October 3, 2018 @ 9:00 A.M

Township of Chatsworth Council Agenda Wednesday October 3, 2018 @ 9:00 a.m.

1) CALL TO ORDER

2) OPENING CEREMONIES

3) ADOPTION OF AGENDA

4) DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST

5) CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES 5.1 Council Meeting September 19, 2018

6) MATTERS ARISING FROM MINUTES

7) DELEGATION(S) - none

8) MATTERS ARISING FROM DELEGATIONS

9) PUBLIC MEETINGS (OTHER THAN PLANNING ACT) – none

10) MATTERS ARISING FROM PUBLIC MEETINGS - none

11) ACCOUNTS: $ 268,288.60 Chatsworth Council If you wish additional information pertaining to any of the payables please contact the Treasury Dept. prior to the meeting.

12) REPORTS AND VERBAL UPDATES FROM STAFF 12.1 CAO Clerk 2018-28 – Joint Compliance Audit Committee (JCAC) 12.2 Finance Report 2018-08 – External Audit Services

13) MINUTES FROM COMMITTEES AND LOCAL BOARDS - none

14) APPROVAL OF BY-LAWS 14.1 2018-67 Animals Running At Large

15) CORRESPONDENCE FOR DIRECTION - none

16) CORRESPONDENCE FOR INFORMATION Chatsworth Council If you wish to support any of the following items please contact the Clerk’s Dept. prior to the meeting so a resolution can be prepared prior to the meeting.

16.1 Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority MOU – Planning Services 16.2 Public Health/Community Drug Alcohol Strategy - Cannabis Education Sessions 16.3 AMO WatchFile - September 20, 2018 16.4 AMO WatchFile - September 27, 2018 16.5 OMWA newswire September 19, 2018 16.6 OMWA newswire September 26, 2018

17) NOTICES OF MOTION - none

18) NOTICE PROVISION - none

19) TRACKING SHEET 19.1 October 3, 2018

20) OTHER BUSINESS

21) CLOSED MEETING For the following Reason: 21.1 Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees; a) Update on Joint Building Services Staff and Withdrawal Notice b) CAO Clerk Performance Evaluation

22) CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW 22.1 2018-68 Confirm All Actions of Council

23) ADJOURNMENT Township of Chatsworth Council Minutes Wednesday September 19, 2018 @ 6:30 p.m.

Members Present: Mayor – Bob Pringle Councillor – Brian Gamble Councillor – Shawn Greig Deputy Mayor – Scott Mackey

Regrets - Councillor Elizabeth Thompson

Staff Present: CAO Clerk, Patty Sinnamon Deputy Clerk, Carolyn Marx Treasurer, Valerie Manning Fire Chief, Mike Givens

1. Call to Order Mayor Pringle called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.

2. Opening Ceremonies Mayor Pringle called for a moment of reflection before proceeding with the Council Meeting.

3. Adoption of Agenda Resolution 2018-25-01 Moved by: Brian Gamble Seconded by: Shawn Greig Be it resolved that the Council of the Township of Chatsworth adopt the Agenda as circulated. Carried

4. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest – none

The Planning Report was moved forward in the Agenda. 12.4 Planning Report Campers/Trailers Resolution 2018-25-02 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig That the Planning Report dated September 13, 2018 regarding Camper Trailers be hereby received for information. Carried

5. Confirmation of Minutes Resolution 2018-25-03 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig Be it resolved that the Council of the Township of Chatsworth hereby approve the minutes of the September 5, 2018 regular Council Meeting. Carried

6. Matters Arising From Minutes: None 7. Delegations: None 8. Matters Arising From Delegations: None 9. Public Meetings (Other than Planning Act) 10. Matters Arising From Public Meetings: None 11. Accounts Resolution 2018-25-04 Moved by: Brian Gamble Seconded by: Shawn Greig

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Be it resolved that the Council of the Township of Chatsworth approve the Accounts in the amount of $1,557,766.87. Carried

12. Reports and Verbal Updates From Staff: 12.1 Water Coordinator Report WTR 2018-11 OCWA PC June and July 2018 Resolution 2018-25-05 Moved by: Shawn Greig Seconded by: Scott Mackey THAT Water Coordinator Report WTR 2018-11 dated September 19, 2018 be received; AND FURTHER that Council accepts the June and July 2018 OCWA Monthly Process and Compliance Status Report for the Chatsworth and Walters Falls Water Systems as presented. Carried

12.2 Water Coordinator Report WTR 2018-12 MOECP Inspection Reports Resolution 2018-25-06 Moved by: Shawn Greig Seconded by: Brian Gamble THAT Water Coordinator Report WTR 2018-12 dated September 19, 2018 be hereby received; AND FURTHER that Council accepts the 2018/19 Walter's Falls Drinking Water System Inspection Report 1-ILUNE conducted July 9, 2018 and the 2018/19 Chatsworth Drinking Water System Inspection Report 1-ILU07 conducted August 2, 2018. Carried

12.3 Fire Chief Report FD2018-12 -August 2018 Activity Report Resolution 2018-25-07 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig THAT Fire Chief’s Report 2018-12 dated September 19, 2018 regarding the August, 2018 Activity Report be hereby received for information. Carried

Verbal Departmental Updates The CAO Clerk provided a verbal update on the following:  Small Claims Court – Judge allowed the Plaintiffs claim in the amount of $66.29 but no costs awarded, policy adopted to mitigate risks on a go forward basis.  Election (Mail in Ballot) could be affected in the event Canada Post goes on strike – staff will have contingencies in place for voters to pick up their Vote By Mail kits The Treasurer provided a verbal update on the following:  FIR submitted  Recreation Facility Scheduler no active and Township completing bookings  Preparing September quarterly report The Fire Chief provided a verbal update on the following:  Firefighter Training continuing  Public Education events scheduled  Fire Prevention Week Oct 7th - 13th

13. Minutes From Committees and Local Boards Resolution 2018-25-08 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Brian Gamble

That Township of Chatsworth Council receive the August 28, 2018 Multi Municipal Long Term Care Working Group minutes. Carried

14. Approval of By-Laws 14.1 2018-62 Amend Fees and Charges By-law - Recreation Fees and Charges Resolution 2018-25-09 Moved by: Shawn Greig Seconded by: Brian Gamble That By-law 2018-62 being a By-law to amend By-law 2018-50 to impose fees and charges for certain Municipal Services and Activities be hereby read a first and second time. Carried

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Resolution 2018-25-10 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Brian Gamble That By-law 2018-62 being a By-law to amend By-law 2018-50 to impose fees and charges for certain Municipal Services and Activities be hereby read a third time, signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Corporate Seal. Carried

14.2 2018-63 Zoning Amendment Swartzentruber Resolution 2018-25-11 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig That By-law 2018-63 being a By-law to amend Schedule “8” to Zoning By-law No. 2015-61 by changing the zone symbols affecting the lands described as Part Lot 18, Concession 5, Geographic Township of Sullivan, Township of Chatsworth, from ‘A1’ to ‘A1-197’ be hereby read a first and second time. Carried Resolution 2018-25-12 Moved by: Brian Gamble Seconded by: Shawn Greig That By-law 2018-63 being a By-law to amend Schedule “8” to Zoning By-law No. 2015-61 by changing the zone symbols affecting the lands described as Part Lot 18, Concession 5, Geographic Township of Sullivan, Township of Chatsworth, from ‘A1’ to ‘A1-197’ be hereby read a third time, signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Corporate Seal. Carried

14.3 2018-64 Appoint Interim Acting CBO Resolution 2018-25-13 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig That By-law 2018-64 being a By-law to appoint an Interim Acting Chief Building Official for the Township of Chatsworth be hereby read a first and second time. Carried Resolution 2018-25-14 Moved by: Brian Gamble Seconded by: Shawn Greig That By-law 2018-64 being a By-law to appoint an Interim Acting Chief Building Official for the Township of Chatsworth be hereby read a third time, signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Corporate Seal. Carried

14.4 2018-65 Connecting Link Agreement 2018/2019 Season Resolution 2018-25-15 Moved by: Shawn Greig Seconded by: Scott Mackey That By-law 2018-65 being a By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute an Agreement with Integrated Maintenance and Operations Services Inc. (IMOS) operating under the name of Owen Sound Highway Maintenance Limited for winter maintenance services on the Connecting Link for the 2018/19 season be hereby read a first and second time. Carried Resolution 2018-25-16 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig That By-law 2018-65 being a By-law to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to execute an Agreement with Integrated Maintenance and Operations Services Inc. (IMOS) operating under the name of Owen Sound Highway Maintenance Limited for winter maintenance services on the Connecting Link for the 2018/19 season be hereby read a third time, signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Corporate Seal. Carried

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15. Correspondence for Direction 15.1 Levi Stutzman Levi Yoder - Smoke Detectors Resolution 2018-25-17 Moved by: Brian Gamble Seconded by: Shawn Greig That Township of Chatsworth Council receive the correspondence from Levi Stutzman and Levi Yoder regarding smoke detectors. Carried

15.2 Tile Drain Loan Application – M Vandenbos Resolution 2018-25-18 Moved by: Shawn Greig Seconded by: Scott Mackey That Township of Chatsworth Council approve the Tile Loan application of Michael Vandenbos re: roll #420432000304200, in the amount of $50,000. Carried

15.3 North Stormont Resolution – Green Energy Projects Resolution 2018-25-19 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig That Township of Chatsworth Council support the Township of North Stormont in requesting the Province of Ontario to extend its areas of responsibility to include any costs that Municipalities may have to inherit from Green Energy projects; water quality, site restoration, infrastructure repair etc. Carried

16. Correspondence for Information 17. Notice of Motion Resolution 2018-25-20 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig That Township of Chatsworth Council direct staff to obtain membership costing with Top Aggregate Producing Municipalities of Ontario (TAPMO). Carried

18. Notice Provision - None 19. Tracking Sheet - None 20. Other Business 21. Closed Meeting Resolution 2018-25-21 Moved by: Brian Gamble Seconded by: Shawn Greig That Township of Chatsworth Council move into Closed Session for the following reason: Closed Session Minutes of July 4th, 18th, and September 5th, 2018 Carried

22. Confirmatory By-law Resolution 2018-25-22 Moved by: Scott Mackey Seconded by: Shawn Greig That By-law 2018-66 being a by-law to confirm all actions and proceedings of the September 19, 2018 Council Meeting be hereby read a first, second and third time, signed by the Mayor and Clerk and sealed with the Corporate Seal. Carried

23. Adjournment The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 8:50 p.m. ______Mayor Bob Pringle

______CAO Clerk Patty Sinnamon

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

Asset Accounts 01-0000-1618 000553 BLUEWATER FIRE & SECURITY 04-14875 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 WF- 10LB CHEM RECHARGE 163.85

01-0000-1621 000160 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (BUILD 27896864.9.20.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 WF PARK 30.12

Department Total 193.97

Liability Accounts 01-0010-2171 000112 RECEIVER GENERAL 0001 10.10.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Remittance SEPT 16-30 10,166.52 01-0010-2171 000212 RECEIVER GENERAL 0003 10.10.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Remittance SEPT 16-30 2,610.57

Account Total 12,777.09

01-0010-2173 000573 OMERS 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Benefits SEPT 17,711.68

01-0010-2174 000006 MINISTER OF FINANCE - EMP HEALT 09.12.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Mnthy Remit for SEPT 2,054.27

01-0010-2177 000071 WORKPLACE SAFETY & INSURANCE B 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 REMITTANCE OCT 3,083.20

