AGENDA NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 10, 2020 VIA ELECTRONIC MEETING 9:30 AM Page
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
2. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
3. ADOPTION OF THE MINUTES
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES/UNFINISHED BUSINESS
5. PUBLIC WORKS
6 - 9 5.1 RFD: Policy 6.5 Culverts/Approaches to Private Lands Policy 6.5 Culverts/Approaches to Private Lands - Pdf
6. ENGINEERING, PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT
10 6.1 2020 Development Permits List Update, November 5, 2020 Development Tracking Sheet
11 6.2 April Bentley, October 26, 2020 RE: Proposed Closure of Township Road 850 Letter from April Bentley
12 - 13 6.3 Ian Cosh, Director of Engineering, November 4, 2020 RE: Lubicon Lake Band Developments Memo for update LLB developments Little Buffalo Developments
7. FINANCE
14 - 15 7.1(a) EFT Payment List #7795 to #7873 EFT List
16 7.1(b) Cheque List #56130 to #56144 Cheque List
17 - 19 7.1(c) Charitable Donations Tally Council Grants & Charitable Donations 2020
NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA November 10, 2020 Page 2 of 136 20 - 31 7.2 10:30 a.m. with Kevin Chrenek, Chrenek Dion & Associates of RBC Dominion Securities Inc Northern Sunrise County Investment Portfolio Summary, Chrenek Dion & Associates of RBC Dominion Securities Inc., November 10, 2020 Portfolio Presentation 2020
8. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY SERVICES
9. PROTECTIVE SERVICES
10. AGRICULTURAL SERVICES
11. NEW BUSINESS
11.1 Invitations
32 11.2 Kristy Belzile, Marie Reine Community Club, October 30, 2020 RE: Request Funds from Cancelled Supper with Santa Event Request from Marie Reine Community Club
33 11.3 Deputy Mayor Elaine Manzer, Town of Peace River, Committee Chair, Peace Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee, November 4, 2020 RE: Peace Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee 2021 Requisition. PRHARC 2021 Requisition Letter
34 11.4 Tanya Bell, Director of Community Services, Town of Peace River, November 4, 2020 RE: Peace Region 55+ Games 55+ Games Email Nov 4
11.5 Discussion following the conference call with Jason Luan, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions on November 4, 2020
35 11.6 Rural Municipalities of Alberta 2020 Fall Convention Survey RMA Fall Convention Survey
12. COMMITTEE/REEVE/COUNCILLOR REPORTS
36 - 38 Councillor Boisvert Committee Report Councillor Boisvert
39 Councillor Duval Committee Report Councillor Duval NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA November 10, 2020 Page 3 of 136
40 - 41 Councillor Whitehead Committee Report Councillor Whitehead
42 - 45 Deputy Reeve Williams Committee Report Deputy Reeve Williams
46 - 48 Councillor Gall Committee Report Councillor Gall
49 - 50 Reeve Kolebaba Committee Report Reeve Kolebaba
13. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER’S REPORT
51 - 53 13.1 Chief Administrative Officer’s Report, Calendar, and 2020 Strategic Priorities Chart, and the Capital Action Items List October 27 - November 9, 2020 CAO Report Strategic Priorities Chart 2020 2020 CAPITAL PROJECTS ACTION ITEMS
14. CORRESPONDENCE
54 - 66 14.1 Heart River Housing Board Minutes, April 16, 2020, May 21, 2020, June 18 & 20, 2020, and September 17, 2020 2020 Apr 16 Minutes - Approved 2020 May 21 Minutes - Approved 2020 Jun 18 Minutes - Approved 2020 Jun 20 Minutes - Approved 2020 Sep 17 Minutes - Approved
67 - 69 14.2 North Peace Housing Foundation Board Meeting Synopsis October 7, 2020 Board Meeting Synopsis for October 7 2020
70 - 73 14.3 Dianne Roshuk, Chief Administrative Officer, Village of Nampa, October 21, 2020 RE: Family and Community Support Services Committee, Northern Sunrise County Watershed Advisory Committee and the Economic and Tourism Development Committee Appointments FCSS Village of Nampa Public Member Appt FCSS Village of Nampa Councillor Appt NSC WAC Village of Nampa Councillor Appt Ec Dev Village of Nampa Councillor Appt NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA November 10, 2020 Page 4 of 136
74 14.4 Honourable Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta, October 27, 2020 RE: Policies that Focus on Children's Health Premier of Alberta
75 14.5 Jordan Panasiuk, Chief Administrative Officer, Big Lakes County, October 27, 2020 RE: Organizational Meeting of Council Big Lakes County Letter
76 14.6 County of Northern Lights Press Release October 28, 2020 RE: Reeve and Deputy Reeve Acclaimed for Another Year Oct 2020 Organizational press release
77 14.7 Honourable Tracy Allard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, October 29, 2020 RE: Infrastructure Funding Infrastructure Funding Letter
78 14.8 Honourable Tracy Allard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, October 30, 2020 RE: 2020 Fall Rural Municipalities of Alberta Convention Municipal Affairs Letter RMA
79 14.9 Rik Vandekerkhove, Manager, VSI Services (1980) Ltd. RE: Third Quarter Report of VSI Expenditures VSI Third Quarter Report
80 - 81 14.10 Dan Williams, Member of Legislative Assembly for Peace River, November 2, 2020 RE: Linear Property Assessment NSC Linear Taxation
82 - 83 14.11 Nord-Ouest FM Press Release November 4, 2020 RE: Nord- Ouest FM Launches Website and Live Streaming Press Release
84 - 136 14.12 Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act Feedback **Added by Reeve Kolebaba** RMA Whistleblower Memo Whistleblower Act
15. PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD
16. CLOSED MEETING
16.1 Labour Issue FOIP; Section 17
16.2 Labour Issue FOIP; Section 17 NORTHERN SUNRISE COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA November 10, 2020 Page 5 of 136
17. ADJOURNMENT
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Request for Decision Council - 10 Nov 2020
Topic: Policy 6.5 Culverts/Approaches to Private Lands
Administrative Recommendation: That Council review Policy 6.5 Culverts/Approaches to Private Lands and provide direction to Administration should changes be required.
Background: At the recent Service Excellence Initiative it was identified that the intent of Policy 6.5 Culverts/Approaches to Private Lands could be made more clear to prospective applicants. This policy provides access of one approach per parcel, that is adjacent to a developed road. A specific concern was identified by one potential applicant around requesting the removal of other approaches to a parcel in order to qualify for a replacement approach. Under the current policy, this is the first request we have been unable to resolve.
In administering this program, staff has had the following practice: Requests for the first access to a parcel (number 5 in the policy) are prioritized by how far from the desired standard the existing access to the parcel is, the desired standard being one functioning approach per parcel. In order of decreasing priority: 1. Parcels without access rank the highest. 2. Parcels with one approach that is below the desired standard are evaluated based on improving the worst access first. 3. Parcels that have one or more approaches that are below standard are evaluated*, also on a worst access first basis. *When there is more than one approach to a parcel and the landowner would like to qualify for having one built or replaced for them at the County's cost, they must consent to the removal of other approaches on the same parcel. If, upon review by Administration, the approaches need to be handled differently, this would then come under another County program, aside from this policy. The approaches that are extra or do not meet current standards are removed to restore the functioning of the ditch, remove barriers to maintenance of our road allowances and to manage access onto the roads and from the roads to the land. Old approaches often lack a functioning culvert or can freeze up causing flooding. Every approach requires some additional effort to maintain.
Where a property is divided by a natural feature that cannot be crossed, such as a watercourse, each piece of the property divided from the rest is considered to be a parcel.
Development considerations: Should a landowner want more than one approach to a parcel, they may request permission to construct it at their cost. We often see these requests when an owner is looking at subdividing, as the landowner is required to provide access, that meets our standards, to both the subdivision and the remainder of the parcel. It is a standard requirement in a development permit for a residence that the landowner provide adequate access to the parcel.
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IMPLICATION OF DECISION
Financial Implications: Costs for this program are included in the annual Capital Budget.
Policy and/or Legislative Implications: 1. Policy 6.5 Culverts/Approaches to Private Lands
Public Consultation Required: None
Attachments: 1. Policy 6.5 Culverts/Approaches to Private Lands
Alternative Options: 1. Council could receive this Request for Decision for information.
REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR SUBMISSION TO COUNCIL
Department Manager: Date: November 4, 2020 Ian Cosh Chief Administrative Date: November 4, 2020 Officer: Cindy Millar
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NORTHERNSUNRISE COUNTY
POLICY6.5 CULVERTS/APPROACHESTO PRIVATE LANDS
Department: Public Works Date Approved: August 12, 2014
Rescinds: 6.5 Council Res. No: 729/O8/12/14
PURPOSE: To define the guidelines for providing access approaches to private lands and to establish a policy to determine the annual installation/replacement program.
SCOPE: This applies to all properties located in the County requiring access.
POLICY: 1. All requests for culverts/approaches and their maintenance must be presented in writing either by letter or on the service inquiry form by December 31 of the preceding year.
2. Council will annually designate funds for the culvert/approach program in the County operating budget.
3. The County will require and install sloped end culverts on all County roads and approaches.
4. The County will provide one access per quarter to agricultural land. Allother approaches will be the responsibility of the landowner.
5. The Director of Public Works will review the requests using the following criteria: a) availability of funds in the Counci|—approved budget b) the number of approaches/culverts currently accessing the parcel c) priority will be given as follows: i) the first access to a parcel containing a permanent residence; ii) the first access to a parcel on which a residence is to be constructed subject to satisfactory evidence that the construction will proceed (eg. power, natural gas, water or sewer installed); iii) the first access to a quarter section; iv) if a quarter section has a natural division such as a watercourse (landlocked), all segments are eligible for an approach; v) The County will repair and or install a maximum of five (5) culverts per ratepayer per year.
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Consideration will be given to late submissions if there are cancellations of budgeted culvert installations.
Purchase of land does not guarantee that access will be provided in the same year.
Widening existing approaches to a quarter section will be at the discretion of the Director of Public Works with the priority given to approaches less than thirty feet and in poor condition. Culverts/approaches that meet previous policy standards when constructed and are in good condition will be replaced after culverts/approaches that are in poor condition or fail inspection.
Allapproaches shall be constructed to a standard 40-45 foot (12-14 meter) length unless otherwise approved by the Director of Public Works. For maintenance purposes, the culvert must be at least 300 feet away from an intersection.
10. Whenever possible, the County will utilize its own equipment and manpower.
11. After being removed, all salvageable both steel and concrete culverts will be recycled.
12. An approach shall not adjoin multiple quarters.
13. The Director of Public Works may approve some undeveloped road allowances to be used as access onto a quarter.
14. A landowner must provide written notification to the Director of Public Works when constructing an approach or installing a culvert on their own. Upon receiving consent, the landowner may proceed. Once construction is complete, the landowner must have the work inspected and approved by the Director of Public Works.
15. Not all approaches in the County may require a culvert. In order to install an approach without a culvert, the ratepayer must make a written request and have the written permission ofthe Director of Public Works to proceed.
16. If a ratepayer installs their own culvert and there is sufficient evidence of damage and/or improper drainage, the Director of Public Works has the authority to have the approach and/or culvert removed at the ratepayer’s expense.
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Northern Sunrise County - Development Tracking Sheet Private & Commercial Developments Sub. Date Applicant Location Zone Development DO/MPC Approved Advertised Appeals Northern Enviro Plus Contracting Ltd/ SLL NW-23-83-21-W5M; Plan 072577; Block 1; 07-Jan-20 MSG Industrial Shop for light industrial use MPC 2020-01-27 05-Feb-20 None Holdings Lot 1 26-Feb-20 Noel & Cara Gagnon SW-13-83-21-W5M A Dwelling Unit: Garden Suite DO 2020-03-11 18-Mar-20 None NE-27-81-21-W5M; Plan 8821026; Block 1; 17-Mar-20 Boucher Bros Lumber A Commercial Dryer DO 2020-03-18 25-Mar-20 None Lot 1 17-Mar-20 Brett & Keith Meston SW-26-83-21-W5M A Garage DO 2020-03-26 01-Apr-20 None 03-Apr-20 Adrien & Sarah Labrecque SW-36-82-21-W5M A Manufactured Home DO 2020-04-09 15-Apr-20 None 29-Mar-20 Michael Novak & Aaron Ford NE-18-82-18-W5M A Dwelling Unit: Garden Suite DO 2020-04-09 15-Apr-20 None 29-Apr-20 Peace Regional Waste Mangement SW-2-84-20-W5M DC-W Pilot Project: Waste to Energy System MPC 2020-05-06 13-May-20 None SE-6-82-21-W5M; Plan 94226524; Block 1; 14-May-20 Luc Trudeau A Shop DO 2020-05-14 20-May-20 None Lot 1 NW-24-83-21-W5M; Plan 0520328; Block 1; 08-May-20 Normand & Angela Lavoie A Garage DO 2020-05-29 03-Jun-20 Lot 1 None SE-23-83-21-W5M; Plam 1820580; Block 1; 21-May-20 M.R.L. Holdings CSG Cookshack/Shelter MPC 2020-05-29 03-Jun-20 Lot 6 None 22-May-20 Jacob & Gloria Laliberte NW-10-82-22-W5M A Shop DO 2020-06-11 17-Jun-20 None 04-Jun-20 Bergeron & Fils/ Olivier Bergeron SW-26-83-20-W5M A Grain Bins DO 2020-06-04 10-Jun-20 None 04-Jun-20 Gerald Dentinger SE-22-80-20-W5M A Shop DO 2020-06-17 24-Jun-20 None 08-Jun-20 Bond Hawryluk SE-22-82-19-W5M A Modular Home DO 2020-06-17 24-Jun-20 None NW-10-83-20-W5M; Plan 9022504; Block 1; 11-Jun-20 Jeffrey Ives A Shop DO 2020-06-17 24-Jun-20 Lot 1 None 16-Jun-20 Northern Sunrise County SE-1-82-23-W5M DC Day Use Area Council 2020-06-23 01-Jul-20 None 08-Jun-20 Hendriekus & Rhonda Dollekamp NW-11-83-20-W5M A Single Detached Dwelling MPC 2020-06-22 01-Jul-20 None NW-16-83-20-W5M; Plan 8420897; Block 2; 25-Jun-20 Comité Culturel de St. Isidore/ NSC HP Ancillary Structure DO 2020-06-24 01-Jul-20 Lot 33MR None SW-25-82-22-W5M; Plan 0620430; Block 1; 07-Jul-20 Wayne Sanguin A Modular Home/ Garage DO 2020-07-09 15-Jul-20 Lot 1 None 08-Jul-20 Bergeron & Fils/ Olivier Bergeron SW-26-83-20-W5M A Crop Dryer DO 2020-07-09 15-Jul-20 None SE-23-83-21-W5M; Plam 1820580; Block 1; 21-Jul-20 M.R.L. Holdings CSG Telecommunication Tower MCP 2020-08-12 19-Aug-20 Lot 6 None 06-Aug-20 William Foster SW-8-83-20-W5M A Manufactured Home/Shop DO 2020-08-12 19-Aug-20 None 07-Aug-20 Robert Macdonald SE-26-82-22-W5M A Pole Shed DO 2020-08-12 19-Aug-20 None 11-Aug-20 Durwood Hodgson SW-31-80-21-W5M A Manufactured Home MPC 2020-08-12 19-Aug-20 None NE-18-82-18-W5M; Plan 2022052; Block 1; 24-Sep-20 Michael Novak A Manufactured Home DO 2020-09-29 07-Oct-20 Lot 1 None Page 11 of 136
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Northern Sunrise County 135 Sunrise Road Bag 1300 Peace River, Alberta T85 1Y9
October 26, 2020
Dear Council,
lam writing today to propose the closure of Township Road 850 right of way where it othenivise ends at the south east corner ofSE~5-85—ZOW5where the property driveway is located.
I am requesting this road closure so that I would be able to purchase this right of way in orderto have a proper access to my property at SW»5—85-20W5 to comply with the Northern Sunrise County Municipal Development Plan in order to build my future home. Currently is there no road access to any part of my land and all other avenues have been exhausted leaving this as my last option for development in order to become a permanent resident of the county on the land I purchased back in August 2015.
Upon closure of the road allowance and the transfer of the title it would include a Road use Agreement for the adjacent properties; SE-5-85—20»5, NE-32-84-20-5,and NW—32-84—20-5for access to the right of way.
Your consideration into my proposal is greatly appreciated.
Yours Sincerely,
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To: Cindy Millar, CAO From: Ian Cosh, Director of Engineering Date: November 4, 2020 Re: Lubicon Lake Band Developments
NSC staff met with Lubicon Lake Band (LLB) administration November 2, 2020 to discuss recent and ongoing developments in the Hamlet of Little Buffalo. Staff responsible for LLB Logistics, Housing and Operations were in attendance as were NSC staff from Engineering and Planning.
NSC and LLB staff reviewed the role of the County in providing development control within the County. This includes the hamlet until such time as the reserve forms which would remove the lands from the County. Lines of communication were established for development permit and other planning processes. A plan was made for near and middle term milestones with the expectation that, long term, this land will be added to reserve, and planning and development control responsibility would be transferred to LLB.
Near term milestones: • 4 residential development permit applications were received by NSC. The applications are being reviewed for completeness and NSC will follow up with LLB staff this week.
• A development permit application for a public use was also received by NSC. This application will be reviewed for completeness and taken to the Municipal Planning Commission when ready.
• Additional development permits are anticipated soon for upcoming developments including some isolation units, a work camp, some additional residential units as well as catching up on any developments that went forward without permits already in place. NSC provided a list of recent permits to the LLB for reference.
Middle term milestones: • A redistricting application will be forthcoming from LLB to NSC to support envisioned development around Lubicon Lake.
• LLB is also reviewing their Comprehensive Community Development Plan and reports that there may be some changes in land use in a new version. LLB and NSC will follow up when LLB has reached a stage where this discussion would be timely.
