON
Page 50 of 171 Comments
Name Location Date Comment
Melissa Wiper Deep river, Canada 2020-05-07 "It is a proposer idea and bonus that it keeps tick population down."
Laura Mayo Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 "Great idea if properly regulated"
Shannon MacLaggan Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 "I worry about food security, raising hens gets people outside and participating in nature more and the more food we can grow ourselves, the happier and healthier our planet is :)"
Cheyenne Astle Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 "I want my family to have fresh eggs and along with other families in the area."
Ann Thompson Deep River ON, 2020-05-07 "Great idea!" Canada
Nicole Trenton, Canada 2020-05-07 "If I own my property I should be allowed. No roosters makes sense Wilson-Ehrenreich in town, but no chickens. Ridiculous!"
Lisa Haynes Markham, Canada 2020-05-07 "I agree with this, so long as there are requirements for registration, cleanliness, and maximums set."
Margaret Bass Toronto, Canada 2020-05-07 "Chickens will ensure a good food supply for those st risk and limit the spread of Lyme disease. Lyme disease is extremely painful and difficult to diagnose. Symptoms can last for years. I had it, I know"
Brandi Dupuis Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 "Amen!!"
Melanie Webdale Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 "Residents are deserving of food security options."
Bruce Morrison Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07 "This provides educational benefits, not to mention the nutrition with fresh eggs, and when the time comes a chicken dinner! More Youth need to have this kind of exposure even in a small way to “rural/farm life”, there is a lot to be said for the learning to be responsible for another living thing, which as a small child teaches responsibility/ sustainability and so many more model behaviours."
Kaila St martin Chalk river, Canada 2020-05-07 "I love my back yard chickens"
Salina SteCroix Deep River, Canada 2020-05-07 "I’m for anything that encourages natural and sustainable living."
Holly Borutskie Ottawa, Canada 2020-05-07 "I'm signing this petition because I believe all residents have rights and to own chickens should be one of them a food source that will be vital to many as well as the ability to care for sn animal which can be therapeutic."
Yves Henry Ottawa, Ontario, 2020-05-08 "It's the right thing to do. I also want chickens but I'm not allowed Canada where I am even though I'm in a rural area."
beth mcwhorter Oshawa, Canada 2020-05-08 "I only buy free range. Self sufficiency should be encouraged. I buy from farmers - my backyard will not sustain chickens / but I know who I’m buying from."
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Jennifer Turcotte Pembroke, Canada 2020-05-08 "Own property in Deep River"
Margaret Peterson Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08 "In light of the invasion of ticks to our area, i think we should allow chickens. Better chickens than pesticide." ashley fortune Chalk River, 2020-05-08 "Because I think that people should be allowed to raise chickens and Canada the benefits outweigh the negative"
Jennifer Dupuis Kitchener, Canada 2020-05-08 "I think it silly to not allow chicken they are easy to care for less smelly and quieter then dogs and unlike out door cat they benifite the never ment instead of harming it. Back yard chickens are great for kids to learn about food and responsibility.They also help support local small business."
Ashleigh Cluff Deep River, Canada 2020-05-08 "I am very strongly in agreement with this petition and think we could certainly come to a consensus on an allowable flock size based on yard size for the residential properties in Deep River."
Jenn Kendall Chalk river, Canada 2020-05-08 "I want some laying hens"
A T Deep River, Canada 2020-05-09 "The reasons given make a great argument for flock ownership. Especially, in times like these when we are homebound. A backyard chicken would help with nutritious food supply and also provide company in these challenging times. I’m signing the petition because I believe the merits to be allowed to raise a flock in our own backyard outweighs the demerits to not have one."
Chris Fraser Deep River, Canada 2020-05-10 "Fresh eggs! Absolutely I would like to see backyard chickens in Deep River"
Karen Funchion GRENVILLE-SUR-LA-ROUGE2020-05-10, "Dogs are aloud and give you nothing! Chickens give you eggs and Canada male excellent family pets! I have always had chickens!"
Suzy Wells Deep River 2020-05-12 "I agree" Ontario, Canada
Joseph Gagnon Deep River, Canada 2020-05-12 "it just makes sense."
Melinda Reith Mackey, Canada 2020-05-12 "Covid 19 has shown that we need to get back to basics. Self sustainability and support for local and Canadian made is so important for all of us." patrick lampman deep river, Canada 2020-05-15 "All points are strong and I agree"
Michael Gayda Deep River, Canada 2020-05-28 "There should be a limit on how many birds one can have. I'm all for it."
Russell Croker Ilford, England, UK 2020-05-29 "Russell Croker"
Katherine Adams Clyde River, 2020-05-30 "I hated having no hens while living in Deep River, it was a factor in Canada our choosing to move."
Val Balaski Deep River, Canada 2020-06-01 "With si much uncertainty in the world I think we all need to be able to feed our families and communities."
Page 52 of 171 Name Location Date Comment
Stacey Gee Fredericton, 2020-06-03 "In Germany in the small village I lived in many locals had chickens Canada in their yards. Every reason in this petition is 100% valid."
Lynda best Chalk River, 2020-06-03 "Fresh eggs are so much better. If they're not causing a problem, let Canada people have them. Times are changing, and we need to change too"
Page 53 of 171 Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism Ministère des Industries du Patrimoine, du Sport, and Culture Industries du Tourisme et de la Culture
Assistant Deputy Minister Sous-ministre adjoint Heritage, Tourism and Culture Division Division du patrimoine, du tourisme et de la culture
401 Bay Street, Suite 1800 401 rue Bay, bureau 1800 Toronto ON M7A 0A7 Toronto ON M7A 0A7 Tel.: 416 314-7265 Tél. : 416 314-7265 Fax: 416 212-1802 Téléc. : 416 212-1802
May 29, 2020
Richard McGee Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk The Town of Deep River 100 Deep River Deep River, ON K0J 1P0 [email protected]
Re: Case Number: 2020-02-1-1431605784 Summer Experience Program 2020
Dear Mr. McGee:
I am pleased to inform you that your organization has been approved for a Summer Experience Program grant to hire 1 Tourism and Community Improvement Planning Student for the summer of 2020. You will be receiving a grant in the amount of $3,658 in one instalment.
By signing and submitting the Ministry’s application form, you agreed to the general terms and conditions of this grant. As an employer, you are required to adhere to the Employment Standards Act, 2000, including paying no less than the minimum wage. For requirements around hiring your summer student(s) and reporting on the grant, please refer to the Summer Experience Program Guidelines.
In response to the COVID-19 situation, the Ministry has introduced changes to the 2020 Summer Experience Program in order to respond to the needs of employers and students:
• Part-time employment: Your organization may offer part-time employment contracts where students may work fewer than 36.25 hours per week. Previously, all SEP-funded employment had to be full time (a minimum of 36.25 hours per week at 7.25 hours per day). Despite this, the student must still work a total of 246.5 hours during the term of employment in order for you to remain eligible for the approved grant amount. If the student does not work a total of 246.5 hours during the employment period, you must refund the outstanding portion of the approved grant amount to the Ministry.
• Employment period: Your organization may offer employment contracts between May 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020. Previously, all SEP-funded positions had to be completed no later than September 7, 2020. You may offer part-time employment contracts to students who want to work during the academic year. Should you choose to extend the employment period to December 31, 2020, your organization’s final report is due to the Ministry by January 15, 2021.
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In the current context of COVID-19, employers are responsible for becoming and remaining informed of municipal, provincial and federal public health information. Employers of Summer Experience Program students must abide by any orders, including provincial and municipal orders, applicable to them and relevant public health recommendations (e.g. physical distancing).
Jonathon Harris, Regional Development Advisor assigned to your file will contact you soon to determine the status of your project, including any changes to it or the intended utilization of funding. Any changes will have to be requested by submitting a change request form, which Jonathon can discuss with you. Jonathon can be reached at (613) 447-4916 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Congratulations and best wishes for success.
With kind regards,
Kevin Finnerty Assistant Deputy Minister Heritage, Tourism and Culture Division
Page 55 of 171 Ministry of Ministère des Municipal Affairs Affaires municipales and Housing et du Logement
Office of the Minister Bureau du ministre
777 Bay Street, 17th Floor 777, rue Bay, 17e étage Toronto ON M7A 2J3 Toronto ON M7A 2J3 Tel.: 416 585-7000 Tél. : 416 585-7000
234-2020-2264 June 4, 2020
The Honourable Navdeep Bains Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry [email protected] The Honourable Catherine McKenna Minister of Infrastructure and Communities [email protected] The Honourable Maryam Monsef Minister of Rural Economic Development Minister for Women and Gender Equality [email protected]
Dear Ministers:
I am writing today to add my voice, and those of Ontario’s municipalities, to the call for urgent federal action to provide immediate funding for reliable broadband access across Ontario.
I have the privilege of meeting regularly with Mayors and council members from across Ontario. From the first day I took office, I have heard that lack of access to reliable high- speed internet service is holding communities, people, and businesses back.
We have worked together to partner with our local governments through our Broadband and Cellular Action Plan to support major investments in under-serviced areas in Eastern and Southwestern Ontario. To support this commitment, we have targeted $315 million over five years to expand broadband and cellular infrastructure.
Now, as Ontario and our towns and cities are working together to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, there is even more urgency to address gaps in service and high costs. However, we cannot do this alone - urgent investment from the federal government is required.
While in more northern and rural parts of Ontario internet availability can be limited at best, gaps in coverage persist in southern and urban parts of our province. For many in Ontario, the costs to access service are also prohibitively high.
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The lack of broadband access in rural Ontario puts everyone in unserved or under- serviced areas at a disadvantage – students seeking help on homework while learning remotely, seniors and other vulnerable individuals looking to access critical services, and business owners working hard to keep afloat and compete during challenging times.
Broadband limitations also restrict the services that rural and northern municipalities can provide to their residents. Ontario’s municipal leaders and the citizens they serve must be able to embrace digital service delivery now to respond to the pandemic and to deliver public services efficiently and equitably over the long term.
I know that Ontario, our local governments and Canada all share the same goal: that we can bring our full potential to the task at hand to recover from the COVID-19 outbreak and the resulting impacts on our economy. Our Mayors, councils, community groups and citizens are already developing recovery plans and strategies. Broadband infrastructure is an essential building block, and we will need your commitment to invest, without delay, in the future of Ontario’s towns and cities.
I have taken the liberty of copying the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development as I know Minister Hussen also has a strong interest in supporting and strengthening communities. As well, I have copied my colleague, the Honourable Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure, under whose purview broadband falls.
Sincerely,
The Honourable Steve Clark Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Ontario c. The Honourable Ahmed Hussen Minister of Families, Children and Social Development [email protected]
The Honourable Laurie Scott Minister of Infrastructure, Ontario
Heads of Municipal Council (Ontario)
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Town staff have proactively begun to accept and review patio applications: https://www.oakville.ca/business/patio-application.html. Thank you for your support and please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions. Sincerely, Mayor Rob Burton Town of Oakville Mayor Rob Burton, BA, MS Head of Council & CEO Town of Oakville www.oakville.ca Page 59 of 171 Hon. Doug Downey, Attorney General Ministry of the Attorney General 11th Floor McMurtry-Scott Building, 720 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2S9 May 29, 2020 Minister Downey, I am writing to you on behalf of Oakville’s Economic Task Force and the foodservice industry in Oakville to request urgent action to ensure the safe re-introduction of patio service for restaurants in Ontario. The Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) is currently not reviewing patio applications and this may result in catastrophic delays and bottlenecks that may end in restaurants missing the entire patio season when the Province lifts its provincial restrictions. I agree that public health should be at the forefront of any reopening decision, however the Province and the AGCO should prepare now for the anticipated demand for patio applications by updating its policies and processes. The Provincial government and the AGCO can help the foodservice industry by: Immediately commence its review of patio applications from restaurants in anticipation of the provincial order being lifted to ensure restaurants can safely maximize their patio season Waive the provincial fee of $815 associated with the application for Changes and/or Additions to Existing Licensed Areas Streamline the application system to expedite notifications, reviews and approvals to minimize the weeks or month-long processing period for restaurant owners In order to be in a ready stance for when Provincial restrictions on restaurants are lifted, Oakville Town Council passed a motion that will enable the provision of temporary commercial services outdoors, including patios or pop-up facilities associated with existing restaurants. The motion also waived the municipal portion of patio and bistro application fees for 2020. In addition, Town staff is streamlining our internal approval processes. Time is one resource that restaurant owners, who have been hard-hit financially, do not have. I am available to further discuss this matter at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, Mayor Rob Burton Page 60 of 171 Page 61 of 171 Page 62 of 171 When provincial restrictions lift, many restaurants in Oakville will have an opportunity to open more patio space to accommodate customers while still respecting social distancing rules. Oakville council voted unanimously on Monday, May 25 to pass a Commercial Recovery Initiative that will allow businesses, like restaurants, to temporarily use town lands in and adjacent to commercial areas at normal cost. Existing restaurants and retail businesses can use this town land to offer outdoor commercial services, including expanded patio service or pop-up facilities. Page 63 of 171 According to the motion, the space can also be used for an outdoor sale or to display merchandise. The initiative is subject to permit requirements and will come into effect once the relevant provincial orders prohibiting in-restaurant dining and other outdoor activities are lifted. Ward 1 Coun. Sean O’Meara spoke about the importance of giving restaurants, in particular, this extra space. “From what we hear in some of the jurisdictions that are opening up is that restaurants are only going to be allowed about a 25 per cent occupancy rate. When you speak with restaurateurs, those numbers don’t add up to a successful business. Many are already facing closure,” he said. “They need these types of resources, they need to be able to expand their footprint in order to protect the health and safety of the patrons, of people walking by, and to ensure they can still run a successful business model.” The initiative will incorporate physical distancing measures in these areas to address safety. “Town council and Oakville’s Economic Task Force want to be proactive and identify opportunities to support small businesses and restaurants. Converting available outdoor space to allow customers to shop or dine, while following proper physical distancing, will restore confidence in in-person shopping and dining when the provincial order allows restaurants to restore their full services,” said Oakville Mayor Rob Burton. “In line with recommendations from our local BIAs, the town will also be waiving the municipal portion of patio and bistro application fees. We know restaurants have been among the hardest hit as a result of the emergency order relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and we will continue to do everything we can to support our local restaurants who are an essential part of our community and local economy.” The mayor said he would also be writing the province to request that the Alcohol and Gaming Commission start processing these applications in anticipation of provincial restrictions being lifted. He said he would also request that they streamline this application process and waive any provincial fees for restaurants and small businesses. Page 64 of 171 From: MCPARLAND Decla -NUCLEAR [[email protected]] Sent: 28 May 2020 16:01 To: Suzanne D'eon; Eric McGoey Cc: Ric McGee; Glenn Doncaster Subject: GFP Telephone Town Hall Good Afternoon Mayor D’Eon, On May 20th, 2020, Global First Power hosted a telephone town hall about our proposed Micro Modular Reactor project at the Chalk River Laboratories site. We would like to share information about the event. We had almost 4000 participants over the course of the evening and answered many thoughtful questions from live callers as well as online questions. We were very pleased with the turnout and feel we’ve reached significantly more people than if we had conducted in-person sessions (originally scheduled prior to the COVID restrictions). During this event, we took this opportunity to conduct live polls with the audience. Of note: 48% of participants on the call had not previously heard of GFP or our project, so we are particularly pleased they joined the call and were able to learn more; and 65% of participants indicated they feel nuclear energy is a “very important” part of the energy mix, while an additional 13% feel it is “somewhat” important. GFP will continue our outreach efforts and may use this tool again, in particular if COVID-19 related restrictions continue. However, we do look forward to seeing you in person on the other side of this pandemic. Please find attached a copy of the transcript of this event. Additionally, audio files from the event are posted on Global First Power’s website: https://www.globalfirstpower.com/telephone-town- hall We look forward to providing you with future updates. Please contact us if you have questions or require additional information. Sincerely, Eric McGoey Engagement and Communications Director Global First Power [email protected] 416-458-2080 Page 65 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 Neal Kelly: Good evening everyone and thank you for joining us tonight. I'm Neal Kelly and I'm happy to be your host for tonight's Global First Power Telephone Town Hall meeting. Before we get started let me explain how this Telephone Town Hall works, right now residents from across the Ottawa Valley are answering their phones and connecting to this discussion. This is just like a traditional town hall where guests arrive and file in through the front door, except in place of a front door there are thousands of phones ringing in [inaudible 00:00:38] across the valley inviting them to join us. So people will continue to join us over the next few minutes. The Telephone Town Hall is live and interactive, and allows us to reach out and talk with thousands of people from the comfort of their homes. It's a great way to stay connected especially today when we can't gather in person. Tonight, we are joined by representatives from Global First Power, who are ready to take your questions and share information about their proposed Micro Modular Reactor project at the Chalk River laboratory site. We are also joined by a representative from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, the company that manages the Chalk River site. We have about one hour together, we're already experiencing a high volume of calls so we'll try our best to get to as many as we can. As mentioned earlier we may have participants joining throughout the call, so for anyone who has just joined us welcome to the Telephone Town Hall with Global First Power. Before I turn things over to our Global First Power representatives a couple of housekeeping notes, given the unprecedented times that we are in we are hosting this session while working remotely and adhering to social distancing protocols. So please bear with us, we apologize in advance for any technical issues we may run into. Also, tonight our session is being conducted in English. However, we do have staff who are able to respond to questions in French. The full transcript of tonight's session will be available in French on the Global First Power website within the next few days. Okay, moving along I want to introduce our speakers. Tonight we're joined by Eric McGoey, engagement and communications director for Global First Power. [Rosalie 00:02:45] Ahlan, the project manager for the Micro Modular Reactor project at Chalk River and Neil Kemp, Global First Power's technical director. As mentioned we are also joined by [inaudible 00:02:59] from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, should there be questions specifically about CNL Small Modular Reactor program. Now here's what you need to know to participate on this evenings call. If you have any questions for the panel please press star three to get in line to ask your question. An operator will take down your question live, you will still be able to hear the town hall conversation while you are waiting and when I call your name, you will be able to ask your question live on air. So again, please press star three to get in line to ask your question. We are also going to ask you to get involved a little later on by responding to some poll questions. I will provide instructions on that in a bit. Now, this evening's agenda is fairly straightforward, first Eric is Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 1 of 15 Page 66 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 going to provide an overview of Global First Powers proposed Micro Modular Reactors project, after that you'll have a chance to ask questions. If we don't get to your question tonight or if Global First Power doesn't have the information to respond to your question, they will get back to you within the next few days. Now, before I turn things over to Eric just a reminder, if you want to ask a question to our speakers now or anytime during the call press star three, and for anyone who has just joined us on the line