Department Total 35,626.24

Council 01-0200-7329 000440 COATES & BEST 102593 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 ELECTION SUPPLIES 62.83

01-0200-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1927362082 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 PHONE-COUN 73.45

Department Total 136.28

Administration 01-0300-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 15.00 01-0300-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 5,159.05

Account Total 5,174.05

01-0300-7302 001095 VARIETY PLUS 17 2018-09-27 2018-09-27 CREAM, MILK 21.95 01-0300-7302 000863 ARMSTRONG WATER 32219 2018-09-27 2018-09-27 2-18.9LTR BOTTLED WATER 14.00 01-0300-7302 001532 CORPORATE EXPRESS CANADA INC O/A STAPLES47893432 ADVANTAGE 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PAPER 51.75

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

01-0300-7302 001532 CORPORATE EXPRESS CANADA INC O/A STAPLES47893436 ADVANTAGE 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PAPER -85.84 01-0300-7302 001532 CORPORATE EXPRESS CANADA INC O/A STAPLES48534825 ADVANTAGE 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 OFFICE SUPPLIES 52.84 01-0300-7302 002066 IRON MOUNTAIN CANADA OPERATIONS ULC AEUB973 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 Shredding 127.03

Account Total 181.73

01-0300-7305 002124 CINTAS 30N137890 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 Floor Mat Service 40.84 01-0300-7305 002124 CINTAS 30N139512 2018-09-27 2018-09-27 Floor Mat Service 40.84

Account Total 81.68

01-0300-7310 000479 UNION GAS LIMITED 295-4232 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 HEATING FUEL AUG 8-SEPT 7 37.65

01-0300-7320 001108 BANK OF MONTREAL M/C 03971942.09.03.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 OMAA 2018 FALL WORKSHOP 604.55

01-0300-7328 002149 MARTIN NICOLE 42048 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 AMCTO PLANNING COURSE 581.95

01-0300-7337 001817 USTI CANADA INC RI-741330 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 KEYSTONE COMPLETE 12,348.98

01-0300-7356 001952 KPMG LLP, T4348 802221323 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 PROFESSIONAL FEES 3,390.00

01-0300-7359 002039 THE ALLIANCE LAWYERS 18100435 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 MISC LEGAL SERVICES 3,955.00

01-0300-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1927362082 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 PHONE-ADM 74.45 01-0300-7369 000352 BELL CANADA 519 794 2307 2307.09.01.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 Toll Free 13.50 01-0300-7369 001820 FIBERNETICS CORPORATION 273188 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PHONE SYSTEM/INTERNET 5.29

Account Total 93.24

01-0300-7375 001108 BANK OF MONTREAL M/C 03971942.09.03.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 DONATION 75.00

Department Total 26,523.83

Chatsworth Fire Expenditures 01-0411-7310 000479 UNION GAS LIMITED 180-1101.08.13.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 HEATING FUEL JUL 9-AUG 8 -42.05

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

01-0411-7310 000479 UNION GAS LIMITED 180-1101.09.12.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 HEATING FUEL AUG 8-SEPT 7 127.00

Account Total 84.95

01-0411-7312 000462 OWEN SOUND FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES106258 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 5-4500 PSI 48.03

01-0411-7322 001536 SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS LTD 796669 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 MOTOROLA REPAIR,ANTENNA 333.00

01-0411-7331 001003 CANADIAN SAFETY EQUIPMENT INC. 41379-1 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 SWIVEL BUTTERFLY VALVE 1,533.98

01-0411-7335 001118 IMPERIAL OIL - ESSO 55877344 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 FUEL 79.69

01-0411-7352 002165 SANIGEAR 13318 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 Clean bunker gear 382.39 01-0411-7352 000033 PUROLATOR INC 439208631 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 SHIPPING 100.29

Account Total 482.68

01-0411-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1927424080 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PAGER 20.00 01-0411-7369 001820 FIBERNETICS CORPORATION 273189 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PHONE SYSTEM/INTERNET 0.09

Account Total 20.09

01-0411-7375 001235 EDWARDS DEVIN B717061 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 BATTERIES 113.00

Department Total 2,695.42

Policing 01-0420-7900 000426 MINISTER OF FINANCE - POLICING 121009181110032 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 POLICING COSTS - SEPT 85,719.00

Department Total 85,719.00

Building/Septic Inspections 01-0450-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 0.44 01-0450-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 206.24

Account Total 206.68

Department Total 206.68

By-Law Enforcement

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

01-0455-7359 002039 THE ALLIANCE LAWYERS 18100435 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 MISC LEGAL SERVICES 2,573.58

01-0455-7370 001942 WATSON JENNIFER 2018-16 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 BY-LAW ENFORCEMENT SEPT 1,130.00

Department Total 3,703.58

Dogs/Pound/Animal Control 01-0460-7368 000551 KLAGES BRIAN 09.20.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 LIVESTOCK VALUER-WARK 18.43 01-0460-7368 000469 ENEVER, ROY 09.24.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 LIVESTOCK VALUER-STEWART 31.53 01-0460-7368 000551 KLAGES BRIAN 09.24.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 LIVESTOCK VALUER-FUNCK 15.52 01-0460-7368 001495 ROBERTS CHERYL 2018-Chats-09 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 ANIMAL CONTROL SEPT 148.62

Account Total 214.10

01-0460-7370 000551 KLAGES BRIAN 09.20.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 LIVESTOCK VALUER-WARK 45.00 01-0460-7370 000469 ENEVER, ROY 09.24.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 LIVESTOCK VALUER-STEWART 45.00 01-0460-7370 000551 KLAGES BRIAN 09.24.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 LIVESTOCK VALUER-FUNCK 45.00 01-0460-7370 001495 ROBERTS CHERYL 2018-Chats-09 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 ANIMAL CONTROL SEPT 918.69

Account Total 1,053.69

01-0460-7374 002180 CORNEMAN KIERAN 07.21.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 LIVESTOCK CLAIM LAMBS 853.20

Department Total 2,120.99

Roads - Cold/Spray Patching 01-0608-7301 000449 E.C. KING CONTRACTING P-020-00084687 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 COLD MIX 2.85 TONN 442.82

Department Total 442.82

Roads - Signs 01-0616-7301 000009 COUNTY OF GREY IVC19126 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 CIVIC & INTERSECTION SIGNS 612.21

Department Total 612.21

Roads - Winter Control 01-0620-7301 001683 ALBRIGHT JOAN 09.17.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 SETTLEMENT 67.19

Department Total 67.19

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

Roads - Overhead 01-0630-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 20.76 01-0630-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 9,342.79

Account Total 9,363.55

01-0630-7302 001095 VARIETY PLUS 17 2018-09-27 2018-09-27 CREAM, MILK 21.94 01-0630-7302 001532 CORPORATE EXPRESS CANADA INC O/A STAPLES48200306 ADVANTAGE 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 FIRST AID KIT 44.78 01-0630-7302 001532 CORPORATE EXPRESS CANADA INC O/A STAPLES48534825 ADVANTAGE 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 OFFICE SUPPLIES 252.55

Account Total 319.27

01-0630-7305 000432 BLUEWATER FEED COMPANY LTD. 1737051 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 12 GA BLACK WIRE 40.68 01-0630-7305 000081 HATTEN HARDWARE 735061 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 SHOP KEY & TAPCON 32.76

Account Total 73.44

01-0630-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1927362082 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 PHONE-OPS MGR 73.45 01-0630-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1927362082 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 PHONE-PATROL 79.10 01-0630-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1927362082 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 PHONE-LEAD HD-SULL 73.45 01-0630-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1927362082 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 PHONE-LEAD HD-HOLL 62.15

Account Total 288.15

Department Total 10,044.41

Roads - Street Lighting 01-0650-7307 000030 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (LIGHT 1633409.08.31.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 COFFEY DR ST LIGHTS 72.04 01-0650-7307 000030 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (LIGHT 1633409.09.07.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 COFFEY DR ST LIGHTS 31.19 01-0650-7307 000030 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (LIGHT 17334-0.08.01.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 COFFEY DR ST LIGHTS 72.04 01-0650-7307 000030 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (LIGHT 51515078.9.19.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 CHATS LIGHTS 62.41 01-0650-7307 000030 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (LIGHT 51515280.9.19.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 LIGHTS 867.84 01-0650-7307 000030 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (LIGHT 59171078.9.19.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 LIGHTS 69.45

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

Account Total 1,174.97

Department Total 1,174.97

Roads - Municipal Drains 01-0669-7371 001790 GM BLUEPLAN ENGINEERING LIMITED 95680 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PROJECT 211020 6,123.19

Department Total 6,123.19

Roads - Equipment Overhead 01-0700-6500 002161 MC DOUGALL ENERGY INC 3631620 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 640.7L/CL/SULL 762.37

01-0700-6502 002161 MC DOUGALL ENERGY INC 3621654 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 EXHAUST FLUID 211.66

01-0700-6505 002161 MC DOUGALL ENERGY INC 3631619 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 2630.3L/DY/SULL 2,704.73

Department Total 3,678.76

Roads - 07-03 Volvo Tandem Truck 01-0703-7353 000466 RIVERSIDE ACRES (AUTO) 4642 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 ANNUAL SAFETY 2,188.35

Department Total 2,188.35

Roads - 10-07 Cat Backhoe(New 2010) 01-0707-7353 001402 J & B AUTO ELECTRIC 6648 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 FAB HYDRAULIC HOSE 87.81

Department Total 87.81

Roads - 14-08 Western Star (New 2013) 01-0708-7353 001536 SPECTRUM COMMUNICATIONS LTD 796517 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PARTS 59.33

Department Total 59.33

Roads - SMALL EQUIPMENT 01-0709-7353 000745 MURRAY'S SHARPENING & TOOL REP 722767 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 WOOD CHIPPER 56.50 01-0709-7353 000013 HURON TRACTOR P50461 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 CHAINSAWS & WEEDEATERS 112.23

Account Total 168.73

Department Total 168.73

Roads - 07-15 CAT Grader 01-0715-7353 002003 KLAGES MATTHEW 1516 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 REPAIRS & ESTIAMTES 361.60

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

01-0715-7353 002003 KLAGES MATTHEW 1566 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 REPAIRS 632.80 01-0715-7353 001781 660341 ONTARIO INC - SPRINGMOUNT HEAVYI002217 SUPPLY 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PARTS 3,138.19 01-0715-7353 001781 660341 ONTARIO INC - SPRINGMOUNT HEAVYI002260 SUPPLY 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 CLAMP, SENSOR 614.72

Account Total 4,747.31

Department Total 4,747.31

Roads - 11-17 John Deere Grader 01-0717-7353 002003 KLAGES MATTHEW 1551 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 REPAIRS 3,164.00

Department Total 3,164.00

Roads - 08-34 Cat Grader 01-0734-7353 001781 660341 ONTARIO INC - SPRINGMOUNT HEAVYI002218 SUPPLY 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 REPAIR PARTS 1,689.82

Department Total 1,689.82

Waste Collection 01-0840-7370 001017 WASTE MANAGEMENT 0547847-0256-2 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 WASTE PICKUP - AUG 8,468.40

Department Total 8,468.40

Waste Disposal - Sullivan Site 01-0850-7307 000160 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (BUILD 78804282.09.17.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 SULLIVAN LANDFILL 58.06

01-0850-7371 001790 GM BLUEPLAN ENGINEERING LIMITED 95733 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 SULLIVAN LANDFILL C AREA 10,212.38