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Little Buffalo Developments 2019 19-05 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NW 11 86 14 5 8121420 5 59 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-06 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NW 11 86 14 5 8121420 6 70 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-07 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping SW 11 86 14 5 8121420 10 95 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-08 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping SW 11 86 14 5 8121420 10 98 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-09 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping SW 15 86 14 5 8121430 1 3 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-10 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping SW 15 86 14 5 8121430 1 5 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-11 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NW 10 86 14 5 8121430 1 19 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-12 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 2 27 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-13 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 2 28 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-14 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 3 38 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-15 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 3 40 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-16 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 3 46 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-17 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 3 53 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-18 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NW 10 86 15 5 9420933 0 80 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-19 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping NW 10 86 15 5 9420933 3 77 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-20 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping SW 15 86 14 5 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-21 18-Mar Lubicon Lake Band/NSC Stripping SW 16 86 14 5 DO APP 08-Apr 10-Apr 02-May 19-32 19-Jun Lubicon Lake Ventures Training Centre SW 11 86 14 5 8120492 A DO APP 20-Jun 26-Jun 18-Jul 19-36 15-Jul Lubicon Lake Band/AEP Single Detached Dwelling SW 15 86 14 5 DO APP 13-Aug 14-Aug 05-Sep 19-39 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 1 13 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-40 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NW 11 86 14 5 8121420 6 71 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-41 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling SW 15 86 14 5 8121430 1 3 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-42 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling SW 15 86 14 5 8121430 1 5 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-43 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 3 39 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-44 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NW 11 86 14 5 8121420 5 59 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-45 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 2 30 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-46 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 2 29 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-47 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling SW 11 86 14 5 8121420 10 95 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-48 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NW 10 86 14 5 9420933 0 80 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-49 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling SW 15 86 14 5 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-50 09-Sep NSC/LLB Single Detached Dwelling NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 3 56 DO APP 16-Sep 18-Sep 10-Oct 19-51 27-Nov NSC/LLB Manufactured Home NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 3 46 DO APP 28-Nov 04-Dec 26-Dec 19-52 27-Nov NSC/LLB 2 Manufactured Homes NE 10 86 14 5 8121430 1 10 DO APP 28-Nov 04-Dec 26-Dec System:Page 14 of 136 User Date
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Council Grants Charitable Donations 2020
Total Spent Amount Budget 2020 2020 Remaining $49,604 $100,000 $50,396
Organization 2017 2018 2019 2020 Approved Motion Comments Contribution Contribution Contribution Contribution Number & Date Aboriginal Interagency (Pow Wow Calendars) $600 729/10/27/20 $600 $600 $600 $100 019/01/14/20 PR Royal Canadian Legion ‐ Remembrance Day ‐ PR $500 $500 $500 $100 726/10/27/20 Peace River Cadets ‐ Remembrance Day Ceremony ‐ Nampa $500 $500 $500 $500 723/10/27/20 TA Norris Middle School $428 677/10/13/20 Le Club du Bon Temps (Seniors' Week) (2020 Christmas Gift Baskets) $600 $600 $600 $600 643/09/22/20 Nampa Golden Pioneers Drop In Centre Building Repairs $25,000 645/09/22/20 Heart River Rural Electrification Association (powerline lift) $3,433 382/06/09/20 Peace Region Dance Society $500 $1,000 200/03/10/20 Cancelled Peace River Palliative Care Society (Light Up a Memory Campaign) $394 199/03/10/20 Peace Regional RCMP Community Advisory Committee, P.A.R.T.Y. Event $250 $200 197/03/10/20 Deferred to 2021 Peace Country Regional Science Foundation (Fair) 195/03/10/20 Cancelled Big Lakes Invitational Charity Golf Tournament $500 $500 169/02/25/20 Funds returned Peace River Aboriginal Interagency Committee Indigenous Fashion Show $750 168/02/25/20 Deferred to 2021 Alberta Pond Hockey Association $2,500 $5,000 $5,000 $2,500 095/01/28/20 Good Shepherd School Gr. 6 Visit to the Provincial Legislature $500 $500 094/01/28/20 Deferred to 2021 Clear Hills County Annual Agricultural Trade Show $1,000 $250 089/01/28/20 Funds returned Pawatum Peace Regional Sports Foundation $10,000 $7,500 055/01/14/20 Community Futures Women in the North Conference $5,000 $2,500 $2,500 $1,500 022/01/14/20 Deferred to 2021 Aboriginal Interagency (Pow Wow) $5,000 $20,000 $10,000 $5,000 018/01/14/20 North West Regional Skills Canada Competition $1,000 $1,000 $500 017/01/14/20 Deferred to 2021 Salvation Army Food Bank $15,000 $10,000 $15,000 886/12/10/19 Peace Region Bid: 2021 Alberta 55+ Summer Games $15,000 885/12/10/19 North Peace Performing Arts Festival $500 $500 $500 884/12/10/19 Peace River Community Soup Kitchen $3,000 $3,000 $10,000 845/11/19/19 Alberta Community Crime Prevention Association Conference $1,500 841/11/19/19 Deferred to 2021 $1,500 309/04/23/19 Cadotte Lake Metis Local #1994 ‐ Annual Christmas Party $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 840/11/19/19 Peace River Curling Club ‐ MS Curl for a Cure Bonspiel $500 837/11/19/19 crime $500 $600 $500 044/01/08/19 CPAA Conference Sponsorship $1,250 $1,000 826/11/19/19 Funds returned $1,500 $1,250 220/03/27/18 Glenmary Cross‐Country Team $325 746/10/08/19 Peace River Regional Women's Shelter ‐ Festival of Trees $1,000 $500 $500 738/10/08/19 Aboriginal Interagency Committee Sisters in Spirit Walk $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 693/09/24/19 Peace River & District Chamber of Comm. Small Business Week $3,000 $3,000 $1,000 691/09/24/19 Peace River High School Senior Boys Basketball Team $1,000 659/09/10/19 Peace Regional SPCA (12th Annual Tails on the Trail) $250 622/08/27/19 Nampa and District Historical Society (Wine Gala) $3,000 601/08/27/19 Peace River & District Chamber of Comm. Golf Tournament $150 $250 540/07/23/19 Miserable Miles Event $5,000 $4,000 $4,000 539/07/23/19 Tri River Triathlon ‐ Peace River $500 $750 $750 430/06/11/19 RCMP Musical Ride Supper $500 404/05/28/19 $1,500 271/03/26/19 Cadotte Lake Metis Local #1994 ‐ Seniors Week Event $600 400/05/28/19 Peace River Stampeders Baseball Club $400 397/05/28/19 Western Zones Racing Associaton ‐ 2019 World Jet Boat Championships $10,000 385/05/28/19 Peace River Motocross Association $10,000 370/05/14/19 Town of Peace River RE: Canada Day Fireworks $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 359/05/14/19 Beyond the Heart Clubhouse $5,000 326/04/23/19 Heart River Golf Club Hole in One Golf Tournament $500 308/04/23/19 Coalition of Canadian Municipalities for Energy Action (C‐69) $1,000 270/03/26/19 Peace River Senior Citizens Club (Seniors' Week) $600 $600 $600 269/03/26/19 McKinney Hall (Seniors' Week) $600 $600 269/03/26/19 Nampa Golden Pioneers (Seniors' Week) $600 $600 $600 269/03/26/19 Veterans Memorial Gardens $750 263/03/26/19 Christmas Gift Card Program $5,000 $5,000 260/03/26/19 MD of Opportunity and Bigstone Cree Nation Charity Golf Tournament $500 256/03/26/19 Nampa & District Minor Hockey $2,500 $2,500 187/02/26/19 $500 $500 037/01/09/18 North Peace Navigators ‐ Darcy Haugan Memorial Statue $2,500 150/02/12/19 Alberta Assessors' Association Annual Conference $1,000 112/01/29/19 Peace River Aboriginal Hockey ‐ Native Provincials $500 $750 108/01/29/19 Peace River Aboriginal Interagency Committee Treaty 8 Monument $2,000 102/01/29/19 Smoky River Regional Economic Development Hemp Information Session $800 100/01/29/19 Page 18 of 136
Council Grants Charitable Donations 2020
Organization 2017 2018 2019 2020 Approved Motion Comments Contribution Contribution Contribution Contribution Number & Date Town of Peace River Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design $2,500 081/01/29/19 Smoky River Agricultural Trade Show (SARDA) $5,000 $5,000 042/01/08/19 Peace River Shell Rotary House $18,000 003/01/08/19 Peace River & District Chamber of Commerce Davis Awards $1,750 $2,500 865/12/11/18 Peace Regional Air Show Association $5,000 $10,000 860/12/11/18 In The Woods Animal Rescue Society $5,000 $2,500 $5,000 845/12/11/18 Families First Home Visitation Program ‐ Christmas Program ‐ Adopt a Family $500 $500 822/11/27/18 Peace River Community Events Society (Peacefest) $20,000 $20,000 804/11/27/18 Peace River Curling Club ‐ Junior Curling $1,000 777/11/13/18 Falher Friendship Corner Associaton (new residence for assisted living clients) $10,000 650/09/25/18 Peace Regional Healthcare Retention & Attraction Committee $1,000 $1,000 637/09/25/18 $250 572/08/28/18 Peace River Seventh‐day Adventist Church Outdoor Church Service $100 568/08/28/18 Northern Lakes College Golf Tournament Sponsorship (Gala 2019) $2,300 542/08/14/18 Peace Playland Association $3,000 488/07/09/18 Mighty Peace Watershed Alliance ‐ 2018 Alberta WPAC Summit $2,000 410/06/12/18 Catholic Church of St. Isidore ‐ Roadside Cleanup Committee $500 376/05/22/18 Peace River Boating Association ‐ 2018 Gold Cup Jet Boat Races/Boat Launch Maintenance $5,000 373/05/22/18 Northern Heat Conference (Peace Regional Fire Chiefs) $5,000 $5,000 257/04/10/18 Heritage Towers (Seniors' Week) $600 $600 221/03/27/18 Lubicon Lake Band #453 (Seniors' Week) $600 221/03/27/18 Harmon Valley Ag Society (Seniors' Week) $600 $600 221/03/27/18 Society of Local Government Managers of Alberta Conference $3,000 $1,500 218/03/27/18 Mighty Peace Tourism Fan Fanatics $1,800 178/03/13/18 Assoc. of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB ‐ Science Olympics $700 $700 079/01/23/18 Watino River Boat Launch Association $8,800 076/01/23/18 Families First Home Visitation Program ‐ Christmas Program $2,000 887/11/28/17 Le Café du Coin ‐ St. Isidore Hot Lunch Meal Program $1,000 818/11/07/17 Peace River Curling Club ‐ Cash Spiel $1,000 743/10/10/17 Northern Sunrise Rural Crime Watch Association $500 709/09/26/17 Mitchell Warne ‐ American Kestral Nesting Box Program $1,800 668/09/12/17 Peace River & District Health Foundation (top off annual contribution) $10,000 666/09/12/17 Almira Whitehead (2016 Annual Wagon Trail Ride) $1,000 502/06/27/17 Metis Nation of Alberta Assembly $500 433/05/23/17 Peace River 4H Multi Club $1,500 417/05/23/17 Vision Credit Union Annual Charity Golf Tournament $500 369/05/09/17 Peace River Region Restorative Justice Association $1,000 212/03/14/17 Peace River Ski Club $25,000 192/03/14/17 Heart River Golf Club $32,000 179/02/28/17 Peace Regional Science Fair Bear Cave $500 146/02/14/17 Lubicon Lake Band #453 (Ball Diamond pending) $10,000 099/01/23/17 St. Charles Parish Pastoral Council $5,000 098/01/23/17 Totals $189,600 $174,750 $157,375 $49,604 Page 19 of 136
Gift‐in‐Kind Charitable Donations 2020
2020 Total to Date $150
Organization Gift In Kind Donation 2019 2020 Approved Motion Number Approximate Value of GIK Approximate Value of GIK & Date
Peace River Healthcare Attraction & Retention High School Skills Day Swag Items $150 134/02/11/20 Alberta Rural Crime Watch Provincial Symposium 200 Metal Drinking Straws $300 702/09/24/19 Region 6 Metis Nation of Alberta AGM Silent Auction Item $250 653/09/10/19 Peace River Healthcare Attraction & Retention Gift Basket Items $250 575/08/13/19 Alberta CARE Conference Silent Auction Item; drinking straws; mugs&chocolate $1,500 542/07/23/19 FCSSAA Annual Conference Silent Auction Item $250 535/07/23/19 Town of Peace River Centennnial Event Use of Popcorn Machine and Supplies 402/05/28/19 Victim Services Golf Tournament $500 395/05/28/19 CARES Conference Silent Auction Item $250 188/02/26/19 North Peace Gymnastics Club Silent Auction Item $250 046/01/08/19
Total $3,550 $150 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Page 20 of 136
Investment Portfolio Summary
Northern Sunrise County November 10th, 2020
Kevin Chrenek, Vice President and Portfolio Manager
RBC Dominion Securities Inc. Topics Page 21 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns
1. Account Structure 2. Portfolio Update a. Returns b. Cash Flow Strategy 3. Recent Discussions 4. Economic Forecast 5. Portfolio Strategy
2 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Investment Account Structure Page 22 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns RBC Dominion Securities Strategy: Long Term Reserve Account 1. Return 2. Liquidity
RBC Dominion Securities Strategy: Short Term Operating Account 1. Cash Flow 2. Return Managed for quarterly draws. (Payroll, Capital, SBR, etc)
Portfolio Guidelines: 1. Northern Sunrise County Investment Policy 2. Municipal Government Act
3 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Investment Account Structure – November 2020 Page 23 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns RBC Dominion Securities Reserve Account
$52,856,117
RBC Dominion Securities Operating Account
$9,654,294
Royal Bank General Bank Account
4 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Portfolio Summary Page 24 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns
As at October 31, 2020
5 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Portfolio Summary – Reserve Account Page 25 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns
As at October 31, 2020
All returns are net of fees.
6 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Portfolio Summary – Reserve Account Page 26 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns
As at October 31, 2020
All returns are net of fees.
7 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Portfolio Summary Page 27 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns
All returns are net of fees.
8 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Portfolio Summary Page 28 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns
All returns are net of fees.
9 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Recent Discussions Page 29 of 136 July 2020 Addressing all your financial concerns • Met to review cash position, budget, and investment portfolio. • Strategy for the portfolio is to send ~$5,000,000 each quarter •September 24 – sent $3,000,000 •October 8 – sent $2,000,000 •October 28 – sent $500,000 •November 3 – sent $2,000,000 • Administration building will be a large capital project
10 November 4, 2020 RBC Dominion Securities Inc. | Our wealth management approach Portfolio Strategy for 2021 Page 30 of 136 Addressing all your financial concerns
1. Reserve Account - Continue with Laddered Maturities 2. Operating Account – Continue with Timely Maturities 3. Balance Availability of Cash with Investment Return
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From: Marie Reine Hall
Hi Jocelyn & Amber cc Alicia
To keep you all informed, Marie Reine Hall Committee met recently and discussed at length various options for hosting our Annual Marie Reine Supper with Santa Dec 6, 2020. Board Members decided to use caution and not host this years event.
If it's not too late, can you please amend the County News Letter to invite Residents to attend next years Marie Reine 2021 Supper with Santa
Club will be redirecting $500 for the Kid's Portion of this Grant to Nampa FCSS so they can host a smaller afternoon Kid's Activity at Marie Reine Hall that Dec Weekend. FCSS to provide details to Community Club
Club will return the remaining Grant funds to NSC as per directions, can you please confirm the portion that needs to be returned minus $500 and we will get a cheque made out to clear it up.
Also can you please change Kristy's phone number in the newsletter under rentals to 780-618-1476 from 780- 814-1042
Thanks
Kristy Marie Reine Community Club
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Reeve and Council Northern Sunrise County Bag 1300 Peace River, AB T8S 1Y9
November 4, 2020
Dear Reeve Kolebaba,
Re: Peace Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee 2021 Requisition
As you are aware, under the Terms of Reference of the Peace Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee, the Committee may request $1,000 per year from participating municipalities. The last time the Committee made a funding request was 2019.
At last night’s meeting, the Committee passed the following resolution:
Motion-2020-21 Cheryl Anderson moved, seconded by Cheryl Novak, to request $1,000 from each municipality in 2021 for the Peace Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee. MOTION CARRIED
As each member processes the request slightly differently, arrangements have been made for invoices to be issued in late December. Hopefully, this will simplify the process for your finance staff.
for Deputy Mayor Elaine Manzer Committee Chair, Peace Regional Healthcare Attraction and Retention Committee
EM:rm
Box 6600, 9911 - 100 Street, Peace River, AB T8S 1S4 l P (780) 624.2574 l F (780) 624.4664 l www.peaceriver.ca
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From: Tanya Bell
Good Afternoon,
The Peace Region 55+ Games committee has been actively meeting over the last few months developing a formal board. To date, the board has not been formalized as there are a number of critical positions that remain vacant, though we continue to work to fill these positions.
It has been some time since we have connected with our Municipal Partners as the Covid situation has slowed the development process. Therefore, as we move further into our planning, it was important to touch base with you all to provide an update and to solicit your feedback.
The 55+ committee has been working through the development of a plan and discussing the various implications of the Public Health restrictions on how we could offer an event. The committee is encountering several significant concerns that are a direct result of the Covid 19 Pandemic. Volunteers are hesitant and not willing to commit; fundraising will be a challenge; costs are expected to be higher though our revenue options are more limited and some of the facilities are no longer comfortable with participating.
With these and many other challenges in mind, the committee will be discussing with the Alberta 55 Plus Games provincial organization the option of postponing the event until 2022. This conversation is being planned for later this month.
Therefore, the committee is requesting if our Municipal partners have any feedback or comments for consideration in this upcoming discussion?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. You can forward any feedback from your councils and I will compile it all for the Games Committee.
Thank you very much,
Tanya Bell | Director of Community Services
Box 6600, 9911 - 100 Street, Peace River, AB T8S 1S4 P (780) 624.1000 Online | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
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Councillor Committee Report
Name: Councillor Boisvert
Date: 10/11/2020
Meetings/Events Attended:
Oct 22 ASB Zone Mtg - Debolt Greenview held a combination of In Person and Virtual Zone Conf, assigned social distanced seating per Municipality and co-mingling was discouraged and adhered to. Presentation of invasive wildlife was interesting, ie Gold Fish and other critters introduced and to be on lookout for Alberta still hold true to being Rat Free Mtg got long with 2 Resolutions at the very end. Corinna did a great job with our Resolution and it passed THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT ALBERTA’S AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARDS REQUEST That the Commodity Groups and Agricultural Associations listed below be contacted and requested to have an Agricultural Service Board (ASB) representative chosen by the ASB Provincial Committee and a technical advisor chosen by the AAAF to be present as a delegation during policy and legislative discussions at their Board/Director meetings and/or Annual General Meetings & Special Meetings. Sponsored by: Northern Sunrise County ======This 2nd Resolution MD of Peace had a lot of discussion, it also passed but with amendments: FURTHER THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT ALBERTA’S AGRICULTURAL SERVICE BOARDS REQUEST that producers have the option to send additional check-off dollars directly to their local Applied Research Association or various approved Agricultural Research and Development Organizations. SPONSORED BY: Md of Peace No. 135 I’ll supply Council with these 2 approved ASB Resolutions once I have the official amended wording. Fyi: because ASB mtg was long, we didn’t get much time to check- in with our 13 neighboring municipalities on how/if their introducing an all encompassing or single Fusarium Municipal By-Law. County of Northern Lights and one other said they were taking time to consult with their local producers. Keep you informed. Page 37 of 136
Oct 27 Organizational and Council Mtg ongrats to our Reeve Carolyn and Deputy Reeve Corinna as they will both be spending untold hours over the next year leading our County in these very challenging times. Thanks Oct 28 Provincial Engagement Process for Police Act - 9am – noon Virtual at County Joined Corinna & Carolyn in this open forum Stakeholder discussion group. There were over 50 participants representing Urban Social Agencies, ie Homeless, Provincial Sexual Assault, Legal Aid, Trial Lawyers Associations, Edm City Police, Indigenous and Various Ethnic Groups. But we were the only rural municipality participating and Corinna and Carolyn pointed that out to organizers that they hadn’t reached out enough to those residing outside of Edmonton and Calgary. Oct 28 PRWMC Board Mtg at 1pm (at County Council room for social distancing) Presentation of Ag Plastics – Pilot Project The challenges of bailing and delivering clean truckloads to central Alberta continues to be a challenge. It was good to have both Art and Sebastien “in the room’ to have a very frank discussion of the merits and feasibility of collecting the approved Ag Plastics ie Grain Bags and Twine in out County. (note silage bags are not included in this pilot) The common conclusion of our discussion is our Waste to Energy Pilot Project will be the test to see if our shredder can process the grain bags and then put them through our BET Biogas process. Time will tell as trucking and handling is not really viable for our shipping distances.3
Oct 30 Service Initiative Review with Dr Gord Due to family illness, I was only able to attend the 2nd day, but Dr. Gord continues to keep us focused, shared common goals going forward. tks
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
November 3 – 4 – RMA Virtual Convention – Elections & Resolutions November 3 – Nampa Library Board Meeting (1:00 – 2:00 p.m.) November 3 – RhPap Committee Meeting (7:00 p.m.) November 4 – Peace River & District Chamber of Commerce Luncheon Meeting (11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.) November 5 – NPH Board Meeting (4:00 p.m.) November 9 – First Round of Budget Meetings November 10 – Council Meeting November 11 – Remembrance Day Page 38 of 136
November 12 – PRWMC Waste to Energy Webinar hosted by AUMA Page 39 of 136
Councillor Committee Report
Name: Councillor Duval
Date: 31/10/2020
Meetings/Events Attended:
October 27 – Organizational Meeting and Council
October 29 & 30 – NSC Strategic plan and service initiative review: Good work done by staff and council to figure out where we are with services provided to rate payers. I believe there is more to be done but this session did give us a good foundation for budget reviews and a plan forward. The strategies identified through this session has given council a focus for 2021. I was happy to see how this brought staff together and helped them gain a better understanding of the different departments. Good job done by everyone!
October 30 – Peace River Ag Society haunted house: Great job done by this volunteer group to put together a frightful experience! They held true to social distancing protocols and entertained a lot of visitors. Lots of hard work done by the society, well done!
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
November 3 – Heart River Housing conference call November 4 – Tour with Green Goddess November 7 – Tour of distillery November 9 – Budget meeting November 9 – Mighty Peace Tourism executive meeting November 10 – Council November 12 – Municipal Development Plan review
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Councillor Committee Report
Name: Councillor Whitehead
Date Nov 10/20
Meetings/Events Attended:
Oct 20-22/20 FCM Confer Call:
Efficiency Financing informed the homes use 20% more energy with cost of $300 more per year and new homes use less energy. Reducing Emissions has a program of standard, retrofit, renewable, EVJV, mobilization, land use co-ordinated, home energy coach, energy advisory contractors and incentive programs. 12,000 people have been employed with the Green Project. 40% is the peoples control for clearer air and water. It needs to be encouraged to have more resilience in communities in our areas.
