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COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKAGE #2 (November 9, 2016) in Advance of November 15, 2016 Regular Council Meeting Town of Hinton COUNCIL INFORMATION PACKAGE #2 (November 9, 2016) In Advance of November 15, 2016 Regular Council Meeting Page PRIORITY ITEMS CORRESPONDENCE & INFORMATION ITEMS 2 1. Alberta’s Bioeconomy Engagement Panel Discussions 3 - 5 2. GYPSD Board News 6 3. 2016 Snow Flake Parade 7 4. Letter from K Division re. AUMA Meetings 8 5. Letter to Honourable Sarah Hoffman re. Renal Dialysis Service REPORTS & MINUTES FOR INFORMATION 9 - 12 1. Hinton Municipal Library Board Minutes - September 26, 2016 13 - 21 2. October, 2016 Cheque Register Page 1 of 21 JOIN US for Alberta’s Bioeconomy Engagement Panel Discussions “ How can rural Alberta communities provide solutions that create jobs and economic growth … using what they currently consider — WOOD WASTE ” December 07 th, 2016 – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Clean Energy Technology Centre (CETC) 5400 - 24 Avenue, Drayton Valley, AB. T7A 1W3 CANADA The Alberta Wood Waste Recycling Association, in partnership with BioAlberta and the CETC, are hosting panel discussions and a workshop that will explore both the market opportunities for rural communities in bioindustrials and investment challenges that are limiting the growth of the Alberta Bioeconomy, Wood recycling industry. PARTICIPANTS WILL: Explore new rural economic development opportunities in bioindustrials with industry and government leaders, and learn about how small communities can benefit from the growth of the bioeconomy Connect and network with government, industry, community leaders, and academics to discover solutions to create jobs and economic growth by developing robust biomass, wood supply chains Help Create a positive policy environment by working together to convey industry and community needs to government, addressing and removing obstacles to bioindustrial success PANEL TOPICS: Taking Advantage of Biomass, Wood waste and Bioindustrial Market Opportunities Overcoming Investment Challenges to Bioindustrial Success PANELISTS WILL INCLUDE: Alberta’s power generation companies Wood recycling, MG Environmental Alberta Pacific Forest Industries Silvacom and University of Alberta Bioindustrial (Enerkem and BioComposites) Alberta Rural Development Network EVENT REGISTRATION – visit BioAlberta’s – Events page, Event registration on www.bioalberta.com Delegates ($79+gst) = $82.95 Workshop & Expo Booth ($179+gst) = $187.95 Event information, contact Jim Donaldson ([email protected]) or Doug Gerrard ([email protected]) INVESTING IN ALBERTA’S GROWTH Developing Alberta’s Bioeconomy, Wood waste recycling utilization industry Turning challenges into opportunities through industry collaboration Alberta’s Bioeconomy Engagement Panel Discussions Page 2 of 21 eel1owhead Public School Division Board News Nov.2, 2076 Our Board of Trustees is comprised of Brenda Rosadiuk, Ghair, Joan Zaporosky, Vice Chair, Shirley Caputo, Betsy DeClercq, Carol DeMong, Ken Fate, and John Stitzenberger Today is ‘Take Your Kids to Work Day’ and on be half of the division, we offer a sincere thank you to all the businesses and volunteers who have opened Learning Updates their workplaces to our Grade 9 students who will be spending the day with them to learn more about the The Learning Services department provided key up world of work. dates for the Board on a number of initiatives and strategies taking place throughout the division such as implementing strategies for elementary students School Highlights - Hinton on self-regulation. This year’s focus on literacy start ed with data analysis of students requiring specific All three schools in Hinton joined today’s Public needs and increased collaboration sessions for staff Board Meeting by video conference. Five students on developing sustained reading and vocabulary ac from Crescent Valley Elementary spoke about a new quisition skills. The dual credit program for students CTF project-based class being offered to all Grade has expanded new opportunities for those wishing to 5 to 7 students on Friday afternoons with several pursue a career as a Oil and Gas Pipeline operator options to choose from including drama, foods and with GYPSD’s new partnership with NAIT. Review environmental education. Principal Scobie had an ing technology trends and creating policies is under additional guest with him: his daughter Claudia who way with a new group of stakeholders taking part in joined him for Take Your Kids to Work Day. a Learning and Technology Advisory Committee who held their first meeting in October. Other News in Brief • Trustees approved their 2015-16 Board Self-Evalu ation document which was a self-evaluation ques tionnaire used to review the board’s past year per formance and to align with future goals. The four areas of equal focus were increasing partnerships with local businesses/industries for benefit of stu dents; improving apprenticeship opportunities: de Ecole Mountain View students who participate in veloping community citizenship skills in students a green club showed a video and answered ques and what schools are currently