Department Total 10,270.44

Recycling 01-0860-7370 001017 WASTE MANAGEMENT 0547847-0256-2 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 RECYCLING PICKUP - AUG 10,340.36

Department Total 10,340.36

Environment /Biodigester 01-0898-7902 001756 GB/CHATSWORTH JOINT BOARD BIODIGESTOR001864 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 Biodigester Operating Exp-AUG 5,000.00

Department Total 5,000.00

Cemeteries 01-1040-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 0.16

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

01-1040-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 58.89

Account Total 59.05

Department Total 59.05

Parks/Cenotaphs 01-1610-7349 000529 WILTON SANITATION INC P18394 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PORTABLE RESTROOM RENTAL 1,700.65

Department Total 1,700.65

Recreation Facilities 01-1620-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 1.24 01-1620-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 393.43

Account Total 394.67

Department Total 394.67

Recreation Grants 01-1622-7001 000324 WILLIAMSFORD COMMUNITY CENTRE 09.25.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 Township Grant-2018 1,000.00 01-1622-7001 000379 HOLLAND CENTRE RECREATION COMM 09.25.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 TOWNSHIP GRANT-2018 500.00 01-1622-7001 000380 KEADY COMMUNITY CENTRE 09.25.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 Township Grant-2018 7,000.00

Account Total 8,500.00

Department Total 8,500.00

Williamsford CC Operations 01-1625-7301 000279 MAC TAYLOR CORPORATION 8361 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 7 YDS TOPSOIL 197.75

Department Total 197.75

Deboro Arena CC Operations 01-1626-7301 002178 ROCHESTER MIDLAND CORPORATION INV00039565 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 ENVIROPLUS 1,093.96

01-1626-7305 001381 KORE MECHANICAL INC 2595 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 NEW CONTROLLER FOR CONDENSER 6,997.91 01-1626-7305 000278 LOCKSMITH SERVICES 9199 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 DESBORO ARENA COMP ROOM 576.30

Account Total 7,574.21

01-1626-7314 001673 BRICKLAND WHOLESALE INC 36439 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 SUPPLIES-DSB ARENA 73.90

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

01-1626-7353 001402 J & B AUTO ELECTRIC 6646 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 ZAMBONI STARTER 254.25

Department Total 8,996.32

Chatsworth CC Operations 01-1629-7310 000474 RELIANCE HOME COMFORT 09.12.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 HOT WATER TANK RENTAL 102.81

Department Total 102.81

Libraries 01-1640-7372 000110 GREY HIGHLANDS PUBLIC LIBRARY 07.01.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Library Service Contract 1ST 9,851.50

Department Total 9,851.50

Planning/Zoning 01-1810-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 0.88 01-1810-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 412.47

Account Total 413.35

01-1810-7359 002039 THE ALLIANCE LAWYERS 18100434 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 HOLM SITE PLAN AGREEMENT 575.30 01-1810-7359 002039 THE ALLIANCE LAWYERS 18100435 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 MISC LEGAL SERVICES 3,955.00

Account Total 4,530.30

01-1810-7364 000033 PUROLATOR INC 439144773 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 SHIPPING 71.85

Department Total 5,015.50

Walters Falls Water System 01-9830-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 0.53 01-9830-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 198.01

Account Total 198.54

01-9830-7305 000553 BLUEWATER FIRE & SECURITY 04-14889 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 ANNUAL FIRE INSP WF PLANT 22.60

01-9830-7307 000160 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (BUILD 79777922.9.18.18 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 WF PUMP STN 339.26

Department Total 560.40

Chatsworth Water System

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

01-9835-7152 001347 AIG COMMERCIAL INSURANCE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Group Insurance - SEPT 1.84 01-9835-7152 001830 GREAT WEST LIFE 09.26.18 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 GROUP INSURANCE SEPT 682.02

Account Total 683.86

01-9835-7305 000553 BLUEWATER FIRE & SECURITY 04-14889 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 ANNUAL FIRE INSP CHATS PLANT 22.60

01-9835-7307 000160 HYDRO ONE NETWORKS INC. (BUILD 124765411.09.17.18 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 CW PUMP STN 489.37

01-9835-7328 000687 GEORGIAN BAY WATERWORKS CONFERENCE10.03.18 2018-09-27 2018-09-27 CONFERENCE 150.00

01-9835-7369 000467 ROGERS WIRELESS INC. 1924244072 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 PAGER 4.63

01-9835-7700 002151 GREATARIO J004426 2018-09-21 2018-09-21 CHATSWORTH PROGRESS APP 5 6,305.40

Account Total 6,305.40

Department Total 7,655.86 Total Paid Invoices 12,188.11 Total Unpaid Invoices 256,100.49 Total Invoices 268,288.60

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Vendor Invoice Number Invoice Entry Account Number Name Item Description Date Date Item Amount

Department Summary 01-0000 Asset Accounts 193.97 01-0010 Liability Accounts 35,626.24 01-0200 Council 136.28 01-0300 Administration 26,523.83 01-0411 Chatsworth Fire Expenditures 2,695.42 01-0420 Policing 85,719.00 01-0450 Building/Septic Inspections 206.68 01-0455 By-Law Enforcement 3,703.58 01-0460 Dogs/Pound/Animal Control 2,120.99 01-0608 Roads - Cold/Spray Patching 442.82 01-0616 Roads - Signs 612.21 01-0620 Roads - Winter Control 67.19 01-0630 Roads - Overhead 10,044.41 01-0650 Roads - Street Lighting 1,174.97 01-0669 Roads - Municipal Drains 6,123.19 01-0700 Roads - Equipment Overhead 3,678.76 01-0703 Roads - 07-03 Volvo Tandem Truck 2,188.35 01-0707 Roads - 10-07 Cat Backhoe(New 2010) 87.81 01-0708 Roads - 14-08 Western Star (New 2013) 59.33 01-0709 Roads - SMALL EQUIPMENT 168.73 01-0715 Roads - 07-15 CAT Grader 4,747.31 01-0717 Roads - 11-17 John Deere Grader 3,164.00 01-0734 Roads - 08-34 Cat Grader 1,689.82 01-0840 Waste Collection 8,468.40 01-0850 Waste Disposal - Sullivan Site 10,270.44 01-0860 Recycling 10,340.36 01-0898 Environment /Biodigester 5,000.00 01-1040 Cemeteries 59.05 01-1610 Parks/Cenotaphs 1,700.65 01-1620 Recreation Facilities 394.67 01-1622 Recreation Grants 8,500.00 01-1625 Williamsford CC Operations 197.75 01-1626 Deboro Arena CC Operations 8,996.32 01-1629 Chatsworth CC Operations 102.81 01-1640 Libraries 9,851.50 01-1810 Planning/Zoning 5,015.50 01-9830 Walters Falls Water System 560.40 01-9835 Chatsworth Water System 7,655.86 Report Total 268,288.60

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CAO CLERK’S REPORT 2018-28

TO: Mayor Pringle and Members of Council

FROM: Patty Sinnamon, CAO Clerk

RE: Joint Compliance Audit Committee Selection

DATE: October 3, 2018 ______RECOMMENDATION: That CAO Clerk’s Report 2018-28 regarding the Joint Compliance Audit Committee Selection be hereby received.

Background: On July 4, 2018 Council received report 2018-18 regarding the establishment of a Joint Compliance Audit Committee. Subsequently Council adopted an establishment by-law and approved the Terms of Reference.

The Grey County Clerks collectively advertised for the recruitment of members to the JCAC. The selection committee consisted of the Clerks of the Townships of Chatsworth, Georgian Bluffs, City of Owen Sound and County of Grey.

Eleven applications were received and reviewed. The following persons have been selected to serve on the JCAC for the term of Council:

John Cameron Ann Dumyn Miranda Lahtinen David Nusko Ken Duffy Dan Sullivan Sonya Mount

All applicants have been advised and the seven successful candidates have confirmed their acceptance.

Respectfully submitted,

Patty Sinnamon, Dipl.M.M. CAO Clerk

TOWNSHIP OF CHATSWORTH

FINANCE REPORT 2018-08

TO: Mayor Pringle and Members of Council

FROM: Valerie Manning, Treasurer

RE: External Audit Services

DATE: October 5, 2018

RECOMMENDATION: That Finance Report 2018-08 dated October 5, 2018 regarding External Audit Services hereby be received.

AND FURTHERMORE that Council appoints BDO as the Township’s external auditor for 2018 through to and including 2020.

BACKGROUND In November of 2015 Council directed that a Request for Proposal of External Audit Services be sent out. At that time we appointed KPMG for a three year term which was completed with the 2017 year end. On August 7, 2018, a Request for Proposal was sent out which included a two-step process. Envelope 1 of the process was to identify who the best candidate was in terms of their Proposal Requirements which included the following 5 Criteria:  Company Profile  Experience  Audit Approach  Audit Schedule  Value Added – Advisory Services

Any submission which contained pricing information in Envelope 1 was to be rendered informal and to be disqualified. If a candidate did not qualify with a score of 60 (75%) or higher, they were no longer eligible for the Fees and Expenses evaluation.

Envelope 2 of the process involved the fees and expenses evaluation.

The CAO/Clerk and myself opened Envelope 1 during the first week in September and having met the submission requirements (digital and paper copies), it was determined that all submissions would move to the next step for evaluation. The submissions were evaluated independently by myself, CAO Clerk and Deputy Treasurer/Tax Collector. All three staff members came to the same conclusion with BDO scoring higher than the other two submissions. All submissions met the qualifying score (75%) and envelope 2 could be opened.

Upon reviewing envelope 2 the pricing varied, with 2 proposals being reasonably close and the third one being considerably lower. After considering all factors of the submissions we selected a successful candidate to recommend to Council.

Staff is recommending that the proposal for the External Audit services for the next three years, with an option to extend for an additional 2 years, be awarded to BDO for a cost of $32,350.00 for the next three years.

The bids received are as follows:

BDO $32,350.00 KPMG $29,250.00 (was $34,598.40 in 2017) Collins Barrow $20,750.00

Even though BDO is the higher proposal, it is the submission being recommended by the review team. In reviewing the submission of BDO we found that their proposal was far superior to the others; the work plan to complete the audit was very clearly indicated and a breakdown was given outlining the work that BDO expected the Township to have prepared prior to the audit being commenced, including timelines. Their proposal also included conducting an interim audit. KPMG also indicated that they would do an interim audit in their work plan, but staff would indicate that this has not happened in the last three years. Collins Barrow summarized a work plan but did not provide enough detail in what was expected at each stage of the audit.

In reviewing the costing we did not consider the proposals to be comparable in the costing of the work to be performed. BDO specified through their work schedule where the hours would be spent which the review team feels is reasonable. While CB is a lower cost, the amount of hours to complete the audit is significantly less.

Respectfully submitted, Reviewed by

Valerie Manning Patty Sinnamon, Dipl.M.M. Treasurer CAO/Clerk

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CHATSWORTH

BY-LAW NUMBER 2018-67

BEING a by-law to provide for animal control within Township of Chatsworth with regard to livestock running at large or trespassing and to repeal by-law 2018-12.

WHEREAS, the Township of Chatsworth deems it expedient and necessary to provide provisions dealing with livestock running at large or trespassing;

THEFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CHATSWORTH ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:

1. DEFINITIONS

“At Large” means livestock found at a place other than the property of the owner of livestock and not under the control of any person.