Oct 22/20 PR Chambers GM Open House:
This event is the first for the Chamber to try out and network the businesses. They are going to try one every week to promote businesses. They are encouraging the public to shop locally to support the businesses. They first start on face book and got a lot of likes. They are also visiting the businesses and putting them on face book too.
Oct 23/20 Women’s Polities Confer Call:
If I do not have a voice, I do not exist is a good is a good quote for a women politician. Most of the women that are in politics know what is happening in their own area. It is important what you learn and experience and pass it on to others. We are all unique and have different styles. There is 36% of women in politics with Municipalities. We need to encourage more women to be elected in politics. We support from the people and be a mentor in your area.
Oct 27/20 Council Meeting:
Oct 29,30/20 St Isidore Strategic Planning:
This session I learned a lot more about the departments. It was talked about how to do forms on video to help the client and the County needs more cell towers for internet. An RFP is need for Cadotte Lake Garbage Haul or even try again with the Hall Maintance and Beach Caretaker. The Voyent Alert Program sound good for the County. The cost of 4 cell towers is $3.2M and would be worth to have better cell service for the dead zones too.
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Upcoming Meetings:
Nov 3,4/20 RMA Confer Call
Nov 4/20 PR Chambers Meeting
Nov 6/20 PR AIC Indigenous Veteran Remembrance Day
Nov 9/20 Budget Meeting
Nov 10/20 Council Meeting
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Councillor Committee Report
Name: Deputy Reeve Williams
Date: 10/11/2020
Meetings/Events Attended:
Oct 20th FCM Sustainable workshop: Edmundo Fausto presented City of St John’s sustainable city initiative. In 2019 they declared a climate emergency declaration and built an environmental & sustainability export panel consisting of Council, stakeholders and public to provide possible impacts, community workshops and community goals and targets. With public engagement a community mapping system was created which allows anyone to drop a pin where environmental and climate hazards are and what actions could change this. Changes made so far include a “littatrap” placed in storm drains to filter plastics\garbage entering the oceans and roundabouts to improve traffic efficiency. Leachate and recycling program, an automated collection bin system to reduce birds scavenging and floating booms to collect debris. 30 different groups in the community to work towards their net zero goal.
Hell or clean water documentary produced by Cody Westman, a documentary following a single diver who has removed 15,000 lbs of trash from the ocean. We watched a short part of the documentary which has a powerful message of cleaning and keeping our oceans clean. We can all do our bit to stop plastics entering the waterways and oceans.
Andrew Marr – Solid Waste Planning Director, Vancouver. Regulatory actions could reduce single use plastics and secondary ones – wet wipes for example. Single use products could be made of alternate materials when required. 2\3 of our clothing are made of synthetic materials that all enters the oceans. End of life ought to be financially responsible and harmonized throughout the whole of Canada.
Jo-Anne St Godard – Recycling Council of Ontario – repository of global and national initiatives providing support and information for recycling and end of life products.
Oct 20 CEC stakeholder survey discussion for post-secondary education. What are the challenges facing todays students and upcoming. How can this support all students especially rural, indigenous. Distance learning and connectivity is another area of concern for students again rural. Cross Province merits is also a challenge with Provinces having different levels. Unpaid practicums is a financial area as well as paying for post-secondary education. When students move away from home this can be a challenge not only financially but moving to the unknown, having support systems could ease this or partnering with communities. Stakeholder partnerships to include the education required for positions to take the guess work out and streamlining the process so the merits are for the specific area and not fill in courses. Page 43 of 136
Oct 20 ALUS : Bryan Gilvesy – looking ahead, where are we heading, balance to sustain agriculture, wildlife, natural spaces for all one acre at a time. Farmers who have land with ALUS projects continue to be stewards of the land and often share their perspectives with others. Alberta has shown increased growth of acres in the ALUS program and growing. Insurance companies are starting to fund ALUS for the positive impacts against extreme weather conditions such as moisture levels in wetlands, excessive moisture, tree buffers etc. Carbon credits, clean water are other stakeholder interests. 32,500 acres are in the ALUS program now with a moderate goal of 44,000 by 2024. Many science based values are increasing the value of the projects.
Oct 21 ACCPA: building a vision for the membership model, who should join and what can we offer. Building partnerships with CMNCP, APRCWA. What content should be on the website and how can we be leaders in emerging trends of crime and scams.
Oct 21 CMNCP – Safegrowth: creating a livable and safer neighbourhood in the post covid 21 century. Building local capacities with and by engaging. Connecting with neighbours to build a system to create community safety. CPTED and cameras deter crime but generally does not build cohesion. Bottom up approach is more sustainable. Programs targeted to social programming with context for the community. Establish multi agency partnerships with Municipalities, RCMP, neighbourhoods teams and industries especially in rural communities where cohesion is the important part of crime prevention and community safety.
Oct 21 Bat Building Workshop: build your own bat box with an informational presentation on bats. There are nine species of bats in Alberta and more research is being developed to understand their migration patterns and where they roost over the winter. Our most common bat is the little brown bat and the big brown bat. This was funded through the Alberta Community Bat Program and ALUS. Thanks to Rob Stavne, Becky and Trent in hosting and helping during the evening.
Oct 22 ASB Regional ASB Conference: Doug McCauley update included the return on investment with ASB’s which is currently approximately $1 to $6 ROI and seeing an increase of $1 to $9 or $10. Over 10,000 fields have been tested for clubroot. Fiscal challenges for programs and resource management streams. 160 staff were lost as of yesterday, which means less inspectors especially for Northern Alberta…..an advocation piece. Wild boar eradication is seeing good results with 6 traps now in Lac St Anne and Woodlands. The Alberta Plant Health Lab (APHL) is conducting more DNA testing, dutch elm disease has been found in Lethbridge. Crop disease monitoring program acknowledged the importance of the fieldman and staff. New weeds found in AB are: cutleaf vipergarss, bittersweet nightshade & burnet saxifrage. Taking a picture is helpful when unknown weeds are found for identification. Darrell Chambers: Bayer Enviro Science. Glyphosate is used in many areas for a better sight lines such as railway crossings. Glyphosate works by inhibiting an enzyme in a process present in plants. Roadside and industry are looking for the “new glyphosate” with weeds becoming resistant. Jordan Jensen – Sustainable Farm Families, changing perspectives that human resource is just as important as work. Farmers always assess their machinery and not their overall health. A 3 year plan with farmers meeting once a year to do a health check-up and second year looking at changes made and how this has effected their overall health. Nicole Kimmel – Aquatic Invasive Species, Tilapia dumped in elbow river, Octopus in Lake McGregor, goldfish with 75 locations now seeing goldfish and other invasive species are Page 44 of 136
often dumped in water ways. . “Don’t Let It Lose” is the new brand for this year. Cray fish are becoming a problem and it is illegal to move live cray fish. Prussian carp breed by using other fish sperm to clone themselves making them very invasive. 10,819 boat inspections in 2019 and intercepted 28 boats with mussels. 3 mussel sniffing dogs are now trained and works great for PR. Emergency preparedness for agriculture and communities. With the recent wildfires this has brought attention to making sure communities are prepared and having key partnerships and making sure communities know who to contact during an emergency. Re-entry temporary permits are recommended. Rats – 4 were found in Edmonton and 5 in Calgary – Rats are the most invasive species of the world and these numbers show that the rat free program works and celebrating 70 years – we need to advertise this more especially to worldwide markets.
Oct 23 Women in Politics – Minister Aheer, Senator Laboucan, Minister Schulz, and many other women were on this webinar. Why are we not seeing more women in politics? it can be our own barriers that stop us. Women connect the dots and gain connectivity, we often know what is happening in the community. There is a role for everybody, don’t let fear get in the way. Run on your own merit. We see challenges differently and often women are judged just on their clothing. Get away from social media. Talk about the problems and have a strong support group around you. We are always fearful of losing our temper. We all want to do what is best for our community. Don’t lose sight of the importance of family. These were some of the comments made during this session.
Oct 24 AB Counsel: Doug Downs – media training. Control and persuasion and very different in media relations and their reporting. Journalists are getting more abrasive in their questions. Having a designated spokesperson is important. Understand your audience: Magazine - periodically. Newspaper – tells story backwards. Radio – immediate, short term. TV – video driven. Bloggers – niche market. Get to know the reporter and find out what story they are working on. Deliver your key message. You can always say no but don’t just not respond or they can fill in for you. Benjamin Morgan – communicating in high stress and high concern situations: When people are stressed they remember 3 key messages, think of 9-1-1. Communication shows you care and are listening. Recognize your key risk areas for your community. Perceive of risk can quickly turn into an issue or even a crisis…..Covid and toilet rolls!! Don’t take responsibility of what you don’t own, you are setting yourself up. People focus on what they hear first, practice the messages and predict the top questions. 27 words – 9 seconds – 3 messages CCO = Compassion – Conviction – Optimism. Zack Ziolkowski & James Johnson At present the NDP & UCP are tied at 38% - don’t think we are there yet with a risk of a split vote. AB independence party is gaining some ground. It is too early to see the direction and the newer MLA’s are now dealing with unpopular choices and lost their popularity. 20 bills in this fall session for UCP, most in history. Anticipated labour bills and legislation expecting a few of these. Kenny is similar to Harper – what he says he is doing he does. Anything mentioned being reviewed expect it to be done. “promise made promise kept”
Oct 27 Organizational meeting and Council Halloween Contest: the staff did great work decorating the doors and spaces, congratulations to the winners of the contest.
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Oct 28 Police Act Review: gathering baseline information, what is working and what is not. Public trust, complaints, first nations and indigenous, transparency, inclusivity and expectations were all discussed at this webinar. Common set of rules, communication to different groups, placements, shadowing and body worn cameras were other topics discussed.
Oct 28 PRWMC – pilot project building is almost built and concrete will be poured soon. Recycling is down overall and most likely covid is triggering this. Unfortunately the grants applied for have all been denied thus far. A point of advocacy as to why we keep being denied.
Oct 28 Paul Mclauchlin - RMA presidency candidate. Got to have some frank conversations with Paul and what his vision is with the RMA. Myself and Carolyn brought up many questions such lack of Ministers coming North and not understanding what rural is all about, FG, assessment review among other concerns.
Oct 29 & 30 – Service Review with Dr Gord. Having the staff give their input is a good way to bring discussions forward and their feedback is appreciated and listened too. Unpacking the many levels and priorities going forward.
Upcoming Meetings/Events: Nov 2 Mayors and Reeves meeting as a listener only Nov 3 & 4 RMA virtual Nov 9 Budget Nov 10 Council
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Councillor Committee Report
Name: Audrey Gall
Date: November 10, 2020
Meetings/Events Attended: October 27 - Organizational and regular council meeting. Most council members retained their previous committees as their prior experience allows them to be more effective members. Alternates were reminded that it would be a good idea to attend a meeting throughout the year to become familiar with the committee members. It was good to see some new members of the community submit their names to serve on committees but challenging for council to appoint when we received insufficient names.
October 27 - Nampa Historical Society - the Board is exploring fund-raising alternatives for the Wine Gala. They have purchased poppies built by Hell and Back welding for sale. The original plan was to have them on display on the Museum grounds but anxiety about theft or vandalism resulted in them being moved inside. Each poppy is $75.00 and comes with a box and a name tag if you wish to keep it in someone's memory. Check with Carson at the Museum. Operationally, the board and staff are moving forward with the plans developed at their strategic planning workshop.
October 29 & 30 - Completion of Service review and Strategic planning - Council and Department heads reviewed feedback from all levels of staff on what the current level of service is, what is working well, what needs attention and what priorities need to be addressed and a reasonable timeline to address them. Some items were quick and easy and could be addressed immediately, others would take more time and planning and the most challenging group would need much more time to develop and had budgetary impacts. This session provided the groundwork for developing the budget (operating and capital) for the upcoming year.
November 3 & 4 - RMA fall conference - virtual meeting. This session gave me a whole new level of appreciation for the complexity and the incredible amount of work that goes into hosting a virtual conference where you are trying to have discussions and information exchange in a virtual environment. Virtual elections are also interesting. We heard speeches from Premier Kenney and Rachael Notley. Neither shared any "new" news. The question period with the Ministers can be best described as painful. Councillors had 45 seconds to ask a question once you got into the queue and the Minister was to respond within 1 minute. There was no opportunity to seek clarification or provide rebuttal. A total of 39 questions were asked of 11 different Ministers. Topics included: rural addiction treatment centres, rural hospital capacity, rural hospital staff shortages, rural ambulance service, ag mental health, capital for rural surgical services, HALO funding, ag research, stumpage fees, oil companies not paying property taxes or surface lease fees, impact to municipalities of the 3 year tax holiday provided to oil companies recently, inability of
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municipalities to collect taxes owing during bankruptcy proceedings, Class 1 license challenges in agriculture, non-compliant advertising signs along provincial roadways, tax rates for rural small business, accommodating increased use of Eastern slopes in parks as people are asked to "distance", funding to support Economic Development Associations, where is the stimulus funding for the municipal "shovel ready" projects like regional waterlines and water treatment plants, the rail line to Alaska, access to Provincial flood maps, growth management boards, the assessment review model, 3 asks about access and/or adequate rural internet/broadband, rural crime and the revolving doors within the Justice system, indigenous housing, affordable insurance for condo owners. Red Tape Reduction - The Government's goal is to reduce regulatory requirement Red Tape by 1/3 by determining necessity, effectiveness, efficiency, proportionality, and meaningful review. During their RTR engagement they spoke with more than 60 stakeholders who provided more than 1000 recommendations. Additionally, they received 6500 + emails and form submissions. Staffers from Environment and Parks, Agriculture and Forestry and Municipal Affairs provided insight to where their departments are heading to. Agriculture and Forestry wants to reduce red tape by 33% by 2023. Plans include: streamlining the CAP application process, supporting confined feeding operations, review Forest management agreements, streamline processes for the Weed and Pest Acts, review AOPA, modernize the Pest Act, review Farmers Market Program, review Forest Pest Act and streamline/align Forestry Operating Ground rules. Environment and Parks will improve the code of practice for water course crossings, delete unnecessary and duplicate reporting, revise the code of practice for Power lines, sand and Gravel, EPEA and Water Act approvals, streamline recycling, Wildlife amendments to digitize licenses, review non-municipal water guidelines, natural wetlands, storm water use. Municipal Affairs - will review the MGA relative to planning and development, governance, assessment and taxation, wood building construction, oil and gas equipment safety and owner-builder. At the local level, municipalities should also explore Red Tape Reduction through the lense of necessity, efficiency, effectiveness, proportionality, and review. Can By-laws be simplified? are they needed? do you have the resources to enforce? does the by-law result in the desired outcome? do we need paper copy or can service be provided on-line? are fines to high? to low?, what is a meaningful review timeline? Kathryn with Alchemy Communications Inc. provided tips on communication through the media with a primary focus of crisis situations. It needs to be accurate, immediate, transparent, and focussed. 21 Resolutions were brought to the floor. Debate was difficult. 3 failed, 3 passed by very narrow margins, the other 15 were well supported. Arlene Dickenson - Reinvention Artificial Intelligence can process data at a much higher speed than the human brain. It bases all future predications on past actions. If something changes, even a very small amount, the human brain gains the upper advantage. During a Crisis we are more likely to be willing to consider "change". 1) Look back objectively - every successful person has had some degree of luck, look at the facts, learn about and from the past 2) Core purpose - what is your end goal? why do you want to do . . . ?, avoid running on "auto pilot" 3) Currency - what do you do well? what unique skills do you have? use your financial resources effectively and efficiently. 4) Context - what's important, valuable? market research - what is real? make subjective choices based on your knowledge and research.
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Remember: You can't do it alone, you need helpers Accept what is happening and work with it Be prepared to face mistakes and move on You have to be willing to sit with discomfort, uncertainty and doubt. Admit " I don't know" Start with honesty and humility, moving forward, small steps at a time Find time to think and shift to avoid knee-jerk reactions You need to welcome change and make the best of the new reality. November 3 - Peace River Child Care Association The number of children accessing the facility at this time is well aligned with child/staff ratios and room capacity so is in a financially "as good as possible" state right now. Advertising will be done to try to attract more children to fill more of the vacant rooms and the Director is looking for casual sub-employees who can come in on short notice if a full-time staff member is unexpectedly off. A website has been designed and is almost ready to launch. The vacation-a-month raffle/fund-raiser is not feasible for 2021 so other options are being explored. November 5 - SARDA meeting postponed
Upcoming Meetings:
November 9 - budget 2021 discussions November 10 - Council November 11 - Remembrance Day November 12 - FCSS Committee mtg Nov 13 - VSI AGM
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Councillor Committee Report
Name: Reeve Kolebaba
Date: 10/11/2020
Meetings/Events Attended:
October 28, 2020 Police Review They have done 7 months review and then, what was to be 4 months active review was pushed into 2 months .The engagement approach was Governance and Public Trust was online and surveys, Indigenous Policing was online meetings, and The Role Of The Police was survey and online . Principals of the Engagement is to build trust through transparency, Engaged Collaboration by learning, set clear expectations and inclusivity. Partner with Mental Health, social workers, and other professionals. Goal, a common set of rules for all police and corrections. A creation of a public facing of policies and procedural manuals. There will be a conference in April 23 and 24 for the police review. October 28, 2020 Landfill more discussion around Bio generation and our next steps getting it ready, the baby one should be at the ECO Centre now, look forward to seeing it up and running. October 28, 2020 Listen and return thought with Paul McLauchlin on the RMA Presidency October 29 and 30, 2020 Doctor Gord Service Delivery Review Glad we could have a look at this through employee’s and council’s eyes, better discussion for sure. All good as we move into budget discussions.
November 2, 2020 The Narwal interviewer Sharon J Riley Address on Linear Assessment, where we are at and moving forward with the new Minister Tracy Allard. Page 50 of 136
November 2, 2020 Mayors and Reeves The meeting was spent on discussion of the Linear Assessment. A motion by me was put forth to have a committee be created of RMA members to bring together thoughts across the province on linear assessment moving forward, what changes could be and present to Members and then Minister. Carried
November 3 and 4, 2020 RMA virtual conference Very different, as we are in the virtual world, which I do not like all the time. It went well, resolutions, 19 of them and one emergent failed it was Financial support from RMA for Appeal of Legal Decision regarding vehicle/trailer billboard sign along roadways Foothills County, they have spent $ 97,000.00 on legal and other associated costs and were asking for 10,000.00 from RMA, as it was going to appeal and the county expected the appeal to cost 30,000.00, lots of dollars spent. 2 others failed: the creation of municipal affairs process to resolve disputes regarding council sanctions and disqualifications, Rocky View County; and Seniors Foundation Requisitions, MD of Greenview. Assistant Deputy Minister Luan, mental health and addictions, we explained the high need in the north and that we will be writing to ask about the new facilities, the 5, that the province has said they will build to see if we could get one in the County, as we are also strong neighbours to our First Nation communities as well. I feel he was open to our thoughts and glad to work with us more.
Upcoming Meetings/Events:
November 9, 2020 Draft Budget November 10, 2020 Council
Have a great Healthy week
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Chief Administrative Officer Report October 27 – November 9, 2020
Meetings of Council October 27, 2020 – Organizational & Regular Council Meetings
Administration October 28, 2020 – Service Excellence Initiative Workshop (staff sessions) October 29 - 30, 2020 – Service Excellence Initiative Workshop (Council and Managers) November 2, 2020 – Mayors’ & Reeves’ Meeting November 3 – 4, 2020 – RMA Fall Convention (Virtual) November 4, 2020 – Meeting with Honorable Luan, Associate Minister for Mental Health and Addictions November 6, 2020 – MMSA CAO Meeting November 9, 2020 – Budget Meeting
Council, Staff, Boards & Committees Christmas Party Administration would like to hear from Council on the Christmas party scheduled for December 12, 2020 considering the ongoing pandemic. Staff are in the planning phase and are requesting feedback and/or direction. Protective Services has cancelled their awards night evening that was scheduled for December 7, 2020.
