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NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AGENDA No. 08-19-BOD Date: October 25, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Location: John L. Jose Learning Centre, Tiffin Conservation Area, Utopia, Ont.

UPCOMING EVENTS (Visit our website for more information nvca.on.ca)

SERO 2019 Ecological Restoration AGM and Workshop

Date: Friday, November 1, 2019 thru Saturday, November 2, 2019

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location: Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia

Lost in the Woods with campfire cookout (ages 4-11)

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019

Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM


GPS and Map Navigation (age 12-19)

Date: Thursday, November 14, 2019

Time: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM


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Board of Directors Meeting 08-19-BOD October 25, 2019

1. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

2. MOTION TO ADOPT AGENDA

Recommendation: RESOLVED THAT: the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting No. 08-19-BOD dated October 25, 2019 be approved.

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS

There are no announcements for this meeting.

4. DEPUTATIONS

There are no deputations for this meeting.

5. HEARINGS

There are no Hearings requested under Section 28 of the Conservation AuthoritiesAct for this meeting.

6. DELEGATIONS

There are no delegations for this meeting.

7. PRESENTATIONS

There are no presentations for this meeting.

8. DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION

Board Members are requested to identify items from the Consent List that they wishto have considered for separate discussion.

9. ADOPTION OF CONSENT LIST AND IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS REQUIRINGSEPARATE DISCUSSION

Recommendation:RESOLVED THAT: agenda item number(s) ___________, having been identified asrequiring separate discussion, be referred for discussion under Agenda Item #8; andFURTHER THAT: all Consent List Agenda Items not referred for separate discussionbe adopted as submitted to the board and staff be authorized to take all necessaryaction required to give effect to same; andFURTHER THAT: any items in the consent list not referred for separate discussion,and for which conflict has been declared, are deemed not to have been voted on ordiscussed by the individual making the declaration.


10. CONSENT LIST

A) Adoption of Minutes

A-1) Approval of Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting No. 07-19-BOD held on September 27, 2019. Recommendation: RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors approve the minutes of the 07-19-BOD meeting held on September 27, 2019.

B) Correspondence

B-1) Letter dated September 13, 2019 provided by a resident concerning information on the Natural Heritage Plan.

B-2) Letter dated October 9, 2019 written by Jamie McGarvey, AMO President to Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks regarding the implementation of Schedule 2, Conservation Authorities Act, Bill 108.

B-3) Letter dated October 02, 2019 written by Raylene Martell, Director of Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk from the Municipality of Grey Highlands to Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks regarding Grey Highlands resolution of support 2019-603.

C) Staff Reports

C-1) Staff Report 29-08-19-BOD from Director, Conservation Services regarding Tottenham Conservation Area Infrastructure Development. Recommendation: RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors support a request from the Town of New Tecumseth to Canada Infrastructure Program for funding towards showers, upper and lower washrooms and stair replacement at the Tottenham Conservation Area.

C-2) Staff Report No. 30-08-19-BOD from Director, Corporate Services regarding 2019 Third Quarter Budget Report. Recommendation: RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors approve Staff Report No. 30-08-19-BOD regarding the 2019 third quarter financials; and FURTHER THAT: staff continue to monitor budget activities.

C-3) Staff Report No. 31-08-19-BOD from Director, Corporate Sdervices regarding the 2020 Board of Directors meeting schedule. Recommendation: RESOLVED THAT: Staff Report No. 31-08-19-BOD regarding the NVCA’s 2020 Board meeting schedule be approved.


C-4) Staff Report No. 32-08-19 BOD from Communications Coordinator regarding Communications Report – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019. Recommendation: RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors receive Staff Report No. 32-08-19-BOD regarding NVCA Communications – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019.

11. OTHER BUSINESS

A) Verbal update from Director, Watershed Management Services and Senior Engineerregarding an update on Staff Report No. 27-07-19-BOD Greenland InternationalISWMS.