“Fence” means a barrier forming a boundary to or enclosing an area of land to contain livestock;

"Livestock" means any domestic fowl (including chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, guinea fowl, etc.), horse, donkey, mule, bull, ox, cow or other cattle, goat, swine, sheep, llama, mink, fox, emu or ostrich, or the young thereof excluding cats and dogs;

“Officer” means a Police Officer, municipal law enforcement officer or other person appointed by by-law to enforce the provisions of this By-law;

“Owner” means the owner or person in possession or control of livestock and where the owner is a minor, the person responsible for the custody of the minor;

“Perimeter Fence” means a fence with gates, where necessary, which is located on the outer boundaries of a property and that encloses the property in its entirety;

“Person” includes a corporation and its heirs, executors, administrators, or other legal representatives of a person to whom the context can apply according to law;

“Township” shall mean the Corporation of the Township of Chatsworth or the land within the geographic limits of the Corporation of the Township of

Chatsworth as the context requires;

“Poundkeeper” means an individual appointed by By-law to provide poundkeeping services;

“Trespass or Trespassing” means being on private property without permission of the owner of the private property or being at large on property owned by the Township.

2. OFFENCES

2.1 No owner of any livestock shall permit the livestock to be at large.

2.2 No owner of any livestock shall permit livestock to trespass.

2.3 Every owner of livestock shall, at their own expense, prevent the livestock from leaving their property at any time by constructing a perimeter fence, or fence, or other interior enclosure of sufficient construction

2.4 Every owner of livestock shall at their own expense, keep the said perimeter fence, or fence or other interior enclosure in good repair.

3. ENFORCEMENT

3.1 This by-law shall be enforced by the Poundkeeper, an Officer or other persons as Council may, by by-law, appoint.

4. RIGHT OF ENTRY

4.1 A Poundkeeper or Officer or other person designated by Council shall be permitted to enter onto land at any time for the purpose of enforcing this by-law and any orders or conditions imposed under the authority of this by-law.

4.2 A person exercising a power of entry on behalf of the Township under this by-law must, upon request, display or produce proper identification.

5. REMEDIATION 5.1 Where the owner is in default of doing any matter or thing directed or required to be done under this by-law, a Poundkeeper or Officer may direct the completion and enforcement of such at the owner’s expense.

5.2 The Township may recover the remedial action and enforcement costs incurred under subsection 5.1 by action, or by adding them to the tax roll and collecting them in the same manner as taxes in accordance with Section 446 of the Municipal Act.

5.3 The Township may, prior to recovering costs incurred in subsection 5.1 pursuant to Section 446 of the Municipal Act by adding costs to the Municipal Taxes, invoice the owner(s) requesting voluntary payment of said remedial action costs.

5.4 The Township may place a lien on the property as per Section 446 of the Municipal Act on any remedial action that exceeds $1,000.00.

6. IMPOUNDING AND SELLING OF LIVESTOCK

6.1 A Poundkeeper, with respect to livestock being at large or trespassing in contravention of this by-law, may seize and impound the livestock. The seized livestock shall be impounded at such facilities designated and/or maintained by the Township.

6.2 If the owner of the livestock can be identified, the Poundkeeper shall deliver a notice to the owner (to the address of the owner shown on the last revised assessment roll or to be the last known address) that livestock has been impounded.

6.3 An owner of livestock that has been impounded, may claim the livestock within 10 days of the impounding, excluding the day of impoundment and including the day the livestock is claimed, provided that all costs incurred by the Township and the Poundkeeper shall be paid by the owner before the livestock is released.

6.4 If impounded livestock is not claimed within the 10 day period stipulated in section 6.3 or if all of the costs incurred by the Township and the Poundkeeper have not been paid, the Township may sell the impounded livestock without advertising or tender. The proceeds of the sale shall be applied first to the costs incurred by the Township and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the owner of the livestock.

6.5 Where livestock that is impounded is not claimed by the owner within the 10 day period specified in Section 6.3 the Poundkeeper may retain the livestock for such further time as he/she may consider proper and during that time the Poundkeeper may:

a) sell the livestock for such price as he/she considers proper; or

b) euthanize the livestock; or

c) otherwise dispose of the livestock as he/she sees fit.

6.6 Where livestock that is captured or taken into custody, in the opinion of the Poundkeeper, is injured or should be destroyed without delay for humane reasons or for the reasons of safety to persons or animals, the Poundkeeper, Officer or other trained person appointed by the Poundkeeper, may euthanize the livestock in a humane manner as soon after capture or taking into custody as he/she may determine, and may do so without permitting any person to reclaim the livestock or without offering it for sale.

6.7 An Officer or other persons designated by Council may kill livestock in the following circumstances:

a) where livestock is trespassing or at large and in his/her opinion, should be destroyed because it is so severely injured that it would be inhumane to capture the livestock and remove it to a veterinary hospital; or

b) where livestock is trespassing or at large and in his/her opinion, should be destroyed for reasons of safety to the public or other animals.

6.8 No compensation, damages, fees or any other sum of money on account of or by reason of the impounding, killing, euthanizing or other disposal of an impounded livestock in the course of the administration and enforcement of this by-law shall be recoverable by the owner of livestock.

6.9 No person shall forcibly retrieve livestock from the Poundkeeper, or enter into the location where livestock are impounded to retrieve livestock without payment in full of all fees and charges required to be paid under this by-law.

7. PENALTIES

7.1 Any person who contravenes any provision of this By-law is guilty of an offence and upon conviction is liable:

(a) on a first offence, to a fine not more than $50,000.00; and

(b) on a second and each subsequent offence, to a fine of not more than $100,000.00.

7.2 Any person who is issued a Part 1 offence notice or summons and is convicted of an offence under this By-law shall be subject to a fine, to a maximum as provided for in the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33, as amended.

7.3 Every director or officer of a corporation who knowingly concurs in the contravention of any provision of this By-law by the corporation is guilty of an offence.

7.4 Upon conviction any penalty imposed under this By-law may be collected under the authority of the Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 33, as amended.

8. OBSTRUCTION

8.1 In accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, Section 426(1), no person shall hinder, interfere with or otherwise obstruct, either directly or indirectly, a Poundkeeper, Officer or employee of the Township and/or agent in the lawful exercise or power or duty under this by-law.

8.2 Any person who has been alleged to have contravened any of the provisions of this by-law, who fails to identify himself/herself shall be deemed to have obstructed or hindered the person exercising a power or performing a duty under this by-law.

9. TOWNSHIP NOT LIABLE

9.1 The Township assumes no liability for property damage, damage to animal, livestock or personal injury resulting from remedial action, remedial work and enforcement undertaken with respect to any person, animal, livestock or property that is subject of this by-law.

10. SINGULAR AND PLURAL USE

10.1 In this By-law, unless the context otherwise requires words importing the singular shall include the plural and use of the masculine shall include the feminine, where applicable.

11. VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY

11.1 Should any section, subsection, clause, paragraph or provision of this by-law be declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or

unenforceable, the same shall not affect the validity of the enforceability of any other provision of this by-law, or of the by-law as a whole.

12. SHORT TITLE

12.1 The short title of this by-law is the Livestock at Large By-law.

13. EFFECTIVE DATE

13.1 That this by-law shall come into force and take effect upon being passed by Council.

Read a first and second time this 3rd day of October, 2018. Read a third time and finally passed this 3rd day of October, 2018.

Mayor Bob Pringle

CAO Clerk Patty Sinnamon

1078 Bruce Road 12, P.O. Box 150, Formosa ON Canada N0G 1W0 Tel 519-367-3040, Fax 519-367-3041, [email protected], www.svca.on.ca

August 16, 2018

Township of Chatsworth

Attention: Patty Sinnamon, CAO

Re: Memorandum of Understanding – Planning Services

Background: Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (“SVCA”) currently has in place Memorandum of Agreements (now replaced by the term Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”)) with upper and lower tier watershed municipalities. Those MOUs provide the framework for the effective and timely provision of comments and services by SVCA to the Counties and municipalities with respect to land use planning matters. SVCA, and in some cases the County/Municipality, recognized the need to review and update those agreements. In July 2017 SVCA provided a proposed and significantly revised MOU to its municipal partners. The significant revisions were to remove the reference to Natural Heritage issues as well as the review of such issues and to limit commenting by SVCA to those geographic areas regulated by SVCA. That change was the result of a motion by the full Authority in October 2016. The proposed MOUs recognize that County and local councils have the statutory authority for land use planning.

Municipal Response to Proposed MOU: Most County and Municipal staffs were clear in their preference to have SVCA continue to provide the same Natural Heritage review services as well as commenting on local planning documents throughout the watershed as is currently the case. Those staff were asked to have their respective councils make a formal request to SVCA to that effect for consideration by the Authority Members. That formal request was made by Grey County and Southgate councils.

SVCA was also asked to include wording with respect to pre-submission consultation and with respect to a Communications and Issues Resolution Protocol. The Authority has agreed to those two requests.

SVCA Response to Council Requests: At its July 17th Authority meeting the Authority Members considered the request by Grey County and Southgate councils with respect to the Natural Heritage issue. The Members considered that request in the context of a strong Authority desire to improve the efficiency of SVCA. A key component of improved efficiency is the concentration by SVCA staff on the SVCA’s core mandate. SVCA’s core role in municipal plan input and review is to ensure that municipalities give appropriate regard to section 3.1 of the Provincial Policy Statement in their planning activities and further that the SVCA review be limited to areas regulated by Ontario Regulation 169/06 as amended. After much discussion, the councils’ request for continuing the planning services currently provided with respect to Natural Heritage, local planning document comments and planning reviews outside the SVCA regulated areas was respectfully denied by motion of the Authority.

Watershed Member Municipalities Municipality of Arran-Elderslie, Municipality of Brockton, Township of Chatsworth, Municipality of Grey Highlands, Town of Hanover, Township of Howick, Municipality of Morris-Turnberry, Municipality of South Bruce, Township of Huron-Kinloss, Municipality of Kincardine, Town of Minto, Township of Wellington North, Town of Saugeen Shores, Township of Southgate, Municipality of West Grey

New MOUs: An MOU between the parties continues to be a useful tool as it will outline with clarity the role of those parties in the planning process. An MOU will further assist the County/Municipality and landowners/applicants by:

• Outlining SVCA’s role in pre-submission consultation which is an important aspect requested by the County/Municipality. This provision can significantly assist in making the process more efficient for all the parties. • Identify the protocol in cases where there is a hazard feature noted but the feature is not identified in SVCA mapping. • Provide a communication and dispute protocol. • Allow for consolidated fee collection which is a benefit to the landowner/proponent.

At a stated time SVCA staff will cease providing Natural Heritage services and current MOAs will be terminated and hopefully new MOUs will be in place. SVCA recognizes that the County/Municipalities require significant lead time to determine the preferred option for replacing the planning input and review services currently provided by SVCA. We understand that either having trained staff to perform those tasks or hiring outside consultants may take considerable time to put in place. County/Municipal budget concerns also factor into the timing for the transition. We are certainly willing to work with County/Municipal staff to assist them in their deliberations during the transition. We suggest a realistic effective date for a new MOU would be on or before January 1, 2020 and wish to work toward that date as a firm deadline. Please let us know if that is a reasonable date from your perspective. We understand that Huron County does its own Natural Heritage review using its staff, so they may be a useful source of information on how that works for them.

Next Steps: We suggest the next steps would include:

• County/Municipal staff informing their respective councils of the change in SVCA’s role with respect to planning services. • Agreement on the termination date for the provision of SVCA’s current planning services ( January 1, 2020 ). • Finalize the terms and conditions of a new MOU.