Long Service Awards for staff were scheduled on the same day as Council’s Open House which has been cancelled for 2020. Administration recommends that this be re-organized to December 15, 2020 after the Council meeting and that Administration be directed to organize it with the COVID guidelines in place.
Upcoming Meetings November 12, 2020 – Municipal Development Plan Meeting (5:00 p.m.) November 18, 2020 – Joint Health & Safety Committee Meeting November 18, 2020 – Virtual Residents’ Meeting (7:00 p.m.) November 23, 2020 – Administration Department Health & Safety Meeting November 24, 2020 - Council
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2020 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES CHART Approved November 19, 2019 Updated: November 4, 2020 COUNCIL PRIORITIES (Council/CAO) NOW 1. MEDICAL CLINIC: Lease Agreement – COMPLETE 2. TOWN OF PEACE RIVER ICF: Bylaw and Cost Sharing Agreement – COMPLETE 3. VILLAGE OF NAMPA: Funding Agreement – COMPLETE 4. BROADBAND/CELL TOWER SERVICE: Provider Meeting - COMPLETE 5. LITTLE BUFFALO LAGOON: Service Agreement – February 2020 - COMPLETE
ADVOCACY / PARTNERSHIPS NEXT • Little Buffalo Transfer Process Clarity • MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Draft Policies – In progress • Northern Electric Transmission Cost Equalization • SERVICE EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE – COMPLETE • Woodland Cree First Nation Protocol • MODERN COMMUNICATION: COMPLETE • Medical Clinic Transfer to Alberta Health Services • DAYCARE FACILITIES SITE: Analysis – Tabled until 2021 budget - • Abandoned Well Zone Assessment COMPLETE • DAYCARE AGREEMENT WITH PRCCA: Draft – tabled until 2021 budget - COMPLETE OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES (CAO/Staff) CAO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Lynn) 1. MEDICAL CLINIC: Lease Agreement – COMPLETE 1. BROADBAND/CELL TOWER SERVICE: COMPLETE 2. TOWN OF PEACE RIVER ICF: Bylaw and Cost Sharing Agrmt – • Business Park: Marketing Strategy – COMPLETE COMPLETE • Value Added Agriculture Report – April 2020 – COMPLETE 3. VILLAGE OF NAMPA: Funding Agreement – COMPLETE • Ec Dev Department Website Budget – COMPLETE 4. SERVICE EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE – COMPLETE • Property Crime Prevention Campaign – COMPLETE 5. MODERN COMMUNICATION: COMPLETE ENGINEERING (Ian) AGRICULTURAL SERVICES (Sebastien) 1. LITTLE BUFFALO LAGOON SERVICE AGRMT – COMPLETE 1. GIS Software – Weed Inspector Program – COMPLETE 2. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN: Draft Policies– In Progress 2. Provincial Grant Agreement ASB – April 2020 - COMPLETE • Cadotte Lake Hall Maintenance Contract RFP Budget Allocation – 3. Environmental Protection Enhancement Act Inspector Presentation by COMPLETE AEP – May 2020 – REQUIREMENTS REMOVED - COMPLETE
FINANCE (Bob) COMMUNITY SERVICES (Amber) 1. Asset Management Plan Status - 2020 1. DAYCARE FACILITIES SITE: Analysis – tabled until 2021 budget - 2. Bad Debt Policy – Carry over from 2019 COMPLETE 3. Long Term Capital Plan 2. DAYCARE AGREEMENT WITH PRCCA: Draft – tabled until 2021 budget - • Tax Formula Review COMPLETE 3. Cadotte Lake Hall User Requirements – COMPLETE • Outdoor Recreation Marketing Report – COMPLETE ASSESSMENT (Rod) LEGISLATIVE SERVICES (Olive) 1. Abandoned Well Zone Assessment Advocacy Assistance – January 1. Property Camera Subsidy Proposal – Deferred to 2021 budget discussions 2020 - COMPLETE
PUBLIC WORKS (Mike K) PROTECTIVE SERVICES (Dave) 1. Medical Clinic Construction Completion – COMPLETE 1. Sprinkler Deployment Plan – October 2020 – COMPLETE 2. Admin Building Completion – Fall 2021 2. Joint Emergency Response Plan Agreement with Village of Nampa – October 2020 3. Emergency Mock Disaster Table-Top Exercise – Deferred to 2021 • Fleet/Equipment Inventory & Assessment – COMPLETE KEY: BOLD CAPITALS = Councils NOW Priorities: Italics = Councils Advocacy Issues; CAPITALS = Councils NEXT Priorities; Regular Title Case = Staff Operational Strategies Northern Sunrise County Page 53 of 136 Capital Projects and Reserve Forecast
ACTION ITEM LIST FOR 2020 CAPITAL ITEMS October 31 2020 2019 2020 2020 Expended 2019 Assigned Status Projects C/O Amount Budget TOTAL To Date Notes GL CODE To Update Engineer Contractor
Unrestricted surplus Gravel Pit Expansion in New Site $66,806 $66,806 $50,201 Murphy Pit plan in progress 4-32-10-000-640 MK Aspen Land Group Harmon Valley Ag Hall - Parking Lot $20,000 $20,000 $16,868 Complete 4-74-14-002-620 IC Contingency $0 $500,000 $500,000 $0
Restricted surplus Drainage Study Programs $406,258 $2,680,000 $3,086,258 $2,335,573 4-37-14-000-259 IC MPA Macmillan/MDP/Northsite Peace River Medical Clinic $188,918 $0 $188,918 $187,141 4-11-18-000-770 MK, CM BASE Various County Office Expansion $3,973,264 $2,500,000 $6,473,264 $1,621,581 Exterior framing and roof partially sheeted 4-12-00-000-620 MK, CM M2 Various
Administration Fencing/Grading New County Land $20,215 $20,215 $251 defer to 2020 4-12-10-000-620 MK Exchange/ASD Server Replacement $24,000 $24,000 $11,858 4-12-00-000-660 BM Trinus Business Park Fibre Optic HS Internet $19,030 $0 $19,030 $0 Complete 4-61-19-008-259 LF Telus SGBP Signs $150,000 $150,000 $0 Defer to 2021 4-61-20-008-259 LF
Agricultural Service ASB Equipment $0 $91,500 $91,500 $58,612 Solar water Buggy ($7700), Side Arm $30 000, Diesel Tank $16 000 4-63-00-000-630 SD ASB Vehicles $0 $55,000 $55,000 $45,972 Pick-up (55,000) 4-63-00-000-650 SD ASB Building $17,000 $500,000 $517,000 $69,903 Fencing (17,000) defer to 2021; Building design (500,000) 4-63-00-000-620 SD/MK Likely M2
Community Halls Cecil Thompson Park Improvements $16,638 $0 $16,638 $0 4-72-16-011-670 MK Versatile/HAE Cadotte Beach - Tables and Garbage Bins $17,874 $0 $17,874 $1,020 Move to 2021 4-74-19-000-259 SD/MK Haul-All (GC)/Dominion Precast (Tables)
Protective Services Fire Vehicles $330,000 $65,000 $395,000 $406,972 Complete 4-23-00-000-650 DL Fire Equipment $0 $12,000 $12,000 $14,692 Complete 4-23-00-000-630 DL St Isidore Hall $0 $15,000 $15,000 $0 4-23-16-001-536 DL
Recreation Equipment $0 $0 $0 $0 4-72-00-000-630 HV Park Upgrades $43,008 $0 $43,008 $1,469 4-72-17-000-670 MK/SD Murphy Flats Park Design $23,657 $165,655 $189,312 $53,059 4-72-19-000-259 IC MMSA/MPA Sagitawa Lookout Improvements $20,155 $80,000 $100,155 $52,732 4-72-19-000-260 IC Parkland
Transportation Bridge Replace BF08316 $471,131 $0 $471,131 $100,761 bridge done, roadwork begun 4-32-18-401-259 IC MPA McMillan Bridge Replace BF76233 $0 $300,000 $300,000 $372,675 culvert material has arrived, mid june fish window 4-32-20-401-259 IC MPA TBD Bridge Replace BF72477 - GOA FUNDED $0 $0 $0 $0 completion 2019 GOA Project 4-32-18-688-259 IC WSP Northsite Bridge Rehabilitations $514,961 $100,000 $614,961 $125,152 ongoing, 4-32-19-401-259 IC MOST Various Bridge Assessments & Engineering $23,027 $100,000 $123,027 $6,598 4-32-10-401-259 IC MPA & Most N/A Local Road Maintenance Programs $301,404 $500,000 $801,404 $262,901 as needed; slide and spot repairs, $350,000 toward East Ridge 4-32-16-000-259 MK In House and Various 822 Extension - Engineer & Survey $50,100 $0 $50,100 $0 paved road assessment complete, report anticipated by Oct 1 4-32-19-822-259 IC RR 210 (Gunning) Street Lights $64,888 $0 $64,888 $53,400 Complete 4-32-19-210-259 IC Mainway Rail Crossing Signal, TWP 810 $40,000 $40,000 $0 Complete, invoicing yet to be completed 4-32-20-810-259 IC CN SI Skating Rink Street Lights $35,000 $35,000 $22,816 Complete 4-72-10-000-670 IC Mainway RR 210 Paving Upgrade $100,000 $100,000 $99,324 Complete 4-32-20-210-259 IC Ruel Paving patching as required $150,000 $150,000 $32,300 County wide Patching as required 4-32-00-000-534 IC Ruel/TBD TWP 842 realign through BF 76233 $500,000 $500,000 $236,347 as above 4-32-20-842-259 IC MPA TBD Resident Requests for New Roads $243,321 $0 $243,321 $0 On hold 4-32-19-999-259 IC LB Cultural Camp Access Road - Band Funded $0 $0 $0 $135,331 complete, Design to the end of Tender Preparation 4-32-19-003-259 IC MPA N/A Oil Stabilized Program $0 $250,000 $250,000 $240,402 In progress 4-32-19-000-259 IC in house summer 2019 Regravel Program $0 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $953,105 Complete 4-32-19-000-534 MK gravel haul list Culvert Replace Program $176,570 $300,000 $476,570 $456,781 4-37-14-000-537 IC various underway
Roads - equipment Transportation Equipment $0 $0 $0 $0 4-32-00-000-630 MK finning/kenworth Transportation Vehicles $0 $110,000 $110,000 $103,658 Complete 4-32-00-000-650 MK Mighty Peace Chev Transportation Shop Roof $135,075 $0 $135,075 $0 defer to 2020 4-32-00-000-610 MK M2 Lavergne/Deboon Transportation Shop Renovation $0 $500,000 $500,000 $26,174 Building Design 4-32-00-000-620 MK M2
Water and wastewat Little Buffalo Hamlet Water System $100,000 $0 $100,000 $0 On hold 4-41-14-003-620 IC M2 N/A Little Buffalo Waste Water Treatment $182,423 $0 $182,423 $528,207 Construction complete 4-42-16-003-259 MK/IC WSP Northsite Truckfill Control Systems $30,807 $0 $30,807 $0 As needed 4-41-15-000-660 MK SCADA Maintenance, Programming $0 $0 $0 $0 As needed. 4-41-14-000-660 MK Nason Nampa Reservoir Expansion $0 $0 $0 $1,667 construction underway, 95% complete 4-41-17-009-670 MK/IC M2 Engineering AGS/Mainway Marie Reine Liftstation Upgrades $22,364 $0 $22,364 $24,500 Complete 4-41-19-005-259 MK/IC AGS/Mainway Replacement Pumps and Drives $30,000 $0 $30,000 $0 As needed 4-41-17-009-259 MK/IC GPR Industries Harmon Valley TF/Firehall Parking Area $30,000 $30,000 $36,118 In Progress 4-32-20-002-259 IC Harmon Valley Booster $55,000 $55,000 $52,519 Complete 4-41-20-002-259 New Pickup $55,000 $55,000 $51,781 Complete 4-41-00-000-650 SGBP Pump Stn - Electric/Computer Upgrades $60,000 $60,000 $46,777 Complete 4-41-20-009-660 Advance to PRWMC - Biomass Gasification $529,958 $1,255,000 approved by Council 4-43-20-000-610 18,532,049 $9,427,154 Page 54 of 136 Page 55 of 136 Page 56 of 136
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3. _~oczS.>w_.m m 3. z_mx._.gmmdzo 3; m=m~mm_o_u_m::_:cwmmm_o:mmEam<.E_._mmo.mono@ ooao: _w:o:m:m:02:8 ® $3 3.» _..~mo:_m«woma_<_mm=:mwm?macm...33. monomanna.‘8 am32¢; ® muonsmag Bmmzzm8 8:92 © 9.3. _<_O North Peace Housing Foundation 6780 – 103 Ave., Peace River, AB, T8S 0B6 Tel: (780) 624-2055 Fax: (780) 624-2065 Email: [email protected] North Peace Housing Foundation Board Meeting Synopsis – October 7, 2020 Resident and Tenant Levels: As of August 2020, we had a total of 183 lodge residents, down 3 from the month of July. Our lodge unit occupancy at the end of August was 79% of the 224 lodge units occupied. We had 117 occupied Senior Self-Contained units at the end of August, up 3 from the month of July. Our occupancy rate at the end of July was 90%. Garden Court Seniors Apartments had 57 out of 63 units occupied at the end of August, consistent with the month of July; our occupancy rate was 90%. We had 5 out of the 8 trailers in Cadotte occupied at the end of August. The Family Housing program had 77 of the 123 units occupied, down 4 from the month of July, and 20 of the 40 R&N units occupied, consistent with the month of July, with an overall occupancy of 60%. We had 38 Rent Supplement recipients in the month of August, consistent with the month of July. No new applications for rent supplements are being accepted at this time while the existing programs are being reviewed for consistency of benefits and to ensure households that need assistance most are prioritized. 1. Administration COVID-19 Update Homesteader Lodge At the time of the last Board meeting, we were in the middle of an Outbreak at the Homesteader Lodge and were concerned with, what seemed at the time, to be symptomatic residents at the Harvest Lodge who were being isolated and tested for COVID. Thankfully, none of the tests came back positive at the Harvest Lodge and all symptoms resolved without incident. As of September 12, we had 7 residents at the Homesteader Lodge who were out of isolation and only 3 residents continued to show COVID-19 symptoms. The residents who were symptomatic were experiencing mild symptoms and were on the road to recovery. By September 18, all residents were recovered and out of isolation, but the Lodge was still being classified in Outbreak status. Generally, a COVID-19 outbreak can be declared over, two incubation periods after the last reported case in a resident (i.e. 28 days). On September 28, the Outbreak at the Homesteader Lodge was officially declared over, by Communicable Disease Control, Alberta Health Services. Residents continue to improve daily, as many experienced mobility issues after being isolated in their rooms for 14 days or more, where necessary. Page 68 of 136 Board Meeting Synopsis – October 7, 2020 Page 2 The Lodge will continue with enhanced monitoring for all residents and staff and will maintain ongoing Infection Prevention and Control measures as required, including proper hand hygiene, increased sanitizing, continuous masking, and physical distancing. Del Air Lodge On September 11, we were notified by the Del Air Lodge Manager in Manning that 1 of her staff members had tested positive for COVID. We immediately informed residents, family, and staff and arranged to have all residents and staff tested. On September 14, we were notified that a second staff member had tested positive. All remaining staff and residents tested negative for COVID; therefore, we were not required to isolate any residents, while staff members who had tested positive, isolated at home. Residents and staff were closely screened and monitored and luckily no one became symptomatic. By September 25, the CDC officially declared the Outbreak over, as there were only 2 staff members who ever tested positive. Like Homesteader Lodge, Del Air Lodge will continue with enhanced monitoring for all residents and staff and will maintain ongoing Infection Prevention and Control measures as required, including proper hand hygiene, increased sanitizing, continuous masking, and physical distancing. General On September 3, the CMOH released Order 32-2020, rescinding Order 23-2020, to be effective on September 17, giving operators the opportunity to prepare accordingly. The new order made changes or presented new guidelines for Isolation/quarantine requirements, volunteers, site tours, personal choice services and amenities, and clarified enhanced cleaning and health screening requirements, as well as changes to group recreation and dining expectations. The Order speaks to a site-based approach when making decisions based on resident and staff risk tolerance and the risk of unknown exposure, in the case of residents returning from outings, bringing volunteers on site, visitors, etc. The expectations of the Order are intended to safeguard people during the pandemic. However, there is also the recognition that socialization and activity are an important part of quality of life in these congregate settings. The order includes guidance considered to support broader quality of life for residents, as well as to support staff quality of work life and wellbeing. Nominal Sum Properties Nine of the properties that Alberta Social Housing Corporation transferred title to North Peace Housing Foundation have been listed on our website, along with information sheets and 360 tours, and have “For Sale” signs posted on the front lawn. We have been receiving calls from interested parties and our Director of Housing Operations and Special Projects, Ashli Champeau, gave a tour of 3 of the Grimshaw units on October 1. We have sent out an RFP for legal services in relation to the sale of the properties to 4 interested firms. We will be reviewing the proposals on Wednesday, October 7 and deciding on the successful candidate at that time. Page 69 of 136 Board Meeting Synopsis – October 7, 2020 Page 3 The tenants of the occupied units are being contacted to determine if they are interested in purchasing their unit. They will be offered the unit at 10% below the appraised value, as per the AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE AND SALE OF LAND entered with Alberta Social Housing Corporation. Del Air Redevelopment On August 21, Alberta Seniors and Housing posted the Del Air Lodge Redevelopment Project on Alberta Purchasing Connection. On September 22, the Steering Committee members received 6 proposals to review, score, and return to the Province. There is a call scheduled for the morning of October 7 to discuss the proposal scoring and develop a shortlist. Interviews with the shortlisted proponents will be conducted in-person in Edmonton in approximately 3 weeks. We do not have a confirmed date currently. West View Condominium Project We are in the initial stages of contacting existing condo owners to gain a better understanding of what features they value most in their home, what they could do without, and what they feel could be done better. We are hopeful that the information we collect in these initial interviews will allow us to develop a robust survey that will give us a clear sense of what today’s seniors value in a home. We feel that this is the safest way to conduct an initial community consultation in a COVID climate. 2. Regular Agenda Items Lodge Rate Schedule The Lodge Rate Schedule including the addition of Security Deposits was reviewed and approved as presented. Wage and Salary Negotiation The Board of Directors of the North Peace Housing Foundation gave thoughtful consideration to the items brought forward in the Wage and Salary Negotiations. Governance The process of our ongoing policy review is proceeding with policies regarding Board remuneration and Regular Meetings of the Board being approved. Page 70 of 136 N The Villageof A Place (lose TnTlIe llnn October 21, 2020 Angela Rosin Box 57 Nampa, AB TOH2R0 Dear Angela: RE: Nampa/Northern Sunrise County Family and Community Support Services Representative Please be advised that at our Organizational Meeting held October 20, 2020, Council made the following motion: "Mayor Butz made motion to appoint Angela Rosin as the Nampa Rep. for the Nampa/Northern Sunrise County Family and Community Support Services” CARRIED Sincerely, ®WWu Dianne Roshuk CAO — Village of Nampa CC:Nampa/Northern County FCSS Box 69, 9902- 102 Avenue, Nampa, AB. TOH 2RO/ P (780) 3228852 / F (780 3222100 I www.nampa.ca Page 71 of 136 Néi?ipa /\ Plateclme TnTlIelle.1ri W91»:Vvorks October 21, 2020 gmer: ' Nampa/Northern Sunrise County FCSS c/oAmber Houle Bag 1300 Peace River, AB T85 1Y9 Dear Members: RE: Representation on Family Community Services Board At the Organizational meeting of the Village of Nampa on October 20, 2020 the appointed representative to the Nampa/Northern Sunrise County FCSSBoard for the Village of Nampa was designated as: Clynton Butz Box 433, Nampa, AB. TOH2R0 Cell phone number is 780-625-1544 Emailaddress is c|yntonbutz@hotmai|.com The designated alternate is: Cheryl Novak Box 126 Nampa, ABTOH2R0 Cell number is 780-618-6466 Email: [email protected] Sincerely, K31/64/wnbfan?wo/‘Z4 Dianne Roshuk CAO — Village of Nampa Box 69, 9902- 102 Avenue. Nampa. AB. TOH 2R0/ P (780) 322-3852 / F (780 322-2100 / www.nampa.ca Page 72 of 136 Engineering Néivfi?pa Finance _ ‘*3 A Place Llnsc Tn The Ilemr! Legislative§er‘IiC95 _ocr2 9 zuzalag Planning >8:D‘Il-""1 8 M3l‘lTHEHr\l Services SUNRISE..~L. Progective ‘fl (sunny PublicWorks / "Q? '53’57 Ouamw (1 x.‘ 91 ‘ October 21, 2020 Heart River Water Shed Bag 1300 Peace River, AB T85 1Y9 Dear Members: RE: Representation on Heart River Water Shed At the Organizational meeting of the Village of Nampa on October 20, 2020 the appointed representative to the Heart River Water Shed Board for the Village of Nampa was designated as: Evan Matiasiewich Box 446 Nampa, ABTOH2R0 Cell number is 780-618-7259 Email: [email protected] The designated alternate is: Perry Skrlik Box 542, Nampa, AB. TOH2R0 Cell phone number is 780-625-4272 Email address is Qskr|ik@gmai|.com Sincerely, LQ/pa/vi/v\.o/Ze:.$vvJL Dianne Roshuk CAO — Village of Nampa Box 59, 9902» 102 Avenue. Nampa, AB. TOH2RO/ P (780) 322-3852 / F (780 322-2100 / www.nampa.ca Page 73 of 136 N??ipa A Place (Elm: 1nTl:e|le.1rI October 21, 2020 MT 2 3 mm ; I ' ‘l’)RTHERl\l3|JNRlSE I COUNW Economic Development Committee Bag 1300 Peace River, AB T85 1Y9 Dear Members: RE: Representation on Economic Development Committee At the Organizational meeting of the Village of Nampa on October 20, 2020 the appointed representative to the Economic Development Committee Board for the Village of Nampa was designated as: Cheryl Novak Box 126 Nampa, ABTOH2R0 Cell number is 780-618-6466 Email: [email protected] The designated alternate is: Evan Matiasiewich Box 446, Nampa, AB. TOH2R0 Cell phone number is 780-618-7259 Emailaddress is evanmatwek@hotmai|.com Sincerely, l,Q\«wvv»~—e/lQm-9w.»J2.» Dianne Roshuk CAO - Village of Nampa Box 69, 9902- 102 Avenue. Nampa, AB. T0H 2RO/ P (780) 322-3852 / F (780 322-2100 / www.nampa.ca Page 74 of 136 Premier of Alberta Office of the Premier, 307 Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta T5l< 2B6 Canada October 12, 2020 Reeve Carolyn Kolebaba Legislative Services Northern Sunrise County Planning 8:Dvpml Bag 1300, 135 Sunrise Road ProtectiveServlcam Peace River AB T88 1Y9 PublicWorks Olhét my limit l?aliiboim. Thank you for your September 24, 2020, letter on behalf of Northern Sunrise County. I appreciate you writing to express your support for policies that focus on children’s health. The Government of Alberta is committed to building a health-care system that delivers outstanding results for people of all ages and at all stages of life. Ensuring the physical and mental well—beingof children and youth is an important part of our overall plan. I have taken the liberty of sharing your letter with the Honourable Tyler Shandro, Minister of Health, who is in the best position to address your concerns. Thank you again for writing, and for your advocacy. My best wishes to you and all councillors for good health. Sincerely .4T Premier of Alberta cc: Honourable Tyler Shandro,Minister of Health Page 75 of 136 ‘ l . 5 2 BIG LAKESCOUNTY Elm37 Lug/‘Wt, 5305-56 Street Box 239, High Prairie, AB TOGlE0 T/ (780) 523-5955 F/ (780) 523-4227 V#z9%%’4VA'0’.6’//4’a9/?%WA’a99VW/W/WW&’%4W#£/4/W»?/{WM%%¢W#?aV¢4VW/%%V?/W/m ‘\ -————.