welcome to the Telephone Town Hall with Global First Power. Now I will turn it over to Eric McGoey, a Global First Powers engagement and communications director to provide an overview of their micro modular project at Chalk River. Take it away Eric. Eric McGoey: Thanks very much Neal and hello to everyone on the call. Thank you very much for taking the time to join us this evening, I know these are difficult times for everyone right now. So I want to start by thanking all the frontline workers who are keeping us safe, whether they're in healthcare or transportation, grocery stores, all the people keeping us healthy and fed and safe. A big thank you as well to all of the energy workers who are keeping the lights on in the province. And thank you everyone who has joined us here for the call. I really appreciate your interest and your patience as we work through the kinks and doing this virtually instead of in person in your community. Just weeks ago we were busy planning a series of in person community information sessions. We had venues booked and materials of production but unfortunately we had to postpone those sessions. So virtually meeting with you is the next best thing for now. So onto our project, Global First Power is an Ottawa based company focused on project development for small nuclear power plants. To provide an alternative to diesel for electricity generation, for communities and mines that are not connected to the provincial electricity grids. We are proposing to construct and operate a small reactor at the Chalk River laboratory site. Our project will provide a solution to help meet Canada's energy needs, specifically for heavy industry, mining and remote locations while also supporting Canada's environment climate change goals. Our projects could serve as a model for the future, and be a solution that provides clean, reliable energy to support Canada's heavy industry and mining applications or for far north or remote communities. But also be a solution that contributes almost no greenhouse gas emissions or smog and the solution to support Canada's environment and climate change goals and help build prosperity. The global first project... the Global First Power project pardon me at Chalk River is working in collaboration with reactor technology developer Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation and Ontario Power Generation, which is the company that generates about half of Ontario's electricity and it's safely operated nuclear reactors for almost 50 years. Both companies are represented on the call here today. Neal Kelly our host, Rosalie Ahlan and I, Rose who's the project manager worked for OPG. Neil Kemp works for us USMC and he's the technical director there who can answer all the technical questions you might have. So the project really is about using ultra safe nuclear as patented Micro Modular Reactor design, and the proposed plant would provide approximately 15 megawatts of heat energy that could be converted to electrical power. That translates into about five megawatts of electricity or about enough power to supply electricity to roughly 5000 homes. Our demonstration project is our attempt to prove that our technology is economically competitive alternative to diesel power, and it doesn't have the same greenhouse gas emissions and therefore a smaller environmental footprint. We've applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for the first in a series of regulatory licenses that would be required to start the reactor, and of course also the Environmental Assessment or EA is also in process Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 2 of 15 Page 67 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 and that covers the full lifecycle of the project from construction right down to decommissioning. Now for both the licensing and the EA engagement with indigenous communities, and the public is a key part of that project. So we're pleased to have this opportunity to engage virtually with you this evening. I'll stop there Neal and hand it back over to you. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks Eric. That's Eric McGoey, engagement and communications director for Global First Power for anyone who has just joined us on the call. Lots of good information there Eric, to provide the participants with an overview of the project. Perhaps this is a good place to start off with our first online question which is, I've never heard of your company before and you don't appear to have ever run a nuclear plant. How do we know you will operate safely and with appropriate safety precautions in place to protect our community? Eric, would you like to take that question? Eric McGoey: Sure Neal, that's a great question. I think the first thing I'd like to say is the project that we are doing at Chalk River isn't a science experiment, it really is a business experiment. The technology that we're using is well understood, it's been tested in labs in a number of settings and we're quite confident that it's safe and it's going to work. But I think you can draw some comfort from a number of sources, one is that there's a tremendous track record of nuclear safety protecting both the public and employees in Canada, and alternative power generation of course is very proud to be part of that track record but so frankly is CNL. We're very pleased and proud understandably that as an industry we haven't had a single fatality due to nuclear power involving a staff, employees or the public, and that's a track record that is enviable, it's significantly better than any other aspect of the energy sector and it's one that we're fiercely protective of and we want to continue. So I think when you look at the folks around the table, whether it's a technology developer like USNC who's very proud of their technology, and they can talk about the inherent safety features in the design, in the fuel, in the reactor itself and then you've got an operator like OPG, that takes its responsibilities very seriously in terms of public and employee and environmental safety. Plus you've got the host CNL who have their own track record on the same front, and I think it's the right combination for delivering a safe, credible project that everyone can be proud of. Neal Kelly: Okay, thank you Eric that's a very good overview. I want to tell folks that we have a number of callers already in the town hall, a number of you are still joining. So we will be answering your questions live in just a couple of minutes but just before we do I mentioned earlier that we'd like you to get involved tonight through some quick real time poll questions. So let's do our first poll question. So the first question is, before tonight's Town Hall had you heard of Global First Power and the proposed project at Chalk River? Here are your possible responses to be entered on your phone, please press one if this is the first time you've heard about the proposed project? Press two if you know a little bit about the project and want to know more, press three if you already know a lot about the project and have specific questions you would like to get answered. Once again our question is, before tonight's Town Hall had you heard of Global First Power and the proposed project? You can enter your answer on your phone. Press one if this is the first time you've heard about the proposed project, press two if you know a little bit about the project and want to know more, please press three if you already know a lot Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 3 of 15 Page 68 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 about the project and have specific questions you would like to get answered. Thanks to everyone who participated in the poll, and we will have the results a little bit later on the call. So, like I said there's a number of callers on the phone line waiting to ask a question. So our first question is going to be [Marcel 00:40:07] from Fort collage, and Marcel do you want to ask you a question? You're live on the air. Marcel: Yes, I want to know why do we need nuclear power in this area? We've got plenty of electricity, we got like a little town like Fort [Kollege 00:02:54] we got a dam up here and we don't even use that power. We send it on the grid and we got a power house in Waltham, we send it up over in Ontario... you want to make more power you send it to somewhere else. Why don't you go and build that power over there? Neal Kelly: Okay, that's a very good question Marcel. Can I call on Eric to answer that? Eric McGoey: Yes, thank you very much Neal and thank you Marcel, it's a great question. I think the most honest answer we could give you is that you're absolutely right, there is no need for more electricity at Chalk River and if we were thinking about this as an electricity company that wanted to look at the markets, the Ottawa Valley is not a place that we would be going and looking to build new transmission infrastructure of any technology... new generation, whether that was solar or hydro or gas or nuclear. What this is really about I think it's two things, one is taking advantage of the tremendous infrastructure and tremendous talent that we have at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, where we've got a site that has been used to do innovative research and high tech work, supplying things like isotopes from the research reactor that have had a great benefit for Canada in the world, and really not wanting to let that advantage go away. The other piece is that the real market here is not building a reactor at Chalk River for the sake of building a reactor at Chalk River. It's doing it there because this is a safe, licensed site that is used to nuclear and has a lot of expertise that can be relevant to the project where we do a commercial demonstration that proves really whether or not the claims that have been made about Small Modular Reactors in terms of how inexpensive they can be, how convenient they can be, how maneuverable they can be and really locks in those stacks. So that if there's someone who's thinking about opening a mine in the far North of Ontario where there is currently no electricity transmission for example, or up in one of the territories where they're off grid. They don't have any grid supply of electricity from hydro or from renewables or fossil fuels and the only option they currently have is fossil fuels. Generally speaking diesel generation sometimes compressed natural gas or liquid natural gas. So this is about using the infrastructure of an existing institution that has a great track record on nuclear to prove that this nuclear technology is economically competitive, and having proven that we can look at deploying these small reactors to communities that until now have had no option other than diesel. That's really what this project is about. Neal Kelly: Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 4 of 15 Page 69 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 Thank you Eric and Marcel that was a great question, so thanks for the question. We're going to get to another caller. Casey, you're next on the line. Casey you're live on the air please ask your question. Casey: Hi, I was just wondering if these SMRs were going to require constant workers on site like operators, mechanics, or if they will be able to go out for a period of time without any people on site? Neal Kelly: Thank you, Casey. Neil Kemp can I ask you to answer that question? Neil Kemp: Yes, thank you Neal. We will have operators on site 24/7 to safely operate the reactor. We do however in the design make provision for the plant not to have to rely on operator action to ensure safety, but in spite of that we will still have operators on site the whole time. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Neil and Casey I appreciate the question. We're going to go to another online question and this one I'm going to throw to Rose, and the question is how many people will be hired to work on the project, construction, operation and who will they work for? Will they work for CNL, OPG, Global First Power? Rose. Rose Ahlan: Thanks Neal, that's a good question I'll answer the second part of that question first. Who will they work for? That will be GFP. GFP, Global First Power is the... or will be the licensee and will be responsible for operating the site. How many people? That's still to be determined and it won't be hundreds of people like in our typical grid scale large power reactors, we see [inaudible 00:19:07] it'll be much smaller than that due to the size of this project. During construction we will be hiring a general contractor to help manage that process and when we bring that general contractor on board, we'll look at the staffing levels there but up again not a large number of people as much of the work to be done during construction will be done off site, and components brought to the Chalk River site and installed there. Modular part of a Small Modular Reactor benefit is that it's modular and will bring those... a lot of those components to site. So the actual construction window will be a short period of time and the amount of workers that would be on site would [inaudible 00:20:15] Neal Kelly: Okay, got it. Thanks Rose and thank you very much for that online question. The next question I'm going to go back to a caller. I want to go back to Joanna in Montreal and I'm going to ask Neil kemp ask the question. Joanna, you're Live on the air if you want to ask your question please. Joanna: Yes, hi. I wanted to ask about the actual measurements of the reactor and why I'm asking that is because it seems to me that people are getting a false impression, that a reactor that you're talking about would be the size of a kitchen table or like a mailbox you just put on the side of the road. From reading your project description I don't know what the actual size of the reactor is because it doesn't say Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 5 of 15 Page 70 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 in there, but when you add all the components together in the various buildings it's enormous. So, I would really like to have some more information on that regard because it doesn't seem like that simple to just go and erect or build or construct this in a remote area, with as you say operators full time I'm wondering what operators are going to work in remote areas. So all those questions are in my mind. Neal Kelly: That's a fair question Joanna. Neil, do you want to do you want to answer that please? Neil Kemp: Yes, gladly. I think that's a... it's a very good question. The reactor itself is approximately 12 meters tall and three meters in diameter. Which makes it possible to transport it by road even on like ice roads et cetera for remote areas, and similarly we make use of extensive modularization in the entire design in order to make sure that we could transport the plant relatively easily to a remote area. So our entire plant... all the equipment and hardware is approximately about 100 trucks of normal ISO containers that needs to be shipped to a specific site, and to put that in perspective that amount of transportation replaces approximately 10 million liters of diesel every year that is currently burned by fossil fuel plants in the remote areas. So from the transportation point for the remote areas I think that the plant is actually significantly improved over the current situation with diesel generators. The plant is also designed to operate with very few operators. So although we do have operators on site the whole time, it is not hundreds of people. It supposedly more in the order of around five to 10 people on site for most of the time, and I hope that answers the question. Back to you Neal. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Neil and Joanna thanks for the question, it was a very good question. I want to get to another caller Ian in Renfrew County. Ian you're live on the air, do you want to ask your question please? Ian: Hello, it's Ian speaking. My question was, I thought initially you were planning to use these small nuclear reactions for peak lopping when the wind and solar green energy did not kick in, but from a remote location I can see it has different usages. But my original thought was how long does it take to start up these generators? And how long does it take to shut them down? Because the big nuclear generators of course take almost a week to get started and shut down. So for peak lopping would these generators be of any use? Thank you, that's my question. Neal Kelly: Okay, thank you Ian. Eric do you want to take a crack at answering that? Eric McGoey: Yeah, I think I'd like to have the first crack and then maybe send it over to Neil Kemp for the more technical answer, but I think the question about renewables and about peaks is actually really relevant because I think the only real way to understand why we feel this project has so much potential is to recognize that we're of the opinion that climate change is a tremendously significant chAhlange to our Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 6 of 15 Page 71 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 species, and that everybody who works in the energy sector has got to start thinking a lot more seriously about how we're going to step up to offer low emissions alternatives. So I think about the province of Quebec for example, I don't expect Quebec or Manitoba or British Columbia, or Newfoundland and Labrador to get excited about modular reactors. Simply because they are blessed with hydroelectric resources that are so tremendous that they can likely supply all of their energy needs for the foreseeable future, and so what this is really about is those jurisdictions that don't have those hydro assets. What can they do to move off fossil fuels? And we have no illusions about the idea that there won't be competition from renewables. I fully expect our colleagues in the solar and wind and energy storage and micro hydro industries to be working as hard as they can to provide great competitors for our technology, and to be talking to some of the same customers that we're going to go to. But where I think that it really is justified that we're all doing this is climate changes is an all hands on deck kind of emergency, and we should compete different technologies in the market and if solar and wind and battery storage provide a better solution to individual customer than our Micro Modular Reactor then absolutely that's who they should do business with. Likewise there might be some jurisdictions, some climates for example where they would give an arm and a leg to get hydro but since they can't, nuclear is the next best thing for base load and there is some good load falling characteristics that I think make Micro Modular Reactors really attractive to integrate with renewables and use, for example to charge up the batteries when the wind isn't blowing or the sun isn't shining if you're using a renewable storage system, but for the technical side I'm going to turn that over to Neil kemp. Neal Kelly: Okay, Neil Kemp do you want to- Neil Kemp: Thank you Eric. Neal Kelly: Yeah, go ahead. Neil Kemp: Yeah, okay. So I think in terms of the question of how long does it take two to start up the reactor if the client was out for an extended maintenance outage for example, after that it would probably take approximately six hours to start up the plant and achieve full power. The plant itself can load follow at approximately 10% per minute relatively easily, and we've also gotten intermediate molten salt lube which is something that we've taken from the concentrated solar type plants operating in a manner in which we can store thermal energy, and therefore it's also very ideal for providing peak power during certain periods. We have looked at the possibility of combining these reactors with wind and solar, and in certain areas that would be very beneficial. For large portions of... Let's say in the Arctic, in Canada I think that it is not ideally suited for solar specifically and even for wind is problematic in a lot of areas. But where it is potentially possible we would combine it in order to basically provide the most cost optimal solution for the power generation side. Back to you Neal. Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 7 of 15 Page 72 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 Neal Kelly: Okay, thank you Neil and thank you Eric for the answer, and Ian thank you for the question. I want to go to another caller Mark in Deep River. Mark, you're live on the air Please ask your question. Mark: Thank you. Yeah, I'm calling from Deep River my question was about the environmental assessment. There's a major assessment ongoing towards the end for the near surface disposal facility at the CNL site in Chalk River. I was wondering if the scope of that environmental assessment covers off the SMR project, or will you have to do an environmental assessment from scratch to cover off the safety concerns and safety reports for the SMRs? That's my question. Neal Kelly: Okay, thank you Mark. I'm going to ask Rose Ahlan to answer that. Rose Ahlan: Thanks Mark. So this project will undergo a separate EA probe, it will not fall under the NSPS environmental assessment. Our environmental assessments commenced in July of 2019, and we'll be conducting it under Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. We'll do a full environmental assessment to meet the regulatory requirements, so we'll be separate. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Rose and thanks very much for the question Mark. I just want to go back to our poll question and give you some results. So just a reminder the poll question was before tonight's Town Hall, had you heard of Global First Power and the proposed project? So the... if you press one on your phone it was for is this the first time you've heard about the proposed project? And 48% of you said yes, this is the first time I've heard of the project. 34% of you said that you know a little bit about the project and would like to know more, and 18% of you said you already know about the project and have specific questions. So thank you very much and we had a lot of questions. So, I want to now go to an online question and it's an indigenous question, so I'm going to ask Eric to take it and Eric here's the question, will indigenous communities get the opportunity to approve or endorse the project? What if they do not support it will you still go forward? Eric. Eric McGoey: Thanks Neil. That is a really good question and I think the... to answer it honestly you kind of need to break it up into component parts, and it's to acknowledge that first there's the commercial demonstration project that we're trying to do at Chalk River, and there's a regulatory process around that in terms of the licenses and in terms of the environmental assessment. Then there's the question of, "Well, how do you actually make a business out of this?" If you get one reactor up and running a Chalk River, and then you have the opportunity to take potential customers to come see the reactor and look at the maintenance logs and ask questions about the technology and look at the business model. Are you going to get support there from indigenous communities where you might be deploying reactors number two three four five, six and so on. I think in both of those examples that there is a real question of what is the comfort level that the local and affected indigenous communities have? Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 8 of 15 Page 73 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 The regulatory environment requires consultation and accommodation as necessary. It requires engagement and Global First Power is determined to meet not just the regulatory requirements, but indeed I think the spirit of being good neighbors and building trust, building a relationship, listening to each other honestly and understanding each other's concerns and ambitions and aspirations. So, all of that is to say there is not an explicit veto that indigenous communities have under the regulations for either the demonstration project, or for future deployment in remote areas. That being said I think we need to be really honest with ourselves and recognize that indigenous communities in the past have not benefited from nuclear in the same way that municipalities, and for example the Durham region or the [Tankard 00:34:44] and Bruce region have, where they've been the beneficiaries of a lot of really good jobs, and property taxes and all sorts of things that go along with that. That's not been true for indigenous communities. Outside of the uranium mines in northern Saskatchewan, there's been very few indigenous communities that have benefited from nuclear and that means we've got a lot of work ahead of us to actually have those honest conversations, talk about priorities, talk about must haves, talk about issues like energy sovereignty and talk about issues like environmental protection, and try to make the case as best we can that this is a good technology worth pursuing and worth considering having in your traditional territory, or your treaty territory and those are going to be long, hard, very valuable discussion that we intend to have respectfully. Neal Kelly: Okay, thank you Eric appreciate that answer. Okay, we're going to go back to our callers I'd like to call on Gordon in Montreal. Gordon I believe you have a question about natural uranium, you're on live on the air Gordon. Gordon: Yes, hi there. All of the OPG reactors run on natural uranium which comes from Canada and which it doesn't have to be processed outside of the country. But I believe if I'm not mistaken that this reactor would use enriched uranium, which you would have to purchase from outside the country. I wanted to know how high the enrichment is, natural uranium is less than 1% but I suspect that this is much higher than that and I'd like to know just how high it is, and why the choice to go for enriched uranium instead of using natural uranium as all the previous reactors have used? Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much for the question Gordon. Neil can I call on you to answer that? Neil Kemp: Yes, I think that's an excellent question regarding the uranium. In terms of the enrichment that we're using it is low level, low enriched uranium which is below 20% enrichment. So it is not of any use for weapons and yes it is different from the reactors that OPG uses. However, it is similar to a lot of other reactors currently operating in the world with low enriched uranium. The fuel that we're using is in FCM fuel, Fully Encapsulated TRISO Fuel which is extremely safe and basically contains all the radio nucleotides, and importantly in terms of the fuel as well is our reactor is filled for a 20 year period. So basically for the full life of the reactor we do not require refueling which makes it ideally suited for remote areas, and that is partially the reason why we selected using higher than natural uranium in the reactor. In order to ensure that we do not have to have stained fuel, used fuel or fresh Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 9 of 15 Page 74 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 fuel on site during operation. All the fuel that is on the site is in the reactor at all times and the reactor never gets refilled. So I hope that helps answering the question. Back to you Neal. Neal Kelly: Thanks very much Neil and thanks very much for the question Gordon. Okay, I'd like to keep going with callers, and I believe we have a caller from Renfrew. Allan, you're on the air do you want to ask your question please? Allan: Okay. Hi, I'm interested to know what the makeup of Global First Power is, nobody has explained that yet. Is it a private corporation, public, who's on the board of directors? My second question is who's going to own the patent when all this experimental work is finished? Is this privately owned or will be in the public sphere? I think those questions need to be answered before we progress very far with this, thank you. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Allan. Eric, can I call on you to answer that? Eric McGoey: Yeah, absolutely great question thank you very much Alan. So to answer the ownership question first, Global First Power is currently 100% owned by USNC but we have a term sheet in place which essentially allows OPG to buy in to Global First Power with a combination of money invested and also staff time that's being spent. So, for example the time that Rose and I as OPG employees and some of our colleagues are spending on this project will translate into shares in the company, and notionally what we expect is that it will be a joint venture, where each company will own approximately 50% of Global First Power. So, it might be 51% USNC, 49% OPG but it's going to be roughly equal over time as we earn in those shares. In terms of the patents and the intellectual property the way that things are set up is, any intellectual property that was owned by either parties, so whether that's patents and technology owned by you USMC or whether it's regulatory proprietary information that OPG might have, whatever we brought into the partnership remains 100% ours, but anything that we build together in the project itself, in the partnership is jointly shared by the partners according to that ownership split based on [inaudible 00:41:38] many shares... again, roughly half and half that each of the two parties have. I hope that answers your question. Neal Kelly: Good, thanks very much Eric and Allan thank you very much for the question. I want to get to another caller but before we get there, I think we'll bring or introduce our second poll question of the evening and here's the question. So do you believe nuclear energy and Small Modular Reactors are an important part of providing a clean energy mix in Canada? So that's the question and please use your phone, press one if you think nuclear energy is a very important part of the energy mix, press two if you think nuclear energy is somewhat important, press three if you think it's not important at all, press four if you are not sure. So once again the question is, do you believe nuclear energy and Small Modular Reactors are an important part of providing a clean energy mix in Canada? Please press one if you think nuclear energy is Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 10 of 15 Page 75 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 a very important part of the energy mix, press two if you think nuclear energy is somewhat important, press three if you think it's not important at all, and press four If you are not sure. Thanks everyone for participating in that poll and we will have results of that a little later on our call. So I want to get back to another caller, John is on the line. John I believe you're in Calabogie and you're live on the air, please ask your question. John: Hi, basically my question was answered by a question from [inaudible 00:43:21] I was wondering about why you were building in Chalk River, but now that I know that it's a demonstration project, conceivably five years out you're going to have a bunch of these things all over the place. You really won't need a demonstration reactor in Chalk River anymore, what's going to happen to it? Are you going to move it someplace else or is it going to be mothballed there? Neal Kelly: Okay, that's a very good question John, Rose can I ask you to take that? Rose Ahlan: Sure, thanks John and yes it is a commercial demonstration, so what better place to do that than in Chalk River where not a lot of the intellectual capital right there at our fingertips. In terms of what happens at the end of the useful life of the reactor, as the future licensee of the facility and Global First Power will be responsible for decommissioning the site and [inaudible 00:44:22] Neal Kelly: Okay, good. Okay, thanks very much Rose and thanks very much for the question John. Rose stick with me because I have an online question I think you can answer and the question is who will take the power from this reactor? Does it go to the grid, town of Deep River, CNL sites who is taking the power from this reactor? Rose Ahlan: Thanks Neal. So it's a small commercial demonstration project, there's not a lot of power coming out of this reactor and that power can come in form heat, process heat or can be converted to electrical power. At this time we don't have an off take agreement with Chalk River or CNL or the provincial grid, and that's something we'll work through during our environmental assessments and project development, but this time there is no set off take for that power, heat or electricity but it's [inaudible 00:45:49] working on as we progressed to the project development phase. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Rose, thanks for the answer to that online question. I'd like to go back to our callers and I believe we have Mark in Deep River. Mark if you've got a question there, you're live on the air go ahead please. Mark: Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 11 of 15 Page 76 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 Thank you. I couldn't remember exactly from the report I saw whether we're talking about 50 megawatts thermal, or 50 megawatts electrical but assuming we're hooked up to a traditional turbine generator unit, there's roughly a 33% efficiency across from the thermal output of the reactor to the electrical output of the generator. With these turbine generator units from the first one goes into to production or at least to be tested, would you consider the Deep River site who's embraced and has been the champion of nuclear power in Canada for the last 80 years. Will the Deep River site be considered for an actual production SMR? Thank you. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much for the question Mark. Neil, can I ask you to take that question? Neil Kemp: Yes, thank you. Thank you Mark. I mean just to clarify in terms of the power output it is 15 megawatts thermal, which is the reactor and that heat is transferred to a steam turbine which produces approximately five megawatts electrical, which can then be used in the area around the plant and the intention is to have a life expectancy of the plant of approximately 20 years. The potential is also there to test later on... other technologies for power generation using that thermal heat. However, for the first while and the first operation of the plant, it will be a steam turbine used to turn the heat into electricity. Back to you Neal. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Neil lets appreciate that answer and thanks very much for the question Mark. I want to give our listeners and our participants the poll results from our last question, and just to remind you what the question was, do you believe nuclear energy and Small Modular Reactors are an important part of providing a clean energy mix in Canada? And the answer 65% of you said nuclear energy is a very important part of the energy mix, 13% of you said nuclear energy is somewhat important, 11% nuclear energy is not important at all and 11% not sure. So thanks very much for participating in that poll question. I want to go back to another online question and Eric I'm going to ask you to take this one, and the question is how much will this cost? How much of the bill is the taxpayer paying for? Eric can you answer that please. Eric McGoey: Yeah, thanks Neal that's a great question. In terms of the overall project cost we're still in the early stages of the licensing process, the EA process and indeed some of the detailed design so I can't give you an exact number, but I think it's fair to say we... also going back to Neil's point, we are absolutely planning to build the nuclear components of this and to produce that high quality heat, and if CNL sees a use for converting that heat into electricity to power for example projects that they have at Chalk River or maybe to feed into the grid through a power purchase agreement, we're absolutely open to doing that but conversely if instead that heat is more valuable as heat because for example they want to produce hydrogen or there's some other process used for the heat, then we might not actually have to build those turbines to convert it to electricity at all. So some of those questions give you big question marks in the budget process, but what I think it's fair to say is we expect that this project will cost probably at least 100 million dollars, and we would hope that at the high end it wouldn't cost more than $200 million. Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 12 of 15 Page 77 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 So those are certainly significant numbers for five megawatts worth a generation, but again we got questions about how small is small right? Are we talking about a kitchen table? Are we talking about a glove box? And no these are... these reactors aren't incredibly small compared to your kitchens and your microwave and your other appliances, nor are they cheap compared to anything in your house but compared to the multi-billion dollar gigawatt class reactors that we have at Pickering and Darlington and Bruce where you have thousands of people working on those units, and they're producing 20% of the provinces entire electricity demand then these are considerably smaller. So there's some comfort that also when you get beyond the first of a kind, you can start getting some savings from those factory construction so that your per unit cost is going down as you get to the second and third and fourth. Now to the question though about who's paying for this and whether taxpayers are on the hook. The short answer is no, USNC is privately funded and OPG is owned by the province of Ontario and therefore receives most of our revenues from electricity grid customers. There isn't in explicit taxpayer subsidy for this project, rather OPG is taking some of the money that we make through our regulated rate of return from the Ontario Energy Board and using some of that money to reinvest in promising projects like this one. So it's not coming from the rate payer or the tax payer. Although if you follow the line of where the money ultimately came from, it would be the regulated rate of return that OPG was able to get from some of our other electric generation and that we were allowed to keep to reinvest. Neal Kelly: Good. Thanks very much Eric and thanks for answering that online question. Now stick with me Eric we have Sandy on the line. I believe Sandy's in Renfrew and Sandy do you want to go ahead with your question? Sandy: Hi. Well, actually you've been talking about what I've been concerned about was the sort of the financial profile of this, and who are the actual owners and shareholders and you rattled off this USMC and I don't know even know what that stands for. Do they have 55% controlling interest? Is that right? How much does OPG come in on to the picture? It was the breakdown that I really need clarified, and I'd like to know what it stands for not just the initials please. Eric McGoey: Of course Sandy. [crosstalk 00:54:17] Neal Kelly: Eric go ahead. Eric McGoey: Yeah, thanks very much Sandy that's a great question. One of the terrible habits we have in the nuclear industry is speaking in acronyms and it feels like we have acronyms for everything. So I apologize for us slipping into some of that. So to be really clear, GFP Global First Power is the joint venture between two companies OPG, Ontario Power Generation which makes about half the electricity in the province of Ontario as one partner that will own about half of Global First Power, and the other partner is Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation, USNC. Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 13 of 15 Page 78 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 They are a company headquartered in Seattle but with a few offices around the world, including a lot of people in South Africa where Neil Kemp joining us from this evening, where it's very late for him and so yes the partners in this Global First Power project are Ontario Power Generation, which would own approximately half. That percentage might fluctuate in the 40s, mid 40s, high 40s, low 50s. Similarly, the other half would be owned by Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation who are privately owned by investors, have been developing this technology for many years, and they would also own low 50s, high 40s percent of the project as well. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Eric and thanks very much for that question Sandy. We are coming to an end here so I want to make sure that we get to one more question. It's going to be an online question and I'm going to ask Neil to answer this, and Neil the question is how will they affect the Ottawa River and surrounding environment? So if you could answer that online question that would be great. Neil Kemp: Thank you Neal. Yes, I think that this is one of those questions that is always on people's minds in terms of emissions and releases from the reactor. Fortunately due to our fuel the reactor emissions is extremely small, and very importantly we do not make use of any of the water from the Ottawa River directly, nor do we put any runoff back into the river. So, in terms of the turbine itself we are making use of an air cooled condenser, and since there is no releases from the reactor to the river either there will be no contamination of the river of any form whatsoever, back to you. Neal Kelly: Okay, thanks very much Neil I appreciate that, and thanks very much for answering that question. Well, listen it looks like our time is coming to a close we have really only about two minutes left and the hour has gone by very quickly. I'd like to thank everybody for participating this evening, to our callers if you would like to leave a message for Global First Power you will be able to do so at the end of this call, or if you have a question that didn't get answered leave a message along with your callback number at the end of this call and Global First Power we'll get back to you. Eric before we go do you have any final comments? Can you let us know how many people or how people can get more information about Global First Power and the project at Chalk River? Eric McGoey: Absolutely, thanks so much Neal. Thanks my fellow panelists and most of all thanks to everyone who participated tonight. The folks who asked questions, the folks who listened and learnt more, who participated in our polls, we really hope that sooner rather than later we'll be able to meet with you in person. We're really excited about coming to see you in April before COVID, but for now please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions at all, for any of the Global First Power team. The easiest way to get more information and to get in touch with us is to go to our website at www.globalfirstpower.com. We really appreciate your time, we're grateful for it and we look forward to continuing the conversation with you, thanks. Neal Kelly: Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 14 of 15 Page 79 of 171 Global First Power Micro Modular Reactor Project at Chalk River Community Telephone Town Hall May 20, 2020 Okay, thank you Eric and thanks to Rose and to Neil who participated as well this evening with Eric and like Eric said, most of all we want to thank you for participating this evening. Again, if your question did not get answered stay on the line, leave your question for Global First Power and your callback number and somebody will get that question answered for you. Thank you very much for participating, enjoy the rest of your evening. Global First Power 5/20/2020 Page 15 of 15 Page 80 of 171 GLOBAL FIRST POWER, ULTRA SAFE NUCLEAR CORPORATION AND ONTARIO POWER GENERATION FORM JOINT VENTURE TO OWN, OPERATE MICRO MODULAR REACTOR PROJECT AT CHALK RIVER Utility Is World’s First to Take Ownership Stake in Micro Modular Reactor OTTAWA, ONTARIO – June 9, 2020 – Today, Global First Power Ltd. (GFP), Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation™ (USNC) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announce the formation of a joint venture – the Global First Power Limited Partnership – which will build, own, and operate the proposed Micro Modular Reactor (MMR™) Project at the Chalk River Laboratories site. The joint venture is owned equally by OPG and USNC-Power, the Canadian subsidiary of USNC, and is based on the project initiated in 2019 by GFP. Headquartered in Ottawa, GFP will act on behalf of the Limited Partnership to oversee the proposed MMR™ Project and provide project development, licensing, construction and operation of the commercial demonstration reactor at Chalk River. It will serve as a model for potential future MMRTM projects across Canada, to provide safe and sustainable low- carbon power and heat to industries, such as mining, and remote communities. GFP, USNC and OPG have been collaborating on the Chalk River Project for several years, which has led to the joint-ownership arrangement and creation of the Limited Partnership today. The partnership demonstrates the companies’ mutual commitment to making low- carbon, small nuclear reactors a reality for Canada, and a viable alternative to diesel and other fossil fuels. “The backing of OPG combined with USNC’s advanced reactor and fuel designs will allow us to continue to lead the way in delivering a small-reactor solution in Canada,” explained Joe Howieson, CEO, Global First Power Ltd. “This joint venture is a very important milestone, marking new levels of commitment by an innovator in nuclear power-generation technologies and a forward-thinking, major utility.” The MMR™ Project is in the third stage of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) four-stage process to site a demonstration small modular reactor (SMR) at Chalk River Laboratories, a site owned by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and operated by CNL. The 15 megawatt (MW) thermal (approximately 5 MW electrical) MMR™ Project is currently undergoing an environmental assessment. More information can be found on the GFP website. “While there are many small reactor companies boasting about the progress they’re making, no other organization is closer to constructing a micro reactor in Canada than we are,” said Francesco Venneri, CEO, USNC. “Through this joint venture, we’re committed to proving how viable, safe, and valuable our MMR™ technology is to Canada and to the rest of the world.” Page 81 of 171 “OPG is proud of our 50-year history as a leader in Canada’s nuclear industry and our partnership in Global First Power is the latest chapter. We are excited about the advancement of low-carbon small modular reactors in Canada and see them as an innovative growth opportunity for our company, one that fits well with our existing clean energy portfolio,” stated Ken Hartwick, President and CEO, Ontario Power Generation. The USNC MMR™ consists of two plants: the nuclear plant that generates heat, and the adjacent power plant that converts heat into electricity or provides process heat for industrial applications. The USNC system is designed to be uniquely simple, with minimal operations and maintenance requirements, and no on-site fuel storage, handling, or processing. Key to the overall design is USNC’s Fully Ceramic Microencapsulated (FCM™) fuel, providing a new approach to reactor safety at the fuel level. - 30 - For further information, please contact: Global First Power 1-800-892-9504 [email protected] USNC 1-206-290-4431 [email protected] OPG Media Relations 416-592-4008 or 1-877-592-4008 follow us @OPG About Global First Power GFP is an energy company whose vision is to contribute to a world where small modular reactors (SMRs) are an inherently safe, clean and cost-effective generation option to provide the energy people need, regardless of their location. Our focus is to take a lead in the global transition to sustainable, inclusive, accessible energy, by being among the first developers to successfully generate power using innovative micro modular reactor technology. Twitter: @global1stpower About USNC USNC is a vertical integrator of nuclear power technologies, committed to bringing safe, commercially competitive, reliable