Please do not hesitate to contact us should you wish clarification on any aspects of this issue.

Regards,

______Wayne Brohman Luke Charbonneau General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer Chair Saugeen Conservation Saugeen Conservation

Media Release

September 19, 2018 Weeding out the Myths

On October 17, Canada legalizes cannabis. To help parents, grandparents and other caregivers learn the facts about cannabis, the Community Drug and Alcohol Strategy is holding a number of community-based education sessions across Grey Bruce.

The goal of these events is to provide parents with an opportunity to learn the facts from local professionals. These sessions will equip parents with the information needed to have open and honest conversations with their teenagers. Parents and young adults need to know that cannabis is not a benign substance and that there are risks associated with is use, especially for those under 25.

The community-based education session are scheduled for:

 Monday, October 1 Durham Community Centre  Wednesday, October 3 Saugeen Shores Community Complex  Wednesday, October 10 Wiarton Community Centre  Thursday, October 11 Town of The Blue Mountains Town Hall  Wednesday, October 17 Harmony Centre Owen Sound

All sessions will run from 7 – 8:30 pm with a number of panelists including a youth addiction counsellor, a police officer, a pharmacist and a public health professional. For more information on Cannabis Legalization in Ontario, please visit the provincial government site at www.ontario.ca/page/cannabis-legalization

For More Information: Alison Govier Jason Weppler Community Drug and Alcohol Strategy Grey Bruce Health Unit 519-372-7880 519-376-9420 ext. 1408 [email protected] [email protected]

A healthier future for all. 101 17th Street East, Owen Sound, Ontario N4K 0A5 www.publichealthgreybruce.on.ca

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Ontario news Environmental Registry Sustainable Guelph homes use much less energy updates than typical new homes Permit to take water: 2447591 The Braendlis and Colvins are among the first in Guelph to be certified under the city's Blue Built Ontario Inc., Ottawa; 10393444 Homes program. The Braendlis, in fact, use less Canada Inc., Black River-Matheson; than half the water of an average home, and the Highbury Canco Corporation, Colvins use 32 per cent less. Blue Built Homes Leamington; include a certification and rebate program that Sewage: 192 Bronson Property, encourages households to implement Toronto; Beamish Construction< Sault technologies and behaviours that will help Ste. Marie; Sanexen Environmental people conserve water and save money. The Services; Skotidakis Goat Farm, East Colvins' 9,100-litre rainwater harvester feeds the home’s toilets, washing machine and gardens. Hawkesbury; 7137796 Canada Inc., Efficient appliances and water fixtures allow Cornwall; 2568401 Ontario Inc., them to make their water savings stretch even Mississauga; Imperial Oil, Sudbury; further. Misc: MTO Discussion Paper on Continue reading >> Cycling Initiatives under the Climate Residents, businesses in Lower Trent watershed Change Action Plan; MTO Discussion expected to reduce water usage by 10% Paper on Electric Vehicle Incentive Lower Trent Conservation says as a result of Initiatives under the Climate Change minor drought conditions across the lower part of the watershed “local municipalities, residents Action Plan; Bill 4, Cap and Trade and businesses are expected to voluntarily Cancellation Act, 2018; reduce their water usage by 10 per cent.” The Continue reading >> agency said in a news release issued Sept. 14 that precipitation in the area was well below normal for the months of March, May and July. The months in between saw more normal rainfall depths but in intermittent storms. National news Continue reading >> Blue-green algae detected at Whitby beach Halifax G7 meeting to promote ocean plastics Durham Region’s health department has been charter, says environment minister advised by the Ontario Ministry of the A G7 ministers meeting in Halifax will promote Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) of the Canadian-led oceans plastic charter, with the presence of blue-green algae in water Ottawa planning to take the accord to the United samples taken from the Whitby beach area. Nations General Assembly, says the federal Continue reading >> environment minister. The non-binding accord Curve Lake on list for federal funding for water was agreed to by five of the G7 leaders and the treatment plant European Union at the G7's Charlevoix summit in Curve Lake First Nation is on a list to receive June, though neither the United States nor Japan funding to end its long-standing boil-water have signed on. advisories, Status of Women Minister Maryam Continue reading >> Monsef said Saturday. She tweeted the news as Major New Aquaculture Project Launches in the annual powwow was taking place at the Newfoundland and Labrador reserve. "Good news to share at Curve Lake Pow Grieg NL plans to invest more than $210 million Wow today," Monsef wrote Saturday. in the project, which will include establishing a Continue reading >> hatchery and land-based smolt production Master plan will give Brighton options for facility, as well as sea-based operations. They managing stormwater in future are joined in the endeavor by provincially-based The stormwater master plan being worked on partner Ocean Choice International. will support ongoing development, manage Continue reading >> health and safety issues, and protect Nova Scotia will provide water to residents in downstream natural resources, such as the drought-stricken southwest Presqu'ile Bay marsh and cold water streams. The Nova Scotia government is buying bottled Manager of capital infrastructure Lucas Kelly said water and dispatching tanker trucks to a it should address concerns residents and southwestern stretch of the province grappling councillors have about how stormwater issues with an extended drought. The Emergency are being handled now. Management Office said it has been working in

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Continue reading >> Argyle, Barrington and Yarmouth to make sure Blue-Green Algae In Muskoka Lakes Twp people whose wells have run dry have access to Residents around Leonard Lake in Muskoka drinking water. Lakes Twp are being cautioned by the Simcoe Continue reading >> Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHI) about a Transcona homeowners on hook for tens of potential blue-green algae bloom. thousands for sewer hook up they didn’t want Continue reading >> Last September property owners got a notice Blue-green algae may be present at Magnus Park from the city that they would be expected to pay Beach in Tay Township $122 per frontage foot for wastewater sewer The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is construction on their roads, as well as thousands warning Tay Township residents about a more for installing and connecting a private possible blue-green algae bloom at Magnus Park sewer service pipe from their home to the sewer Beach. The bloom has not been confirmed by main. testing. Continue reading >> Continue reading >> Design contract to be awarded soon for Tottenham water pipeline A project that will bring better quality drinking water to the residents of Tottenham has taken a crucial step forward. At the Sept. 10 committee of the whole meeting, council selected engineering firm RV Anderson Associations to handle the route study and preliminary detail design for the new transmission main and reservoir improvements. The contract is worth nearly $300,000, plus taxes. Continue reading >>

U.S. & international news Before Foxconn got access to millions of gallons People & companies of Lake Michigan water, Wisconsin quietly gave small village even more Indiana American Water Seeks Recovery for Governors from all eight Great Lakes states had Investment of More Than $542 Million in to sign off before Waukesha, Wis., could siphon Infrastructure Upgrades water out of Lake Michigan. When Foxconn Indiana American Water today filed a petition Technology Group wanted to dip a straw into the with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission lake for its new electronics factory west of (IURC) to adjust its rates for water service in the

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Racine, the Taiwan-based company had to communities it serves across the state. Indiana undergo a rigorous legal review and lay out its American Water’s ongoing infrastructure plans at a contentious public hearing. investments are the primary driver behind the Continue reading >> request. The company is including more than Florence's water, not winds, will be the long- $542 million of water infrastructure investments term problem in its request. A house buried in water will likely need to be Continue reading >> demolished and replaced. It’s unknown how Consulting Engineers of Ontario Names New many homes are damaged and destroyed, but Board even in the best of circumstances furniture, Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) refrigerators and other appliances will almost announced a new board of directors at its annual certainly be ruined. Forty inches or more of general meeting (AGM) at Blue Springs Golf Club. water pounding the pavement in less than a Continue reading >> week can undermine streets. The relentless Rainmaker Worldwide Announces Shipment of pressure can loosen the foundation — Water-to-Water Unit compacted soil, gravel or sand — leading to Peterborough, Ontario’s Rainmaker Worldwide cracking and potholes. today announced that it has shipped its initial Continue reading >> Water-to-Water unit, valued at $100,000 USD, to 3.4 million poultry, 5,500 hogs drowned in its distributor in Jamaica. Drops Jamaica, the Florence flooding exclusive distributor of Rainmaker Worldwide About 3.4 million chickens and turkeys and products, has an extensive presence in Ocho 5,500 hogs have been killed in flooding from Rios and has developed strategic partnerships Florence as rising North Carolina rivers swamped with some of the biggest companies in the dozens of farm buildings where the animals were region, such as telecommunication engineering being raised for market, according to state company Konnexx Services Limited. officials. Continue reading >> Continue reading >> Dayton says drinking water is safe, but more residents are raising doubts The city of Dayton says its drinking water is clean and safe, but a growing number of Water treatment, residents lack confidence in the purity of the city's tap water. Fears about water contamination wastewater, spread when the city of Dayton shut down some production wells last year after potentially stormwater hazardous chemicals were detected in the groundwater. WaterTAP and OOWA Partnership Aims to Continue reading >> Address Barriers on Decentralized Issues with Portrait Of Hurricane Florence Fallout Emerges Industry Input As officials continue to tabulate the fallout from While overcoming challenges and fears Hurricane Florence, it is clear the damage associated with onsite and decentralized systems wrought by polluted floodwaters will be among isn’t going to be easy, we can do it if we start by the major challenges the region faces. Officials working together with partners. And when we continue to assess the loss of life connected to add the right information and tools to the mix, the storm. we can create an environment in which Continue reading >> innovative solutions and communal systems can thrive in small towns. Continue reading >>

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Environment, weather, climate change

Goldfish invading Lake Ontario? Walking through a pet store, you may notice a warning below the goldfish which says "NYS invasive species - harmful to the environment". This, is because 40-50 million goldfish have infested Lake Ontario, which can cause issues in the ecosystem. A large reason why these goldfish are in the ecosystem is because fish owners dump the animals into large bodies of water. When the fish survive, they end up integrating themselves into the environment. Continue reading >> Florence flooding spreads as storm heads northeast The deadly storm still had abundant rain and top winds around 30 mph (50 kph) early Monday, and forecasters said it was expected to gradually pick up forward speed and complete a big turn toward the Northeast, which is in for as much as 6 inches (15 centimetres) of rain. Continue reading >> Fall 2018: Early winter or strong summer comeback? After a hot summer, most Canadians have already experienced an early taste of autumnal weather. Does this mean an early winter is in the cards, or will summer weather make a strong comeback like it did last year? The Weather Network has released their fall forecast for the end of September as well as for the months of October and November. We have also released our preliminary forecast for winter and a look ahead at the remainder of the hurricane season. Continue reading >> Lake Erie free of toxicity in algae bloom Months after reports predicted possible toxic algae bloom forming in western Lake Erie this summer, researchers now say, "we're in the clear... There is still a bloom, but it has not been particularly strong this year," said Stumpf. "Typically, the bloom reaches max concentration in early September, but on the good side, there has been little scum in the lake during the small bloom and it's windier than usual." Continue reading >>