12. ADJOURNMENT

Recommendation: RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors adjourn at ________ to meet again on November 22, 2019 or at the call of the Chair.

NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES No. 07-19-BOD Date: September 27, 2019

Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location: John L. Jose Learning Centre, Tiffin Conservation Area, Utopia, Ont.

UPCOMING EVENTS (Visit our website for more information nvca.on.ca)

Present: Councillor Keith White, Vice Chair Essa (Township) Councillor Gail Little Amaranth (Township) Councillor Ralph Manketlow Mono (Town) Councillor Donna Jebb, 2nd Vice Chair New Tecumseth (Town) Councillor Mariane McLeod Collingwood (Town) Mayor Don Allen Springwater (Township)

Departed at 11:15am Councillor Margaret Mercer Melancthon (Township) Councillor Dane Nielsen Grey Highlands (Municipality)

Councillor Cathy Keane Oro-Medonte (Township) Councillor Shirley Boxem Mulmur (Township) Deputy Mayor Bob Meadows Adjala-Tosorontio (Township)

Councillor Gary Harvey Barrie (City) Councillor Rob Nicol Innisfil (Town) Councillor George Watson, Chair Wasaga Beach (Town) Councillor Thom Paterson Clearview (Township)

Councillor Andrea Matrosovs Blue Mountains (Town)

Regrets: Councillor Walter Benotto Shelburne (Town) Councillor Raj Sandhu Bradford West Gwillimbury (Town)

Staff: Doug Hevenor, Chief Administrative Officer; Byron Wesson, Director, Conservation Services; Chris Hibberd, Director, Watershed Management Services; Sheryl Flannagan, Director, Corporate Services; Ryan Post, Manager, Watershed Science; Fred Dobbs, Manager Stewardship Services; Haleigh Ferguson, Executive Administrator/Recorder

Chair Watson Called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.

1. DECLARATION OF PECUNIARY AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST

None declared.

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2. MOTION TO ADOPT AGENDA

RES: 66-19 Moved by: Cllr. Dane Nielsen Seconded by: Cllr. Gail Little RESOLVED THAT: the agenda for the Board of Directors meeting No. 07-19-BOD dated September 27, 2019 be approved.

Carried;

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS

There are no announcements for this meeting.

4. DEPUTATIONS

Edward McDonnell, CEO Greenbelt Foundation and Kevin Beaulieu, Municipal Program Director Greenbelt Foundation will conduct a presentation on the Positively Green initiative between the Greenbelt Foundation and 13 conservation authorities. RES: 67-19 Moved by: Deputy Mayor Bob Meadows Seconded by: Cllr. Cathy Keane RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors receive the Greenland Foundation presentation as presented; and FUTHER THAT: the Board of Directors endorse the Positively Green initiative between the Greenbelt Foundation and NVCA.

Carried;

5. HEARINGS

There are no Hearings requested under Section 28 of the Conservation AuthoritiesAct for this meeting.

6. DELEGATIONS

There are no delegations for this meeting.

7. PRESENTATIONS

There are no presentations for this meeting.

8. DETERMINATION OF ITEMS REQUIRING SEPARATE DISCUSSION

Board Members are requested to identify items from the Consent List that they wishto have considered for separate discussion.


9. ADOPTION OF CONSENT LIST AND IDENTIFICATION OF ITEMS REQUIRINGSEPARATE DISCUSSION

RES: 68-19Moved by: Cllr. Dane Nielsen Seconded by: Cllr. Rob NicolRESOLVED THAT: agenda item numbers B-3, C-1, C-2 having been identified asrequiring separate discussion, be referred for discussion under Agenda Item #8; andFURTHER THAT: all Consent List Agenda Items not referred for separate discussionbe adopted as submitted to the board and staff be authorized to take all necessaryaction required to give effect to same; andFURTHER THAT: any items in the consent list not referred for separate discussion,and for which conflict has been declared, are deemed not to have been voted on ordiscussed by the individual making the declaration.