nuclear energy to markets throughout the world. The company strictly adheres to inherent and intrinsic safety principles through technological innovation in fuels, materials, and design practices. Twitter: @UltraSafeNuke About Ontario Power Generation OPG is the largest electricity generator in the province, providing almost half of the power Ontarians rely on every day. It is also one of the most diverse generators in North America, with expertise in nuclear, hydroelectric, biomass, solar and natural gas technologies. Page 82 of 171 1270 Pembroke Street West Pembroke, Ontario K8A 4G4 613.735.0151 @RCDSB May 29, 2020 Suzanne D'Eon Mayor Town of Deep River 100 Deep River Road, Deep River, Ontario K0J 1P0 Your Worship, As municipal elected officials, we know that all of you are working hard to keep your constituents safe and informed. Today, we are writing in order to provide you with some information regarding operations by the Renfrew County District School Board during the COVID-19 pandemic. As you know, all of our facilities are closed under order by the Ontario Minister of Education. The initial closure came into effect on March 14 for a period of two weeks. It was extended on March 31 and was set to last until May 4 however the Premier has now announced that schools will not reopen this year. During the closure period, our custodial staff was permitted into schools and central offices in order to conduct a thorough cleaning of all rooms and common areas at each site. When this work was completed, teaching staff was permitted to access sites for essential items and professional equipment/resources. This was done in consultation with the Renfrew County District Health Unit (RCDHU) to ensure the safety of our staff and that of the broader community. In order to facilitate remote learning for our students, our Information Technology Department moved to deploy technological equipment to students who needed them. To date, we have distributed 1,600 devices to students across our District. We are building on this effort by providing cellular capable devices to students who have limited and/or weak internet access at their home. This will complement the free public Wi-Fi that is established at each school/central building parking lots. As you are well aware, we live in a very a rural county and there are some families who simply do not have any access to the internet. To be sure that no students are left behind, members of our staff are currently exploring ways to provide learning packets to those who have no connectivity to the internet. These packets will be either delivered or picked up by parents on a 2 week schedule to ensure the continuity of learning. With respect to the impact on students, the closure period has meant that all student travel for extra-curricular purposes is cancelled. This includes any athletic event, games and competitions. Furthermore, the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT) will not occur this year as outlined by the ministry. It is important to note that this will not impact graduating students. With the extension of school closures until May 31, the Ministry of Education has launched Phase III of the Learn at Home platform. The second phase features a new set of expectations including: Reconnecting students with teachers and other school staff, including mental health workers; Re-establishing teacher-led learning by grade groupings as follows: o Kindergarten-Grade 3: five hours of work per student/week (focus on literacy and math) o Grades 4-6: five hours of work per student/week (focus on literacy, math, science and social studies) o Grades 7-8: 10 hours of work per student/week (focus on math, literacy, science and social studies) Page 83 of 171 o Grades 9-12: three hours of work per course per week for semestered students; 1.5 hours of work per course per week for non-semestered students (focus on achieving credits/completion/graduation) Leveraging digital resources and identifying alternative forms of teacher-student connectivity, such as phone and mail; Developing a program of training for educators to support them in virtual learning delivery; Requiring final report cards for all students; Prioritizing and supporting students on track to graduate; Distributing laptops and/or devices from schools as needed, while observing public health direction; Maintaining a responsive posture for health care and community partner requests; and, Establishing formal COVID-19 working groups with education sector unions to work together, share ideas and to find solutions in the support of students. We are extremely proud of the launch of our own online learning platform, “RCDSB@HOME” in support of this provincial mandate. The link to the portal was provided to all parents/guardians through SchoolMessenger on April 3 and it remains available on all District websites. We encourage you to review it as it contains guidelines, resources, strategies and tips for parents/guardians and students during this unusual time. This includes resources related to achievement and well-being and access to the Google Classroom. Our teachers/educators are in touch with their students 2-3 times per week via Google Classroom, email or phone. As a Board, we have also reached out to our community partners. We have donated to our health care stakeholders all protective equipment that was being stored in our schools. As well, we recognize that many of our students rely on our Food for Learning program normally available through our schools (breakfast and snack programs). With this program on hiatus during the closure period, we are making preparations to deliver a Student Support Box to families in need in the coming weeks. This box will include learning supplies such as pencils, an eraser, a glue stick, pencil crayons, pencil sharpener and a notebook as well as nutrition in the form of fresh fruit, vegetables and protein. Finally, our Board of Trustees will continue to meet during this time as we feel it is important to support the students and staff. Our meetings will be held virtually and posted publicly the next day on all of our media sites (Facebook, Twitter and RCDSB website). Our May 26 Board meeting will be the first time we move to a live stream of our meetings, so please be sure to check our social channels for a link. In the meantime, you may access our existing virtual board meetings through this link. As a Board we continue to monitor operations and we will be moving forward with plans for the future including budget preparation and strategic planning. If you have any questions or concerns about what the RCDSB is doing for the students, parents and staff in your municipality, please don’t hesitate to contact either or both of us. We look forward to connecting with you as municipal partners to discover ways that we can work together for the benefit of our constituents. If at any time in the future you would like us to come and speak to your council, please feel free to ask and we can give you an update and overview of education in the public board in Renfrew County. We thank you for your efforts to keep people safe during this time and hope that you and your colleagues remain safe and healthy. We look forward to once again working together in pursuit of a resilient, innovative and educated county for all citizens. Sincerely, Susan Humphries Pino Buffone Chair Director of Education Renfrew County District School Board Renfrew County District School Board Page 84 of 171 From: Jill Holroyd Dear Mayor D’eon and Council, Pflag Canada--Renfrew County and Pembroke Pride are once again collaborating on Pride Week in the Ottawa Valley to take place in June—either the week of June 15 or the week of June 22. I’m waiting for final confirmation of the date, but in the meantime I would like to request that the Town of Deep River again join with other area towns, townships and the public school board to raise the Pride flag for the chosen week. This year it will be a virtual celebration, but raising the Pride flag at municipal offices, schools and other locations is something tangible we can do to show support for diversity, inclusion and our LGBTQ2S community members (many of whom are isolated in unaccepting households at this time). We will ask that people NOT attend in person, and instead we will have someone livestream and/or take photos of the flag raising and share on social media. After the flag raising last year I heard many positive comments from people in Deep River and beyond, and I hope you did as well! If you need any additional information, I would be happy to provide it. Thank you! Sincerely, Jill Jill Holroyd, Chapter Leader (pronouns: she/her) 1-888-530-6777, ext. 572 [email protected] www.pflagrenfrewcounty.ca Page 85 of 171 Town of Deep River Meeting Minutes 05/11/2020 - Marketing Task Force - 5:30 PM – Electronic Meeting Present: Regrets: Co- Chair Kristin Hawley Amanda Juby Co- Chair Christian Kaiser Jason Crawford Mayor Suzanne D'Eon Councillor Kathy Hughes Michael Stephens Jim Hutton Steve D'Eon Staff: Jessy Pace, Recording Secretary 1. CALL TO ORDER Christian Kaiser, Co-chair called the electronic meeting to order at 3:02 PM. 2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 2.1 Adoption of the Marketing Task Force Meeting Agenda RESOLUTION NUMBER: 2020-MTF-012 MOVED BY: Michael Stephens SECONDED BY: Kathy Hughes BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Marketing Task Force Meeting agenda of May 11th, 2020, be adopted as circulated. CARRIED 3. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest by any member of the Task Force. Page 86 of 171 Marketing Task Force May 11, 2020 4. APPROVAL OF TASK FORCE MINUTES 4.1 Approval of Task Force Meeting Minutes RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-MTF-013 MOVED BY: Suzanne D'Eon SECONDED BY: Kristin Hawley BE IT RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the Marketing Task Force Meeting of March 10th, 2020, as circulated to all members of the Committee, be approved. CARRIED 5. BUSINESS 5.1 Marketing Task Force Member Change of status RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-MTF-014 MOVED BY: Kathy Hughes SECONDED BY: Kristin Hawley BE IT RESOLVED THAT BE IT RESOLVED THAT the update regarding Marketing Task Force Members change of status, be received. CARRIED 5.2 Photo Competition RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-MTF-015 MOVED BY: Jim Hutton SECONDED BY: Michael Stephens BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Terms of Reference Report regarding a Marketing Task Force Photo Competition Sub-committee, be received and, THAT a Sub-committee be formed as per option A found in the Terms of Reference Report. CARRIED Page 87 of 171 Marketing Task Force May 11, 2020 5.3 Funding for the Photo Competition Sub-committee RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-MTF-016 MOVED BY: Kathy Hughes SECONDED BY: Suzanne D'Eon BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Marketing Task Force request that Council allocate two hundred dollars ($200.00) from the Marketing Task Force budget to the Photo Competition Sub-committee. CARRIED 5.4 Update on Gathering of Previous Marketing Material RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-MTF-017 MOVED BY: Christian Kaiser SECONDED BY: Kristin Hawley BE IT RESOLVED THAT the update regarding gathering previous marketing material, be received. CARRIED 5.5 RFP Draft Review RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-MTF-018 MOVED BY: Kathy Hughes SECONDED BY: Christian Kaiser BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Draft RFP Document as presented to the Marketing Task Force, be received. CARRIED 6. CLOSED SESSION The Marketing Task Force did not enter into closed session. 7. ADJOURNMENT 7.1 Adjournment of Marketing Task Force Meeting Page 88 of 171 Marketing Task Force May 11, 2020 RESOLUTION NUMBER 2020-MTF-019 MOVED BY: Kathy Hughes SECONDED BY: Christian Kaiser BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Marketing Task Force hereby adjourns the meeting at 5:15 PM. CARRIED Christian Kaiser, Co-chair Jessy Pace, Recording Secretary Page 89 of 171 Town of Deep River Council Meeting Minutes May 20, 2020 – 6:00PM Electronic Meeting Present: Regrets: Mayor Suzanne D'Eon NIL Reeve Glenn Doncaster Councillor Will Fitton Councillor Kathy Hughes Councillor Robert McLaren Councillor Terry Myers Councillor Christina Rochon (Joined the Meeting at 6:04 PM) Staff: Sean Patterson, Acting CAO / Public Works Director Jackie Mellon, Acting Clerk Arthur Smith, Treasurer Christine Armstrong, Recreation Program Coordinator 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor D’ Eon called the Meeting to order at 6:02 PM. 2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Councillor Myers SECONDED BY: Councillor Hughes BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council Meeting agenda of May 20, 2020, be adopted as circulated. CARRIED 3. DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF Councillor McLaren declared a pecuniary interest with respect to item Page 90 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 number 6.3.4 regarding Report Number 2020-CAO-004 – Fire Negotiations, as his son is a member of the Deep River Professional Firefighters Association. 4. PUBLIC INFORMATION 4.1 Presentations There were no presentations to Council. 4.2 Notices and Information by members of Staff and Council 4.2.1 Staff Sean Patterson, Acting CAO / Director of Public Works reported restrictions have been adjusted at the Miller Road Landfill and appointments and restricted access is no longer an issue. The landfill has resumed regular hours of operation and safety measures are in place for the collection of fees with no cash payments being collected. Mr. Patterson stated Bagg’s Road Landfill plans to implement a similar program as Miller Road landfill, to move back to normal operations in terms of hours and restrictions while maintaining precautions through adjustments to process. 4.2.2 Council Reeve Doncaster reported the rural form of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) continues to meet weekly to address the many issues facing municipalities and the FCM is lobbying on all municipalities behalf in an effort to resolve the many issues. Conversations with the province with respect to emergency operating funds is gaining traction, focusing on recovery and what can be done to help municipalities, businesses and the tourist industry, recognizing funds normally collected from events will not be available. Reeve Doncaster reported the Ottawa Valley Tourist Association (OVTA) met on May 20, 2020 and the OVTA, the County of Renfrew and the Ontario Highlands Tourist Association (OHTO) are developing a plan to assist with the recovery from the pandemic. Councillor Hughes reported CBC National is airing a feature story on May 20, 2020 about the Renfrew County Paramedic Service and their handling of the COVID-19 situation. Page 91 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 Mayor D’ Eon reported Garrison Petawawa conducted a fly-by with Chinook and Griffin helicopters near the Deep River and District Hospital on May 19, 2020 to show appreciation to local health-care as well as all front-line workers and residents of the community who have been very resilient, compliant and respectful during the emergency pandemic situation. Mayor D’ Eon stated the fly-by was very impressive and people were moved by the show of support from the military. Mayor D’ Eon reported the May 20, 2020 North Renfrew Times (NRT) newspaper featured a full page article on World Bee Day and thanked the NRT for bringing the importance of Bees to everyone’s attention as they are critical to our ecological health and to the food chain. Mayor D’ Eon reported there are still a number of COVID-19 cases being reported in Ontario and on May 19, 2020 the number of cases rose to 420, moving upward from the previous downward trend. As the province begins opening and people more leave their homes the Premier and the County Medical Officer of Health recommend all citizens wear protective face masks if physical distancing of 2 meters is a challenge. Mayor D’ Eon stated that as the current COVID-19 restrictions are likely to be in place for the foreseeable future, and as outdoor activities are safer than indoor activities, perhaps there are things we can do as a community to enlarge open spaces to accommodate more pedestrians in downtown areas and move businesses outside. Mayor D’ Eon asked that Council and staff to think about how that can be accommodated going forward. Mayor D’ Eon put forward a challenge to Council and staff to please bring forward their ideas on what could be done in recognition of students graduating this year that will not have a graduation ceremony as in previous years. Mayor D’ Eon reported it will be a number of months before regular childcare centres will open and the Deep River Nursery School is working towards a Child Care Centre for Emergency Services workers. The Emergency Childcare centre will not be open by May 25, 2020 but is expected to open by June 1st, 2020. Prior to opening a lot of equipment and procedures need to be put in place. Mayor D’ Eon thanked Dianna Facino of the Deep River Nursery School for her efforts to help support medical and front-line emergency services workers with child care needs. 4.3 Notices of Motion No Notices of Motion were presented to Council. Page 92 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 5. DEPUTATIONS 6. CONSENT MATTERS 6.1 Correspondence RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Councillor Hughes SECONDED BY: Councillor Myers BE IT RESOLVED THAT all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 6.1 - Correspondence of the agenda be approved and adopted by Council in the order that they appear on the agenda, and sequentially numbered. CARRIED 6.1.1. Notice of Application for Consent - Part of Lot 4, Range A Alana Zadow, ACST, Secretary-Treasurer, Land Division Committee, County of Renfrew RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED THAT correspondence from Alana Zadow of the County of Renfrew regarding a Notice of an Application for Consent, be received, and THAT staff be directed to complete the Municipal Commenting Form as required under the Planning Act, for submission to the County of Renfrew Planning and Land Division Committee. 6.1.2 Weesoe Community Communication Technologies (WCCT) - Request for Letter of Support Ross Judd, CEO, WCCT RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Resolution. Page 93 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Ross Judd of Weesoe Community Communication Technologies regarding a request for a letter of support for application to the Broadband Fund, be received, and THAT Council authorize the Mayor to sign the letter of support on behalf of the Town of Deep River. 6.1.3 Marina Fees Suzanne D' Eon, Mayor RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Suzanne D' Eon, Mayor, regarding email communications from Mr. Wally Zagrodney related to Marina Fees, be received. 6.1.4 Rent Relief Advocacy Letter Rob Burton, Mayor, Town of Oakville RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Rob Burton, Mayor of the Town of Oakville regarding requested changes to the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance Program, be received. 6.1.5 Community Safety and Well-being (CSWB) Plan Mary MacCafferty RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Mary MacCafferty regarding a Community Safety and Well-being (CSWB) Plan, be received. Page 94 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 6.1.6 Telephone Town Hall - May 20, 2020 - Global First Power MMR at Chalk River Project Eric McGoey, Engagement and Communications Director, Global First Power RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Mr. Eric McGoey of Global First Power regarding an interactive Telephone Town Hall Session on the Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) Project at Chalk River, be received. 6.1.7 Official Plan (OP) Amendment No. 25 - Updated County of Renfrew OP - 5 Year Review Charles Cheesman, MCIP, RPP, Manager of Planning Services, County of Renfrew RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Resolution. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the correspondence from Mr. Charles Cheesman of the County of Renfrew regarding the updated County of Renfrew Official Plan, be received. 6.2 Minutes 6.2.1 Council Meeting Minutes - May 6, 2020 RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Councillor Fitton SECONDED BY: Reeve Doncaster BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council Meeting Minutes of May 6, 2020, be approved. Page 95 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 CARRIED 6.3 Reports RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Reeve Doncaster SECONDED BY: Councillor Fitton BE IT RESOLVED THAT all of the proposed resolutions shown in Section 6.3 - Reports of the agenda, save and except item number 6.3.4, be approved and adopted by Council in the order that they appear on the agenda, and sequentially numbered. CARRIED 6.3.1 Request for Proposal (RFP) for Marketing Consulting Services Memorandum Suzanne D' Eon, Mayor RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Agenda. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Marketing Task Force Request for Proposal for Marketing Consulting Services from Christian Kaiser and Kristen Hawley, Co-Chairs on behalf of the Marketing Task Force, be received, and THAT Council approves the release of the Marketing Task Force Request for Proposal for Marketing Consulting Services to the five (5) consulting firms who previously and successfully responded to the Request for Expression of Interest (RFEOI) for Marketing Consulting Services. 6.3.2 Recreation Updates and Information Memorandum Christine Armstrong, Recreation Program Coordinator RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Agenda. BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Memorandum from Christine Armstrong, Recreation Program Coordinator entitled "Recreation Updates and Page 96 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 Information", be received. 6.3.3. Report Number 2020-FIN-010 - Financial Master Plan Arthur Smith, Treasurer RESOLUTION 2020 Approved under Consent Agenda. BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2020-FIN-010 entitled “Financial Master Plan” be received, THAT Council as per By-law No. 33-2010 (Procurement) 10.1 approve the sole source procurement from N.G. Bellchamber & Associates to perform a Financial Master Plan for the Town of Deep River with an upset budget of $39,700 including non-rebate portion of HST, THAT this project is funded by the Municipal Modernization Program Grant (MMPG) of $35,616 and THAT the remaining over budget amount of $4,084 be funded from the approved operating budget contingency. 6.4 Items Extracted from the Consent Agenda 6.3.4 Report Number 2020-CAO-004 - Fire Negotiations Sean Patterson, Acting CAO / Director of Public Works RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Reeve Doncaster SECONDED BY: Councillor Hughes BE IT RESOLVED THAT report number 2020-CAO-004 “Fire Negotiations” be received, and THAT Sean Patterson, Acting CAO for the Town of Deep River be appointed to the Town of Deep River and Deep River Fire Fighter Association collective bargaining negotiation team. CARRIED Page 97 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 7. BY-LAWS 7.1 By-Law Number 23-2020 - 2020 Tax Relief By-law RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Councillor Rochon SECONDED BY: Councillor Myers BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-law be read a first, second and third time, numbered, passed, signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, and the seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto; By-law Number 23-2020 - A by-law to Adopt Property Tax Financial Relief due to COVID-19. CARRIED 8. CLOSED SESSION Council did not enter into Closed Session. 9. MATTERS FROM CLOSED SESSION NIL. 10. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW 10.1 BY-LAW NUMBER 24-2020 RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Councillor Myers SECONDED BY: Councillor Hughes BE IT RESOLVED THAT the following by-law be read a first, second and third time, numbered, passed, signed by the Mayor and the Clerk, and the seal of the Corporation be affixed thereto; By-law Number 24-2020 - A by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Page 98 of 171 Council Meeting May 20, 2020 Council of the Town of Deep River at the meeting held on May 20, 2020. CARRIED 11. ADJOURNMENT RESOLUTION 2020 MOVED BY: Councillor Hughes SECONDED BY: Councillor Rochon BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council hereby adjourns the meeting at 6:54 PM. CARRIED Suzanne D’ Eon, Mayor Jackie Mellon, Acting Clerk Page 99 of 171 The Corporation of the Town of Deep River REPORT 2020-FD-004 Council Meeting Date: June 10, 2020 File Storage Council Meeting Time: 6:00 pm Council Meeting Place: Electronic Meeting Subject: Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Fee Author: Gary McRae, Fire Chief RECOMMENDATION(s): BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2019-FD-004 “Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Fee” be received, THAT The Fire Department will provide and install smoke/carbon monoxide alarms at cost for each alarming device plus 50%, and THAT this fee structure be adopted for the balance of 2020 and incorporated into the 2021 Schedule of Fees By-law. BACKGROUND: Resolution 2020 94 requested that staff report back to council on the rational for cost of the smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. The Town did not have set fees in 2019 for the installation of smoke alarms or carbon monoxide alarms in residential occupancies. The initial 2020 Schedule of Fees By-law that was proposed provided a charge of $62.50 for either a smoke or carbon monoxide alarm installation. This was removed from that By- law before it was approved. The Fire Department has experienced a number of residents who require the installation of smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms and/or batteries. The Fire Code “Ontario Regulation 213/07” list the requirements for residential occupancies to be equipped with Page 100 of 171 Fire Prevention Policy Report Number 2019-FD-004 working smoke and/or carbon monoxide alarms. The Prevention Policy P-FD-19-0 provides guidance on the implementation of the Fire Department smoke/carbon monoxide program. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED: Option 1 The Fire Department will provide and install smoke/carbon monoxide alarms and recoup cost of each alarming device installed. Cost will vary pending the purchase price. Option 2 The Fire Department will provide and install smoke/carbon monoxide alarms and recoup $62.50 for each alarming device installed. RATIONALE: This recommendation will help to protect our Community and improve fire services in an fiscally responsible fashion. The cost of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms varies from $20 to $50 dollars per unit. The Fire Department will take advantage of fire service incentive programs where smoke/carbon monoxide alarms are available at a reduced price. The Fire Department makes every attempt to shop local when purchasing smoke and or carbon monoxide alarms. This will provide for a cost recovery model that will minimize the cost to the Community for this service STRATEGIC AREAS OF FOCUS: The proposed recommendations if adopted will support Council’s approved strategic priorities, specifically: 4 Quality, Reliable and Sustainable Infrastructure Page 101 of 171 The Corporation of the Town of Deep River REPORT 2020-FD-005 Council Meeting Date: June 10, 2020 File Storage Council Meeting Time: 6:00 pm Council Meeting Place: Electronic Meeting Subject: By-law to Regulate the Setting of Fires Within the Town of Deep River Author: Gary McRae, Fire Chief RECOMMENDATION(S): BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2020-FD-005 entitled “By-law to Regulate the Setting of Fires within the Town of Deep River”, be received, THAT Attachment 1 “By-law to regulate the setting of fires within the Town of Deep River” be presented to Council for adoption. BACKGROUND: The Town of Deep River currently regulates the setting of fires within the Town in accordance with the Ontario Fire Code. With this system there is no requirement for the resident to have a permit as long as they are using the fire for cooking. One of the key problems with this is that the Fire Department is regularly dispatched to numerous “emergencies” for residents burning without a permit. The Town receives numerous inquiries and requests from residents to set open air fires and/or recreational campfires. ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED: The Fire department reviewed several burning by-laws implemented in Municipalities across Renfrew County. The potential to continue to use the Ontario Fire Code was also considered in the preparation of this recommendation. Page 102 of 171 Regulate the Setting of Fires Report Number 2020-FD-005 RATIONALE: This recommendation will allow the Deep River Fire Department to manage and control the safe setting of fires within our community in a cost effective way. It will also provide community members with a safe and legal program to enjoy. As per the Fire Protection & Prevention Act this recommendation will; “Regulate the setting of fires including establishing the times during which fires may be set” STRATEGIC AREAS OF FOCUS: The proposed recommendations if adopted will support Council’s approved strategic priorities, specifically: 4 Quality, Reliable and Sustainable Infrastructure ATTACHMENTS: 1. Proposed Regulate the Settings of Fires within the Town of Deep River By-law Page 103 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER BY-LAW NUMBER 25-2020 BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE SETTING OF FIRES WITHIN THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O., c 25, as amended, authorizes Council of local municipalities to regulate matters related to the health, safety and well-being of inhabitants of the municipality; AND WHEREAS the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, C.O. 1997, c.4, Section 7.1, as amended, states that a council of a municipality may pass by-laws regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of the spreading of fires, and regulating the setting of open air fires, including establishing the times during which open air fires may be set; AND WHEREAS Section 425 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O., c 25, as amended, authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws providing that a person who contravenes a by-law of the municipality is guilty of an offence; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Deep River is desirous of enacting a by-law to regulate the setting of fires; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River enacts as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this by-law 1.1 "Approved" means approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. 1.2 "Ban" means a restriction or prohibition on Fires issued by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. 1.3 "Barbecue" shall mean a portable or fixed device , including a Hibachi, which is designed and intended solely for the cooking of food in the open air, but does not include devices designed for personal warmth. 1.4 "Building" means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy, but does not include a non-enclosing open-sided structure. 1.5 "Chief Fire Official" shall mean the Fire Chief of the Town or his/her designate. 1.6 "Combustible" shall mean any material , trees or vegetation, combination of materials, or arrangement of materials in which any portion thereof are highly susceptible to catch fire when exposed to heat, flame, or other burning materials. 1.7 "Dangerous Condition" shall mean: 1.7.1 A lack of precipitation, which in the opinion of the Chief Fire Official increases the risk of the spread of fire; 1.7.2 Winds, which in the opinion of the Chief Fire Official increases the Page 104 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 risk of the spread of fire; or, 1.7.3 Any other condition declared by the Chief Fire Official to be a dangerous condition, from time to time, which increases the risk of the spread of fire. 1.8 "Exempt Fire" means that, under specified conditions, a particular type or configuration of Fire as set out in Section 3 of this By-Law that does not require an Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit. 1.9 "Fire" means any fire set in the open air by any person within the boundaries of the Town. 1.10 "Fire Permit" shall mean a permit issued by the Chief Fire Official or designate signifying permission to set a Fire and establishing the conditions under which the pemit is granted. 1.11 "Incineration Device" means a device that is operated and Regulated (licensed) under a Certificate of Approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and is not subject to the requirements of this By-Law. 1.12 "Made Safe" means that a11 reasonable and prudent steps are taken to guard against injury to persons or property due to the fire and may include, but not be limited to erecting barriers and signs; grading of property; demolition of unstable structures; and the removal of residue left from the burning process. 1.13 "Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" means a Police Officer, or a person appointed by the Corporation of the Town of Deep River for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this By-Law and related provincial offences by authority of the Ontario Police Services Act, 1990, as amended. 1.14 ''Open Air Burning Permit" means a written conditional authorization permit issued by the Chief Fire Official or designate, to set or maintain an Open-Air Fire as per any restrictions and conditions contained in this By-Law or as may be specified on the Open Air Burning Permit itself. 1.15 "Open Air Fire" means any Fire set outdoors, or set in a device or appliance located outside of a building, but does not include Recreational Fires, Exempt Fires, or Fires in devices installed outside of a building and that are used as a source of heat or power for the building or that are ancillary to a manufacturing process, and provided that such device is certified for the purpose by a recognized and appropriate agency. 1.16 "Permit Holder" shall mean any person who is a land owner, or person with pre• approved permission from the real property owner that has been granted a Permit for a Fire by the Town or Chief Fire Official. 1.17 "Person" shall mean any individual, association, firm, partnership, corporation, agent or trustee and their heirs, executors or other legal representatives of a person. 1.18 "Recreational Fire" shall mean a Fire that is set outdoors that is not an Open Air Fire, or Exempt Fire and that is maintained solely for providing warmth and recreational enjoyment. Page 105 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 1.19 "Recreational Fire Permit" shall mean a permit issued by the Chief Fire Official or designate signifying permission to set a Recreational Fire and establishing the conditions under which the permit is granted. 1.20 "Responsible Person" means any adult person (18 years of age and older) who, in the opinion of the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, capable of exercising the required judgment and capable of performing the necessary actions to control a fire and prevent its unwanted spread. 1.21 "Structure “means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on or in the ground. 1.22 "Tenant" means a person or individual with pre-approved written permission, approved by the Town from an owner of the property. 1.23 "Town" shall mean the Corporation of the Town of Deep River. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON BURNING 2.1 No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire except an Open Air Fire for which an Open Air Burning Permit has been issued, or a Recreational Fire for which a Recreational Fire Permit has been issued. 2.2 Every person who has obtained a Permit shall comply with the conditions of the issued Permit. 3. EXEMPT FIRES The following types of Fires are exempt from this by-law and such Fires may be set and maintained anywhere in the Town of Deep River provided that the conditions in this by-law are fully met: 3.1 Cooking Fires 3.1.1 A charcoal, compressed gas, or wood fire, that is confined within a barbecue that is exclusively designed for and being used for the cooking of food for human consumption or heat. 3.2 Construction or Maintenance Activities 3.2.1 An appliance of a portable nature which requires an open flame for the heating of a material during a construction or maintenance process, provided such appliance is safe to operate, and provided that it is not operated in such a manner as to create a fire hazard, and provided that the fire is attended at all times by a Responsible Person to supervise it until extinguished. 3.3 Other Flaming Devices 3.3.1 Candles, citron torches and similar items, and small fireworks under 50mm in diameter provided that all the following conditions are met: 1. Such devices are not operated in or near dry vegetation; and 11. Such devices are not operated in any other place conducive to the development or the spread of fire or explosion; and 111. Such devices are consumer (family) fireworks, or licensed fireworks displays where permitted by other by-laws Page 106 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 passed by the municipality. 3.4 Town of Deep River Fire Department 3.4.1 Open-Air Fires set by the Town of Deep River Fire Department for the purposes of education, training, or other Town of Deep River Fire Department activity. 3.5 Special Events 3.5.1 Fires at any special event initiated and administered by the Town as authorized by Council and under the advisement of the Chief Fire Official. 4. GENERAL CONDITIONS ON FIRES, RECREATIONAL FIRES Any person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire shall be a responsible Person and must take all necessary steps to ensure that all of the following conditions are met in addition to any other conditions set in this by-law: 4.1 Smoke 4.1.1 The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel to a neighboring property to such an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official or designate, or the Ministry of Environment, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. 4.1.2 The Smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official or designate, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person traveling on the roadway. 4.2 Clearances 4.2.1 Burning is prohibited in any location where the conditions exist such that there is a reasonable probability of such fire spreading to a building, structure, grass or other Combustible vegetation or material. 4.3 Material Restricted 4.3.1 Except as may be more specifically restricted elsewhere in this by-law, only the material listed on Schedule "A" may be burned. 4.4 Supervision 4.4.1 Constant supervision of the fire shall be maintained by a Responsible Person, with the necessary means immediately available to extinguish the fire or limit its spread; and having the means readily at hand to summon the fire department. 4.5 Extinguishment 4.5.1 At the completion of the burn the Fire shall be completely extinguished and the burn site shall be made safe before it is left unattended. 5. OPEN AIR BURNING 5.1 The Chief Fire Official, or designate, shall review a written Open Air Burning Permit Application Form and may attend the said property for inspection during the days of issuance. Schedule “A materials only will Page 107 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 be allowed to be burned by the said real property owner or tenant who has a pre-approved letter from the owner. 5.2 Every person shall comply with all of the following conditions for an Open- Air Fire: 5.2.1 Burning is prohibited on any public road allowance or municipal property unless such burning is being conducted by authorized employees or an authorized agency of the Town of Deep River; 5.2.2 A person shall obtain an Open Air Burning Permit from the Chief Fire Official or designate and shall comply with the conditions of such Permit; 5.2.3 No person shall burn material in an Open-Air Fire other than those materials listed in Schedule "A" of this by-law; 5.2.4 No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire within 100 feet from any building, Combustible structure, Combustible vegetation, accumulation of Combustible materials, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate; 5.2.5 Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall confine such fire to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 40 feet in all directions from adjacent properties; 5.2.6 Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall not burn any pile of material exceeding 36 sq. Feet in area and 4 feet in height unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate; 5.2.7 Every person who sets of maintains an Open-Air Fire shall do so no earlier than two (2) hours before sunset, and all persons shall extinguish the Open• Air fire no later than two (2) hours after sunrise, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate; 5.2.8 Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall attend, control and supervise the Fire at all times and shall completely extinguish the Fire before the fire site is vacated; 5.2.9 Every person shall pay the prescribed fee as set out in Schedule "B" for an Open Air Burning Permit. The fee collected as set out in Schedule "B" is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the privileges granted under the permit have been exercised. No adjustment or refund of fee shall be provided due to suspension or revocation of any Open Air Burning Permit. 6. RECREATIONAL FIRES 6.1 Recreational Fire Permits may only be obtained by an owner of real property, or by those who provide the Town with written permission, approved by the Town, from an owner of real property, permitting the respective person to set a Recreational Fire on said real property and to burn Schedule "A" material. 6.2 Every person shall comply with all of the following conditions for a Recreational Fire: Page 108 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 6.2.1 A person shall obtain a Recreational Fire Permit from the Chief Fire Official or designate and shall comply with the conditions of such Permit; 6.2.2 No person shall burn material in a Recreational Fire other than those materials listed in Schedule "A" of this by-law; 6.2.3 A Recreational Fire pit shall be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches in size by 24 inches in height; 6.2.4 No person shall set or maintain a Recreational Fire greater than the size of the container or fire pit, and the Recreational Fire shall be totally confined within the container or pit at all times; 6.2.5 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fire shall confine such Fire to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 10 feet from adjacent properties; 6.2.6 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fire shall confine such Fire to an area that is a minimum of 15 feet horizontally from any Combustible structure, Combustible vegetation, accumulation of Combustible materials; 6.2.7 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fire shall have an effective extinguishing agent of sufficient size and with the capability of extinguishing the fire shall on the site of the Fire and it shall be immediately available for use; 6.2.8 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fires shall attend, control and supervise the Fire at all times and shall completely extinguish the Fire before the fire site is vacated; 6.2.9 Every person shall pay the prescribed fee as set out in Schedule "B" for a Recreational Fire Permit. The fee collected as set out in Schedule "B" is non- refundable regardless of whether or not the privileges granted under the permit have been exercised. No adjustment or refund of fee shall be provided due to suspension or revocation of any Recreational Fire Permit. 7. PROHIBITIONS 7.1 Notwithstanding any provisions herein, no person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire: 7.1.1 In contravention of the Ontario Fire Code, the Forest Fire Prevention Act, the Environmental Protection Act or any other statutory requirements of the Province of Ontario; 7.1.2 On any highway or other public property of the Town without written permission of the Town; 7.1.3 In any park owned or operated by the Town without written permission of the Town; 7.1.4 In the front or side yard of any commercial or industrial zoned property within the Town; Page 109 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 7.1.5 When dangerous conditions exist that could reasonably cause the Fire to spread beyond a burn site, or could decrease the visibility on a highway; 7.1.6 For commercial purposes or gain. 8. BURNING OF RUBBISH PROHIBITED 8.1 No one shall install, use, and maintain an unlicensed Incineration Device for the burning of garbage or other refuse in any class or classes of building. 9. FIRE BAN 9.1 Despite the existence of a valid Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit, the Chief Fire Official, or designate, may issue a Ban on any or all Open-Air Fires and Recreational Fires, and may suspend, without recourse, any or all Permits and cause to be extinguished any or all Open-Air Fires and Recreational Fires, until such conditions as the Chief Fire Official, or designate, may indicate are met. 9.2 No person shall set or maintain an Open Air Fire or Recreational Fire during a Ban despite a person having obtained a valid permit. 10.GENERAL PROVISIONS 10.1 The Permit Holder or any Person, who sets or maintains an Open- Air Fire or Recreational Fire, shall be held responsible and shall be liable with respect to the provisions, conditions, and penalties contained in this By-law. 10.2 A Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, the Chief Fire Official, or designate, shall have the right to enter at all reasonable times upon any property in order to ascertain whether this by-law is being obeyed, and carry into effect the By-law. 10.3 At the discretion of the Chief Fire Official, a site inspection of the proposed burn location, whether for an open-air burn or a recreational fire, may be required. 10.4 Permit fees are outlined in Schedule "B" attached to and forming part of this By-law; 10.4.1 A permit may be issued for up to ten (10) consecutive days for an Open Air Burning Permit and may be extended by written permission from Fire Chief or Designate. 10.4.2 A Recreational Fire Permit is only valid for the calendar year in which it was issued. 10.5 The fees collected for each Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit are non-refundable regardless of whether or not the privileges granted under the permits have been exercised. No adjustment or refund of fee shall be provided due to suspension or revocation of any Permit. 10.6 The Open Air Burning Permit shall specify as precisely as possible the civic or street address of the location of the intended fire. Separate Open Air Burning Permits will be required for properties at different addresses. Page 110 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 10.7 Any Permit Holder who is in violation of this By-law shall have their Permits summarily revoked and all fires shall be immediately extinguished or shall be caused to be extinguished. 10.8 Open Air Burning Permits and Recreational Fire Permits are non- transferable. 11.COST FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT 11.1 If fire suppression or fire safety personnel and vehicles are dispatched to respond to a Fire, the person in control of the Open-Air Fire, or Recreational Fire and/or the Permit Holder and/or the property owner may be charged, at the discretion of the Town, for the cost of such response according to the rates attached as Schedule "B" to this By- law. However, nothing in any schedule of rates shall be construed as limiting the rights of the Town to seek restitution or other direct or consequential damages or costs incurred beyond those listed. 