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Breaking Boundaries in Water Research science Join the Water Institute on Wednesday, September 24 for a full day of interdisciplinary IBC: Natural infrastructure is needed in order to dialogue around water research at the University mitigate rising flood costs of Waterloo. Water Institute members from all six To address the rising costs of flooding across Waterloo faculties and international Water Canada, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) Institute board members, including 2016 has released a new report that calls for Stockholm Water Prize winner Joan Rose and communities to consider smarter “green” 2018 Stockholm Water Prize winner Mark van infrastructure. IBC collaborated with the Intact Loosdrecht, will share their latest research and Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) at open up new opportunities for discussion and the University of Waterloo, and the International collaboration. Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to Continue reading >> prepare its latest report, which looks into the LIVING WATERS RALLY implementation of natural infrastructure to It's that time again! From October 1st to 3rd, mitigate flood costs. 2018, we are excited to be taking the Living Continue reading >> Waters Rally to Moncton, NB. Join us and Go with the flow: desalination plant study finds freshwater defenders from across Canada's 'amazing' ocean impact freshwater community to: Explore reconciliation The Sydney desalination plant's biggest effect on and water; Strategize on critical freshwater the nearby ocean is unlikely to be from the threats. release of toxic saline brine, in an unexpected Continue reading >> outcome from what is claimed to be the world's

first peer-reviewed study into the industry's marine impacts. OMWA Education days. Continue reading >> Ontario police warn of recent cyberattacks In three different locations across the province. targeting local governments Oct. 15-16 Cobourg, Nov. 13-14 A rash of cyberattacks on Ontario municipal London/Woodstock and Nov. 20-21, Sudbury governments in which hackers demand a ransom (note date change). Each event starts with meet- to unlock compromised systems has prompted and-greet and mini-trade show in the evening of the provincial police force to warn about what it day one, with workshops and seminars day two. describes as a recent trend. The town managed Agendas and registrations forms are online. to isolate online systems related to fire, police, Continue reading >> water and waste-water services before the hackers struck, the mayor said. There's also no WaterTAP to Host Ontario Water Innovation Week evidence to suggest information on taxation, from October 22-26, 2018 human resources and other affected systems was WaterTAP is gearing up to host the third annual disseminated anywhere after the attack, he edition of Ontario Water Innovation Week added. (OnWIN) in Toronto from October 22 to October Continue reading >> 26, 2018. This week-long celebration boasts an Water tank can handle the pressure attractive agenda, including a high-profile Q: Near the Seaway office in St. Catharines at the international conference. The World Water-Tech flight locks there is a large tower with the North America Summit (October 24-25) returns Seaway logo on it. It looks like a water tower. to Canada for a sixth year. What is the tower and what is its purpose? A: The World Water-Tech North America Summit St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. said the Join 250+ top-level leaders in these fields to

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structure is a differential surge tank. address the challenges of water security and Continue reading >> supply, while also focusing on opportunities for unlocking value and reducing risk across the supply chain in Toronto this October, 24-25 Our Future Water Berlin Event Politics, law, Nov 7, 2018, InterContinental Hotel Berlin. of all ages and backgrounds to hear from Current Leaders and Future Leaders on how to achieve opinions & editorials water security. Inviting Everyone to be part of the future of water management Durham has plans in case of postal disruption Continue reading >> If there is a disruption, Durham won't send out Water Quality Technology Conference & large mailings, such as water and sanitary sewer Exposition bills, TeleRead cards and notices and Nov. 11-15, 2018, Toronto, Canada. This expenditure management cheques. Water and established and highly regarded conference sanitary sewer bills will be delayed until the provides a practical forum for a wide range of postal disruption has ended, with payment dates water technology professionals to exchange the adjusted accordingly. latest research and information. Continue reading >> Globe editorial: Water, water everywhere. Now we need to think... According to statistics obtained by Radio- Canada, Quebec companies paid royalties Education, podcasts, totalling $3.2-million to use more than one- trillion litres of fresh water in 2017-18. That’s webinars & videos not a large amount of money for a huge amount of water. And Quebec is not alone in giving the The Real Dirt on Dirt: Ontario construction stuff away at low cost. Its fee structure is 85- groups launch video series on excess soil per-cent lower than neighbouring Ontario’s, for management instance, but as such, it is still a fraction of an Ontario's robust construction market generates already low number. The fact is that Canada is almost 26 million cubic metres of excess handing a key resource to industry for construction soil every year – enough dirt to fill vanishingly little in return. At the same time, Toronto's Rogers Centre 16 times. About $2 households are paying more and more for their billion is spent annually to manage excess soil – water consumption. which comes from civil infrastructure projects Continue reading >> such as transit, roads, bridges, sewers, Protesters keep up pressure over Tiny Township watermains and other utilities. gravel-pit expansion Continue reading >> The company is waiting for a response from the 18th September, 2018 was... Water Monitoring provincial government to remove nearly Day 7,000,000 litres of water per day from the Water Monitoring Day was created by America’s Alliston aquifer in a quarry expansion. Friends of Clean Water Foundation in 2003 with the intent the Waverley Uplands is determined to stop the of being a program that reached out to people water extraction required to wash gravel at the all over the globe to raise awareness of water Teedon Pit in Tiny Township, saying the silt from pollution issues and get people to test their local the runoff will contaminate local wells. bodies of water. This information is then Continue reading >> intended to be shared through various Seven key decisions made by New Tecumseth resources, including the World Water Monitoring council during 2014-18 Challenge Website (www.monitorwater.org). After years of seemingly little action, meaningful Continue reading >> progress was made to put a final solution in Cost Controls For Pipeline Asset Management: A place to improve the quality of drinking water in Lifecycle Approach Webinar Tottenham. Council adopted the town’s new Wednesday, September 26, 2018, 12:00 PM. Our water master plan, which identified the pipeline buried piping infrastructure can be 25 percent or as the best way to fix the long-standing issue. more of the total asset value of a municipality. While the project is over a year behind schedule, Inadequate attention to the proper asset the delay was outside the town’s control. management of this huge capital investment is Continue reading >> putting many of our historic communities in jeopardy of becoming economically, environmentally, and socially unsustainable. Proper implementation of known asset

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Do Your Part. Be Septic Smart! Infographic about septic system maintenance. A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Program. For Septic Smart Week, Sept. 17-21. Continue reading >> Silver nanoparticles are toxic for aquatic organisms Silver nanoparticles are increasingly being used in consumer products, such as clothing and personal care products, in the medical and pharmaceutical industry, and in the food industry. That is why their presence is expected to increase in the environment where they can exert harmful effects on organisms. Continue reading >> Becoming plastic-free takes long-term effort Reducing plastic use in the community needs a multi-pronged approach and it needs to start at the grassroots, organizers from Blue Bayfield told an audience in Haliburton last week. A blend of public education, business buy-in, political pressure and hands-on action needs to happen in order to make change, particularly with something as convenient, inexpensive and ubiquitous as plastic. Continue reading >>

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Combatting Canada’s Rising Flood Costs: Natural infrastructure is an underutilized option The financial impacts of climate change and extreme weather events are being felt by a growing number of homeowners and communities across Canada. The increase in P&C insurance losses is indicative of the growing costs associated with these events. These losses averaged $405 million per year between 1983 and 2008, and $1.8 billion between 2009 and 2017. Continue reading >> How slick water and black shale in fracking combine to produce radioactive waste Radioactivity in fracking wastewater comes from the interaction between a chemical slurry and ancient shale during the hydraulic fracturing process, according to Dartmouth College research. The study, detailed in twin papers appearing in Chemical Geology, is the first research that characterizes the phenomenon of radium transfer in the widely-used method to extract oil and gas. Continue reading >>

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Glyphosate’s sustainability advantages: Ontario government study shows herbicide stoked yields, cut herbicide use 39-70% Every five years, for the past several decades, Ontario has surveyed farmers on their use of pesticides including herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. The most recent survey dates from 2013-2014. Today, we are focusing on what this survey tells us about trends in the use of herbicides in corn and soybeans in Ontario. Continue reading >> Large-scale shift causing lower-oxygen water to invade Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence Rapid deoxygenation in the Gulf of the St. Lawrence is caused by shifts in two of the ocean's most powerful currents: the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current. A detailed model shows that large-scale climate change is causing oxygen to drop in the deeper parts of this biologically rich waterway. Continue reading >> Micronizing ocean plastics threaten sea turtle populations, ocean life cycle Ingestion of degrading ocean plastics likely poses a substantial risk to the survival of post-hatchling sea turtles because the particles can lead to blockages and nutritional deficiencies, according to new research. Continue reading >> Canada’s rules for transporting animals are weak — but they’re also not rigorously enforced In Canada, the rules for transporting animals are already weak. Pigs can be trucked for up to 36 hours without food or water. For cattle, the number is 52 hours. Continue reading >> 'We can't wait': Why more Canadians are finally getting serious about making less garbage Fed up with a lack of action on the rising tide of plastic pollution, a growing number of Canadian consumers and businesses are launching their own crackdowns. "We can't wait for policies about using single-use plastics," said Sophie Jacazio, standing in the kitchen of the high-rise apartment she shares with a roommate in Toronto. Continue reading >>

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Ontario news Environmental Registry Thunder Bay loses bid to require permit for updates Current River hydro station Permit to take water: 2398617 A tribunal has rejected a request by the City of Thunder Bay to require Robert Whiteside to get a Ontario Inc., Blue Spring Trout Farms, separate permit to take water to operate his Hanover; Davidson Shea Properties, generating station below the Boulevard Lake 2226561 Ontario Inc., R. W. Dam. The city's concerns date back to 2010, Tomlinson, Ottawa; Ingram Wessell when the ministry charged it with offences under and Sons, Kawartha Lakes; Herb Shaw the Ontario Water Resources Act after reduced and Sons, Laurentian Valley; 1166719 water flows through the dam jeopardized the Ontario Limited, Lanark; Rivendell spring smelt spawning run and left some fish Golf, Verona; stranded out of water. Continue reading >> Sewage: 1721027 Ontario Inc., Ducks Unlimited Canada Works with Municipality Hornepayne; River Valley to Improve Water Quality Developments, Guelph; Armtec GP, The Municipality of Southwest Middlesex, Woodstock; Hydro One, Toronto; Ontario NativeScape, and DUC are capturing Aumont Renovations, Clarence- water in an engineered wetland from more than Rockland; 2396039 Ontario Inc., 80 hectares of tiled farmland, reducing excess Barrie; June Campbell, Thunder Bay; nutrients that reach the Thames River and Misc: Amendments to the Renewable eventually Lake Erie, which will help mitigate toxic algal blooms. Energy Approvals Regulation (Ontario Continue reading >> Regulation 359/09) (Environmental Well water drinkers in Chatham-Kent asking PCs Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990); Repeal to investigate sediment findings the Green Energy Act; Some people using well water in Chatham-Kent are calling on the Provincial Conservative Continue reading >> government to follow through on an election promise to investigate what's causing sediment to enter their drinking water. An advocacy group believes there are close to 80 families currently having to filter sediment from water wells on their property after it was dislodged into their National news drinking source during the construction of wind Cold Lake, AB to Award Contracts for Regional turbines. Water Transmission Line Continue reading >> The $84-million project will see a water Not thrilled with IJC's latest on Lake St. Lawrence transmission line constructed from the City of water levels Cold Lake to the Town of Bonnyville that will The organizer of what was a contentious town supply the town with treated water. Connections hall-style meeting two weeks ago regarding high will also be made to the hamlets of Ardmore and water levels in the region on Lake St. Lawrence Fort Kent, as well as to the Cold Lake First isn’t thrilled with a media release from the Nations 149 reserve, located about 4 kilometers International Lake Ontario-St. Lawrence River south of the City of Cold Lake. Construction on Board. The board in its media release said it the project will begin this year, with completion would temporarily decrease outflows expected in the spring of 2020. “significantly” over two, 45-hour periods during Continue reading >> the first two weekends of October, to provide an Horse Lake First Nation Celebrates Water opportunity for residents to remove their boats Treatment System and other equipment while river levels briefly Horse Lake First Nation has celebrated the grand rise. opening of a new water treatment system, which Continue reading >> came online in May 2018 after nearly three years Blue-green algae detected in Lake Kagawong of construction. The new system features dual Samples taken Sept. 17 from Lake Kagawong on media filtration, reverse osmosis membranes, Manitoulin Island are positive for blue-green and ultra-violet light radiation. The source water algae (cyanobacteria)m Public Health Sudbury & for the system is a groundwater supply from Districts said Monday. The samples, tested by three groundwater wells. Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Continue reading >> Parks staff, contained a species of cyanobacteria