__._c-wawm FileCopy —z:::; Reeve CAO ‘_‘*“""‘ Agricultural Services Communlty?sgwicgs Erigineenng October 27, 2020 Finance Legislative Services Planning& Dvpmt ProtectiveServices PublicWorks Northern Sunrise County or 135 Sunrise Road Bag l3OO Peace River, AB T83 lY9 Attention: Cindy Millar, C.A.O. Dear Ms. Millar, Re: Organizational Meeting of Council Big Lakes County Council held their Organizational Meeting on October 27, 2020. Appointments that may be of interest to you include: Reeve: - Ken Matthews Deputy Reeve: — David Marx Northern Sunrise County Inter-M unicipal Ad Hoc Committee: - Ken Matthews, Reeve — Fern Welch, Councillor Yours truly, ordan Panasuik CAO GO BIGLAKESCOUNTYCA Page 76 of 136 #600, 7thAve NW, PO Box 10, ManningAB TOH2M0 COUNTY I Phone 780-836-3348 Fax 780-836-3663 0; Nort em L1g ts ‘*5!LIGHTS PRESSBULLETIN- FOR IMMEDIATERELEASE 11.01.05 Wednesday, October 28”‘,2020 REEVEAND DEPUTY REEVEACCLAIMEDFOR ANOTHER YEAR At the County of Northern Lights annual Organizational meeting on Tuesday, October 27”‘,2020, Ward Six Councillor Terry Ungarian was nominated and acclaimed amongst his Council members as Reeve for another year. Ungarian enters his fourth year as Reeve of the County and eleventh year as Councillor for Ward Six. Councillor Brenda Yasinski of Ward Three was nominated and acclaimed for the position of Deputy Reeve. Yasinski also enters her fourth year as Deputy Reeve for the County and eighth year as Councillor for Ward Three. An Organizational Meeting is held annually in October for Council to nominate amongst themselves for the position of Reeve and Deputy Reeve; and to appoint Council members to various Boards and Committees in the Region. An updated Boards and Committees list will soon be available at: ww oumyofnorthernlights.com ### For further information please contact: Terry Ungarian, Reeve County of Northern Lights ungariant@countyofnortherniightszom C: 780-836-5264 H: 780-836-2141 Please visit our website at: wwmcountyofnorthernllghts.com Page 77 of 136 Page 78 of 136 ALBERTA October 27, 2020 MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AR103033 O?iceaft/atMinister MLA, GrandePrairie Reeve Carolyn Kolebaba Northern Sunrise County PO Bag 1300 Peace River, Alberta T88 1Y9 Dear Reeve Carolyn Kolebaba, Thank you for your request to meet with me during the upcoming 2020 Fall Rural Municipalities of Alberta (FIMA)Convention. As a new Minister, I was looking forward to meeting with you to build on our relationship, discuss our shared objectives, and how we can work together to rebuild Alberta's economy. Unfortunately, due to our government’s extensive fall legislative agenda, my requirements to be in the legislature, and our ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, my schedule is not going to allow me to meet with individual councils during the convention. I am disappointed, and I understand that many of you willbe as well. Meeting with local leaders and hearing your concerns is critical to my role as Minister of Municipal Affairs, and I will make every effort to ensure that we have an opportunity to meet in the future. While I won't have the opportunity to meet with individual councils at the convention, I will still be able to participate in key parts of the convention agenda. I understand that this has been a challenging year for rural Alberta. I have heard from many of you about the significant challenges facing your communities as a result of collapsing oil prices, and the COVID-19 pandemic. As your Minister, and a small business owner, I understand these challenges. Nevertheless, through that rural Alberta spirit of grit, determination, and community, we will recover and rebuild A|berta’s economy once again. I am looking forward to the opportunity to meet with all of you in the coming months; in the meantime, if there are urgent matters you would like to discuss with me, please reach out to my office and we will do our best to schedule a meeting at a future date. ’ > 0ounoiI_A§_ende 37 ', Sincerely, 5ZZ3&QQO./xok Tracy L. Allard Minister Legislative Services Planning & Dvprnt Protective Services _PubI‘rcWorks Other: 132 LegislatureBuilding, 10800 ~ 97 Avenue, Ednionton, Alberta TSK 2B6 Canada Telephone780-427-3744 Fax 7801122-9550 mm: I/V1 my:/rd p/rpm _i._l___. Page 79 of 136 V.S.1. SERVICES (1980) LTD BOX 137 A nonpro?t organization providing veterinary care in Alberta FAIRVIEW AB T0H 1L0 PH 780 835 5440 vsiservicesl6@;gmai|.com November 1, 2020 Ms. Cindy Millar, CAO Northern Sunrise County Bag 1300 Peace River, AB T8S 1Y9 Dear Cindy - I am sending this letter as a follow up to the third qu ort of VSI expenditures, for your jurisdiction, that was e-mailed to [email protected] Following is an estimate of your current VSI account status: Claims Payments Balance Jan. 1, 2020 $ 2,521 Payments in 2020 $ 29,000 $ 31,521 First Quarter $ 5,543 $ 25,978 Second Quarter $ 6,432 $ 19,546 Third Quarter $ 3,713 $ 15,833 Administrative fees and investment income have not been calculated or included for the first nine months of 2020. Overall, VSI had a 0.3% increase in total claims for the third quarter of 2020 compared to 2019. Total costs have increased 39164 over the same time period. Four (4) of the sixteen (16) VSI jurisdictions had an increase in their third quarter costs. Increases ranged from 7.7% to 87.0 % of 2019 third quarter costs. Decreases in the other twelve (12) jurisdictions ranged from 12.9 % to 70.3 % of 2019 third quarter costs. For the year VSI cost increased by 1.0% or $4,261. Three (3) jurisdictions have increases between 9.2% and 20.8% for the year, nine (9) have decreases between 1.9 and 37.4%. Three (3) stayed virtually (within 1%) unchanged. Your 2020 third quarter claims are $ 2,135 (36.5%) lower than they were in 2019. For the year you are $4,658 (22.9%) below last year’s pace. lf you have any questions or if you detect any errors in the report or in my calculations in this letter please let me know. Yours sincerely Rik Vandekerkhove, Manager cc Sebastian Dutrisac Page 80 of 136 Peace River Constituency La Crete Constituency Office Office Box 6299 Box 2793 #2 10122 100st 10013 101 Avenue Peace River, Alberta La Crete, Alberta T8S 1S2 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY T0H 2H0 ALBERTA Dan Williams, MLA Peace River November 2nd, 2020 Cindy Millar Chief Administrative Officer Northern Sunrise County [email protected] Dear Ms. Millar: Further to our recent phone meeting, I am pleased to follow-up with you on questions related to the linear property assessment announcement. I have consulted with the Honourable Tracy L. Allard, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and can offer the following information. Additional depreciation adjustments for lower producing wells are expected to result in a reduction of approximately $21 million in municipal taxes and $7 million in education taxes province-wide. Municipal Affairs will provide the specific factors being used for this reduction in the 2020 Alberta Linear Property Assessment Minister’s Guidelines. The factors being adjusted already exist under Schedule D “additional depreciation.” The thresholds for determining low productivity are already established in the Minister’s Guidelines, and these will not change. The Provincial Assessor continues to be responsible for preparing assessments of linear property, and obtains productivity data directly from the Alberta Energy Regulator. Thank you for bringing these matters to my attention. If you have additional questions about how these changes will be implemented, I encourage you to contact Municipal Affairs’ Assessment Services Branch toll-free at 310-0000, then 780-422-1377, and ask to speak with an advisor. Sincerely, LEGISLATURE OFFICE | 6th Floor Edmonton Federal Building | 9820 – 107 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 1E7 Page 81 of 136 Dan Williams, MLA Peace River cc: Honourable Tracy L. Allard, Minister of Municipal Affairs LEGISLATURE OFFICE | 6th Floor Edmonton Federal Building | 9820 – 107 Street Edmonton, AB T5K 1E7 Page 82 of 136 Communiqué de presse – Pour diffusion immédiate Nord-Ouest FM maintenant sur le WEB et en diffusion en continue – une présence partout dans la région et sur la planète Mercredi 4 novembre 2020 – Nord-Ouest FM, la radio communautaire de langue française de la grande région de Rivière-La-Paix, lance aujourd’hui son nouveau site Internet ainsi que diffusion en direct en continu. Le nouveau site internet, www.nordouestfm.ca, marque une autre étape dans la reprise de notre média communautaire. En furetant notre nouveau site, découvrez la programmation complète de notre radio, consultez les descriptifs des émissions, écoutez nos séries en baladodiffusion et explorez les multiples façons de participer à la réussite la radio communautaire du nord-ouest de la province. Nous espérons que ce site internet permettra à Nord-Ouest FM de mettre de l’avant les réalités plurielles des gens de langue française de la région de Rivière-La-Paix et toutes les déclinaisons de la langue française présentes sur notre territoire. Dans la même foulée, nous sommes fiers d’annoncer la diffusion en direct en continu de Nord-Ouest FM à partir de notre site internet et des sites mapetiteradio.com ou nosradios.ca, ou encore en téléchargeant l’application RadioPlace sur votre appareil mobile. Syntonisez Nord-Ouest FM pour suivre l’actualité civique, politique et culturelle de la grande région de Rivière-La-Paix Nous tenons à souligner l’aide financière du Fonds d’appui stratégique pour les médias communautaires de Patrimoine canadien. -30- En ondes depuis 1996, Nord-Ouest FM (CKRP) est maintenant gérée par la Société CKRP Radio Rivière- La-Paix depuis 2018. Cette radio communautaire dessert plus de 8000 francophones et francophiles habitant 17 communautés et municipalités au sein de la grande région de Rivière-La-Paix. Elle offre une programmation radiophonique variée, composée d’émissions provenant à la fois de ses studios et d’autres radios communautaires au Canada. Information : Gisèle Bouchard Directrice générale NORD-OUEST FM [email protected] 780.625.1480 Page 83 of 136 Press Release – For Immediate Release Nord-Ouest FM Launches Website and Live Streaming Wednesday, November 4t, 2020 – Nord-Ouest FM, the Peace Country’s French-language community radio station, is launching its new website today www.nordouestfm.ca, which allows for live streaming of the station. This new website is another step towards the community radio station’s relaunch process. Website contents include full program descriptions, schedule, live-streaming and podcast versions of local programming. As with our radio programming, we hope our web content will showcase Northern Alberta’s unique realities and help bring a new vitality to the French-language communities it serves. As we launch our new website, we also offers a variety of options for live-streaming. Not only can listeners live-stream from our site, they can do so through mapetiteradio.com or nosradios.ca. Also, the RadioPlace mobile application can be downloaded onto your electronic device. Tune in to Nord-Ouest FM to keep up with the Peace Country’s news, events and cultural happenings. -30- On the air since 1996, Nord-Ouest FM (CKRP) is managed by the Société CRKP Radio Rivière-La-Paix since 2018. This French-language community radio station aims primarily to provide news and entertainment to the 8000 Francophones and Francophiles living within the Peace Country’s 17 communities and municipalities. The station offers a variety of French-language programs, hailing from its own studios and other French-language community radio stations across Canada. Information : Gisèle Bouchard General manager NORD-OUEST FM [email protected] 780.625.1480 Page 84 of 136 October 27, 2020 Provide Feedback on the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act The Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship is seeking feedback The Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Act came into effect in 2013 and was amended in 2017 to expand the legislation to government offices, public entities, and prescribed service providers that are identified by the regulation. The act is in place to protect public sector employees and political staff from punishment if they: disclose wrongdoing that is conducted against the public’s interest seek advice or information about disclosing a wrongdoing from: Their supervisor, The designated officer, or The Public Interest Commissioner cooperate in an investigation into wrongdoing decline to participate in suspected wrongdoing In June 2020, the act was referred to the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship for a comprehensive review. The committee began its review in July and must submit its report to the Legislative Assembly within one year of the review process commencing. The committee is seeking input from stakeholders by November 30, 2020 at 4:30 pm. There are two ways to submit input: 1) Fill out the online form and submit it through the website, or 2) Submit a written submission to [email protected]. 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Alex Mochid Policy Advisor 780.955.4085 [email protected] Tasha Blumenthal Director of Advocacy and External Relations 780.955.4094 [email protected] Page 85 of 136 Province of Alberta PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Statutes of Alberta, 2012 Chapter P-39.5 Current as of November 22, 2019 Office Consolidation © Published by Alberta Queen’s Printer Alberta Queen’s Printer Suite 700, Park Plaza 10611 - 98 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2P7 Phone: 780-427-4952 Fax: 780-452-0668 E-mail: [email protected] Shop on-line at www.qp.alberta.ca Page 86 of 136 Copyright and Permission Statement Alberta Queen's Printer holds copyright on behalf of the Government of Alberta in right of Her Majesty the Queen for all Government of Alberta legislation. 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Amendments Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) ...... 71/2013 ...... 15/2018, 10/2019, 81/2019 Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Transitional ...... 16/2018 NOTE: AR 16/2018 is subject to repeal in accordance with s53.2(2) of the Act Page 87 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Table of Contents 1 Definitions 2 Application and purposes of Act Part 1 Wrongdoings 3 Wrongdoings to which this Act applies Part 1.1 Members of the Legislative Assembly and Their Offices 4.1 Parliamentary privileges and immunities saved Part 1.2 Prescribed Service Providers 4.2 Prescribed service provider regulations Part 2 Disclosure Procedures for Departments, Public Entities and Offices 5 Procedures to manage and investigate disclosures 6 Information about Act to be communicated 7 Designated officer 8 Request for advice 9 Disclosure concerning a department, public entity or office 12 Disclosure to Auditor General re Commissioner or Ombudsman 13 Contents of disclosure 14 Consultation re disclosure 1 Page 88 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Part 2.1 Disclosure to the Commissioner 15.1 Disclosure to the Commissioner Part 3 Investigations by the Commissioner 16 Purposes of investigation 17 Commissioner to facilitate resolution 18 Investigation by Commissioner 18.1 Access to information – generally 19 When investigation not required 20 Investigating other wrongdoings 21 Allegations by others of wrongdoing 22 Commissioner’s report re investigation 23 If subject-matter involves chief officer or designated officer Part 4 Reprisals 24 Reprisal 25 Complaints of reprisals 26 Managing and investigating complaints of reprisals 27 Reasonable human resource management decisions 27.1 Referral to the Board for remedy 27.2 Board powers re evidence 27.3 Various issues relating to the Board 27.4 Orders and enforcement Part 4.1 Collection, Use and Disclosure of Information 28 Disclosure despite other Acts 28.1 Where disclosure restrictions continue to apply 28.2 Other obligations to report not affected 29 Authority to collect, use and disclose information 29.1 Issues and notice re disclosure of information 30 Disclosures involving a possible offence or an imminent risk Part 5 General Matters 31 Exemption 32 Chief officer’s annual report 33 Commissioner’s annual report 34 Reports at request of committee or the Lieutenant Governor in Council 2 Page 89 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 35 Financing of operations 36 Regulations 37 Review of Act Part 6 Office of the Public Interest Commissioner 38 Appointment of Public Interest Commissioner 39 Term of office 40 Resignation, removal or suspension of Commissioner 41 Acting Commissioner 42 Remuneration 43 Oath 44 Office of the Public Interest Commissioner 44.1 Records management 45 Functions of the Commissioner 45.1 Delegation by the Commissioner Part 7 Offences and Penalties 46 Offence – false statement 47 Offence – obstruction 48 Offence – destruction, falsification, concealment 49 Offence and penalty 50 Limitation on prosecution 51 Protection of Commissioner and others 51.1 Commissioner and others not compellable 52 Proceedings of Commissioner not subject to review 53 Act to provide additional remedies 53.1 Legal, disciplinary and corrective action Part 8 Transitional Provisions, Consequential Amendments and Coming into Force 53.2 Transitional 54-62 Consequential amendments 63 Coming into force 3 Page 90 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 HER MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, enacts as follows: Definitions 1 In this Act, (a) “Board” means the Labour Relations Board; (a.1) “chief officer” means (i) the deputy minister of a department, (ii) the department head of an office, and (iii) with respect to a public entity, the prescribed individual; (b) “Commissioner” means the Public Interest Commissioner appointed under section 38; (c) “department” means a department established under section 2 of the Government Organization Act; (d) “department head” means (i) the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly with respect to the Legislative Assembly Office or an office of a member of the Legislative Assembly, (ii) the Auditor General with respect to the Office of the Auditor General, (iii) the Ombudsman with respect to the Office of the Ombudsman, (iv) the Chief Electoral Officer with respect to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, (iv.1) repealed 2019 c15 s35, (v) the Ethics Commissioner with respect to the Office of the Ethics Commissioner, (vi) the Information and Privacy Commissioner with respect to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, (vii) the Child and Youth Advocate with respect to the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, 4 Page 91 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (viii) the Public Interest Commissioner with respect to the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner, and (ix) the Chief of Staff, Office of the Premier with respect to the Premier, the Office of the Premier, a minister or an office of a minister; (e) “designated officer” means the senior official designated by each chief officer to manage and investigate disclosures under this Act; (f) “disclosure”, except where the context requires otherwise, means a disclosure of wrongdoing made in good faith by an employee in accordance with this Act; (g) “employee” means, as the context requires, (i) an individual employed by a department, a public entity, an office or a prescribed service provider, (ii) an individual who has suffered a reprisal and is no longer employed by a department, a public entity, an office or a prescribed service provider, or (iii) an individual or person or an individual or person within a class of individuals or persons, prescribed in the regulations as an individual or person to be treated as an employee for the purpose of this Act or a provision of this Act; (h) “individually identifying health information” means individually identifying health information within the meaning of the Health Information Act; (h.1) “office” means, subject to the regulations, (i) an office of the Legislature, (ii) an office of a member of the Legislative Assembly, and includes the member, (iii) the Office of the Premier, and includes the Premier, and (iv) an office of a minister, and includes the minister; (i) “office of the Legislature” means (i) the Legislative Assembly Office, (ii) the Office of the Auditor General, 5 Page 92 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 2 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (iii) the Office of the Ombudsman, (iv) the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, (iv.1) repealed 2019 c15 s35, (v) the Office of the Ethics Commissioner, (vi) the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, (vii) the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, and (viii) the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner; (j) “personal information” means personal information as defined in the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act; (j.1) “prescribed service provider” means any individual or any part or all of an organization, body or other person that is determined under the regulations made under section 4.2 to be a prescribed service provider; (k) “public entity” means any agency, board, commission, Crown corporation or other entity designated as a public entity in the regulations; (l) “reprisal” means a measure taken, directed or counselled contrary to section 24(2) or (3), or a reprisal referred to in section 26(4); (m) “Standing Committee” means the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices; (n) “wrongdoing” means a wrongdoing referred to in section 3 and, except in sections 32(2)(c), 33(1)(d) and (f) and 53.1 or as otherwise provided in the regulations, includes an alleged wrongdoing. 2012 cP-39.5 s1;2017 c11 s2;2018 c11 s15;2019 c15 s35 Application and purposes of Act 2(1) Subject to the regulations, this Act applies to the following: (a) departments; (b) offices; (c) public entities; (d) prescribed service providers. 6 Page 93 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 3 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (1.1) Nothing in this Act permits a member of the Legislative Assembly or a minister, including the Premier, to make a disclosure under this Act or a complaint of a reprisal under this Act. (2) The purposes of this Act are (a) to facilitate the disclosure and investigation of significant and serious matters in or relating to departments, public entities, offices or prescribed service providers, that an employee believes may be unlawful, dangerous to the public or injurious to the public interest, (b) to protect employees who make those disclosures, (c) to manage, investigate and make recommendations respecting disclosures of wrongdoings and reprisals, (c.1) to provide for the determination of appropriate remedies concerning reprisals, (d) to promote public confidence in the administration of or services provided by departments, public entities, offices and prescribed service providers, and (e) any other purpose prescribed in the regulations. 2012 cP-39.5 s2;2017 c11 s3 Part 1 Wrongdoings Wrongdoings to which this Act applies 3(1) This Act applies in respect of the following wrongdoings in or relating to departments, public entities, offices or prescribed service providers or relating to employees: (a) a contravention of an Act, a regulation made pursuant to an Act, an Act of the Parliament of Canada or a regulation made pursuant to an Act of the Parliament of Canada; (b) an act or omission that creates (i) a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of individuals other than a danger that is inherent in the performance of the duties or functions of an employee, or (ii) a substantial and specific danger to the environment; 7 Page 94 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 4.1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (c) gross mismanagement, including an act or omission that is deliberate and that shows a reckless or wilful disregard for the proper management of (i) public funds or a public asset, (ii) the delivery of a public service, including the management or performance of (A) a contract or arrangement identified or described in the regulations, including the duties resulting from the contract or arrangement or any funds administered or provided under the contract or arrangement, and (B) the duties and powers resulting from an enactment identified or described in the regulations or any funds administered or provided as a result of the enactment, or (iii) employees, by a pattern of behaviour or conduct of a systemic nature that indicates a problem in the culture of the organization relating to bullying, harassment or intimidation; (c.1) a wrongdoing prescribed in the regulations; (d) knowingly directing or counselling an individual to commit a wrongdoing mentioned in clauses (a) to (c.1). (2) This Act applies only in respect of wrongdoings that occur after the coming into force of this Act. 2012 cP-39.5 s3;2017 c11 s4 4 Repealed 2017 c11 s5. Part 1.1 Members of the Legislative Assembly and Their Offices Parliamentary privileges and immunities saved 4.1(1) The Commissioner’s exercise of powers and performance of duties under this Act is limited by and must conform to the rights, immunities, privileges and powers of the Legislative Assembly and of members of the Legislative Assembly. 8 Page 95 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 4.2 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (2) For the purposes of this section, the Commissioner and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, on behalf of the Legislative Assembly and its members, may establish a protocol respecting the Commissioner’s exercise of powers and performance of duties under this Act in relation to the Legislative Assembly, members of the Legislative Assembly and the offices of members of the Legislative Assembly. (3) Only the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly may determine whether a disclosure or a complaint of a reprisal involves a matter or document subject to parliamentary privilege, and therefore cannot be investigated, examined, produced or disclosed. (4) A determination referred to in subsection (3) is final. 2017 c11 s6 Part 1.2 Prescribed Service Providers Prescribed service provider regulations 4.2(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, in addition to any applicable regulations made under section 36, make regulations (a) respecting the Commissioner’s exercise of powers and performance of duties under this Act in relation to prescribed service providers; (b) for the purpose of section 1(j.1), determining that any individual or person, any part or all of an organization, body or other person or any class of individuals, persons, organizations or bodies is a prescribed service provider; (c) respecting activities that may be considered and activities that may not be considered to constitute a wrongdoing to which this Act applies in relation to prescribed service providers; (d) respecting the communication of information about this Act to employees of prescribed service providers; (e) respecting requests for advice about making a disclosure in relation to prescribed service providers; (f) respecting reprisal measures for the purposes of section 24(3); (g) respecting the making of a complaint of a reprisal to the Commissioner under section 25(2); (h) respecting measures that the Board may order in relation to a prescribed service provider under section 27.1(3)(f)(viii); 9 Page 96 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 5 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (i) respecting the reporting and recommendations to which a prescribed service provider may or must be subject under this Act; (j) respecting the Commissioner’s annual reporting in respect of prescribed service providers; (k) exempting prescribed service providers from the application of any provision or part of this Act. (2) A regulation made under this section may apply to all prescribed service providers, to a class of prescribed service providers or to a part of a prescribed service provider, and there may be different regulations for different classes of prescribed service providers. 