11.2 The quantity and type of fire vehicles and personnel dispatched to respond for the purposes of extinguishing, controlling, or investigating any Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire are at the discretion of the Chief Fire Official or designate. 11.3 The Town shall have a lien on the land for the amount spent on the services specified in Schedule "B", and the amount shall be deemed to be municipal real taxes and shall be added to the collector's roll and shall be collected in the same manner and with the same priorities as municipal real property taxes pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. 12. OFFENCE 12.1 Permit – False Information No person shall knowingly provide false or misleading information for the purposes of obtaining an Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit. 12.2 Permit-Authority to Revoke Notwithstanding Section 2 and 3 of this By-law, the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may revoke any or all permits. The Chief Fire Official may refuse to issue permits where, in the opinion of the Chief Fire Official the ability to control the fire is hampered by the existence in or near the proposed burn site of a dangerous condition. 12.3 Permission - Withdrawn Permit The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer , Chief Fire Official, or designate may withdraw a permit and/or stop an open air burning/recreational fire if, in their respective opinion, the fire is causing a negative impact on the occupants of adjacent land, smoke produced by the fire is causing visibility concerns on roads in the area of the burn, the weather has deteriorated and has become unfavorable for an open air burn, conditions attached to the granting of permission are not being adhered to or if this By-law is being contravened. 12.4 Order to Extinguish Approved or Unapproved Fires The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official, or Page 111 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 designate may order the permit holder, land owner or occupant to immediately extinguish a Fire when a change in conditions occurs (i.e. Provincial fire ban, high wind velocity, etcetera). 12.5 Order- Permit Holder/Owner/Occupant - Extinguish Approved or Unapproved Fire The Permit Holder, owner or occupant of land (on which an approved or unapproved open air burn is located), shall immediately extinguish the fire upon being ordered to do so by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official, or designate. 12.6 Failure to Extinguish Approved or Unapproved Fires-Liable for Costs Should any Permit Holder, land owner or occupant fail to extinguish an approved or unapproved fire when ordered to do so, the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official, or designate may take action to have the fire extinguished and the person who owns or occupies the land on which the open air burning is located shall be responsible for any and all costs incurred by the Town of Deep River Fire Department in extinguishing the fire. 13. ENFORCEMENT AND ENACTMENT 13.1 Regulations - Offence No person shall fail to comply with the provisions set out in this By-law. 13.2 Enforcement This By-law shall be administered and enforced by the Town. 13.3 Contravention- Penalties Every person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. P. 33. 13.4 Continuation - Repetition - Prohibition by Order The Court in which the conviction has been entered, and any Court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may make an Order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the person convicted and such Order shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed on the person convicted. 13.5 Default-Collection of Costs A person shall be liable to the Town for all expenses reasonably incurred for the purpose of controlling and extinguishing of any fire so set, maintained, or left to burn. Such expenses may be recovered by court action or in a like manner, or as municipal taxes or Council may provide that the expense incurred, with interest, shall be payable in annual installments not exceeding ten years. 13.6 Separation If any Court of competent jurisdiction finds that any of the provisions of this By-law is ultra vires of the jurisdiction of Council to pass or is invalid for any reason, such provision shall be deemed to be severable and shall not invalidate any of the other provisions of this By-law. 14. SCHEDULES - ATTACHED 14.1 The following schedules attached hereto, hereby forms part of this By- law: A - Authorized Materials That May be Burned under This By-law Page 112 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 B - Fees that May be Collected or Charged under the Provisions of this By-law C - Set Fines Schedule D - Application Forms - Open Air/Recreational Burning 15. EFFECTIVE DATE This By-Law comes into force and effect force upon passage by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME, AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2020. ______Suzanne D’ Eon, Mayor Jackie Mellon, Acting Clerk Page 113 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Authorized Materials That May be Burned Under this By-Law All materials other than those listed below are specifically prohibited from being burned: • Wood and wood by-products that have not been chemically treated or painted or stained • White or brown: paper and cardboard for the purposes of starting an authorized fire • Dry: brush, stumps, hay, straw, and grass and other dry yard or natural agricultural materials but not including animal wastes and parts of animals unless such animals are diseased • Natural or petroleum gases or liquids used as appliance fuels • Charcoal materials intended for B-B-Q use • Other clean burning Combustible materials that may be specifically Approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate Page 114 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 SCHEDULE "B" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Fees that May be Collected or Charged under the Provisions of this By-Law 1. Open Air Burning Permit $20.00 Annual Fee (Valid for one calendar year per property. Additional permits required within the same calendar year for the same property are at no charge.) 2. Recreational Fire Permit (valid for one calendar year): $20.00 Annual Fee 3. Response rates for fire vehicles: Per fire vehicle for the first hour or any part thereof $200.00 Per fire vehicle for each additional ½ hour or part $100.00 thereof 4. Police officers and guards: Wages and Expenses as incurred 5. Other costs incurred by the Town: Wages and Expenses as incurred Page 115 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 SCHEDULE "C" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Open Air Burning Form Page 116 of 171 Town of Deep River PERMIT Fire Department NUMBER 2020 OPEN AIR BURNING PERMIT APPLICATION – 10 DAY PERMIT O20/ Please note that a payment of $20.00 is required before a 10 day Open Air Burning Permit is issued. Additional 10 day open air burning permits are required within the same calendar year for the same property at no charge. Contact Information (Please Print Clearly) Applicant: ☐ Owner ☐ Tenant – You must have a signed letter from the property owner giving permission. First Name: Last Name: Email Address: Phone Number: Address: Burning Information Property Address: Start Date: End Date: Open Air Fire Conditions Condition I Agree Only material as outlined in Schedule “A” of Bylaw 25-2020 can be burned. ☐ Burning is prohibited on any public road allowance or municipal property unless such burning is ☐ being conducted by authorized employees or authorized agency of the Town of Deep River. No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire within 100 feet from any building, combustible ☐ structure, combustible vegetation, accumulation of combustible materials, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall confine such fire to a location that ☐ provides for a minimum distance of 40 feet in all directions from adjacent properties. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall not burn any pile of material ☐ exceeding 36 sq. Feet in area and 4 feet in height unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall do so no earlier than two (2) hours ☐ before sunset, and all persons shall extinguish the Open-Air Fire no later than two (2) hours after sunrise, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be ☐ immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Open-Air Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible Person ☐ and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. Page 117 of 171 The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such ☐ an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Terms I Agree I have read and understand By-Law 25-2020, and agree to comply with the conditions contained ☐ therein and fully realize that any breach of these conditions could result in a fine being issued against me. I understand that the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed a waiver of the provisions of any ☐ municipal by-law or provincial statute. In the event that a permit is approved, I further understand that any departure from the ☐ conditions of this permit, any municipal by-law or provincial stature, could result in this permit being revoked and that, in this event, I shall not be entitled to any claim, whatsoever, against the municipality or an official thereof. I confirm that the information contained in this application is correct. ☐ Refer to By-Law 25-2020 Burning Bylaw for more detailed information. A printed Copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY X X Signature of Applicant M unicipal Official Date: ______ Paid $20 – Initial Permit ☐ – Additional Permit ☐ Cash ____ Cheque ____ Debit ____ Receipt #: ______ Permit Issued: ☐ Page 118 of 171 Town of Deep River Open Air Burning Permit 10 Day Permit – Permit # O20/ . , 2020 to , 2020 Issued to: ______ Property Address: ______ Date Issued: ______I agree to the conditions listed below. X X Signature of Applicant Municipal Official Conditions: Only material as outlined in Schedule “A” of Bylaw 25-2020 can be burned. Burning is prohibited on any public road allowance or municipal property unless such burning is being conducted by authorized employees or authorized agency of the Town of Deep River. No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire within 100 feet from any building, combustible structure, combustible vegetation, accumulation of combustible materials, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall confine such fire to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 40 feet in all directions from adjacent properties. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall not burn any pile of material exceeding 36 sq. Feet in area and 4 feet in height unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall do so no earlier than two (2) hours before sunset, and all persons shall extinguish the Open-Air Fire no later than two (2) hours after sunrise, unless approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Open-Air Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible Person and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Please Note: Additional 10 day open air burning permits are required within the same calendar year for the same property at no charge. A copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. Page 119 of 171 SCHEDULE “A” Authorized Materials That May Be Burned Under By-Law No. 25-2020 All materials other than those listed below, are specifically prohibited from being burned: Wood and wood by-products that have not been chemically treated or painted or stained White or brown: paper and cardboard for the purposes of starting an authorized fire Dry: brush, stumps, hay, straw, and grass and other dry yard or natural agricultural materials but not including animal wastes and parts of animals unless such animals are diseased Natural or petroleum gases or liquids used as appliance fuels Charcoal materials intended for B-B-Q use Other clean burning combustible materials that may be specifically approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. Page 120 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 Schedule "C" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Continued Recreation Burning Form Page 121 of 171 Town of Deep River PERMIT Fire Department NUMBER 2020 RECREATIONAL BURNING PERMIT APPLICATION R20/ Please note that a payment of $20.00 is required before a Recreational Burning Permit is issued. Contact Information (Please Print Clearly) Applicant: ☐ Owner ☐ Tenant – You must have a signed letter from the property owner giving permission. First Name: Last Name: Phone Number: Address: Burning Information Property Address: Recreation Fire Conditions Condition I Agree No material other than commercially produced charcoal, briquettes or clean, dry seasoned ☐ wood may be burned. Recreational fire pits shall be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches in size by 24 inches in height. ☐ The dimension of the fuel being burnt shall not be greater than the size of the container or pit ☐ at all times. A Recreational Fire Pit shall be confined to a location that provides for a minimum distance of ☐ 10 feet from adjacent properties. Recreational Fires shall be confined to an area that is a minimum of 15 feet horizontally from ☐ any combustible structure, combustible vegetation, or accumulation of combustible materials (i.e. overhead tree branches). An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be ☐ immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Recreational Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible ☐ Person and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such ☐ an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Page 122 of 171 Terms I Agree I have read and understand By-Law 25-2020, and agree to comply with the conditions contained ☐ therein and fully realize that any breach of these conditions could result in a fine being issued against me. I understand that the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed a waiver of the provisions of any ☐ municipal by-law or provincial statute. In the event that a permit is approved, I further understand that any departure from the ☐ conditions of this permit, any municipal by-law or provincial stature, could result in this permit being revoked and that, in this event, I shall not be entitled to any claim, whatsoever, against the municipality or an official thereof. I confirm that the information contained in this application is correct. ☐ Refer to By-Law 25-2020 Burning Bylaw for more detailed information. A printed Copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY X Signature of Applicant X Municipal Official Date: ______ Paid $20 ☐ Rec#______ Cash ____ Cheque ____ Debit ____ Permit Issued ☐ Page 123 of 171 Town of Deep River Recreational Burning Permit Valid for 2020 – Permit # R20/ . Issued to: ______ Property Address: ______ Date Issued: ______ I agree to the conditions listed below. X X Signature of Applicant Municipal Official Conditions: No material other than commercially produced charcoal, briquettes or clean, dry seasoned wood may be burned. Recreational fire pits shall be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches in size by 24 inches in height. The dimension of the fuel being burnt shall not be greater than the size of the container or pit at all times. A Recreational Fire Pit shall be confined to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 10 feet from adjacent properties. Recreational Fires shall be confined to an area that is a minimum of 15 feet horizontally from any combustible structure, combustible vegetation, or accumulation of combustible materials (i.e. overhead tree branches). An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Recreational Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible Person and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Please Note: A copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. Page 124 of 171 SCHEDULE “A” Authorized Materials That May Be Burned Under By-Law No. 25-2020 All materials other than those listed below, are specifically prohibited from being burned: Wood and wood by-products that have not been chemically treated or painted or stained White or brown: paper and cardboard for the purposes of starting an authorized fire Dry: brush, stumps, hay, straw, and grass and other dry yard or natural agricultural materials but not including animal wastes and parts of animals unless such animals are diseased Natural or petroleum gases or liquids used as appliance fuels Charcoal materials intended for B-B-Q use Other clean burning combustible materials that may be specifically approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. Page 125 of 171 The Corporation of the Town of Deep River 2020- F I N - 0 0 9 Committee Meeting Date: June 10, 2020 File Storage Committee Meeting Time: 6:00 P.M. Committee Meeting Place: Electronic Zoom Subject: 2020 Municipal Tax Rates Author: Arthur Smith, Treasurer RECOMMENDATION(S): BE IT RESOLVED THAT Report Number 2020-FIN-009 entitled “2020 Municipal Tax Rates” be received, and THAT Council hereby adopts 2020 Municipal Tax Rates Bylaw for the Town of Deep River, that includes a calculation to apply a municipal budgetary tax increase to the industrial and large industrial classes equal to 50% of the tax rate increase over the 2020 notional tax rate for the residential class consistent with schedule A as attached. Page 126 of 171 2020-FIN-009 2020 Municipal Tax Rates BACKGROUND: On the January 29, 2020 Council passed the 2020 municipal budget. The budget proposed an additional $296,508 to be raised by taxation compared to 2019. Since that time the County of Renfrew has passed their budget, their tax rates and tax ratios for 2020. Now that the Tax Ratios have been set, this allows the Town’s finance staff to complete the 2020 tax rates for the Town of Deep River. The setting of the tax rates is the last step for the annual budgeting process. This step normally does not happen until May or June as it must coincide with the County setting the tax ratios for the upper and all lower tier municipalities within the county. Further the education tax rate is not normally set until the spring. Once the tax rates are set finance staff will start the process to update our system to produce the final tax bills. By law a tax bill must be sent at least 21 days before it is due. Part of the final tax rate process is the setting of due dates for the two installments. The due dates for 2020 are consistent with past practice. This would put the first installment due on August 31, 2020 and the second installment due November 30, 2020. It is understood that Council may potentially direct staff to bring another financial deferral plan forward in regards to these dates in the future due to COVID-19. RATIONALE : The tax rates are calculated by using the combination of Deep River’s annual budget, the Town’s MPAC assessment and the tax ratios which are set by the county. The remaining portions of tax bills which are Education and the County of Renfrew Levey are set by the Province and the County of Renfrew respectively and are not impacted by the Municipal tax rate. The proposed Municipal tax rate is based on the amount of financial resources required to provide the necessary funds to implement the approved 2020 budget. The Town of Deep River has historically issued the final tax bills with the deadlines for installments on the last day of August and November. Year to year consistency on these billing dates helps to prevent multiple billings in any given month while allowing the Finance department to plan their workload effectively. For all property classes with mandatory provincial caps the maximum allowable increase is 50%. The County Council approved that the 2020 tax rates for the County of Renfrew which includes a calculation to apply a municipal budgetary tax increase to the industrial and large industrial classes equal to 50% of the tax rate increase over the 2020 notional tax rate for the residential class. Page 127 of 171 2020-FIN-009 2020 Municipal Tax Rates OTHER ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED : No other alternatives were considered in the preparation of this report. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS: The financial impact to typical house in Deep River is shown below. 2020 Current Value Assessment 2019 (median for Total 2020 Total $ Tax % Tax Description Deep River) Taxes Taxes Change Change Single Family Home $207,000 $3,037.62 $3,115.31 $77.69 2.56% RECOMMENDATION RELATING TO STRATEGIC PRIORITIES : The adoption of the proposed recommendations will support Council’s strategic priorities to ensure Transparent, Fair & Effective Governance ACCESSIBILITY IMPLICATIONS OF ANY DEVELOPMENT/POLICY: None. CONSULTATIONS : Management Committee County of Renfrew ATTACHMENTS: Attachment 1 - Schedule A - Summary of 2020 Tax Rates Attachment 2 – Proposed 2020 Municipal Tax Rate By-law Page 128 of 171 ATTACHMENT 1 Sc he dule A 2020 Tax Rates for the Town of Deep River Class Sub-class Lower Upper Education 2020 Total 2019 Total Total % General General (Province) Tax Rate Tax Rate Change (Deep River) (COR) 0.00995052 0.00356928 0.00153000 0.01504980 0.01467450 2.56% Residential Occupied 0.00348268 0.00124925 0.00053550 0.00526743 0.00513607 2.56% FAD Phase I New Multi- Occupied 0.00995052 0.00356928 0.00153000 0.01504980 0.01467450 2.56% residential Multi- Occupied 0.01933983 0.00693725 0.00153000 0.02780708 0.02700217 2.98% residential 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 0.03660815 1.16% Commercial Occupied 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 0.03660815 1.16% Excess Land 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 0.03660815 1.16% Vacant Land On-Farm 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.00245000 0.02698438 0.02628315 2.67% Bus. 0.00348268 0.00124925 0.00053550 0.00526743 0.00513607 2.56% FAD Phase I 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 0.05020690 -0.01% Industrial Occupied 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 0.05020690 -0.01% Excess Land 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 0.05020690 -0.01% Vacant Land 0.03433793 0.01269831 0.01250000 0.05953624 0.05944301 0.16% Large Occupied Industrial 0.03433793 0.01269831 0.01250000 0.05953624 0.05944301 0.16% Excess Land 0.01183183 0.00424411 0.00980000 0.02587594 0.02776364 -6.80% Landfills Occupied 0.01326206 0.00475714 0.00980000 0.02781920 0.02771237 0.39% Pipelines Occupied 0.00248763 0.00089232 0.00038250 0.00376245 0.00366863 2.56% Farm Occupied Managed Occupied 0.00248763 0.00089232 0.00038250 0.00376245 0.00366863 2.56% Forests Page 129 of 171 ATTACHMENT 2 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER BY-LAW NUMBER 26-2020 A BY-LAW TO ADOPT THE ESTIMATES OF ALL SUMS REQUIRED FOR 2020 AND TO ESTABLISH TAX RATES. WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, Section 312 (2) provides that for purposes of raising the general local municipality levy, a local municipality shall, each year, pass a by-law levying a separate tax rate, as specified in the by-law, on the assessment in each property class in the local municipality rateable for local municipality purposes; AND WHEREAS Council has prepared estimates of all sums required during the year for the purposes of the municipality, and such estimates total $8,252,640.23; AND WHEREAS the estimates show revenues derived from sources other than taxation in the amount of $2,346,650.42 so that the sum of $5,905,989.81 remains to be raised by tax levy; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River enacts as follows: 1. The estimates of amounts required for the purposes of the Corporation as contained in the approved 2020 budget documents, are adopted. 2. Tax rates for the purposes of the Corporation, as shown in Schedule A to this By- law, are hereby adopted to be applied against the whole of the assessment for real property in the class shown. 