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Canada Incentivizes Small Business Innovation to that can produce toxins. Combat Plastic Pollution Continue reading >> The federal government is leveraging Drought conditions worsen in part of SNC procurement to drive sustainable innovation in jurisdiction Canada’s small businesses to help tackle plastic The South Nation Conservation (SNC) Water pollution. Through the Innovative Solutions Response Team has upgraded the drought Canada program, government departments are advisory from minor to moderate (Level 2) for inviting small businesses to come up with the Upper South Nation River Region. This area innovative solutions in response to specific extends from the South Nation River headwaters challenges they face. in the Augusta Township to the Village of Continue reading >> Casselman. The remainder of the jurisdiction will

remain in a minor (Level 1) drought condition as originally issued on July 1. Continue reading >> New Tecumseth council waives fees for water connection costs for Briars communities Residents of Briar Hill and Green Briar will not be on the hook to pay for their communities to get tapped into the municipal water system. In a move aimed to prevent the cost from being downloaded back to homeowners, New Tecumseth council has decided to not collect a $115,000 settlement payment from the residential service organizations (RSOs). Continue reading >>

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Buffalo seeing economic gains from Great Lakes People & companies restoration efforts There's a payoff to cleaning up the Great Lakes, Rainmaker Worldwide delivers its first Air-to- and in Buffalo it's higher than most other places. Water unit to Sri Lanka to assist with water crisis A University of Michigan study released Tuesday in drought prone country found that for every dollar the U.S. government PETERBOROUGH, Ontario - Rainmaker spends on restoring Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Worldwide, working with its local partner, other water bodies, the Buffalo area could see Rainmaker Water PVT Ltd., has delivered its first more than $4 of additional economic gain innovative Air-to-Water unit to Colombo, Sri through the next couple of decades. Lanka, to make preparations for the production

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Continue reading >> of clean bottled water to districts affected by Burkinabe farmer wins 'alternative Nobel' for drought as they lack access to clean drinking drought-fighting technique water. A farmer from Burkina Faso who popularized an Continue reading >> ancient farming technique to reverse Nature Conservancy of Canada Secures Protected desertification is among the winners of Sweden's Area on Lake Superior "alternative Nobel prize", announced on Monday. Black Bay is NCC’s largest conservation project Sawadogo is known for turning barren land into on the north shore of Lake Superior. The forest using "zai" - pits dug in hardened soil that protected area includes more than 1,300 concentrate water and nutrients, allowing crops hectares of coastal wetlands and almost 1,900 to withstand drought. hectares of coastal forest on both the Black Bay Continue reading >> and the Nipigon Bay sides of the Black Bay WATER MANAGEMENT IN COAL-TO-X Peninsula. Rich forests and wetlands support a The biggest threat for further development of variety of species. To date, NCC has protected this industry is its relatively high level of 88 kilometres of Lake Superior shoreline. pollution. In comparison, the petrochemical Continue reading >> industry can produce the same chemicals as the coal-to-chemicals industry but with much lower levels of pollution. Given the recent focus on environmental issues in China, the government has imposed stringent regulations wherein any Water treatment, new project proposal has to include a water management plan that includes the recycle and wastewater, reuse of the wastewater in a zero liquid discharge (ZLD) configuration. Continue reading >> stormwater EPA Official Says Flint Should Not Have Flushed Model Decisions: Cost-Based & Value-Based Hydrants Stormwater Infrastructure An EPA official stated last week that Flint officials Stormwater drainage systems are our first line of should not have flushed hydrants before testing defence against pluvial flooding. In recent years, for lead during the water crisis. “Miguel Del many Canadian studies have pointed to the Toral, a regional groundwater regulations abysmal state of our current stormwater assets manager for EPA, testified Wednesday, Sept. 19, and the fact that those drainage networks, in Genesee District Court that intensive flushing designed based on historical climate regimes, — common in Flint during the water crisis — had may be defunct due to climate change. the potential to skew test results by clearing Continue reading >> contaminants that would normally be present.” Vancouver Waste Digester Harvests Greywater Continue reading >> from Cannabis Production American Water: Low-Level Contaminants And Vancouver-based Micron Waste Technologies Long-Term Exposure Can Be Deadly Inc., a developer of waste digesters for food and Many US Citizens believe that contaminated cannabis waste, has reported positive results drinking water is only a problem in developing from the optimization of the Cannavore™ regions across the globe. However, Americans cannabis waste processing units with Aurora should be aware of the potential health risks Cannabis Inc. The technology will help drive a posed by the aging water infrastructure beneath closed-loop approach to the emerging Canadian their feet in cities across America. According to industry and help conserve water resources via a the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an greywater harvesting system. estimated 240,000 water mains break each year Continue reading >> in the United States due to poorly maintained 3 Reasons for Applying Aluminum Sulfate and aging infrastructure. Recovery from Water Treatment Sludge Continue reading >> Surface water treatment is considered as the Oil Pipeline Tunnel Deal Could Happen In most vital industry, which consumes a lot of Michigan For Enbridge resources. Environmental protection is tightly A new battle could be brewing over plans to bury bounded to the efficient handling of the Line 5 even deeper -- with a proposed tunnel produced wastes from drinking water under the Straits of Mackinac. Some believe production. In developing countries, the main Michigan Governor Rick Snyder could announce a concern is to provide an adequate quantity of plan for a tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac to safe drinking water with little or no concern for house the controversial and aging Pipeline 5, a the environment. 5-mile-long (8-kilometer-long) scenic waterway Continue reading >>

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with high value to the tourist industry and Great Industry, Municipalities Embracing Water Reuse Lakes environment. Enbridge’s Line 5, carries Municipal water systems already treat sewage to nearly 23 million gallons (87 million liters) of oil a standard that is suitable for environmental and liquid natural gas daily across northern discharge, but simply releasing valuable fresh Wisconsin and Michigan to refineries in Sarnia, water makes little sense when it can be sold. In Ontario. industry, recycled water is used for Continue reading >> manufacturing process water, in energy Michigan groundwater emergency threatens fish, generation, for oil and gas exploration, as well drinking water, way of life as a host of other applications. In many cases, Wurtsmith is one entry in a long and varied recycled water doesn’t need to meet potable ledger of contaminated sites in Michigan that are standards, although sometime ultrapure water is contributing to a statewide groundwater required. emergency that has spilled over into rivers, Continue reading >> streams and lakes. The extent of this

contamination and the state’s failure to muster a response equal to the challenge is detailed in a report from FLOW (For the Love of Water), a Traverse City-based water advocacy group. Continue reading >> Did you know? One OMWA 5 Cities With The Best Water Quality membership covers all your In varying cities, you might find that from one municipality's elected place to the next, the water tastes different, that’s because different localities have different representatives and staff! No water treatment systems and there may be need to have multiple different ordinances regarding levels of memberships for every chemicals used to treat the tap water. person! Furthermore, depending on where you live, you may get your tap water from the town’s water system or you might get water from a well. Continue reading >>

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Environment, weather, climate change

Here’s how the Ottawa-Gatineau tornadoes formed so quickly The tornadoes that touched down in the Ottawa-Gatineau region were supercell tornadoes. According to National Geographic, tornadoes are formed when wind shear (fast-moving winds that roll into a horizontal vortex) is combined with an updraft to create a vertical vortex. This usually occurs during a thunderstorm. A supercell forms from that vertical vortex when you add upper–level winds. Only 30 per cent of supercells become strong enough to form a tornado. Continue reading >> Groundwater: The Sixth Great Lake Despite its abundance, is groundwater a second-class citizen? When you’re surrounded by the Great Lakes, there’s a tendency to fix your focus on them when the subject is water. Why not? The Lakes supply drinking water to millions, provide multiple recreational opportunities and are a coveted natural resource asset for future economic activity in the region. Continue reading >> Another round of thunderstorms expected in Ontario & Quebec Low pressure over the Great Lakes, is forecast to move down the St. Lawrence Valley over the next 24 hours. Rainy, windy and cool weather is expected on Tuesday, as a warm front crosses the region. As much as 25-50 mm of rain may fall in Ottawa and Montreal. On Wednesday, a strong cold front associated with the low will sweep across the region in the afternoon, accompanied by showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms may be strong, with heavy rain and gusty winds. Continue reading >> Pollution From Hurricane Florence Is So Bad You Can See It From Space NASA’s Earth Observatory has released two sets of images which highlight the significant environmental impact of Hurricane Florence, days after it swept through the Carolinas. Between September 13 and 17, approximately 8 trillion gallons of rain fell on North Carolina alone, resulting in catastrophic flooding in many parts of the state, according to the National Weather Service. Continue reading >>

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Industry, technology & Events

LIVING WATERS RALLY science It's that time again! From October 1st to 3rd, 2018, we are excited to be taking the Living The debate over fish farms on the Great Lakes Waters Rally to Moncton, NB. Join us and With massive, untapped resources in the freshwater defenders from across Canada's northern portions of Lake Huron and Lake freshwater community to: Explore reconciliation Michigan, there has already been a push to and water; Strategize on critical freshwater establish giant "net-pen" aquaculture farms in threats. the Great Lakes. Vogler, who also serves as Continue reading >> president of the Michigan Aquaculture Cleanup Takes Aim at Washed Ashore Garbage Association, said net-pen farms, or net cage Metal debris, old wooden piles and cables, boats, enclosures, can be used to raise trout or other golf carts and more. Thanks to Lake Ontario's species in the Great Lakes. unprecedented high water levels in 2017, that's Continue reading >> some of what washed ashore at various sites at Kidd Mine Ontario: The World's Oldest Pool of the Toronto Island Park. That's why Toronto and Water Region Conservation Authority, (TRCA) and The In the depths of the earth there are discoveries Living City Foundation have assembled a stellar being made that are revolutionizing our view of cast of 'make it happen' types, to clean up the the world and even the nature of life. In a mine waters around the Toronto Island Park in a in Ontario there is a body of water that is second shoreline cleanup initiative. 'Clean Water probably the world’s oldest pool of water. It is – Our Future' – The Toronto Islands takes place believed that this pool could be over two billion Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. years old. This body of water may not look Continue reading >> much, but it is exciting scientists as it could

contain information and even organisms that could change our view of life. OMWA Education days. Continue reading >> Peterborough & the Kawarthas is Ontario’s In three different locations across the province. cleantech capital Oct. 15-16 Cobourg, Nov. 13-14 Water Canada Magazine has recently named London/Woodstock and Nov. 20-21, Sudbury Peterborough as the best place in Ontario and (note date change). Each event starts with meet- the second best place in Canada to launch a and-greet and mini-trade show in the evening of water technology startup. This ranking doesn’t day one, with workshops and seminars day two. surprise Peterborough native John Gillis, Agendas and registrations forms are online. Cleantech Innovation Specialist at the Innovation Continue reading >> Cluster in downtown Peterborough. Continue reading >> WaterTAP to Host Ontario Water Innovation Week Great Lakes Water Diversion Provisions Under from October 22-26, 2018 Public Review WaterTAP is gearing up to host the third annual Earlier this month, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural edition of Ontario Water Innovation Week Resources and Forestry issued this notice to (OnWIN) in Toronto from October 22 to October inform the public of a comment period being 26, 2018. This week-long celebration boasts an held by the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River attractive agenda, including a high-profile Water Resources Regional Body (Regional Body), international conference. The World Water-Tech regarding the Agreement signed by the Great North America Summit (October 24-25) returns Lakes Premiers and Governors in 2005. to Canada for a sixth year. Continue reading >> World Water-Tech North America Summit Trudeau Announces $20M for Global Join 250+ top-level leaders in these fields to

