Page 1 of 72 Township of Brock Council Information Index November 30 – December 3, 2020 Comm. No. Received from – Description 1587/20 Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority – Changes to Conservation Authorities Act will put people and property at risk; LSRCA calls on Province to repeal Section 6 of Bill 229 1619/20 Township of Ramara – Notice of Passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment re: Cultivation and Processing of Cannabis 1620/20 Municipality of Marmora and Lake – Council Resolution – Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act – Website support 1621/20 Metrolinx – Durham-Scarborough Bus Rapid Transit Project 1622/20 Township of South Frontenac – Resolution – Schedule 6 of Bill 229 1624/20 Business Advisory Centre Durham – What a week – Do It In Durham 2020 the virtual edition 1626/20 AMO Communications – AMO Policy Update – Some Regions Moving to New COVID-19 Levels and Phase 2 Long-Term Care Community Paramedicine Program 1627/20 ROMA – ROMA 2021 Annual Conference 1628/20 AMO Communications – AMO WatchFile: November 26, 2020 - ROMA launches new connectivity resources, Comments on Draft Blue Box Regulation and Plastics consultation, Accessible municipal websites, and more 1629/20 Peter Julian, MP, New Westminster-Burnaby – Request regarding Bill C-213 The Canada Pharmacare Act 1632/20 Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority – Conservation Authority says there’s a better way; LSRCA Board still calling on the Province to remove Schedule 6 of Bill 229 1633/20 Region of Peel – Motion regarding Property Tax Exemptions for Veteran Clubs 1634/20 Accessibility Services Canada – Free Colour Contrast Webinar Page 2 of 72 Council Information Index – November 30 – December 3, 2020 1640/20 FCM – FCM News, November 30, 2020 – Municipal advocacy builds better lives, The Regional Entergy Coach pilot project, Move from climate planning to local action 1641/20 Town of Georgina – Motion: Lake Simcoe Protection Act – Upper York Sewage Solution project 1642/20 AMO Communications – AMO Policy Update – Bill 229, Schedule 6 (CA Act) Proposed Amendments 1645/20 Corporation of the Township of Central Frontenac – Resolution: Schedule 6 of Bill 229 1646/20 AMCTO – Announcing AMCTO’s 2021 Conference Charity of Choice 1647/20 AMO Communications – AMO Policy Update – Federal Fall Economic Statement 1660/20 Region of Peel – Resolution – Requesting the Provincial government to revise the Rules for Areas in Stage 1 under O. Reg. 82/20 1661/20 AMO Communications – AMO WatchFile: December 3, 2020 – Report out on November 27th AMO Board meeting, Municipal Information and Data Analysis System (MIDAS), Accessible municipal websites, and more 1662/20 Township of Puslinch – Propose Changes to the Conservation Authorities Act: Schedule 6 of Bill 229 1663/20 City of Greater Sudbury – Motion regarding Notice to withdraw from Schedule 6 from Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVID-19 Act This document is available in alternate formats upon request. Please contact the Clerk’s Department at 705-432-2355. 1587/20 Page 3 of 72 Lake Simcoe Region conservation authority media release Corporate Communications 905.895.1281 1.800.465.0437 I @LSRCA Changes to Conservation Authorities Act will put people and property at risk LSRCA calls on Province to repeal Section 6 of Bill 229 Lake Simcoe watershedwatershed,, ON, November 119,9, 20202020 - Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA) Chair, Board of Directors and senior staff are calling on the Province to repeal Schedule 6 of the budget measures Bill 229, Protect, Support and Recover from COVIDCOVID-19.-19. “”TheThe changes to tthehe Conservation Authorities Act and the Planning Act, introducedintroduced inin Bill 229, will have consequences that we belibelieveeve are contrary to what the government is attempting to achieve,” says Wayne Emmerson, York Region Chairman and Chair of LSRCA. “The”The changes will in fact strip conservation authorities of our ability to ensure that people, infrastructureinfrastructure anandd the environmeenvironmentnt are protected from damage and destruction that cannot be repaired. We understand the need to address COVID recovery efforts and to keep our economy viableviable,, so we are more than willing to work collaboratively with the government to address constructive wwaysays for conservation authorities to support thethesese efforts.”efforts." Among other significant changes, iiff passed with the provincial budget, SSchedulechedule 6 of Bill 229 isis expected to immobilizeimmobilize conservation authorities and put communities and the environment at risk by allowing the Minister of Environment