3. In accordance with Section 323 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, an amount of $2,100.00 is hereby levied on the Deep River and District Hospital. 4. The Treasurer is authorized and directed to give notice as required under the Municipal Act, 2001, to every person entitled to receive such notice, and may cause such notice to be mailed or delivered to the address of the residence or place of business of each such person to whom such notice is required to be given according to the last assessment roll for the Town as amended by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. 5. All taxes payable pursuant to this By-law shall be payable to the Town of Deep River. All taxes, including local improvement assessments, water and wastewater rates and other rents, rates or charges payable or collected as taxes, can be paid as follows: a) at the office of the Treasurer, at 100 Deep River Road, Deep River, Ontario; Page 130 of 171 ATTACHMENT 2 b) by mail addressed to the Town of Deep River, P.O. Box 400, Deep River, Ontario, K0J 1P0; or c) provided they are paid on or before the due dates as specified in Section 6.00 of this By-law may be paid into any Chartered Bank of Canada, Trust Company, Credit Union or Caisse Populaire Incorporated subject to The Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, to the credit of the Town of Deep River, in person, or via internet or telephone banking. 6. The taxes shall be levied in four instalments, as follows: 6.1 The first and second instalments shall be interim instalments levied in accordance with the provisions of By-law Number 03-2020. 6.2 The third and fourth instalments shall each be approximately one-half of the amounts calculated as the taxes payable for 2020 less the interim instalments levied. 6.3 The third instalment shall become due on the 31st day of August, 2020, and such installment shall be payable without penalty on or before such date. 6.4 The fourth instalment shall become due on the 30th day of November, 2020, and such installment shall be payable without penalty on or before such date. 7. A penalty of 1.25% on the unpaid amount of an instalment will be added on the first day after the instalment due dates referred to in subsections 6.3 and 6.4. A further 1.25% of the outstanding amount will be added as interest on the first day of each month thereafter, as long as taxes remain unpaid. Monthly interest charges are also imposed on any unpaid taxes from prior years. 8. The Treasurer is authorized and directed to accept part payment from time to time on account of any taxes due and to give a receipt for the payment, provided that acceptance of any payment shall not affect the collection of any percentage charge imposed and collectable under this By-law in respect of non-payment of any taxes or any class of taxes or of any installment of taxes. 9. This by-law comes into force upon passing by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF June, 2020. Suzanne D’Eon, Mayor Jackie Mellon, Acting Clerk Page 131 of 171 ATTACHMENT 2 SCHEDULE “A” TO BY-LAW NUMBER 26-2020 2020 MUNICIPAL TAX RATES Lower Upper Education 2020 Total General General Tax Rate Occupied 0.00995052 0.00356928 0.00153000 0.01504980 Residential FAD Phase 0.00348268 0.00124925 0.00053550 0.00526743 I New Multi- Occupied 0.00995052 0.00356928 0.00153000 0.01504980 residential Multi- Occupied 0.01933983 0.00693725 0.00153000 0.02780708 residential Occupied 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 Excess 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 Land Vacant 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 Commercial Land On-Farm 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.00245000 0.02698438 Bus. FAD Phase 0.00348268 0.00124925 0.00053550 0.00526743 I Occupied 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 Excess 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 Industrial Land Vacant 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 Land Occupied 0.03433793 0.01269831 0.01250000 0.05953624 Large Excess Industrial 0.03433793 0.01269831 0.01250000 0.05953624 Land Landfills Occupied 0.01183183 0.00424411 0.00980000 0.02587594 Pipelines Occupied 0.01326206 0.00475714 0.00980000 0.02781920 Farm Occupied 0.00248763 0.00089232 0.00038250 0.00376245 Managed Occupied 0.00248763 0.00089232 0.00038250 0.00376245 Forests Page 132 of 171 ._._..mno_.uo_.m:o:o.":5 ._.o<<:0* Damn_~_ m:E.monNmno._.:_.: _<_o< wmoo_s_<_mzo>:oz m" _._._~mmo_. ._._._>._. 0950: mnu_.o u M Page 134 of 171 . an 38m E5: .3. 3 wmacnmdame: ._.m_..m3....ao:8 o_um_.m8 9:. 1.39 an o nmsu .6 4 u “ . y... I» .«:\:A? . «.1; ..:¢.L.. ...v3.m«...... -. . .. q . a . : m . u . Page 135 of 171 nth C. .. 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Oo::o= mu_u8 _»m_u_mom3m:..2 E5 Qooa <<___ msmcam$05.2 <<.E__..Em amumnamaman_3u8 <<___ Page 141 of 171 vmaozsmzommm: «m3o Page 144 of 171 >:mo:3m3 N ma?a?mamHsmnmzu mmamas. 35:8 mum Am dam 85.8Baumm H I Hrummro? mwcwobo Z08” mimnsm.32 o_ommH.HoumcmEdam8.5%.mason tmicqoxm. oz 5:. mum Owned”Ho rm H0" .55 .H.O< U>.Hm" 33. um.MONO Wm" Diego I man.Uoou. 03 058 3 Page 145 of 171 >._.._.>OI_<_mZ._.# THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER BY-LAW NUMBER 25-2020 BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE SETTING OF FIRES WITHIN THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER WHEREAS Section 11 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O., c 25, as amended, authorizes Council of local municipalities to regulate matters related to the health, safety and well-being of inhabitants of the municipality; AND WHEREAS the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, C.O. 1997, c.4, Section 7.1, as amended, states that a council of a municipality may pass by-laws regulating fire prevention, including the prevention of the spreading of fires, and regulating the setting of open air fires, including establishing the times during which open air fires may be set; AND WHEREAS Section 425 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O., c 25, as amended, authorizes a municipality to pass by-laws providing that a person who contravenes a by-law of the municipality is guilty of an offence; AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Deep River is desirous of enacting a by-law to regulate the setting of fires; NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River enacts as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS For the purposes of this by-law 1.1 "Approved" means approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. 1.2 "Ban" means a restriction or prohibition on Fires issued by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. 1.3 "Barbecue" shall mean a portable or fixed device , including a Hibachi, which is designed and intended solely for the cooking of food in the open air, but does not include devices designed for personal warmth. 1.4 "Building" means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy, but does not include a non-enclosing open-sided structure. 1.5 "Chief Fire Official" shall mean the Fire Chief of the Town or his/her designate. 1.6 "Combustible" shall mean any material , trees or vegetation, combination of materials, or arrangement of materials in which any portion thereof are highly susceptible to catch fire when exposed to heat, flame, or other burning materials. 1.7 "Dangerous Condition" shall mean: 1.7.1 A lack of precipitation, which in the opinion of the Chief Fire Official increases the risk of the spread of fire; 1.7.2 Winds, which in the opinion of the Chief Fire Official increases the Page 146 of 171 risk of the spread of fire; or, 1.7.3 Any other condition declared by the Chief Fire Official to be a dangerous condition, from time to time, which increases the risk of the spread of fire. 1.8 "Exempt Fire" means that, under specified conditions, a particular type or configuration of Fire as set out in Section 3 of this By-Law that does not require an Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit. 1.9 "Fire" means any fire set in the open air by any person within the boundaries of the Town. 1.10 "Fire Permit" shall mean a permit issued by the Chief Fire Official or designate signifying permission to set a Fire and establishing the conditions under which the pemit is granted. 1.11 "Incineration Device" means a device that is operated and Regulated (licensed) under a Certificate of Approval from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment and is not subject to the requirements of this By-Law. 1.12 "Made Safe" means that a11 reasonable and prudent steps are taken to guard against injury to persons or property due to the fire and may include, but not be limited to erecting barriers and signs; grading of property; demolition of unstable structures; and the removal of residue left from the burning process. 1.13 "Municipal Law Enforcement Officer" means a Police Officer, or a person appointed by the Corporation of the Town of Deep River for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this By-Law and related provincial offences by authority of the Ontario Police Services Act, 1990, as amended. 1.14 ''Open Air Burning Permit" means a written conditional authorization permit issued by the Chief Fire Official or designate, to set or maintain an Open-Air Fire as per any restrictions and conditions contained in this By-Law or as may be specified on the Open Air Burning Permit itself. 1.15 "Open Air Fire" means any Fire set outdoors, or set in a device or appliance located outside of a building, but does not include Recreational Fires, Exempt Fires, or Fires in devices installed outside of a building and that are used as a source of heat or power for the building or that are ancillary to a manufacturing process, and provided that such device is certified for the purpose by a recognized and appropriate agency. 1.16 "Permit Holder" shall mean any person who is a land owner, or person with pre• approved permission from the real property owner that has been granted a Permit for a Fire by the Town or Chief Fire Official. 1.17 "Person" shall mean any individual, association, firm, partnership, corporation, agent or trustee and their heirs, executors or other legal representatives of a person. 1.18 "Recreational Fire" shall mean a Fire that is set outdoors that is not an Open Air Fire, or Exempt Fire and that is maintained solely for providing warmth and recreational enjoyment. Page 147 of 171 1.19 "Recreational Fire Permit" shall mean a permit issued by the Chief Fire Official or designate signifying permission to set a Recreational Fire and establishing the conditions under which the permit is granted. 1.20 "Responsible Person" means any adult person (18 years of age and older) who, in the opinion of the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, capable of exercising the required judgment and capable of performing the necessary actions to control a fire and prevent its unwanted spread. 1.21 "Structure “means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires location on or in the ground. 1.22 "Tenant" means a person or individual with pre-approved written permission, approved by the Town from an owner of the property. 1.23 "Town" shall mean the Corporation of the Town of Deep River. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON BURNING 2.1 No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire except an Open Air Fire for which an Open Air Burning Permit has been issued, or a Recreational Fire for which a Recreational Fire Permit has been issued. 2.2 Every person who has obtained a Permit shall comply with the conditions of the issued Permit. 3. EXEMPT FIRES The following types of Fires are exempt from this by-law and such Fires may be set and maintained anywhere in the Town of Deep River provided that the conditions in this by-law are fully met: 3.1 Cooking Fires 3.1.1 A charcoal, compressed gas, or wood fire, that is confined within a barbecue that is exclusively designed for and being used for the cooking of food for human consumption or heat. 3.2 Construction or Maintenance Activities 3.2.1 An appliance of a portable nature which requires an open flame for the heating of a material during a construction or maintenance process, provided such appliance is safe to operate, and provided that it is not operated in such a manner as to create a fire hazard, and provided that the fire is attended at all times by a Responsible Person to supervise it until extinguished. 3.3 Other Flaming Devices 3.3.1 Candles, citron torches and similar items, and small fireworks under 50mm in diameter provided that all the following conditions are met: 1. Such devices are not operated in or near dry vegetation; and 11. Such devices are not operated in any other place conducive to the development or the spread of fire or explosion; and 111. Such devices are consumer (family) fireworks, or licensed fireworks displays where permitted by other by-laws Page 148 of 171 passed by the municipality. 3.4 Town of Deep River Fire Department 3.4.1 Open-Air Fires set by the Town of Deep River Fire Department for the purposes of education, training, or other Town of Deep River Fire Department activity. 3.5 Special Events 3.5.1 Fires at any special event initiated and administered by the Town as authorized by Council and under the advisement of the Chief Fire Official. 4. GENERAL CONDITIONS ON FIRES, RECREATIONAL FIRES Any person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire shall be a responsible Person and must take all necessary steps to ensure that all of the following conditions are met in addition to any other conditions set in this by-law: 4.1 Smoke 4.1.1 The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel to a neighboring property to such an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official or designate, or the Ministry of Environment, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. 4.1.2 The Smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official or designate, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person traveling on the roadway. 4.2 Clearances 4.2.1 Burning is prohibited in any location where the conditions exist such that there is a reasonable probability of such fire spreading to a building, structure, grass or other Combustible vegetation or material. 4.3 Material Restricted 4.3.1 Except as may be more specifically restricted elsewhere in this by-law, only the material listed on Schedule "A" may be burned. 4.4 Supervision 4.4.1 Constant supervision of the fire shall be maintained by a Responsible Person, with the necessary means immediately available to extinguish the fire or limit its spread; and having the means readily at hand to summon the fire department. 4.5 Extinguishment 4.5.1 At the completion of the burn the Fire shall be completely extinguished and the burn site shall be made safe before it is left unattended. 5. OPEN AIR BURNING 5.1 The Chief Fire Official, or designate, shall review a written Open Air Burning Permit Application Form and may attend the said property for inspection during the days of issuance. Schedule “A materials only will Page 149 of 171 be allowed to be burned by the said real property owner or tenant who has a pre-approved letter from the owner. 5.2 Every person shall comply with all of the following conditions for an Open- Air Fire: 5.2.1 Burning is prohibited on any public road allowance or municipal property unless such burning is being conducted by authorized employees or an authorized agency of the Town of Deep River; 5.2.2 A person shall obtain an Open Air Burning Permit from the Chief Fire Official or designate and shall comply with the conditions of such Permit; 5.2.3 No person shall burn material in an Open-Air Fire other than those materials listed in Schedule "A" of this by-law; 5.2.4 No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire within 100 feet from any building, Combustible structure, Combustible vegetation, accumulation of Combustible materials, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate; 5.2.5 Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall confine such fire to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 40 feet in all directions from adjacent properties; 5.2.6 Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall not burn any pile of material exceeding 36 sq. Feet in area and 4 feet in height unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate; 5.2.7 Every person who sets of maintains an Open-Air Fire shall do so no earlier than two (2) hours before sunset, and all persons shall extinguish the Open• Air fire no later than two (2) hours after sunrise, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate; 5.2.8 Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall attend, control and supervise the Fire at all times and shall completely extinguish the Fire before the fire site is vacated; 5.2.9 Every person shall pay the prescribed fee as set out in Schedule "B" for an Open Air Burning Permit. The fee collected as set out in Schedule "B" is non-refundable regardless of whether or not the privileges granted under the permit have been exercised. No adjustment or refund of fee shall be provided due to suspension or revocation of any Open Air Burning Permit. 6. RECREATIONAL FIRES 6.1 Recreational Fire Permits may only be obtained by an owner of real property, or by those who provide the Town with written permission, approved by the Town, from an owner of real property, permitting the respective person to set a Recreational Fire on said real property and to burn Schedule "A" material. 6.2 Every person shall comply with all of the following conditions for a Recreational Fire: Page 150 of 171 6.2.1 A person shall obtain a Recreational Fire Permit from the Chief Fire Official or designate and shall comply with the conditions of such Permit; 6.2.2 No person shall burn material in a Recreational Fire other than those materials listed in Schedule "A" of this by-law; 6.2.3 A Recreational Fire pit shall be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches in size by 24 inches in height; 6.2.4 No person shall set or maintain a Recreational Fire greater than the size of the container or fire pit, and the Recreational Fire shall be totally confined within the container or pit at all times; 6.2.5 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fire shall confine such Fire to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 10 feet from adjacent properties; 6.2.6 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fire shall confine such Fire to an area that is a minimum of 15 feet horizontally from any Combustible structure, Combustible vegetation, accumulation of Combustible materials; 6.2.7 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fire shall have an effective extinguishing agent of sufficient size and with the capability of extinguishing the fire shall on the site of the Fire and it shall be immediately available for use; 6.2.8 Every person who sets or maintains a Recreational Fires shall attend, control and supervise the Fire at all times and shall completely extinguish the Fire before the fire site is vacated; 6.2.9 Every person shall pay the prescribed fee as set out in Schedule "B" for a Recreational Fire Permit. The fee collected as set out in Schedule "B" is non- refundable regardless of whether or not the privileges granted under the permit have been exercised. No adjustment or refund of fee shall be provided due to suspension or revocation of any Recreational Fire Permit. 7. PROHIBITIONS 7.1 Notwithstanding any provisions herein, no person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire: 7.1.1 In contravention of the Ontario Fire Code, the Forest Fire Prevention Act, the Environmental Protection Act or any other statutory requirements of the Province of Ontario; 7.1.2 On any highway or other public property of the Town without written permission of the Town; 7.1.3 In any park owned or operated by the Town without written permission of the Town; 7.1.4 In the front or side yard of any commercial or industrial zoned property within the Town; Page 151 of 171 7.1.5 When dangerous conditions exist that could reasonably cause the Fire to spread beyond a burn site, or could decrease the visibility on a highway; 7.1.6 For commercial purposes or gain. 8. BURNING OF RUBBISH PROHIBITED 8.1 No one shall install, use, and maintain an unlicensed Incineration Device for the burning of garbage or other refuse in any class or classes of building. 9. FIRE BAN 9.1 Despite the existence of a valid Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit, the Chief Fire Official, or designate, may issue a Ban on any or all Open-Air Fires and Recreational Fires, and may suspend, without recourse, any or all Permits and cause to be extinguished any or all Open-Air Fires and Recreational Fires, until such conditions as the Chief Fire Official, or designate, may indicate are met. 9.2 No person shall set or maintain an Open Air Fire or Recreational Fire during a Ban despite a person having obtained a valid permit. 10.GENERAL PROVISIONS 10.1 The Permit Holder or any Person, who sets or maintains an Open- Air Fire or Recreational Fire, shall be held responsible and shall be liable with respect to the provisions, conditions, and penalties contained in this By-law. 10.2 A Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, the Chief Fire Official, or designate, shall have the right to enter at all reasonable times upon any property in order to ascertain whether this by-law is being obeyed, and carry into effect the By-law. 10.3 At the discretion of the Chief Fire Official, a site inspection of the proposed burn location, whether for an open-air burn or a recreational fire, may be required. 10.4 Permit fees are outlined in Schedule "B" attached to and forming part of this By-law; 10.4.1 A permit may be issued for up to ten (10) consecutive days for an Open Air Burning Permit and may be extended by written permission from Fire Chief or Designate. 10.4.2 A Recreational Fire Permit is only valid for the calendar year in which it was issued. 10.5 The fees collected for each Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit are non-refundable regardless of whether or not the privileges granted under the permits have been exercised. No adjustment or refund of fee shall be provided due to suspension or revocation of any Permit. 10.6 The Open Air Burning Permit shall specify as precisely as possible the civic or street address of the location of the intended fire. Separate Open Air Burning Permits will be required for properties at different addresses. Page 152 of 171 10.7 Any Permit Holder who is in violation of this By-law shall have their Permits summarily revoked and all fires shall be immediately extinguished or shall be caused to be extinguished. 10.8 Open Air Burning Permits and Recreational Fire Permits are non- transferable. 11.COST FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION EQUIPMENT 11.1 If fire suppression or fire safety personnel and vehicles are dispatched to respond to a Fire, the person in control of the Open-Air Fire, or Recreational Fire and/or the Permit Holder and/or the property owner may be charged, at the discretion of the Town, for the cost of such response according to the rates attached as Schedule "B" to this By- law. However, nothing in any schedule of rates shall be construed as limiting the rights of the Town to seek restitution or other direct or consequential damages or costs incurred beyond those listed. 11.2 The quantity and type of fire vehicles and personnel dispatched to respond for the purposes of extinguishing, controlling, or investigating any Open-Air Fire or Recreational Fire are at the discretion of the Chief Fire Official or designate. 11.3 The Town shall have a lien on the land for the amount spent on the services specified in Schedule "B", and the amount shall be deemed to be municipal real taxes and shall be added to the collector's roll and shall be collected in the same manner and with the same priorities as municipal real property taxes pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. 12. OFFENCE 12.1 Permit – False Information No person shall knowingly provide false or misleading information for the purposes of obtaining an Open Air Burning Permit or Recreational Fire Permit. 