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INFORMATION LIST #10-21 May 18, 2021 The following is a list of information items received up until May 10, 2021. Item # Date Originator Subject Page # 1a April 29 Tay Valley Twp COVID-19 & Randy Hillier, MPP 170 1b April 30 Town of Carleton Place COVID-19 & Randy Hillier, MPP 171 1c April 29 Town of Perth COVID-19 & Randy Hillier, MPP 172-173 Twp of Lanark 174-175 1 d May 3 Randy Hillier, MPP Highlands Twp of the Archipelago – Road 176-178 2 April 27 Fort Erie Management Action on Invasive Phragmites - Support Province Investigating and Updating 179 3 April 27 Fort Erie Source Water Protection Legislation Climate Action Plan Committee – 4 April 28 County of Lanark Terms of Reference 181-185 5 April 28 Twp of Scugog Bus Stops on Dead End Roads 186-187 Municipality of 6 May 5 Advocacy for Reform - MFIPPA Leamington 188-191 Draft Forest Biomass Acton Plan – Ministry of Natural 7 May 6 Environmental Registry of Ontario Resources and Forestry Posting 192 Planning Act Timelines 8 May 3 Town of Amhertsburg 193-196 9 April 27 Municipality of Calvin Motion to Support Fire Department 197 Item #1a Item #1b Item #1c THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF PERTH 80 Gore Street East Perth, Ontario K7H 1H9 Phone: (613) 267-3311 Fax: (613) 267-5635 April 29, 2021 Honourable Premier Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queens Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier Ford: Sent via Email: [email protected] Re: Town of Perth Recommendation – Randy Hillier, MPP Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston Conduct Re: Covid Please be advised that the Council of the Town of Perth, at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, unanimously passed Motion #21-050 as follows: BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PERTH INFORM THE PREMIER OF ONTARIO AND THE ONTARIO LEGISLATURE THAT THE CONDUCT OF LANARK-FRONTENAC- KINGSTON, MPP RANDY HILLIER HAS NOT BEEN, AND IS NOT CONDONED OR SUPPORTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PERTH; AND WHEREAS THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PERTH CONTINUES TO VIEW MR. HILLIER’S ACTIVE DISREGARD FOR PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT ORDERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH DIRECTIVES, IN REGARD TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, AS RECKLESS AND DANGEROUS; AND WHEREAS MR. HILLIER’S CONTINUED ONGOING PUBLIC UNDERMINING OF BASIC HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES AND THE RULE OF LAW DURING THIS PANDEMIC MAY HAVE RESULTED IN CITIZENS BEING PLACED IN HARM’S WAY, AND CONTRIBUTES www.perth.ca TO THE SPREAD OF MISINFORMATION AND MISTRUST OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS; NOW THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PERTH CALLS ON PREMIER FORD: (I) TO REFER MR. HILLIER’S UNETHICAL AND HARMFUL BEHAVIOUR TO THE ONTARIO INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER FOR INVESTIGATION; AND, (II) TO TAKE FURTHER ACTIONS AND SANCTIONS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT. Sincerely, Susan Beckel Director of Legislative Services/Clerk cc: AMO – [email protected] Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs & Housing - [email protected] County Council and Municipal Councils in Lanark County www.perth.ca Item #1d May 3rd, 2021 Hon. Doug Ford Premier Premier's Office Room 281 Legislative Building, Queen's Park Toronto, ON M7A 1A1 Re: Council Resolution of Support – MPP Hillier Dear Honourable Doug Ford, Further to the meeting of Council on April 27th, 2021 the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Lanark Highlands passed the following motion; Motion #COW-2021-065 “THAT, Council support the motion by the Township of South Frontenac; AND THAT, Council informs the Premier of Ontario Legislature that the conduct of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, MPP Randy Hillier is in no way condoned or supported by the Council of the Township of Lanark Highlands; AND THAT, this resolution be forwarded to all other municipalities within the riding.” A copy of that motion and correspondence is attached. Thank you, Ryan C. Morton MPM,CIPM CAO/Clerk Township of Lanark Highlands CC: Beckwith Township Tay Valley Township Town of Carleton Place North Frontenac Township Drummond/North Elmsley Township South Frontenac Township Mississippi Mills Township Town of Smiths Falls Montague Township City of Kingston Town of Perth ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PO Box 340, 75 George Street, Lanark, ON, K0G 1K0 T: 613-259-2398 TF: 800-239-4695 F: 613-259-2291 W: lanarkhighlands.ca TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC ^""F.; 4432 George St, Box 100 Sydenham ON, KOH 2TO >'. />. 