Carried;

10. CONSENT LIST

A) Adoption of Minutes

A-1) Approval of Minutes of the Board of Directors meeting No. 06-19-BOD held on August 23, 2019. Approved by Consent. RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors approve the minutes of the 06-19-BOD Board meeting held on August 23, 2019.

B) Correspondence

B-1) Letter dated August 16, 2019, written by John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry regarding conservation authority funding for flood control and tree planting.

B-2) Letter dated August 27, 2019, written by Donald J Kerr, Director Blue Mountain Watershed Trust regarding response to Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry’s letter dated August 16, 2019.

B-3) Letter dated September 13, 2019, written by George Vadeboncoeur, CAO Wasaga Beach regarding Flood Mapping – Nottawasaga River Basin.

C) Staff Reports

C-1) Mayor Don Allen brought fourth a motion to amend C-1 Recommendation: Moved by: Mayor Don Allen Seconded by: Cllr. Ralph Manktelow RESOLVED THAT: staff be directed to rework the draft 2020 budget as presented, along with Staff Report No. 25-07-19-BOD, for consideration by the Board and factor in reductions in NVCA service to core services only, with the resulting reduction or elimination of related expenses, such that there is no net levy increase to the municipalities in 2020 over 2019 actual in the draft 2020 budget.


FURTHER THAT: the revised budget be reviewed with the Boad at its next meeting for consideration before being approved to be distributed as the 2020 Draft Budget Booklet to municipalities for a 30 day review period.

Recorded vote: Yay – 6 Cllr. Gary Harvey, Cllr. Margaret Mercer, Cllr. Ralph Manktelow, Cllr. Cathy Keane, Mayor Don Allen, Cllr. George Watson Nay - 10 Deputy Mayor Bob Meadows, Cllr. Gail Little, Cllr. Andrea Matrosovs, Cllr. Thom Paterson, Cllr. Mariane McLeod, Cllr. Keith White, Cllr. Dane Nielsen, Cllr. Rob Nicol, Cllr. Shirley Boxem, Cllr. Donna Jebb

Defeated;

Staff Report 25-07-19-BOD from Director, Corporate Services regarding the 2020 Draft Budget. RES: 69-19 Moved by: Cllr. Keith White Seconded by: Cllr. Rob Nicol RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors approve Staff Report No. 25-07–19–BOD regarding the NVCA’s 2020 Draft Budget; and FURTHER THAT: the Board of Director’s receive the 2020 Draft Budget for consideration; and FURTHER THAT: staff be directed to distribute the 2020 Draft Budget booklet to municipalities for the 30 day review period.

Carried;

C-2) Vice-Chair Jebb brought forth a motion to amend C-2 Recommedation: Moved by: Cllr. Donna Jebb Seconded by: Cllr. Cathy Keane RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors approve the request by Greenland International Consulting for the provision of the preliminary computer models associated with the on-going Wasaga Beach Floodplain Mapping Project to assist it in the development of their Integrated Science and Watershed Management System, subject to Greenland addressing NVCA staff’s concerns outlined in Staff Report No. 26-07-19-BOD, executing a data sharing use agreement with the NVCA, and agreeing to present the results of the models’ integration to the NVCA.

Recorded vote: Yay – 7 Cllr. Gary Harvey, Cllr. Margaret Mercer, Cllr. Shirley Boxem, Cllr. Donna Jebb, Cllr. Cathy Keane, Mayor Don Allen, Cllr. George Watson

Nay - 8 Deputy Mayor Bob Meadows, Cllr. Gail Little, Cllr. Andrea Matrosovs, Cllr. Thom Paterson, Cllr. Mariane McLeod, Cllr. Keith White, Cllr. Dane Nielsen, Cllr. Rob Nicol

Defeated;


Staff Report No. 26-07-19-BOD from Director, Watershed Management Services regarding response to Greenland Internation ISWMS presentation held on August 23, 2019. RES: 70-19 Moved by: Cllr. Gail Little Seconded by: Cllr. Mariane McLeod RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors approve Staff Report No. 26-07-19-BOD regarding response to Greenland International ISWMS presentation held on August 23, 2019.