2017 c11 s6 Part 2 Disclosure Procedures for Departments, Public Entities and Offices Procedures to manage and investigate disclosures 5(1) Every chief officer must establish and maintain, in accordance with this Act, written procedures, including time periods, for managing and investigating disclosures by employees for whom the chief officer is responsible. (2) The procedures established under subsection (1) must include, at a minimum, the following: (a) procedures for receiving and reviewing disclosures, including setting time periods for making recommendations to the department, public entity or office of the Legislature respecting any corrective measures that should be taken; (b) procedures for referring a disclosure to another department, public entity or office of the Legislature if the disclosure would more appropriately be dealt with there; (c) procedures, consistent with section 30 and any regulations that apply, for referring a disclosure to the Commissioner if the designated officer reasonably believes that the matter to which the disclosure relates constitutes an imminent risk of a substantial or specific danger to the life, health or safety of individuals, or to the environment; 10 Page 97 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 5 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (d) procedures for reviewing and investigating disclosures in accordance with the principles of procedural fairness and natural justice; (e) procedures for investigating other wrongdoings if, during the investigation of a disclosure, the designated officer has reason to believe that another wrongdoing has been committed or may be committed; (f) procedures, consistent with section 30 and any regulations that apply, for referring an alleged offence if, during an investigation of a disclosure, the designated officer has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under an Act or regulation or under an Act or regulation of the Parliament of Canada; (g) procedures, consistent with this Act and any regulations that apply, respecting the confidentiality of information collected in relation to disclosures and investigations, which procedures would apply unless there is an imminent risk of a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of individuals, or to the environment; (h) procedures, consistent with this Act and any regulations that apply, for protecting the identity of individuals involved in the disclosure process, including the employee making the disclosure, individuals alleged to have committed the wrongdoings and witnesses, subject to any other Act or regulation and to the principles of procedural fairness and natural justice; (i) procedures for reporting the outcomes of investigations of disclosures; (j) procedures for enforcement and follow-up of any disciplinary action or corrective measures taken or directed pursuant to this Act; (k) procedures respecting any other matter specified in the regulations. (3) The Commissioner may request the chief officer to provide a copy of the procedures established under subsection (1) to the Commissioner. (4) The Commissioner may review the procedures, including time periods, established by the chief officer under subsection (1) to ensure there is compliance with this Act and the regulations. 11 Page 98 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 6 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (5) If the Commissioner determines that the procedures that have been established under subsection (1) do not meet the criteria set out in subsections (1) and (2), the Commissioner must notify the chief officer and the employees for whom the chief officer is responsible that the procedures are unsatisfactory and that any future disclosures must be made directly to the Commissioner until new procedures are established by the chief officer and are approved by the Commissioner. (6) If the Commissioner determines that no procedures have been established under subsection (1), the Commissioner (a) must notify the chief officer that procedures must be established, and (b) may, if the Commissioner considers it appropriate, provide information about the notification and the circumstances leading to the notification in the Commissioner’s annual report for any year during which no procedures are established. (7) Any procedures required to be established by the chief officer pursuant to subsection (5) or (6) must be submitted for review and approval by the Commissioner. (8) Repealed 2017 c11 s8. (9) A chief officer may submit the procedures required to be established under this section to the Commissioner at any time for review to ensure there is compliance with this Act and the regulations. 2012 cP-39.5 s5;2017 c11 s8 Information about Act to be communicated 6 Each chief officer must ensure that information about this Act and the procedures established under section 5 are widely communicated to the employees of the department, public entity or office for which the chief officer is responsible. 2012 cP-39.5 s6;2017 c11 s9 Designated officer 7(1) A chief officer may designate a senior official to be the designated officer for the purposes of managing and investigating disclosures. (2) If no designation is made under subsection (1), the chief officer is the designated officer for the purposes of this Act. 12 Page 99 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 8 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Request for advice 8(1) An employee who is considering making a disclosure may request information or advice from the employee’s supervisor, designated officer or chief officer or from the Commissioner. (2) The supervisor, the designated officer, the chief officer or the Commissioner may require a request under subsection (1) to be in writing. 2012 cP-39.5 s8;2017 c11 s10 Disclosure concerning a department, public entity or office 9 If an employee of a department, public entity or office reasonably believes that the employee has information that could show that a wrongdoing has been committed or is about to be committed, or that could show that the employee has been asked to commit a wrongdoing, the employee may make a disclosure (a) to the employee’s designated officer in accordance with the procedures established under section 5, and (b) subject to section 12, to the Commissioner in accordance with section 15.1. 2012 cP-39.5 s9;2017 c11 s11 10 and 11 Repealed 2017 c11 s12. Disclosure to Auditor General re Commissioner or Ombudsman 12(1) If an employee of the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner is seeking advice or making a disclosure regarding that Office, the advice may be sought from, or the disclosure made to, the Auditor General. (2) If the Legislative Assembly appoints the Ombudsman as the Commissioner pursuant to section 38(2) and an employee of the Office of the Ombudsman or of the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner is seeking advice or making a disclosure regarding the Office of the Ombudsman, the advice may be sought from, or the disclosure made to, the Auditor General. (3) If a disclosure is made under subsection (1) or (2), the Auditor General (a) must carry out the responsibilities of the Commissioner under this Act, and (b) has all of the powers and functions of the Commissioner in relation to that disclosure under this Act. 13 Page 100 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 13 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Contents of disclosure 13 A disclosure must be in writing and must include the following information, if known: (a) a description of the wrongdoing; (b) the name of the individual or individuals alleged (i) to have committed the wrongdoing, or (ii) to be about to commit the wrongdoing; (c) the date of the wrongdoing; (d) whether a disclosure in respect of a wrongdoing has been made pursuant to the procedures established under section 5 by the department, public entity or office and whether a response has been received, and if so, a copy of the response; (e) any additional information that the designated officer or Commissioner may reasonably require in order to investigate the matters set out in the disclosure; (f) any other information prescribed in the regulations. 2012 cP-39.5 s13;2017 c11 s13 Consultation re disclosure 14(1) A designated officer may consult with the chief officer regarding the management and investigation of a disclosure. (2) A designated officer may request advice from the Commissioner with respect to the management and investigation of a disclosure. (3) The Commissioner may require a request for advice to be in writing. 15 Repealed 2017 c11 s14. 14 Page 101 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 15.1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Part 2.1 Disclosure to the Commissioner Disclosure to the Commissioner 15.1(1) An employee referred to in section 9 may make a disclosure directly to the Commissioner despite Part 2 and any provision in the procedures established under section 5 that states (a) that the decision of the department, public entity or office is final, (b) that no appeal lies in respect of the decision of the department, public entity or office, or (c) that the decision of the department, public entity or office may not be challenged, reviewed, quashed or called into question. (2) If an employee referred to in section 9 has made a disclosure to the designated officer, the employee may also make a disclosure directly to the Commissioner even if the designated officer has made recommendations or concluded the investigation. (3) Subject to the regulations, an employee of a prescribed service provider may make a disclosure to the Commissioner if the employee reasonably believes that the employee has information that could show that a wrongdoing has been committed or is about to be committed, or that could show that the employee has been asked to commit a wrongdoing. (4) Subject to the regulations, a disclosure must be in writing and must include the information required under section 13. (5) Subject to sections 4.1(3) and 30 and the regulations, the Commissioner may, as the Commissioner considers appropriate, proceed under this Part and Part 3 or refer a disclosure relating to a department, public entity or office to a designated officer to be dealt with in accordance with Part 2. 2017 c11 s15 Part 3 Investigations by the Commissioner Purposes of investigation 16 The purposes of an investigation into a disclosure or a complaint of a reprisal under this Act are 15 Page 102 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 17 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (a) to bring the wrongdoing or reprisal to the attention of the affected department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider, (b) to recommend corrective measures that should be taken, and (c) to promote public confidence in the administration of and services provided by departments, public entities, offices and prescribed service providers. 2012 cP-39.5 s16;2017 c11 s16 Commissioner to facilitate resolution 17 When an employee makes a disclosure to the Commissioner, the Commissioner may take any steps the Commissioner considers appropriate to help resolve the matter within the department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider. 2012 cP-39.5 s17;2017 c11 s17 Investigation by Commissioner 18(1) Subject to subsection (4), the Commissioner is responsible for investigating disclosures that the Commissioner receives under this Act. (2) An investigation is to be conducted as informally as possible and within the time periods set out in the regulations, if any. (3) The Commissioner must ensure that the right to procedural fairness and natural justice in an investigation is respected, including in respect of individuals making disclosures, individuals alleged to have committed a wrongdoing and witnesses. (4) The Commissioner shall not investigate any decision, recommendation, act or omission made or done by any individual in the course of acting as a solicitor or Crown prosecutor in a department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider. (5) to (7) Repealed 2017 c11 s18. 2012 cP-39.5 s18;2017 c11 s18 Access to information — generally 18.1(1) The Commissioner is at all reasonable times and for any purpose related to the exercise or performance of the Commissioner’s powers and duties under this Act entitled to access to the records of, and electronic data processing equipment owned or leased by, a department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider. (2) Present and former employees must give to the Commissioner any information, records or explanations that the Commissioner 16 Page 103 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 18.1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 considers necessary to enable the Commissioner to exercise or perform the Commissioner’s powers and duties under this Act. (3) The Commissioner, or a person employed or engaged by the Commissioner, may enter or be stationed in the premises of a department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider, and the department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider must provide the necessary accommodation, equipment and materials. (4) The Commissioner may, in the course of an investigation, (a) require any record to be produced to the Commissioner, examine any information in a record, including personal information, individually identifying health information or financial information, and make copies of, take photographs of or otherwise record the information, and (b) require any person who, in the Commissioner’s opinion, is able to provide any information, including personal information, individually identifying health information or financial information, relating to any disclosure being investigated by the Commissioner (i) to give written or oral replies to questions, (ii) to produce any books, records, reports, documents or other items, including electronic records and documents, and (iii) to provide any other information requested by the Commissioner. (5) When the Commissioner requires the production of a document, paper or thing under subsection (4), the Commissioner may require it to be produced at a place designated by the Commissioner and may require that it be left in the Commissioner’s possession for the purposes of the Commissioner’s investigation. (6) When the Commissioner requires the production of a document, paper or thing under subsection (4), the Commissioner (a) must give a receipt for it to the person from whom it was taken, (b) may make copies of, take photographs of or otherwise record it, 17 Page 104 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 19 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (c) on request, must return or provide a copy of the book, record, report or other document, including an electronic record or document and a record or document containing personal information, individually identifying health information or financial information, to the person from whom it was taken or to a person who is entitled to custody of it, and (d) must return the document, paper or thing to the person to whom the receipt was given when it has served the purposes for which it was taken. 2017 c11 s19 When investigation not required 19(1) The Commissioner is not required to investigate a disclosure or, if an investigation has been initiated, may cease the investigation if, in the opinion of the Commissioner, (a) the subject-matter of the disclosure could more appropriately be dealt with, initially or completely, according to a procedure provided for under this or another Act or a regulation, (b) the subject-matter of the disclosure is being investigated in accordance with procedures established under section 5, (c) the disclosure relates to a matter that could more appropriately be dealt with according to the procedures under a collective agreement or employment agreement, (d) the disclosure is frivolous or vexatious, has not been made in good faith or does not deal with a wrongdoing, (e) the disclosure relates to a decision, action or matter that results from a balanced and informed decision-making process on a public policy or operational issue, (f) the disclosure does not provide adequate particulars about the wrongdoing as required by section 13 to permit the conduct of a fair and effective investigation, or (g) there is another valid reason for not investigating the disclosure. (1.1) Before beginning an investigation into a disclosure where the disclosure alleges gross mismanagement in relation to employees, the Commissioner must be satisfied that all applicable mechanisms, including any human resource processes or processes under a collective agreement, to address bullying, harassment or 18 Page 105 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 20 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 intimidation within the department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider have been used or considered. (2) The Commissioner is not required to investigate a disclosure or, if an investigation has been initiated, may discontinue the investigation (a) if more than 2 years has passed since the date that the wrongdoing was discovered; (b) in any other circumstances prescribed in the regulations. (3) If the Commissioner decides not to investigate or to discontinue an investigation, the Commissioner must, in writing, inform the employee who made the disclosure and the affected department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider (a) of the Commissioner’s decision, and (b) of the reasons for the decision. (4) If the Commissioner decides not to investigate a matter because subsection (1)(b) applies, the Commissioner may, within any period of time determined by the Commissioner, request from the designated officer a report on the status of an investigation into the matter concerning a department, public entity or office. 2012 cP-39.5 s19;2017 c11 s20 Investigating other wrongdoings 20(1) Subject to subsection (2), if, during an investigation, the Commissioner has reason to believe that another wrongdoing has been committed or may have been committed, the Commissioner may investigate that wrongdoing in accordance with this Act. (2) and (3) Repealed 2017 c11 s21. 2012 cP-39.5 s20;2017 c11 s21 Allegations by others of wrongdoing 21 If the Commissioner receives an allegation of wrongdoing that has been made anonymously or by an individual who is not an employee, the Commissioner may, as the Commissioner considers appropriate, subject to any regulations that apply, (a) investigate and report the matter in the same manner as a disclosure, (b) while maintaining the anonymity of the individual, forward the matter to the designated officer of the department, public entity or office to which the allegation relates for 19 Page 106 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 22 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 investigation in accordance with the procedures established under section 5, or (c) refuse to investigate or, if an investigation has been initiated, cease the investigation, in the same manner as with respect to a disclosure. 2012 cP-39.5 s21;2017 c11 s22 Commissioner’s report re investigation 22(1) On completing an investigation, the Commissioner must prepare a report that sets out (a) the Commissioner’s findings and reasons for those findings, and (b) any recommendations the Commissioner considers appropriate respecting the disclosure and the wrongdoing. (2) Subject to section 23, the Commissioner may request that the affected department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider notify the Commissioner, within any reasonable period of time that the Commissioner specifies, of the steps that the department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider has taken or proposes to take to give effect to the Commissioner’s recommendations. (3) The Commissioner must provide a copy of the report referred to in subsection (1) (a) to the chief officer and the designated officer of the affected department, public entity or office, or (b) to the affected prescribed service provider in accordance with the regulations made under section 4.2(1)(i). (4) The Commissioner must notify the individual who made the disclosure that a report pursuant to this section has been made and provide the individual with any information respecting the report that the Commissioner considers appropriate in the circumstances. (5) If the Commissioner believes that the department, public entity, office or public service provider has not appropriately followed up on the Commissioner’s recommendations, if any, or did not co-operate in the Commissioner’s investigation under this Act, the Commissioner may make a report on the matter (a) in the case of a department, to the Clerk of the Executive Council, 20 Page 107 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 23 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (b) in the case of a public entity, to the minister responsible, if any, and to the board of directors or the person designated to act as the head of the public entity, if any, (c) in the case of an office of the Legislature or an office of a member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly must lay the report before the Legislative Assembly for review, referral to a committee of the Legislative Assembly or other action as the Legislative Assembly considers appropriate, (d) subject to clause (f), in the case of a minister’s office, to the minister, (e) subject to clause (g), in the case of the Office of the Premier, to the Premier, (f) in the case of a minister or the Clerk of the Executive Council, to the Premier, (g) in the case of the Premier, by tabling a report in the Legislative Assembly, or (h) in the case of a prescribed service provider, in accordance with the regulations made under section 4.2(1)(i). 2012 cP-39.5 s22;2017 c11 s23 If subject-matter involves chief officer or designated officer 23(1) If the subject-matter of an investigation involves the chief officer or the designated officer, the Commissioner must, instead of providing a copy of the report referred to in section 22(1) to the chief officer and the designated officer under section 22(3), provide a copy of the report (a) in the case of a department, to the Clerk of the Executive Council, (b) in the case of the Office of the Premier or an office of a minister, to the Premier, (c) in the case of a public entity, to the minister responsible, if any, and to the board of directors or the person designated to act as the head of the public entity, if any, and (d) in the case of an office of the Legislature or an office of a member of the Legislative Assembly, to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly must lay the report before the Legislative 21 Page 108 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 24 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Assembly for review, referral to a committee of the Legislative Assembly or other action as the Legislative Assembly considers appropriate. (2) The Commissioner may request a person provided with a copy of a report under subsection (1) to notify the Commissioner, within any reasonable period of time that the Commissioner specifies, of the steps that the department, public entity or office proposes to take or has taken to give effect to the Commissioner’s recommendations. (3) If the Commissioner believes that the person has not appropriately followed up on the Commissioner’s recommendations, if any, the Commissioner may make a report on the matter (a) in the case of the Clerk of the Executive Council, to the Premier, (b) in the case of the minister responsible for the public entity, if any, or the board of directors or the person designated to act as the head of the public entity, if any, to the Premier, and (c) in the case of the Premier or the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, by tabling a report in the Legislative Assembly. 2012 cP-39.5 s23;2017 c11 s24 Part 4 Reprisals Reprisal 24(1) This section applies to an employee or a prescribed service provider who has, in good faith, (a) requested advice about making a disclosure as described in section 8 or, in the case of an employee of a prescribed service provider, the regulations made under Part 1.2, whether or not the employee made a disclosure, (b) made a disclosure under this Act, (c) co-operated in an investigation under this Act, (d) declined to participate in a wrongdoing, or (e) done anything in accordance with this Act. (2) No person shall take or direct, or counsel or direct a person to take or direct, any of the following measures against an employee of a department, a public entity, an office of the Legislature, the 22 Page 109 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 25 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Office of the Premier, an office of a minister or a prescribed service provider for the reason that the employee took an action referred to in subsection (1): (a) a dismissal, layoff, suspension, demotion or transfer, discontinuation or elimination of a job, change of job location, reduction in wages, change in hours of work or reprimand; (b) any measure, other than one mentioned in clause (a), that adversely affects the employee’s employment or working conditions; (c) a threat to take any of the measures mentioned in clause (a) or (b). (3) Subject to the regulations, no person shall take or direct, or counsel or direct a person to take or direct, any measure prescribed in the regulations against a prescribed service provider for the reason that the prescribed service provider or an employee of the prescribed service provider took an action referred to in subsection (1). 