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Infrastructure Hub in Toronto address the challenges of water security and Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced that supply, while also focusing on opportunities for Canada will contribute $20 million to the Global unlocking value and reducing risk across the Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) to establish Toronto supply chain in Toronto this October, 24-25 as the centre of its North American operations. Our Future Water Berlin Event The GI Hub brings together public and private Nov 7, 2018, InterContinental Hotel Berlin. of all investors to develop critical infrastructure ages and backgrounds to hear from Current projects. It will also help address some of the Leaders and Future Leaders on how to achieve challenges to sustainable economic growth that water security. Inviting Everyone to be part of the benefits everyone, including improving the future of water management representation of women and other marginalized Continue reading >> groups in sustainable infrastructure; narrowing a Water Quality Technology Conference & persistent global infrastructure gap concentrated Exposition in emerging markets; and strengthening Nov. 11-15, 2018, Toronto, Canada. This infrastructure resilience to mitigate the threats established and highly regarded conference posed by climate change. provides a practical forum for a wide range of Continue reading >> water technology professionals to exchange the Cybersecurity Report Highlights Breadth Of Risks latest research and information. To Water Utilities Connecticut utilities repelled numerous cyberattacks over the last year, according to a new report from the state government. “The threats are real and include a prolonged loss of Education, podcasts, electricity and water, evaporation of company records and breach of customer privacy,” The Hartford Courant stated, citing the analysis webinars & videos submitted to Governor Dannel Malloy. Continue reading >> Smithsonian traveling exhibition to visit Amherst In partnership with the Museum Association of New York, six New York museums will examine water as an environmental necessity and an important cultural element as it hosts Politics, law, Water/Ways, a traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street opinions & editorials program. Water/Ways explores the endless motion of the water cycle; water’s effect on Sudbury Election roundup for Sept. 25: landscape, settlement and migration; and its Mayoral candidate Dan Melanson says Greater impact on culture and spirituality. It looks at how Sudbury Utilities would do a better job managing political and economic planning have long been the city's water and sewer system. In a release affected by access to water and control of water Tuesday, Melanson said the GSU, which already resources. handles billing for the city for water and Continue reading >> wastewater, is a non-profit company owned by Swim Drink Fish Video Series Presented by Ace the citizens of Sudbury. “GSU is in the business Hill of managing and operating utilities,” he writes. This episode, titled Swim, profiles two members “They do such a good job of providing reliable of the Swim Drink Fish movement: Madhu and cost-efficient hydro that they return a Nagaraja and Antonia Lennert. Madhu is a world dividend to city hall every year.” By handing renowned open water swimmer, who has swam water and wastewater to them, you remove across Lake Ontario, the English Channel and the politics from the system and put the focus on Straights of Magellan (the first Canadian and efficiency. Indian to do so). He’s also a Swim Drink Fish Continue reading >> ambassador, co-founder of the Great Lakes Ontario environmental watchdog pans move to Trust, and one of the founding members of the scrap cap and trade Lake Ontario Swim Team (L.O.S.T). Ontario's environmental watchdog criticized the Continue reading >> Progressive Conservative government on Water & Governance - New Short Documentary Tuesday for dismantling the province's cap-and- (Full Version) trade system without putting in an effective Adaptive Water Governance team works to better climate change program to replace it. In a report understand the implications of water released Tuesday, environmental commissioner management decisions and work towards Dianne Saxe said the government's decision developing a set of tools to help society navigate

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could reverse the progress Ontario has made in a more sustainable future. This film was cutting greenhouse gas emissions over more developed by the National Socio-Environmental than a decade. Synthesis Center (SESYNC), a funder of the Continue reading >> Adaptive Water Governance pursuit. SESYNC New Ontario Government to Restore Municipal brings together the science of the natural world Rights to Oppose Renewable Energy Projects with the science of human behavior and Three months after taking power, Ontario’s new decision-making to find solutions to complex government introduced legislation to restore the environmental problems. rights of local municipalities to control the Continue reading >> development of new renewable energy projects (such as wind and solar generation) within their jurisdiction. When passed, the Green Energy Repeal Act, 2018 (Bill 34) will repeal the Green Energy Act, 2009 (Act) in its entirety and amend several other statutes including the Planning Act and the Environmental Protection Act. Bill 34 will not eliminate the renewable energy approval process under the Environmental Protection Act, but will significantly change the authority of the From the OMWA newswire. provincial government and municipalities to block the development of renewable energy projects. From the OMWA newswire. Continue reading >> Mayoral race: Sudbury Hydro should take over water/sewer system, Melanson says From the OMWA newswire. Mayoral candidate Dan Melanson says Greater Sudbury Utilities would do a better job managing the city's water and sewer system. In a release From the OMWA newswire. Tuesday, Melanson said the GSU, which already handles billing for the city for water and wastewater, is a non-profit company owned by the citizens of Sudbury. Continue reading >>

Health, home, recreation & sports

Lake Simcoe property owners get an education session on water level management Anyone who knows Lake Simcoe knows its power, but perhaps none more so than those who live on its shores. Brock Township council held a special meeting on Sept. 17 to respond to the concerns of waterfront property owners about damage and water level management. It was a full house. Parks Canada and Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) officials gave detailed information on how water levels are managed and why the Authority oversees permits for shoreline work. Continue reading >> My Tree Download the My Tree app! Looking for a tree to plant? My Tree is a free app by the Canadian Forest Service that shows which trees will grow best in which Canadian locations. The My Tree app now includes more than 180 native and introduced tree species and their colour-coded hardiness zones. Continue reading >> Unpleasant odour in Merrickville not a health risk, says municipality Some residents of Merrickville may have noticed an unpleasant odour in the areas surrounding the Merrickville Wastewater Treatment Facility, which is operated by the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) on behalf of the village. This odour has increased over the summer months due to the high heat and humidity we have experienced across most of Ontario. Please note that this odour is not a public health risk and will naturally improve with cooler weather. Continue reading >> Together, We Can Round Up Mercury in Ontario! Scout Environmental is proud to announce the expansion of Mercury Roundup: a ground-breaking

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program that educates Ontarians on the dangers of mercury — a toxic heavy metal — and empowers them to bring mercury-containing products to their local household hazardous waste facilities for safe recycling. With generous funding from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Scout partnered with the Region of Peel on a program pilot in 2016. The City of Peterborough and the City of Barrie joined in 2018, and together these three municipalities have collected over 670 mercury-containing items to date. Scout Environmental plans to expand Mercury Roundup to four more municipalities by 2021. Continue reading >>

Research & publications

Assessing the Investment: The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative A team of Great Lakes organizations worked with the University of Michigan’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics to analyze the economic impacts of funding provided by the GLRI between 2010 and 2016, the amount of region-wide economic activity that has been and will be triggered by GLRI investment through 2036, the growth in regional tourism that has resulted due to the GLRI, and the impact of the program on the region’s quality of life as reflected in home values. The research was reviewed by a panel of economists and other experts from outside the Great Lakes region. Continue reading >> Water, Security and Conflict This paper summarizes our current understanding of water and security threats and their links to conflict, migration, and food insecurity. It is intended for professionals in the defense, diplomacy, and development fields. We review the key drivers behind growing water risk, describe and illustrate water and security pathways, and present approaches for reducing water related risks to global security. Continue reading >>

Miscellaneous, related news

Climate change kills Antarctica's ancient moss beds

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Emerging from the ice for a brief growing season every Antarctic summer, the lush green mosses of East Antarctica are finally succumbing to climate change. That is according to a study of the small, ancient and hardy plants - carried out over more than a decade. This revealed that vegetation in East Antarctica is changing rapidly in response to a drying climate. Continue reading >> Back from the brink: the global effort to save coral from climate change As an ocean early warning system, coral reefs have been sounding the alarm for years. They have been bleached white by marine heatwaves and killed off en masse by a combination of factors including pollution, overfishing, acidification and climate change. But now scientists in Florida, and other tropical locations worldwide, are attempting to stop the rot by creating coral “nurseries” in which young populations can be raised in controlled conditions before being planted on denuded reefs. Continue reading >> Saving Scotland’s Heritage From the Rising Seas Some of the world’s oldest structures have survived for 5,000 years in the Orkney Islands. Kitchens. Forges. Round houses. Now they face dire threats from climate change. About half of Orkney’s 3,000 sites, many built before Stonehenge or the pyramids, are under threat from those changes, according to the county archeologist. Some are already being washed away. Continue reading >> New Bridge in Hong Kong makes the Golden Gate look tiny China's Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge is set to be the world's longest sea-crossing bridge ever built. After about seven years of construction, the controversial 34-mile bridge — which is roughly 20 times the length of the Golden Gate Bridge — is expected to slash travel time for commuters. Continue reading >> New research reveals that leading brands of personal care products and perfumes contain many undisclosed hazardous fragrance chemicals Product testing conducted by the U.S. based group Breast Cancer Prevention Partners (BCPP) with participation from Environmental Defence and other U.S. groups and published today highlights the pressing problem of secrecy in fragrance chemical disclosure and the urgent need for reforming consumer product labelling rules. Continue reading >>

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Subject for Action Assigned Anticipated Comments Department Response Date Review of CAO June, 2018 Deferred until after municipal election. Municipally owned lands Report on September, 2018 Contacted real estate firm to carry out written disposition of CAO appraisal Chatsworth Arena Corporate Policies SMT Ongoing Council identified that a review of some Review (ie. policies such as purchasing and procurement, Purchasing, etc., is necessary. Staff will compile all corporate surplus land, policies into one to facilitate ease of locating unopened road and ensuring staff are aware of all policies. allowances, Reserve and Reserve Fund policy and Community Grants Investment Policy – approved in December Program) 2017 Personnel Policies approved Nov/2017

Purchasing Policy being reviewed by staff Automatic Aid FIRE CHIEF February, 2018 Report on Automatic Aid Agreement with Agreement Inter-Township and Georgian Bluffs including number of calls that each party has responded to in past year

THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CHATSWORTH

BY-LAW NUMBER 2018-68

BEING a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council Meeting of the Corporation of the Township of Chatsworth held on October 3, 2018

Whereas Section 5(1) of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25 as amended, grants powers of a Municipal Corporation to be exercised by its Council; and

Whereas Section 5(3) of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25 as amended, provides that powers of every Council are to be exercised by By-law unless specifically authorized to do otherwise; and

Whereas it is deemed expedient that the proceedings of the Council Meeting held on October 3, 2018 are confirmed and adopted by By-law;

Now Therefore the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Chatsworth enacts as follows:

1. That the actions of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Chatsworth at its Council Meeting held on October 3, 2018 in respect to each motion and resolution passed, reports received and direction given by the Council at the said meeting is hereby adopted and confirmed.

2. The Mayor and the proper Officials of the Corporation are hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to the said action of the Council.

Read a first and second time this 3rd day of October, 2018

Read a third time and finally passed this 3rd day of October, 2018

______Mayor Bob Pringle

______CAO Clerk Patty Sinnamon