12.2 Permit-Authority to Revoke Notwithstanding Section 2 and 3 of this By-law, the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer may revoke any or all permits. The Chief Fire Official may refuse to issue permits where, in the opinion of the Chief Fire Official the ability to control the fire is hampered by the existence in or near the proposed burn site of a dangerous condition. 12.3 Permission - Withdrawn Permit The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer , Chief Fire Official, or designate may withdraw a permit and/or stop an open air burning/recreational fire if, in their respective opinion, the fire is causing a negative impact on the occupants of adjacent land, smoke produced by the fire is causing visibility concerns on roads in the area of the burn, the weather has deteriorated and has become unfavorable for an open air burn, conditions attached to the granting of permission are not being adhered to or if this By-law is being contravened. 12.4 Order to Extinguish Approved or Unapproved Fires The Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official, or Page 153 of 171 designate may order the permit holder, land owner or occupant to immediately extinguish a Fire when a change in conditions occurs (i.e. Provincial fire ban, high wind velocity, etcetera). 12.5 Order- Permit Holder/Owner/Occupant - Extinguish Approved or Unapproved Fire The Permit Holder, owner or occupant of land (on which an approved or unapproved open air burn is located), shall immediately extinguish the fire upon being ordered to do so by the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official, or designate. 12.6 Failure to Extinguish Approved or Unapproved Fires-Liable for Costs Should any Permit Holder, land owner or occupant fail to extinguish an approved or unapproved fire when ordered to do so, the Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, Chief Fire Official, or designate may take action to have the fire extinguished and the person who owns or occupies the land on which the open air burning is located shall be responsible for any and all costs incurred by the Town of Deep River Fire Department in extinguishing the fire. 13. ENFORCEMENT AND ENACTMENT 13.1 Regulations - Offence No person shall fail to comply with the provisions set out in this By-law. 13.2 Enforcement This By-law shall be administered and enforced by the Town. 13.3 Contravention- Penalties Every person who contravenes any provision of this by-law is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, C. P. 33. 13.4 Continuation - Repetition - Prohibition by Order The Court in which the conviction has been entered, and any Court of competent jurisdiction thereafter, may make an Order prohibiting the continuation or repetition of the offence by the person convicted and such Order shall be in addition to any other penalty imposed on the person convicted. 13.5 Default-Collection of Costs A person shall be liable to the Town for all expenses reasonably incurred for the purpose of controlling and extinguishing of any fire so set, maintained, or left to burn. Such expenses may be recovered by court action or in a like manner, or as municipal taxes or Council may provide that the expense incurred, with interest, shall be payable in annual installments not exceeding ten years. 13.6 Separation If any Court of competent jurisdiction finds that any of the provisions of this By-law is ultra vires of the jurisdiction of Council to pass or is invalid for any reason, such provision shall be deemed to be severable and shall not invalidate any of the other provisions of this By-law. 14. SCHEDULES - ATTACHED 14.1 The following schedules attached hereto, hereby forms part of this By- law: A - Authorized Materials That May be Burned under This By-law Page 154 of 171 B - Fees that May be Collected or Charged under the Provisions of this By-law C - Set Fines Schedule D - Application Forms - Open Air/Recreational Burning 15. EFFECTIVE DATE This By-Law comes into force and effect force upon passage by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME, AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2020. ______Suzanne D’ Eon, Mayor Jackie Mellon, Acting Clerk Page 155 of 171 SCHEDULE "A" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Authorized Materials That May be Burned Under this By-Law All materials other than those listed below are specifically prohibited from being burned: • Wood and wood by-products that have not been chemically treated or painted or stained • White or brown: paper and cardboard for the purposes of starting an authorized fire • Dry: brush, stumps, hay, straw, and grass and other dry yard or natural agricultural materials but not including animal wastes and parts of animals unless such animals are diseased • Natural or petroleum gases or liquids used as appliance fuels • Charcoal materials intended for B-B-Q use • Other clean burning Combustible materials that may be specifically Approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate Page 156 of 171 SCHEDULE "B" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Fees that May be Collected or Charged under the Provisions of this By-Law 1. Open Air Burning Permit $20.00 Annual Fee (Valid for one calendar year per property. Additional permits required within the same calendar year for the same property are at no charge.) 2. Recreational Fire Permit (valid for one calendar year): $20.00 Annual Fee 3. Response rates for fire vehicles: Per fire vehicle for the first hour or any part thereof $200.00 Per fire vehicle for each additional ½ hour or part $100.00 thereof 4. Police officers and guards: Wages and Expenses as incurred 5. Other costs incurred by the Town: Wages and Expenses as incurred Page 157 of 171 SCHEDULE "C" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Open Air Burning Form Page 158 of 171 Town of Deep River PERMIT Fire Department NUMBER 2020 OPEN AIR BURNING PERMIT APPLICATION – 10 DAY PERMIT O20/ Please note that a payment of $20.00 is required before a 10 day Open Air Burning Permit is issued. Additional 10 day open air burning permits are required within the same calendar year for the same property at no charge. Contact Information (Please Print Clearly) Applicant: ☐ Owner ☐ Tenant – You must have a signed letter from the property owner giving permission. First Name: Last Name: Email Address: Phone Number: Address: Burning Information Property Address: Start Date: End Date: Open Air Fire Conditions Condition I Agree Only material as outlined in Schedule “A” of Bylaw 25-2020 can be burned. ☐ Burning is prohibited on any public road allowance or municipal property unless such burning is ☐ being conducted by authorized employees or authorized agency of the Town of Deep River. No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire within 100 feet from any building, combustible ☐ structure, combustible vegetation, accumulation of combustible materials, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall confine such fire to a location that ☐ provides for a minimum distance of 40 feet in all directions from adjacent properties. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall not burn any pile of material ☐ exceeding 36 sq. Feet in area and 4 feet in height unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall do so no earlier than two (2) hours ☐ before sunset, and all persons shall extinguish the Open-Air Fire no later than two (2) hours after sunrise, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be ☐ immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Open-Air Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible Person ☐ and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. Page 159 of 171 The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such ☐ an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Terms I Agree I have read and understand By-Law 25-2020, and agree to comply with the conditions contained ☐ therein and fully realize that any breach of these conditions could result in a fine being issued against me. I understand that the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed a waiver of the provisions of any ☐ municipal by-law or provincial statute. In the event that a permit is approved, I further understand that any departure from the ☐ conditions of this permit, any municipal by-law or provincial stature, could result in this permit being revoked and that, in this event, I shall not be entitled to any claim, whatsoever, against the municipality or an official thereof. I confirm that the information contained in this application is correct. ☐ Refer to By-Law 25-2020 Burning Bylaw for more detailed information. A printed Copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY X X Signature of Applicant M unicipal Official Date: ______ Paid $20 – Initial Permit ☐ – Additional Permit ☐ Cash ____ Cheque ____ Debit ____ Receipt #: ______ Permit Issued: ☐ Page 160 of 171 Town of Deep River Open Air Burning Permit 10 Day Permit – Permit # O20/ . , 2020 to , 2020 Issued to: ______ Property Address: ______ Date Issued: ______I agree to the conditions listed below. X X Signature of Applicant Municipal Official Conditions: Only material as outlined in Schedule “A” of Bylaw 25-2020 can be burned. Burning is prohibited on any public road allowance or municipal property unless such burning is being conducted by authorized employees or authorized agency of the Town of Deep River. No person shall set or maintain an Open-Air Fire within 100 feet from any building, combustible structure, combustible vegetation, accumulation of combustible materials, unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall confine such fire to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 40 feet in all directions from adjacent properties. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall not burn any pile of material exceeding 36 sq. Feet in area and 4 feet in height unless written approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. Every person who sets or maintains an Open-Air Fire shall do so no earlier than two (2) hours before sunset, and all persons shall extinguish the Open-Air Fire no later than two (2) hours after sunrise, unless approval is received from the Chief Fire Official or designate. An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Open-Air Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible Person and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Please Note: Additional 10 day open air burning permits are required within the same calendar year for the same property at no charge. A copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. Page 161 of 171 SCHEDULE “A” Authorized Materials That May Be Burned Under By-Law No. 25-2020 All materials other than those listed below, are specifically prohibited from being burned: Wood and wood by-products that have not been chemically treated or painted or stained White or brown: paper and cardboard for the purposes of starting an authorized fire Dry: brush, stumps, hay, straw, and grass and other dry yard or natural agricultural materials but not including animal wastes and parts of animals unless such animals are diseased Natural or petroleum gases or liquids used as appliance fuels Charcoal materials intended for B-B-Q use Other clean burning combustible materials that may be specifically approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. Page 162 of 171 Schedule "C" TO BY-LAW 25-2020 Continued Recreation Burning Form Page 163 of 171 Town of Deep River PERMIT Fire Department NUMBER 2020 RECREATIONAL BURNING PERMIT APPLICATION R20/ Please note that a payment of $20.00 is required before a Recreational Burning Permit is issued. Contact Information (Please Print Clearly) Applicant: ☐ Owner ☐ Tenant – You must have a signed letter from the property owner giving permission. First Name: Last Name: Phone Number: Address: Burning Information Property Address: Recreation Fire Conditions Condition I Agree No material other than commercially produced charcoal, briquettes or clean, dry seasoned ☐ wood may be burned. Recreational fire pits shall be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches in size by 24 inches in height. ☐ The dimension of the fuel being burnt shall not be greater than the size of the container or pit ☐ at all times. A Recreational Fire Pit shall be confined to a location that provides for a minimum distance of ☐ 10 feet from adjacent properties. Recreational Fires shall be confined to an area that is a minimum of 15 feet horizontally from ☐ any combustible structure, combustible vegetation, or accumulation of combustible materials (i.e. overhead tree branches). An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be ☐ immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Recreational Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible ☐ Person and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such ☐ an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Page 164 of 171 Terms I Agree I have read and understand By-Law 25-2020, and agree to comply with the conditions contained ☐ therein and fully realize that any breach of these conditions could result in a fine being issued against me. I understand that the issuance of a permit shall not be deemed a waiver of the provisions of any ☐ municipal by-law or provincial statute. In the event that a permit is approved, I further understand that any departure from the ☐ conditions of this permit, any municipal by-law or provincial stature, could result in this permit being revoked and that, in this event, I shall not be entitled to any claim, whatsoever, against the municipality or an official thereof. I confirm that the information contained in this application is correct. ☐ Refer to By-Law 25-2020 Burning Bylaw for more detailed information. A printed Copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. FOR OFFICE USE ONLY X Signature of Applicant X Municipal Official Date: ______ Paid $20 ☐ Rec#______ Cash ____ Cheque ____ Debit ____ Permit Issued ☐ Page 165 of 171 Town of Deep River Recreational Burning Permit Valid for 2020 – Permit # R20/ . Issued to: ______ Property Address: ______ Date Issued: ______ I agree to the conditions listed below. X X Signature of Applicant Municipal Official Conditions: No material other than commercially produced charcoal, briquettes or clean, dry seasoned wood may be burned. Recreational fire pits shall be no larger than 30 inches by 30 inches in size by 24 inches in height. The dimension of the fuel being burnt shall not be greater than the size of the container or pit at all times. A Recreational Fire Pit shall be confined to a location that provides for a minimum distance of 10 feet from adjacent properties. Recreational Fires shall be confined to an area that is a minimum of 15 feet horizontally from any combustible structure, combustible vegetation, or accumulation of combustible materials (i.e. overhead tree branches). An effective method of extinguishing the fire shall be at the site of the burning and be immediately available for use (i.e. source of water). Recreational Fires shall be attended, controlled and supervised at all times by a Responsible Person and shall be completely extinguished before the fire site is vacated. The smoke or other emissions from the fire shall not travel to a neighbouring property to such an extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal By-Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause discomfort to persons, loss of enjoyment or normal use of the property, interference with normal conduction of business, or damage to property. The smoke or other emissions from the Fire shall not travel across any public roadway to the extent or degree that, in the opinion of a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, it may cause a public safety hazard to any person travelling on the roadway. Please Note: A copy of this permit must be made available upon inspection. Random inspections will take place and smoke alarms will be tested at the time of inspection. Always check the Municipal Website prior to burning to ensure a burning ban is not in effect. Page 166 of 171 SCHEDULE “A” Authorized Materials That May Be Burned Under By-Law No. 25-2020 All materials other than those listed below, are specifically prohibited from being burned: Wood and wood by-products that have not been chemically treated or painted or stained White or brown: paper and cardboard for the purposes of starting an authorized fire Dry: brush, stumps, hay, straw, and grass and other dry yard or natural agricultural materials but not including animal wastes and parts of animals unless such animals are diseased Natural or petroleum gases or liquids used as appliance fuels Charcoal materials intended for B-B-Q use Other clean burning combustible materials that may be specifically approved by the Chief Fire Official or his/her designate. Page 167 of 171 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER BY-LAW NUMBER 26-2020 A BY-LAW TO ADOPT THE ESTIMATES OF ALL SUMS REQUIRED FOR 2020 AND TO ESTABLISH TAX RATES. WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, Section 312 (2) provides that for purposes of raising the general local municipality levy, a local municipality shall, each year, pass a by-law levying a separate tax rate, as specified in the by-law, on the assessment in each property class in the local municipality rateable for local municipality purposes; AND WHEREAS Council has prepared estimates of all sums required during the year for the purposes of the municipality, and such estimates total $8,252,640.23; AND WHEREAS the estimates show revenues derived from sources other than taxation in the amount of $2,346,650.42 so that the sum of $5,905,989.81 remains to be raised by tax levy; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River enacts as follows: 1. The estimates of amounts required for the purposes of the Corporation as contained in the approved 2020 budget documents, are adopted. 2. Tax rates for the purposes of the Corporation, as shown in Schedule A to this By- law, are hereby adopted to be applied against the whole of the assessment for real property in the class shown. 3. In accordance with Section 323 (3) of the Municipal Act, 2001, an amount of $2,100.00 is hereby levied on the Deep River and District Hospital. 4. The Treasurer is authorized and directed to give notice as required under the Municipal Act, 2001, to every person entitled to receive such notice, and may cause such notice to be mailed or delivered to the address of the residence or place of business of each such person to whom such notice is required to be given according to the last assessment roll for the Town as amended by the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation. 5. All taxes payable pursuant to this By-law shall be payable to the Town of Deep River. All taxes, including local improvement assessments, water and wastewater rates and other rents, rates or charges payable or collected as taxes, can be paid as follows: a) at the office of the Treasurer, at 100 Deep River Road, Deep River, Ontario; b) by mail addressed to the Town of Deep River, P.O. Box 400, Deep River, Ontario, K0J 1P0; or c) provided they are paid on or before the due dates as specified in Section 6.00 of this By-law may be paid into any Chartered Bank of Canada, Trust Page 168 of 171 Company, Credit Union or Caisse Populaire Incorporated subject to The Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, to the credit of the Town of Deep River, in person, or via internet or telephone banking. 6. The taxes shall be levied in four instalments, as follows: 6.1 The first and second instalments shall be interim instalments levied in accordance with the provisions of By-law Number 03-2020. 6.2 The third and fourth instalments shall each be approximately one-half of the amounts calculated as the taxes payable for 2020 less the interim instalments levied. 6.3 The third instalment shall become due on the 31st day of August, 2020, and such installment shall be payable without penalty on or before such date. 6.4 The fourth instalment shall become due on the 30th day of November, 2020, and such installment shall be payable without penalty on or before such date. 7. A penalty of 1.25% on the unpaid amount of an instalment will be added on the first day after the instalment due dates referred to in subsections 6.3 and 6.4. A further 1.25% of the outstanding amount will be added as interest on the first day of each month thereafter, as long as taxes remain unpaid. Monthly interest charges are also imposed on any unpaid taxes from prior years. 8. The Treasurer is authorized and directed to accept part payment from time to time on account of any taxes due and to give a receipt for the payment, provided that acceptance of any payment shall not affect the collection of any percentage charge imposed and collectable under this By-law in respect of non-payment of any taxes or any class of taxes or of any installment of taxes. 9. This by-law comes into force upon passing by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Deep River. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF June, 2020. Suzanne D’Eon, Mayor Jackie Mellon, Acting Clerk Page 169 of 171 SCHEDULE “A” TO BY-LAW NUMBER XX-2020 2020 MUNICIPAL TAX RATES Lower Upper Education 2020 Total General General Tax Rate Occupied 0.00995052 0.00356928 0.00153000 0.01504980 Residential FAD Phase 0.00348268 0.00124925 0.00053550 0.00526743 I New Multi- Occupied 0.00995052 0.00356928 0.00153000 0.01504980 residential Multi- Occupied 0.01933983 0.00693725 0.00153000 0.02780708 residential Occupied 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 Excess 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 Land Vacant 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.01250000 0.03703438 Commercial Land On-Farm 0.01805721 0.00647717 0.00245000 0.02698438 Bus. FAD Phase 0.00348268 0.00124925 0.00053550 0.00526743 I Occupied 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 Excess 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 Industrial Land Vacant 0.02752383 0.01017842 0.01250000 0.05020225 Land Occupied 0.03433793 0.01269831 0.01250000 0.05953624 Large Excess Industrial 0.03433793 0.01269831 0.01250000 0.05953624 Land Landfills Occupied 0.01183183 0.00424411 0.00980000 0.02587594 Pipelines Occupied 0.01326206 0.00475714 0.00980000 0.02781920 Farm Occupied 0.00248763 0.00089232 0.00038250 0.00376245 Managed Occupied 0.00248763 0.00089232 0.00038250 0.00376245 Forests Page 170 of 171 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER BY-LAW NUMBER 27-2020 A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER AT THE MEETING OF COUNCIL HELD ON JUNE 10, 2020. WHEREAS Subsection 5(1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, as amended, provides that the powers of a municipal corporation are to be exercised by its Council; AND WHEREAS Subsection 5(3) of the said Municipal Act provides that the powers of every Council are to be exercised by by-law; AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that the proceedings of the Council of the Town of Deep River at this meeting be confirmed and adopted by by-law; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF DEEP RIVER ENACTS AS FOLLOWS: 1 The actions of the Council of the Town of Deep River in respect of each motion passed and other actions taken by the Council of the Town of Deep River at this meeting are hereby adopted and confirmed as if all such proceedings were expressly embodied in this by-law. 2 The Mayor and Councillors of the Town of Deep River are hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to the actions of the Council of the Town of Deep River referred to in the preceding section. 3 The Mayor and the Clerk are hereby authorized to execute all documents necessary on behalf of the Council and to affix thereto the corporate seal of the Town of Deep River. 4 This by-law comes into force upon adoption by Council of the Town of Deep River. READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 10TH DAY OF JUNE, 2020. SUZANNE D’EON, MAYORJACKIE MELLON, ACTING CLERK Page 171 of 171