Carried;

C-3) Staff Report No. 27-07-19 BOD from Communications Coordinator regarding Communications Report – August 7, 2019 – September 13, 2019. Approved by Consent. RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors receive Staff Report No. 27-07-19-BOD regarding the NVCA Communications – August 7, 2019 – September 13, 2019, be received.

11. OTHER BUSINESS

11.1 A verbal report from Chair Watson regarding the recent AMO conference.

12. IN-CAMERA

12.1 RES: 71-19 Moved by: Cllr. Donna Jebb Seconded by: Cllr. Gary Harvey RESOLVED THAT: this meeting of the Board of Directors No. 07-19-BOD move into closed session at 12:55 p.m. to address matters pertaining to:

a) Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including Authority staff.

• CAO Mid-Year Review

FURTHER THAT: the Director, Corporate Services be in attendance for recording and speaking purposes.

Carried;

12.2 OUT OF IN-CAMERA

RES: 72-19 Moved by: Cllr. Andrea Matrosovs Seconded by: Cllr. Donna Jebb RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors rise from closed session at 1:14 p.m. and report progress.

Carried;


RES: 73-19 Moved by: Cllr. Donna Jebb Seconded by: Cllr. Mariane McLeod RESOLVED THAT: confidential Staff Report 28-07-19-BOD regarding personable matters about an identifiable individual, including authority staff be approved.

Carried;

13. BOARD EDUCATION

Amberley Gavel will conduct a board educational presentation.

14. ADJOURNMENT

RES: 74-19 Moved by: Cllr. Donna Jebb Seconded by: Cllr. Thom Paterson RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors adjourn at 1:15 p.m. to meet again on October 25, 2019 or at the call of the Chair.

Carried;

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The Harris homestead in 2003 reflected ongoing conservation efforts

back distance ... appears to be based totally on aesthetics, not on environme.ntal sustainability!"

The Nutrient Management Act was the last straw for the dairy farm. Harris had already constructed a earthen lagoon for 140-days manure storage . Water quality tests showed it was working, but it was non-conforming.

He publicly appealed to limit the proposed NMA regs to new facilities, because he knew that, given the natural heritage setbacks, he could not site storage for 240 days.

"These regulations effectively put my dairy operation out of business."

Out of 173 acres the Harrises owned, their agricultural use had been whittled down to less than 90 acres - and that 's not including setbacks from grassed waterways.

"We decided in 2003 that our future was no longer on a Burling ton-area dairy farm."

"We were tired of fighting," said Harris. "After our experience as farmers in Halton, when we sold the farm, we had no interest in

purchasing a farm in any other part of Ontario. Our concern was that what ·we experienced in Halton would eve ntu al l y be province-wide".

They moved to the other end of the Escarpment, near Owen Sound in 2008.

The story, which Harris detailed clearly and carefully, sticking to his written script, clearly pai.ns him. Giving up the dream of retirement on the farm wasn't easy.

But Harris said he was prepared to recount it once, to this group, because "You are still lucky enough to live in a rural area that i s rural enough to have a council that represents you!"

Harris urged the landowners to register their objections, in writing, to any attempts by municipalities to adopt the Natural Heritage Plan in their official plans. He also urged them to ensure their conservation authorities recognize agricultural interests, either by appointment to the CA's board of directors, or management of the CA by the municipality.

The municipality needs to think carefully about desig-

nating natural heritage land, said .Harris. He cited land in Halton that is already being treated by buyers as worthless .. . whether for farming or development, because of its Natural Heritage designation. They won't pay for the NH lands. Ultimately this will affect assessment , taxation and the services that taxes provide.