Conservation and Parks to issue permits directly, and override CA permit decisions, without the advantage of scientificscientific,, technical reviewreview or an integrated watershed approach to planning decisionsdecisions.. Additionally, a new appeals process will increaseincrease redred tapetape,, cause delays in permits and planning applications, increase costs to taxpayers and eliminate efficiencies that conservation authorities have adopted since 2018. Long awaited tools for enforcemeenforcementnt have been ruled out as well. Bill 229 will leave conservation authorities without stop work powerpowerss and the ability to enter properties to ensure illegal work is not being undertakenundertaken.. This significantly impactimpactss their ability to protect sensitive ecosysteecosystems,ms, leadingleading to more irreparable environmental damage and higher costs for rehabilitation. “In”In the Lake Simcoe watershed, we’re also concerned about the ongoing illegalillegal peat extraction and contaminated fill operationoperations.s. These activities have caused devastatdevastationion within some of our watershed communities and now is not the time to create gaps to allow these destructive moneymoney-making-making operations to proliferateproliferate,",” said Mike Walters, Chief administrative officer for LSRCA. LSRCA’s mission is to work with our community to protect and restore the Lake Simcoe watershed by leading research, policy and actionaction.. Media Contact: Kristen YemmYemm,, Director, CCommunicationsommunications and Community Engagement e-me—mail:ail: [email protected]@LSRCA.on.ca loffice:office: 11-800-465—0437-800-465-0437 or 905905-895-1281-895-1281 extextensionension 315 I mobile: 905905-758-0108-758-0108 Page 4 of 72 1619/20 owusuiv as V; RAMARA NOTICE OF PASSING OF A ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT BY THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ramara passed Bylaw No. #202089 on November 23, 2020 under Section 34 of the Planning Act R.S.O., 1990. AND TAKE NOTICE that any person or agency may appeal to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) in respect of the Zoning Bylaw by filing with the Clerk of the Corporation of the Township of Ramara, not later than the 16 " day of December 2020, a notice of appeal setting out the reasons for the appeal, and accompanied by the required fee of $300.00, in the form of certified cheque or money order, payable to the Minister of Finance. ONLY INDIVIDUALS, corporations and public bodies may appeal a zoning bylaw to the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT). A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of an individual who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. NO PERSON OR PUBLIC BODY shall be added as a party to the hearing of the appeal unless, before the Bylaw was passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. An explanation of the purpose and effect of the Bylaw is below. The complete Bylaw is available for review on request by email to [email protected]. EXPLANATORY NOTE Purpose of the Bylaw: To regulate the cultivation and processing of cannabis that will affect the entire Township, in accordance with the recommendations provided in the Land Use Study prepared by EcoVue Consulting Services Inc. Lands Affected: This Bylaw will apply to all lands within the boundary of the Township of Ramara. Effect of Bylaw: The Zoning Bylaw Amendment includes: 1. New definitions in the Ramara Township Zoning Bylaw for "Cannabis Production and Processing", "Cannabis", “Air Treatment Control" and “Sensitive Land Use". 2. Exclusion of Cannabis Production and Processing in various definitions, including those related to agriculture, in order to isolate cannabis cultivation as an agricultural use that is separate from other agricultural uses. 3. A new General Provision, “Cannabis Production and Processing" that will provide restrictions for where production, processing and cultivation can take place. This section will also include provisions for storage and size restrictions, and a requirement that all cannabis- related uses be subject to site plan control. Dated at the Township of Ramara this 26‘“ day of November 2020 Jennifer E. Connor, Clerk Township of Ramara Box 130, Brechin, Ont., LOK 1B0 (705) 484-5374 DocuSign Envelope ID: 61667967-400E-4CBS—A680-51AD7ECD5AEF Page 5 of 72 BILL NO. 2020.68 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA BY-LAW NUMBER 2020.89 BEING A BY-LAW TO AMEND ZONING BY-LAW #200585 (Cannabis Production and Processing) WHEREAS Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.P.13, as amended, provides for the enactment of zoning by-laws and amendments thereto;