Special Meeting

Be it resolved that the following minutes be adopted as presented: February 8, 2021

Whereas Intake 2 of the Municipal Modernization Program has opened with two streams: Stream 1 :Review Stream Stream 2 : Implementation Stream Whereas the Township has completed its review process, the Township is seeking funding assistance for the implementation stream. Therefore the Council of the Township of East Hawkesbury gives authority to Luc Lalonde and EVB to go forward with the application of the Grant for Municipal Modernization Program..

Be it resolved that Council approves and accepts the financial report for the Chute a Blondeau Recreation Committee.

Be it resolved that Council approves the request for land division #B-003-2021, Benoit Lachaine & Isabelle Aubry Lachaine, affecting Part of Lot 21, Principle ST, surplus lot, subject to the following conditions: That administrative fees in the amount of $150.00 be paid to the Township of East Hawkesbury; That application review fees in the amount of $300.00 be paid to the Township of East Hawkesbury. That payment of the balance of any outstanding taxes, including penalties and interest, shall be paid to the Municipality.

WHEREAS the Ontario Fire College Campus has been in operation in Gravenhurst since 1958; and WHEREAS the Ontario Fire College Campus is one of the primary sources of certified training for Ontario Firefighters; and WHEREAS the Ontario Fire College Campus has built a reputation of integrity, credibility, and reliability in providing some of the best training to our Fire Services within the Province of Ontario; and WHEREAS the Ontario Fire College Campus has been used to train and certify both Volunteer, Part-Time and Career firefighters throughout Ontario; and WHEREAS the Regional Training Centers are not all created equal and similar in function to the Ontario Fire College Campus; and WHEREAS the Ontario Fire College Campus gives Ontario Firefighters another option other than Regional Training Centers to obtain National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) certifications; and WHEREAS the Ontario Fire College Campus is the most cost-effective method for municipalities to certify Firefighters to NFPA Standards in Ontario; and WHEREAS the Ontario Government enacted and revoked 0. Reg. 379/18: Firefighter Certification in 2018; and WHEREAS when the Ontario Government revoked 0. Reg. 379/18: Firefighter Certification, it was made known by the Office of the Solicitor General that the act would be amended and brought back in the future; and THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Township of East Hawkesbury requests that the Province of Ontario reverse their

Be it resolved that the present meeting be adjourned at 8h44p.m.