613-376-3027 Ext 2222 or 1-800-559-5862 [email protected] March 17, 2021 The Honourable Doug Ford Premier of Ontario Legislative Building Queen's Park Toronto ON M7A 1A1 Dear Premier: Re: Randy Hillier, MPP - Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston The Council of the Township of South Frontenac passed the following resolution at their regular meeting held March 16, 2021: "That Council inform the Premier of Ontario and the Ontario Legislature that the conduct of Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston, MPP Randy Hillier is in no way condoned or supported by the Council of the Township of South Frontenac; and That this resolution be forwarded to all other municipalities within the riding. Carried." South Frontenac Council finds the blatant disregard that Mr. Hillier has with respect to COVID regulations and restrictions to be totally unacceptable and not representative of the majority of residents in the Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston riding. Yours truly Angela Maddocks Clerk c. c. Legislature of Ontario All Municipalities in Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston "Natural, Vibrant and Growing - a Progressive Rural Leader" Item #2 Community Services Legislative Services April 27, 2021 File #120203 Sent via email: [email protected] The Honourable Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation 5th Floor, 777 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 1Z8 Honourable and Dear Madam: Re: Township of The Archipelago - Road Management Action on Invasive Phragmites Please be advised the Municipal Council of the Town of Fort Erie at its meeting of April 26, 2021 received and supported correspondence from the Township of The Archipelago dated April 9, 2021 requesting the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to communicate the strategy on mapping (detecting sites) and controlling invasive Phragmites on provincial highways, the specific highway management plans and results by each MTO region and each highway in the region and work in coordination with the Township of The Archipelago and requests all levels of government to consider funding support to aid the Township of The Archipelago in managing invasive phragmites. Attached please find a copy of the Township of The Archipelago’s correspondence dated April 9, 2021. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Yours very truly, Carol Schofield, Dipl.M.A. Manager, Legislative Services/Clerk [email protected] CS:dlk Attach c.c. The Honourable Jeff Yurek, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks [email protected] The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada [email protected] Christopher Balasa, Manager, Maintenance Management Office [email protected] Wayne Gates, MPP, Niagara Falls [email protected] MPP Norman Miller. [email protected] Maryann Weaver, Municipal Clerk, Township of The Archipelago [email protected] Ontario Municipalities Mailing Address: The Corporation of the Town of Fort Erie 1 Municipal Centre Drive, Fort Erie ON L2A 2S6 Office Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone: (905) 871-1600 FAX: (905) 871-4022 Web-site: www.forterie.ca D D Township of The Archipelago 9 James Street, Parry Sound ON P2A 1T4 Tel: 705-746-4243/Fax: 705-746-7301 www.thearchipelago.on.ca April 9, 2021 21-073 Moved by Councillor Barton Seconded by Councillor Manner ______________________________________________________________________ RE: Road Management Action On Invasive Phragmites WHEREAS Phragmites australis (Phragmites) is an invasive perennial grass that continues to cause severe damage to wetlands and beaches in areas around the Great Lakes including Georgian Bay; and WHEREAS Phragmites australis grows and spreads rapidly, allowing the plant to invade new areas and grow into large monoculture stands in a short amount of time, and is an allelopathic plant that secretes toxins from its roots into the soil which impede the growth of neighboring plant species; and WHEREAS Phragmites australis results in loss of biodiversity and species richness, loss of habitat, changes in hydrology due to its high metabolic rate, changes in nutrient cycling as it is slow to decompose, an increased fire hazard due to the combustibility of its dead stalks, and can have an adverse impact on agriculture, particularly in drainage ditches; and WHEREAS invasive Phragmites has been identified as Canada’s worst invasive plant species by Agriculture and Agrifood Canada; and WHEREAS the Ontario government has made it illegal to import, deposit, release, breed/grow, buy, sell, lease or trade invasive Phragmites under the Invasive Species Act; and WHEREAS Phragmites occupy over 4,800 hectares of land around Lake St. Clair alone, while 212 hectares of Phragmites occupy land along the St. Lawrence River. The Georgian Bay Area is particularly affected by Phragmites australis, with more than 700 stands along the shorelines and multiple visible stands on the highways and roads that threaten valuable infrastructure and wetland areas; and WHEREAS volunteers, non-governmental organizations, and various municipalities have invested tens of thousands of dollars in investments and labour annually for more than eight years in executing managements plans to control
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