doing and how tions from trustees on the various recycling initiatives trustees can expand those opportunities; and in that they have implemented at the school including creasing literacy/numeracy and links to lifelong composting and a tiered community garden on the learning. school grounds. HCHS teacher Vicky Hamplas dis • An amendment to Policy 6 - Role of Board Chair cussed the high school’s House Teams that encour was approved. age school spirit activities as well as a new ‘Pay it • An overview of the division schools’ budgets for the Forward’ second hand store at the school which of 201 5-16 school year was presented by ]. Karen, fers clothing, toiletries and school supplies for those Asst. Supt. - Business Services. students in need. Nikki Gilks, Manager, Communications Services 780-723-4471 ext. 146 [email protected] I GYPSD Board News Page 3 of 21 • The Board received an update in regards to the school naming process for the new replacement school in Edson that is currently under construction. A total of 135 names were submitted and will be forwarded to the School Naming Committee for consideration at their first meeting on Wednesday, November 9hui As per the process approved on September 71h The School Naming Committee is to re view all name submissions and forward three names in order of preference by Wednesday, November 30, 2016 to the COTW for consideration at their meeting on December 14, 2016. The COTW will for ward their recommendation for the Board’s approval at the Public Board Meeting on January 11, 2017. • Nikki Gilks, GYPSD’s Communication Manager, shared news about two communications awards received at this year’s annual conference for the Canadian Association of Communi cators in Education (CACE) on October 23-25, 2016 in Ottawa. (see separate press release). • A preliminary review of the 2015-16 Provincial Achievement Tests (PATs) and diploma exam results were discussed. High school graduation rates were also reported for Grande Yellow- head which showed a slight decline in areas hit by an economic downturn in communities where families have relocated out of the jurisdiction or province. Noted Sandy Axmann, Su pervisor of Learning Services, “We have had families struggle this past year, and the stress this has had on our students is demonstrated with these results. On a more positive note, the division’s Indigenous graduation rates continue to be well above provincial norms.” • Trustee Zaporosky recently attended the opening of a new mosque in Edson which was very well attended by community members including many local GYPSD staff. 4f11 I -30- GYPSD Board News Page 4 of 21 2016 BRAVO! Communications Awards , t.O’Z) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Grande Yellowhead Public School Di vision is proud to announce that Nikki Gilks, Manager of Communica tions Services, recently received two national awards for communi cations projects completed during the 20 15-16 school year from the Canadian Association of Communicators in Education (CACE) at this year’s annual conference in Ottawa. CACE recognizes and honors exemplary work in all aspects of school public relations, communications, marketing and engagement through the CACE BRAVO! Awards Program. Each year, submissions from school divisions from across Canada showcase communications initiatives and are then judged by a panel of CACE members from across Canada. There are four levels of recognition that can awarded: LI Awards of Excellence (90-100°h) - Trophy LI Awards of Distinction (80- 89%) - Certificate LI Awards of Merits (79-75%) - Certificate LI Coup de Coeur (85-100%) - Blue Ribbon All BRAVO! submissions need to justify the reason for the development of the initiative, ex plain to the judges on how the entry came about, who the intended audiences are, how it was implemented, and how its success was measured. Mrs. Gilks was presented with an Award of Distinction for the 2015-16 Divisional Print Calen dar, and an Award of Excellence for the design and content of the division’s new Health and Weilness section of their website. “I was very honoured on behalf of the division to be awarded this recognition from my peers,” said Gilks. “Both projects were achieved through a lot of ded icated work and passion from others at Grande Yellowhead including our Division’s Health and Wellness Committee, and from our schools who annually share some fantastic photographs of events happening with their students.” Superintendent Cory Gray was also pleased for the division to be recognized as improving communications is one of Grande Yellowhead’s key priorities. “Recognition of two of our com munications initiatives by a national group such as CACE, acknowledges that we are moving in the right direction by tocusing our efforts in keeping our stakeholders informed.” - 30 - Grande Yellou’head stretchesfrom Jasper National Park, east to Euansburg, and north to the Town of Grande Cache. The jurisdiction includes eighteen schools,fic’e Learning connection Centres, approximately 5,000 students, and 600 staffmembers. Education Services Centre 3656 1 Avenue Edson, Alberta TiE 1S8 1-780-723-4471 GYPSD Board News Page 5 of 21 20 I 6 SIit)w I I[Ikt.
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