2012 cP-39.5 s24;2017 c11 s25 Complaints of reprisals 25(1) Subject to subsection (3), an employee may make a written complaint to the Commissioner if the employee alleges that a reprisal has been taken, directed or counselled against the employee contrary to section 24. (2) A prescribed service provider may make a written complaint to the Commissioner if the prescribed service provider alleges that a reprisal has been taken, directed or counselled against the prescribed service provider contrary to section 24. (3) An employee of the office of the Public Interest Commissioner, and if the Legislative Assembly appoints the Ombudsman as the Commissioner pursuant to section 38(2), an employee of the Office of the Ombudsman, may make a written complaint to the Auditor General if the employee alleges that a reprisal has been taken, directed or counselled against the employee. (4) The Auditor General has, in relation to a complaint referred to in subsection (3), all the responsibilities of the Commissioner under this Act and all of the powers and functions of the Commissioner. (5) A complaint under this section must be in the prescribed form. 2012 cP-39.5 s25;2017 c11 s26 23 Page 110 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 26 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Managing and investigating complaints of reprisals 26(1) If a complaint is made to the Commissioner under section 25(1) or (2), the Commissioner must, subject to the regulations, manage and investigate the complaint in the same manner as a disclosure. (2) If a complaint is made to the Commissioner under section 25(1) with respect to the Board and the Commissioner finds that a reprisal has been taken, directed or counselled contrary to section 24, the Commissioner must determine the appropriate remedy. (3) Sections 27.1(3) and (4), 27.2 and 27.4 apply, with any necessary modifications, for the purposes of a determination under subsection (2). (4) A complaint of a reprisal may be made to the Commissioner with respect to the office of a member of the Legislative Assembly and (a) section 24(1) and (2) apply for the purpose of determining whether a reprisal has occurred, (b) the Commissioner must manage and investigate the complaint in the same manner as a disclosure regarding the office of a member of the Legislative Assembly, and (c) notwithstanding section 27.1, if the Commissioner finds that a reprisal has been taken, directed or counselled, the Commissioner must prepare and submit to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly a report that sets out (i) the Commissioner’s findings and reasons for those findings, and (ii) the Commissioner’s recommendations, if any. (5) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly must lay the report referred to in subsection (4)(c) before the Legislative Assembly, if it is then sitting, or if it is not then sitting, within 15 days after the commencement of the next sitting, for review, referral to a committee of the Legislative Assembly or other action as the Legislative Assembly considers appropriate. (6) Subject to section 30, if the Commissioner, the Auditor General, the Board or the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, as the case may be, considers that the investigation or referral of a complaint under this Part is duplicative or may result in a double remedy or payment in respect of the complaint or that the complaint or any part of the complaint would more appropriately 24 Page 111 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 27 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 be dealt with in another proceeding or under any other procedure under any other Act or a collective agreement, that person may (a) refer the complaint under this Part to another procedure under any other Act or a collective agreement in respect of the measure alleged to constitute a reprisal, (b) defer the investigation of the complaint of a reprisal or the issuing of a report under this Part, or the determination of a remedy, pending the resolution of any court proceeding or any procedure under any other Act or a collective agreement in respect of the measure alleged to constitute a reprisal, and (c) discontinue the proceedings under this Part in respect of the complaint following the award of an appropriate remedy or payment in another proceeding or under any other procedure under any other Act or a collective agreement in respect of the measure alleged to constitute a reprisal. 2012 cP-39.5 s26;2017 c11 s27 Reasonable human resource management decisions 27 No action lies against a department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider, or an employee of any of them, for making a reasonable human resource management decision in good faith. 2012 cP-39.5 s27;2017 c11 s28 Referral to the Board for remedy 27.1(1) If, on completing an investigation, the Commissioner finds that a reprisal has been taken, directed or counselled contrary to section 24, the Commissioner must, subject to section 26(2) and (4), refer the decision and reasons to the Board for a determination as to the appropriate remedy in accordance with this section. (2) The chair of the Board may establish (a) hearing panels, consisting of either the chair or a vice-chair of the Board, to conduct hearings under this Act, and (b) administrative panels, consisting of 3 members from among the members of the Board, to conduct the Board’s business under this Act, including the making of rules and any reconsideration referred to in subsection (3)(g). (3) The Board may, for the purposes of this Act, (a) request and receive any submissions, including supplementary reasons or other information from the Commissioner, that it considers necessary, either itself or through its officers; 25 Page 112 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 27.1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (b) conduct any hearings that it considers necessary; (c) make rules (i) of procedure respecting referrals, submissions and hearings, (ii) for the giving of notice and the service of documents, and (iii) for any other matters as it considers necessary; (d) through its members, officers and other representatives undertake efforts to assist the parties to a proceeding before the Board to settle the matter; (e) make or issue any interim orders, decisions, directives or declarations it considers necessary pending the final determination of any matter before the Board; (f) make a final determination of any matter before the Board and order one or more of the following measures to be taken by a department, public entity, office, prescribed service provider, employee or person found to have taken, directed or counselled a reprisal contrary to section 24: (i) permit the employee to return to his or her duties; (ii) reinstate the employee or, if the Board considers that reinstatement is not advisable, pay compensation to the employee in lieu of reinstatement; (iii) pay compensation for lost remuneration to the employee in an amount not greater than the remuneration that the Board considers would, but for the reprisal, have been paid to the employee; (iv) pay an amount to the employee equal to any expenses and any other financial losses that the employee has incurred as a direct result of the reprisal, including the employee’s legal costs on a solicitor-client basis related to, occasioned by or attributable to the reprisal; (v) rescind any form of discipline or reprimand or cease an activity that constitutes the reprisal; (vi) rectify a situation resulting from the reprisal; (vii) do or refrain from doing anything in order to remedy any consequence of the reprisal; 26 Page 113 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 27.2 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (viii) in the case of a prescribed service provider, take any measures required or authorized by the regulations; (g) on application, or on the Board’s own motion, reconsider any determination, decision, order, interim order, directive or declaration made by it and vary, revoke or affirm the determination, decision, order, interim order, directive or declaration. (4) Except as provided in subsection (3)(g), an order under subsection (3)(f) is final and binding. (5) The Board must provide to the Commissioner, in respect of a complaint referred to the Board under section 26, (a) a notice concerning every matter referred, deferred or discontinued under section 26, (b) a copy of every order issued under subsection (3)(f), (c) if no remedy is awarded in respect of a determination under subsection (3)(f), a copy of the Board’s reasons for the determination, and (d) a copy of every order issued under subsection (3)(g) that varies, revokes or affirms a determination or an order issued under subsection (3)(f). 2017 c11 s29 Board powers re evidence 27.2(1) For the purposes of this Act, officers and members of the Board may administer oaths. (2) Subject to subsection (3), the Board may, by order, summon and enforce the attendance of witnesses and compel them to give oral or written evidence on oath and to produce the documents and things the Board considers requisite to the full investigation and consideration of matters under this Act within its jurisdiction in the same manner as a court of record may in civil cases. (3) If any person fails to comply with a Board order made under subsection (2), or conducts himself or herself in a manner that may be in contempt of the Board or its proceedings, the Board may apply to the Court of Queen’s Bench for an order directing compliance with the Board’s order or restraining any conduct found by the Court to be in contempt of the Board or its proceedings. 27 Page 114 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 27.3 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (4) On an application under subsection (3), the Court may grant any order that, in the opinion of the Court, is necessary to enable the Board to carry out its duties. (5) The Board (a) may accept any oral or written evidence that it, in its discretion, considers proper, whether admissible in a court of law or not, and (b) is not bound by the law of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings. 2017 c11 s29 Various issues relating to the Board 27.3(1) For the purposes of sections 27.1 and 27.2, (a) Part 4.1 applies to the Board, and (b) the Board, its members and officers and persons employed in respect of the Board’s activities under this Act have all the immunities of the Commissioner under this Act. (2) Despite any other Act or law, the Board, its members and officers and persons employed in respect of the Board’s activities under this Act are not compellable to give evidence concerning any record or information that is obtained or comes to their knowledge as the result of the exercise of the powers, the performance of the duties or the carrying out of functions pursuant to sections 27.1 and 27.2, or to produce anything containing that record or information, except for the purposes of (a) the investigation of a disclosure of wrongdoing or a complaint of a reprisal regarding the Board, (b) the prosecution of an offence under this Act, and (c) the record of proceedings in the judicial review of a decision of the Board pursuant to this Act. 2017 c11 s29 Orders and enforcement 27.4(1) An order that the Board makes under this Act may be issued on its behalf by the chair or a vice-chair of the Board. (2) An order purporting to be signed by the chair or a vice-chair on behalf of the Board shall be received in any court as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, (a) of the order and its contents, and 28 Page 115 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 28 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (b) that the persons signing the order were authorized to do so, without proof of the appointment or signature of the chair or vice-chair. (3) A copy of an order having endorsed on it a certificate purporting to be signed by an officer of the Board stating that the copy is a true copy shall be received in any court as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the order and its contents, without proof of the appointment or signature of the officer. (4) If any order made by the Board is not complied with, an employee, department, public entity, office, prescribed service provider or other person affected by the order, or the Board on its own initiative, may, after 30 days from the date on which the order is made or reasons are given in respect of it or by the date provided in it for compliance, whichever is the latest date, file a copy of the order with the clerk of the Court of Queen’s Bench, and on being filed, the order is enforceable as a judgment or order of the Court. 2017 c11 s29 Part 4.1 Collection, Use and Disclosure of Information Disclosure despite other Acts 28 Subject to this Part, a disclosure or a complaint of a reprisal may be made under this Act despite a provision in another Act or regulation that prohibits or restricts disclosure of the information necessary to make the disclosure or complaint of a reprisal. 2017 c11 s30 Where disclosure restrictions continue to apply 28.1(1) Despite section 28, nothing in this Act authorizes the disclosure of (a) information or documents that would disclose the deliberations of the Executive Council or a committee of the Executive Council or the proceedings of any of them, (b) information or documents that are protected by solicitor-client privilege or litigation privilege, or (c) any information, document or matter or any class of information, documents or matters prescribed in the regulations as information, documents or matters that must not be disclosed. (2) Where a disclosure or a complaint of a reprisal involves personal information, individually identifying health information or 29 Page 116 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 28.2 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 confidential information, the employee who makes the disclosure or submits the complaint of a reprisal must take reasonable precautions to ensure that no more information is disclosed than is necessary to make the disclosure or complaint of a reprisal. 2017 c11 s30 Other obligations to report not affected 28.2 Nothing in this Act relating to the making of a disclosure or a complaint of a reprisal is to be construed as affecting an obligation of an employee or a person who makes the disclosure or submits the complaint of a reprisal to disclose, report or otherwise give notice of a matter under another Act or regulation. 2017 c11 s30 Authority to collect, use and disclose information 29(1) A designated officer, a chief officer and the Commissioner may, subject to the regulations, collect, directly or indirectly, use and disclose personal information, individually identifying health information and any other information that is considered necessary to manage and investigate disclosures and complaints of reprisal under this Act. (2) Nothing in this Act authorizes a chief officer or the Commissioner, in an annual report referred to in section 32 or 33, (a) to publicly identify an employee who requested advice about making a disclosure, made a disclosure or submitted a complaint of a reprisal, (b) to publicly identify an individual referred to in section 21, or (c) to publicly disclose individually identifying health information. (3) Subject to subsection (2), the Commissioner may disclose information, including personal information, if in the Commissioner’s opinion the public interest in making the disclosure clearly outweighs the potential harm. 2017 c11 s30 Issues and notice re disclosure of information 29.1(1) Except where this Act or the regulations provide otherwise, this Act prevails to the extent of any inconsistency or conflict with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act or the Health Information Act or any other Act or regulation prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this section. (2) If the Commissioner receives individually identifying health information in connection with a disclosure or a complaint of a reprisal, or during an investigation under this Act, the 30 Page 117 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 30 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Commissioner must use reasonable efforts to inform the identified individual that the Commissioner received the health information, that the disclosure relates to an investigation under this Act, and that any further disclosure of the individually identifying health information is governed by this Act. 2017 c11 s30 Disclosures involving a possible offence or an imminent risk 30(1) If a chief officer, a designated officer or, during an investigation, the Commissioner has reason to believe that an offence has been committed under an Act or regulation or under an Act or regulation of the Parliament of Canada, that person must, as soon as reasonably practicable, report the alleged offence to a law enforcement agency and to the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General. (2) With respect to a disclosure made under the procedures described in section 5(2)(c) or a disclosure with respect to a matter that the chief officer, the designated officer or the Commissioner reasonably believes could constitute an imminent risk of a substantial and specific danger to the life, health or safety of individuals, or to the environment, that person must disclose the matter (a) to an appropriate law enforcement agency, (b) in the case of a health-related matter, to the Chief Medical Officer of Health appointed under section 13 of the Public Health Act, (c) to the department, public entity, office or prescribed service provider responsible for managing, controlling or containing the risk, if any, and (d) to a person identified in the procedures described in section 5(2)(c) or a person prescribed in the regulations for the purposes of this clause. (3) The chief officer, designated officer or Commissioner, as the case may be, (a) must suspend the investigation of a disclosure or complaint of a reprisal reported under subsection (1) or disclosed under subsection (2)(a), (b) may suspend the investigation of any other disclosure or complaint referred to in this section, and 31 Page 118 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 31 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (c) may resume a suspended investigation only after any charge relating to an alleged offence, or any investigation by a law enforcement agency or the Minister of Justice and Solicitor General, has been finally disposed of. 2017 c11 s30 Part 5 General Matters Exemption 31(1) The Commissioner may, in accordance with the regulations, exempt any person, class of persons, public entity, information, record or thing from the application of all or any portion of this Act or the regulations. (2) The Commissioner may impose any terms and conditions the Commissioner considers appropriate on any exemption provided for under subsection (1). (3) The Commissioner must provide reasons for giving an exemption under this section and must ensure the exemption, including any terms or conditions imposed, and the reasons for giving the exemption are made publicly available. Chief officer’s annual report 32(1) Every chief officer must prepare a report annually on all disclosures made or referred to the designated officer of the department, public entity or office for which the chief officer is responsible. (2) The report under subsection (1) must include the following information: (a) the number of disclosures received by or referred to the designated officer and the number of disclosures acted on, and the number of disclosures not acted on, by the designated officer; (b) the number of investigations commenced by the designated officer; (c) in the case of an investigation that results in a finding of wrongdoing, a description of the wrongdoing and (i) any recommendations made or corrective measures taken in relation to the wrongdoing, and (ii) if the department, public entity or office to which the recommendations relate has not taken corrective 32 Page 119 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 33 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 measures in relation to the wrongdoing, the reasons provided. (3) The report under subsection (1) must be included in the annual report of the department, public entity or office if the annual report is made publicly available, and if the annual report is not made publicly available, the chief officer must make the report under subsection (1) available to the public on request. 2012 cP-39.5 s32;2017 c11 s32 Commissioner’s annual report 33(1) The Commissioner must report annually to the Legislative Assembly on the exercise and performance of the Commissioner’s functions and duties under this Act, setting out (a) the number of general inquiries made to the Commissioner relating to this Act, (b) the number of disclosures received by the Commissioner under this Act, the number of disclosures acted on and the number of disclosures not acted on by the Commissioner, (b.1) the number of disclosures referred by the Commissioner to a designated officer for investigation in accordance with Part 2 and the number of investigation outcomes, enforcement activities or other follow-up reported concerning those disclosures, (c) the number of investigations commenced by the Commissioner under this Act, (d) in the case of an investigation that results in a finding of wrongdoing, a description of the wrongdoing and any recommendations made, (d.1) the number of recommendations the Commissioner has made, and (i) whether the departments, public entities, offices or prescribed service providers to which the recommendations relate have fully implemented the recommendations or taken any corrective measures, and (ii) if the departments, public entities, offices or prescribed service providers to which the recommendations relate have not fully implemented the recommendations or taken any corrective measures, the reasons provided, (e) the number of complaints of reprisals received by the Commissioner under this Act, the number of reprisals the 33 Page 120 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 34 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Commissioner finds to have been taken, directed or counselled contrary to section 24 and a description of the reprisals, (e.1) the number of complaints of reprisals with respect to which the Commissioner finds that no reprisal was taken, directed or counselled, (e.2) the number of reprisals in or respecting the office of a member of the Legislative Assembly that the Commissioner finds to have been taken, directed or counselled contrary to section 24, a description of the reprisals and any recommendations provided to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and the resulting corrective measures taken, if any, (e.3) the number of remedial orders made by the Board, a description of each remedy awarded, the number of referrals for which no remedy was awarded and the reasons why no remedy was awarded, (e.4) in the case of a prosecution under this Act, a description of the offence and any penalty imposed in relation to the offence, (f) whether, in the opinion of the Commissioner, there are any systemic problems that may give rise to or have given rise to wrongdoings, and (g) any recommendations for improvement that the Commissioner considers appropriate. (2) The report under subsection (1) must be given to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, who must table a copy of it in the Legislative Assembly within 15 days after receiving it if the Legislative Assembly is then sitting or, if it is not, within 15 days after the start of the next sitting. (3) Where it is in the public interest to do so, the Commissioner may publish a special report relating to any matter within the scope of the Commissioner’s responsibilities under this Act, including a report referring to and commenting on any particular matter investigated by the Commissioner. 