TOWNSHIP OF MACDONALD, MEREDITH & ABERDEEN ADDITIONAL APRIL 2019 HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DEPOT Tuesday - Saturday - 8:30a.m. - 4:30p.m. April 2 - October 26, 2019 402 Fifth Line E. Sault Ste. Marie, ON. Residents are asked to bring acceptable household hazardous items such as paint, varnishes, pesticides, pool chemicals, drain cleaners, motor oil, antifreeze, propane cylinders, and electronics. All services provided by the HHW are FREE of charge to Algoma District residents with no gate fee required. For a complete list of acceptable waste items please visit: www.saultstemarie.ca/hhw EARTH DAY! Sylvan Valley Hall Improvements: We were successful in our application for an Ontario In honour of Earth Day Trillium Capital Grant. Receiving a total of $28,500.00 that will we encourage all residents of the Municipality to participate be used to replace the metal roof, install siding, soffit and fascia in our as well as build a new wheel chair accessible ramp for our Sylvan Valley Hall. Construction is to begin this summer! Community Spring Clean Up April 22, 2019. LANDFILL Accessability Items Available: SUMMER HOURS The municipality has a hospital April 1st - September 30th bed and wheelchair that are Let’s enhance the beauty of Tuesday: 12:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m. available for those who may be our Community! Thursday: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in need, at no cost. Special thanks to the Please contact the office. students and staff of Echo BUDGET MEETINGS Bay School who will be Cancellation: taking part in our Tuesday April 9 – 6:30 p.m.. Community Clean up on Tuesday May 14 - 7:00 p.m. Echo Bay Elks Pancake April 26th. All meeting are open to the public! breakfast on April 20, 2019 Board Vacancies: North Channel Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic: Currently seeking two Directors to fill vacancies. Directors are an important part of shaping the future of Primary Health Care. These positions are voluntary and no remuneration is provided. If interested, please submit a letter of intent to M. Beith, Administrator, the North Channel NPLC, 102-135 Dawson Street, Thessalon, ON P0R 1L0 or email [email protected]. Echo Bay United Church, Echo Bay and Area Food Bank 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month. 1– 2pm Echo Bay United Church @ 220 Church Street. All Welcome. For those wishing to donate, we are accepting donations at The Township Office, Dinelle’s, Echo Bay Central Public School, and all area Churches. Current items of need: canned goods including; pork & beans, veggies, tomatoes, kidney beans, fruit, as well as dried soup, soda crackers, syrup, sauces, and cereal. Notice of a Public Open House for a New Official Plan for the Desbarats to Echo Bay Planning Board The Desbarats to Echo Bay Panning Board, at the request of the Townships of Johnson, Tarbutt, Laird and Macdonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional, has initiated a work program to prepare an Official Plan for the four municipalities that make up the Desbarats to Echo Bay Planning Board. An Official Plan is a policy document the municipalities and the Planning Board that establishes policies for the use and management of land. The new Plan will be prepared to reflect current Provincial planning requirements, environmental features as well as policies that support future opportunities for economic growth and development in the area. Interested members of the public are welcome to attend an Open House to review and discuss this important community project. The Open House will be held on Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 from 5-7pm at the Laird Township Hall located at 3 Pumpkin Point Road. This is the first open house for the new Official Plan. If you cannot attend the Open House but would like further information regarding this project, please contact Mr. Glenn Martin, Secretary to the Planning Board at 705-782-6776, e-mail [email protected] or Mr. Chris Jones of Municipal Planning Services Ltd. (705) 725-8133, e-mail [email protected] .