2012 cP-39.5 s33;2017 c11 s33 Reports at request of committee or the Lieutenant Governor in Council 34(1) A committee of the Legislative Assembly may, at any time, refer to the Commissioner for investigation and report any petition 34 Page 121 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 35 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 or matter that is before the committee for consideration that may relate to a wrongdoing to which this Act applies. (2) The Commissioner must (a) subject to any special directions of the committee, investigate the petition or matter referred to the Commissioner insofar as it is within the scope of the Commissioner’s responsibilities pursuant to this Act, and (b) make any report to the committee that the Commissioner thinks fit. (3) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may, at any time, refer to the Commissioner for investigation and report any matter that is within the scope of the Commissioner’s responsibilities pursuant to this Act. (4) The Commissioner must (a) subject to any special directions of the Lieutenant Governor in Council, investigate the matter referred to the Commissioner insofar as it is within the scope of the Commissioner’s responsibilities pursuant to this Act, and (b) make any report to the Lieutenant Governor in Council that the Commissioner thinks fit. Financing of operations 35(1) The Commissioner must submit to the Standing Committee in respect of each fiscal year an estimate of the public money that will be required to be provided by the Legislature to defray the several charges and expenses of the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner in that fiscal year. (2) The Standing Committee must review each estimate submitted pursuant to subsection (1), and on the completion of the review, the chair of the Standing Committee must transmit the estimate to the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance for presentation to the Legislative Assembly. (3) If at any time that the Legislative Assembly is not in session the Standing Committee, or if there is no Standing Committee, the President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, (a) reports that the Commissioner has certified that, in the public interest, an expenditure of public money is urgently required in respect of any matter pertaining to the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner, and 35 Page 122 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 36 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (b) reports that either (i) there is no supply vote under which an expenditure with respect to that matter may be made, or (ii) there is a supply vote under which an expenditure with respect to that matter may be made but the authority available under the supply vote is insufficient, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may order a special warrant to be prepared to be signed by the Lieutenant Governor authorizing the expenditure of the amount estimated to be required. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), when the Legislative Assembly is adjourned for a period of more than 14 days, the Assembly is deemed not to be in session during the period of the adjournment. (5) When a special warrant is prepared and signed under subsection (3) on the basis of a report referred to in subsection (3)(b)(i), the authority to spend the amount of money specified in the special warrant for the purpose specified in the special warrant is deemed to be a supply vote for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act for the fiscal year in which the special warrant is signed. (6) When a special warrant is prepared and signed under subsection (3) on the basis of a report referred to in subsection (3)(b)(ii), the authority to spend the amount of money specified in the special warrant is, for the purposes of the Financial Administration Act, added to and deemed to be part of the supply vote to which the report relates. (7) When a special warrant has been prepared and signed pursuant to this section, the amounts authorized by it are deemed to be included in, and not to be in addition to, the amounts authorized by the Act, not being an Act for interim supply, enacted next after it for granting to Her Majesty sums of money to defray certain expenditures of the Public Service of Alberta. Regulations 36(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (a) designating entities, including entities that receive all or a substantial part of their operating funding from the Government, as public entities for the purposes of this Act and respecting the application of all or any portion of this Act to those public entities; 36 Page 123 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 36 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (b) respecting, for the purpose of section 1(g)(iii), individuals or persons or classes of individuals or persons to be treated as employees for the purposes of this Act or any portion of this Act; (c) prescribing additional wrongdoings for the purposes of section 3(1)(c.l); (d) respecting other functions the Commissioner may or must perform; (e) prescribing additional purposes of this Act; (f) prescribing individuals as chief officers for the purposes of section 1(a.1)(iii); (g) respecting gross mismanagement, including regulations identifying or describing (i) public funds, public assets or the delivery of public services to which this Act applies, (ii) contracts or arrangements to which this Act applies, or (iii) enactments to which this Act applies; (h) respecting the procedures to be followed by designated officers and by the Commissioner in managing and investigating disclosures and reporting the outcome of investigations, including setting time limits for corrective measures to be taken; (i) respecting disclosures to the Commissioner, including the allegations of wrongdoing referred to in section 21, and the circumstances and procedure for making and receiving a disclosure or an allegation of wrongdoing; (j) prescribing other information that may or must be included in a disclosure; (k) respecting investigations and any duties, powers, measures, methods or requirements not fully or not sufficiently provided for in Part 1.2 that are considered necessary to ensure that this Act is fully and appropriately implemented; (l) respecting, for the purposes of sections 5(2)(c) and 30(2)(d), the procedures for referring a matter that constitutes an imminent risk of a substantial or specific danger to the life, health or safety of individuals or to the environment, 37 Page 124 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 36 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 including persons to whom the matter may be referred and the time limit for referring those matters; (m) prescribing circumstances in which the Commissioner is not required to investigate a disclosure; (n) respecting the time limits within which an investigation by the Commissioner must be conducted; (o) respecting the reports referred to in section 22(5) or 23(3); (p) establishing procedures, including time limits, for receiving, managing and investigating a complaint of a reprisal; (q) respecting the content to be included in a complaint of a reprisal; (r) prescribing the form for making a complaint of a reprisal; (s) respecting the powers, duties and procedure, including time limits, that apply concerning the determination of appropriate remedies for reprisals; (t) prescribing the circumstances in which the Commissioner is not required to investigate a complaint of a reprisal; (u) respecting the content to be included in the decisions and reasons referred to in section 27.1; (v) prescribing any information, document or matter or classes of information, documents or matters that must not be included in a disclosure under this Act; (w) respecting the collection, use and disclosure of information, including personal information, individually identifying health information or confidential information, for the purposes of this Act; (x) respecting the confidentiality of information collected concerning disclosures and complaints of reprisal; (y) respecting procedures for protecting the identity of individuals involved in a disclosure, a complaint of a reprisal or an investigation, including the employee making the disclosure, individuals alleged to have committed the wrongdoings and witnesses; (z) respecting disclosure restrictions concerning any information, document or matter or any class of information, documents or matters for the purposes of section 28.1(1)(c); 38 Page 125 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 37 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (aa) prescribing Acts or regulations for the purposes of section 29.1(1); (bb) prescribing Acts or regulations to which this Act applies in whole or in part; (cc) respecting the exemption of any person, class of persons, public entity, office, prescribed service provider, activity, information, record or thing from the application of all or any provision of this Act; (dd) respecting the Commissioner’s annual report referred to in section 33, including any powers to be exercised or duties to be performed by the Commissioner when there is a change of government; (ee) respecting the legal, disciplinary and corrective actions to which a public entity, prescribed service provider, employee, appointee or other person who commits a wrongdoing may or must be subject; (ff) respecting any duties, powers, measures, methods or requirements not fully or not sufficiently provided for in this Act that are considered necessary to ensure that this Act is fully and appropriately implemented; (gg) defining any word or phrase used but not defined in this Act. (2) A regulation made under this section may apply to all persons, organizations or bodies or to a class of persons, organizations or bodies to which this Act applies, and there may be different regulations for different classes of such persons, organizations or bodies. 2012 cP-39.5 s36;2017 c11 s34 Review of Act 37 Within 2 years after this Act comes into force and every 5 years after that, a special committee established by the Legislative Assembly must begin a comprehensive review of this Act and must submit to the Legislative Assembly, within one year after beginning the review, a report that includes any amendments recommended by the committee. 39 Page 126 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 38 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 Part 6 Office of the Public Interest Commissioner Appointment of Public Interest Commissioner 38(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (5), the Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly, must appoint a Public Interest Commissioner to carry out the duties and functions set out in this Act. (2) Notwithstanding section 3(1) of the Ombudsman Act, the Legislative Assembly may, by resolution, appoint the Ombudsman as the Commissioner. (3) The Commissioner is an officer of the Legislature. (4) The Commissioner may not be a member of the Legislative Assembly. (5) For the purposes of appointing the first Commissioner, if the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, the Lieutenant Governor in Council on the recommendation of the Standing Committee may appoint a Commissioner, and unless the office sooner becomes vacant, the individual appointed holds office until the appointment is confirmed by the Legislative Assembly or a successor in appointed under subsection (1) or (2). Term of office 39(1) Except as provided for in section 40, the Commissioner holds office for a term not exceeding 5 years. (2) An individual holding office as Commissioner continues to hold office after the expiry of that individual’s term of office until that individual is reappointed, a successor is appointed or a period of 6 months has expired, whichever occurs first. (3) An individual is eligible for reappointment as Commissioner. Resignation, removal or suspension of Commissioner 40(1) The Commissioner may resign at any time by notifying the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or, if there is no Speaker or the Speaker is absent from Alberta, by notifying the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council must remove the Commissioner from office or suspend the Commissioner for cause or incapacity on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly. 40 Page 127 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 41 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (3) If the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, the Lieutenant Governor in Council may suspend the Commissioner for cause or incapacity on the recommendation of the Standing Committee. Acting Commissioner 41(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Standing Committee, may appoint an acting Commissioner if (a) the office of Commissioner is or becomes vacant when the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, (b) the Commissioner is suspended when the Legislative Assembly is not sitting, or (c) the Commissioner is removed from office or suspended or the office of the Commissioner becomes vacant when the Legislative Assembly is sitting, but no recommendation to appoint the Commissioner is made by the Assembly under section 38 before the end of the sitting. (2) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint an acting Commissioner if the Commissioner is temporarily absent because of illness or for another reason. (3) An acting Commissioner holds office until (a) an individual is appointed as Commissioner under section 38(1) or (2), (b) the suspension of the Commissioner ends, or (c) the Commissioner returns to office after a temporary absence. Remuneration 42 The Commissioner must be remunerated as determined by the Standing Committee, and the Standing Committee must review that remuneration at least once a year. Oath 43(1) The Commissioner must, before beginning the duties and functions of office, take an oath to faithfully and impartially perform the duties and functions of the office and not to disclose any information received by the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner under this Act except as provided in this Act. 41 Page 128 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 44 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (2) The oath must be administered by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly or the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. Office of the Public Interest Commissioner 44(1) There may be a part of the public service of Alberta called the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner consisting of the Commissioner and the individuals employed pursuant to the Public Service Act that are necessary to assist the Commissioner in carrying out the Commissioner’s duties and functions under this or any other Act or regulation. (2) The Commissioner may engage the services of any persons necessary to assist the Commissioner in carrying out the Commissioner’s duties and functions. (3) On the recommendation of the Commissioner, the Standing Committee may order that (a) any regulation, order or directive made under the Financial Administration Act, (b) any regulation, order, directive, rule, procedure, direction, allocation, designation or other decision under the Public Service Act, or (c) any regulation, order, determination, direction or other decision under the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act, does not apply to, or is varied in respect of, the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner or any particular employee or class of employees in that Office. (4) An order made under subsection (3)(a) operates despite section 2 of the Financial Administration Act. (4.1) An order made under subsection (3)(c) in relation to a regulation, order, determination, direction or other decision under the Public Sector Compensation Transparency Act operates notwithstanding that Act. (5) The Regulations Act does not apply to orders made under subsection (3). (6) The chair of the Standing Committee must lay a copy of each order made under subsection (3) before the Legislative Assembly if it is then sitting or, if it is not, within 15 days after the start of the next sitting. 42 Page 129 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 44.1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (7) Every individual employed or engaged under subsection (1) or (2) must, before beginning to perform duties or functions under this Act, take an oath, to be administered by the Commissioner, not to disclose any information received by that individual under this Act except as provided in this Act. 2012 cP-39.5 s44;2015 cP-40.5 s24 Records management 44.1(1) On the recommendation of the Commissioner, the Standing Committee may make an order (a) respecting the management of records in the custody or under the control of the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner, including their creation, handling, control, organization, retention, maintenance, security, preservation, disposition, alienation and destruction and their transfer to the Provincial Archives of Alberta, (b) establishing or governing the establishment of programs for any matter referred to in clause (a), (c) defining and classifying records, and (d) respecting the records or classes of records to which the order or any provision of it applies. (2) The Regulations Act does not apply to orders made under this section. (3) The chair of the Standing Committee must lay a copy of each order made under subsection (1) before the Legislative Assembly if it is then sitting or, if it is not, within 15 days after the start of the next sitting. 2017 c11 s35 Functions of the Commissioner 45 The functions of the Commissioner are (a) to carry out the purposes of this Act set out in section 2, (b) to review and investigate disclosures and complaints of reprisals made under this Act, and (c) to perform any other functions that are set out in this Act or the regulations. Delegation by the Commissioner 45.1(1) The Commissioner may delegate to any person employed or engaged by the Commissioner under section 44 any duty, power 43 Page 130 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 46 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 or function of the Commissioner under this Act except the power to delegate. (2) A delegation under subsection (1) must be in writing and may contain any conditions or restrictions the Commissioner considers appropriate. 2017 c11 s36 Part 7 Offences and Penalties Offence — false statement 46(1) No person shall, in requesting advice about making a disclosure, in making a disclosure, in making a complaint of a reprisal or during an investigation, knowingly withhold material information or make a false or misleading statement, orally or in writing, to (a) a designated officer, (b) a chief officer, (c) the Commissioner, (d) the Board, or (e) an individual acting on behalf of or under the direction of any person listed in clauses (a) to (d). (2) No person shall counsel or direct another person to wilfully, in requesting advice about making a disclosure, in making a disclosure, in making a complaint of a reprisal or during an investigation, withhold material information or make a false or misleading statement, orally or in writing, to (a) a designated officer, (b) a chief officer, (c) the Commissioner, (d) the Board, or (e) an individual acting on behalf of or under the direction of any person listed in clauses (a) to (d). 2012 cP-39.5 s46;2017 c11 s37 Offence — obstruction 47 No person shall wilfully obstruct, or counsel or direct a person to wilfully obstruct, a designated officer, a chief officer, the Commissioner, the Board or any individual acting on behalf of or 44 Page 131 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 48 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 under the direction of a designated officer, a chief officer, the Commissioner or the Board, in the performance of a duty or function under this Act. 2012 cP-39.5 s47;2017 c11 s37 Offence – destruction, falsification, concealment 48 No person shall, knowing that a document or thing is likely to be relevant to an investigation under this Act, (a) destroy, mutilate or alter the document or thing, (b) falsify the document or make a false document or thing, (c) conceal the document or thing, or (d) direct, counsel or in any manner cause a person to do anything mentioned in clauses (a) to (c). Offence and penalty 49 Any person who contravenes section 24, 46, 47 or 48 is guilty of an offence and liable (a) for a first offence, to a fine of not more than $25 000, and (b) for a 2nd or subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $100 000. Limitation on prosecution 50 A prosecution under this Act may not be commenced later than 2 years after the day the alleged offence was committed. Protection of Commissioner and others 51(1) Subject to subsection (3), no action lies or may be commenced or maintained against (a) a designated officer, (b) a chief officer, (c) the Commissioner, or (d) any person employed or engaged for services and acting on behalf of or under the direction of a designated officer, a chief officer or the Commissioner, in respect of anything done or omitted to be done in the exercise or intended exercise of any power under this Act or in the 45 Page 132 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 51.1 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 performance or intended performance of any duty or function under this Act. (2) Subject to subsection (3), no person is liable to prosecution for an offence against any Act, and no action lies or may be commenced or maintained against a person, by reason of the person’s compliance with any requirement of this Act. (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a person referred to in those subsections in relation to anything done or omitted to be done by that person in bad faith. Commissioner and others not compellable 51.1 Despite any other Act or law, the Commissioner, employees of the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner and any person engaged by the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner under section 44 are not compellable to give evidence concerning any record or information that is obtained or comes to their knowledge as the result of the exercise of the powers, the performance of the duties or the carrying out of the functions of those persons pursuant to this Act, or to produce anything containing that record or information, except for the purposes of (a) a disclosure under section 12, a complaint of a reprisal submitted to the Auditor General under section 25(3) or a referral to the Board in respect of the Office of the Public Interest Commissioner, (b) the prosecution of an offence under this Act, or (c) the judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner pursuant to this Act. 2017 c11 s38 Proceedings of Commissioner not subject to review 52(1) Subject to subsection (2), no decision, report or proceeding of the Commissioner is invalid for want of form and, except on the ground of lack of jurisdiction, no proceeding or decision of the Commissioner shall be challenged, reviewed, quashed or called into question in any court. (2) A decision of the Commissioner concerning a reprisal may be questioned or reviewed by way of an application for judicial review seeking an order in the nature of certiorari or mandamus if the application is filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench and served on the Commissioner no later than 30 days after the date of the decision, report, proceeding or reasons, whichever is latest. 46 Page 133 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 53 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (3) The Court may, in respect of an application under subsection (2), (a) determine the issues to be resolved on the application, (b) limit the contents of the return from the Commissioner to those materials necessary for the disposition of those issues, and (c) give directions to protect the confidentiality of the matters referred to in Part 4.1. 2012 cP-39.5 s52;2017 c11 s39 Act to provide additional remedies 53 The provisions of this Act are in addition to the provisions of any other Act or rule of law pursuant to which any remedy, right of appeal or objection is provided for any individual, or any procedure is provided for inquiry into or investigation of any matter, and nothing in this Act limits or affects any such remedy, right of appeal, objection or procedure. Legal, disciplinary and corrective action 53.1 In addition to, and apart from, any sanction provided for by law, (a) an employee who commits a wrongdoing is subject to appropriate disciplinary action, including termination of employment, and (b) a public entity, prescribed service provider, employee or other person who commits a wrongdoing is subject to appropriate corrective action. 2017 c11 s40 Part 8 Transitional Provisions, Consequential Amendments and Coming into Force Transitional 53.2(1) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations (a) respecting the powers and duties to be exercised concerning any disclosure, investigation or complaint of a reprisal commenced but not completed prior to the coming into force of the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act, 2017 or any part of that Act; 47 Page 134 of 136 PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE 2012 Section 63 (WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION) ACT Chapter P-39.5 (b) to remedy any confusion, difficulty, inconsistency or impossibility resulting from the coming into force of the Public Interest Disclosure (Whistleblower Protection) Amendment Act, 2017 or any part of that Act. (2) A regulation made under subsection (1) is repealed on the earliest of (a) the coming into force of an amendment that adds the subject-matter of the regulation to this Act; (b) the coming into force of a regulation that repeals the regulation made under subsection (1); (c) 2 years after the regulation comes into force. (3) The repeal of a regulation under subsection (2)(b) or (c) does not affect anything done, decided, recommended, reported or ordered under the authority of the regulation before the repeal of the regulation. 2017 c11 s42 54 to 62 (These sections make consequential amendments to other Acts. The amendments have been incorporated into those Acts.) Coming into force 63 This Act comes into force on Proclamation. (NOTE: Section 1 and Part 6 (sections 38 to 45) proclaimed in force April 24, 2013. Section 2 and Parts 1 to 5, 7 and 8 (sections 3 to 37 and 46 to 63) proclaimed in force June 1, 2013.) 48 Page 135 of 136 Page 136 of 136 *9780779814428* Printed on Recycled Paper