WHAT HAPPENED? Looking back, Harris can

identify three distinct phases of farmer's relationship with conservation in this province. Land use plannmg policies focussed on stewardship up until 1995, he said. After that, they shifted to a sustainable approach, working to balance environmental and economic development. However, he. said, "Since 2004, there has been a near total disregard for the financial viability of agriculture, in favour of perceived environmental protection."

WHOSE PLAN WAS IT? "Whose Plan Is It?" is the

recurring question. After 40 years of lived

experience, Harris has concluded that the Natural Heri-

Joan and Murray Harris were the last dairy farmers in rural Burlington

tage Designation "was possibly envisioned by provincial land use planners sometime previous to 1984." That's when the province published population projections for the Greater Toronto Area.

The Halton Region subsequently undertook a structure review and identified six potential growth areas, along with green spaces. Greenlands A, were flood plains and Greenlands B, were woodlots . These areas, along with setbacks, are now components of Natural Heritage Designation.

HOW DOES IT HAPPEN? Looking back, Harris sees

two approache.s that allow urban interests to trump rural

land-use. The first is that amalgamation of municipalities shifts political power to the urban politicians. When boundary lines are redrawn, they tend to take the shape of a pie with the city at the centre. In this way, each slice includes rural and urban populations, so the city residents outnumber the rural residents in every municipality.

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BY FRANCES ANDERSON The writer is an agricultural journalist/editor with Ontario Farmer [email protected]

B rodhagen - Incremental . land use changes, over a 20-year time frame, pushed Joan and Murray Harris out of the Limestone Valley in rural Burlington. They were the last dairy farmers there.

"It could happen in Huron and Perth counties too!" The Limestone Valley in.rural Burlington (PHOTOS COURTESY OF MURRAY HARRIS) warned Harris, who is now a former dairy farmer.

With the benefit of hindsight, Harris explained to members of the Huron-Perth Landowners Association, how conservation authority staff and urban politicians limited land use, first through "policy" portrayed as regulation, and then through zoning by-laws.

The impact was not clear at the time the by-laws were approved. In fact, Harris said he doesn't believe that any members of the Burlington Council knew the restrictions they placed on farming when they passed a comprehensive by-law, enshrining

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clear over time - each time, approved by OMAFRA, but in fact, that Harris did any it neede d approval from work that required approval Conservation Halton, for from the conservation funding. authority: when he built a The proposal was to treat stream crossing for his cat- 50 gallons of water a day by tle ... when he tried to locate a installing three gravity fed new milkhouse waste sys- tanks, exiting into a tile bed tern , when he needed to on a bench of land that was expand his manure storage. 20 feet above flood plain.

Siting a new milkhouse Conservation Halton (CA) waste system in 1991 illus- sent out three technicians to trated to Harris that adher- .enforce its policy of "no ence to the policy was more infrastructure within 45 important than environmen- metres of the top of the valtal protection. ley· bank." They recom-

Harris had developed an mended installing a sump Environmental Farm Plan, pump in the ba~n to lift the and sought to update hi s waste water into an elevated milkhouse waste treatment line; then out onto a cultisys tem. His project was vated field, and an elevated

weeping bed. It was "a totally impossible

solution','' said Harri s. It would have cost $40,000 and the line would have frozen in winter. He needed a licensed treatment system to meet Grade A dairy standards, but he wasn ' t r ich enough to comply with Conservation Halton's recommendation.

Harris said that what he did not understand at that time - before the NH ·designation was incorporated into by-law - is that the CH could not legally stop him. "They just pretended that they could, and I believed them," said Harris. "It was policy, portrayed as a regulation!"

More than haH of Harris' farm was regulated out of agricultural use between 1983 and 2003

Harris told a similar story about his attempts to get a permit for a low level crossing of a creek to access at the back 50 acres of his farm. His application was denied three times by CH, and he finally went ahead with the grading according to a plan provided by another Conservation Authority, at the recommendation of Ministry of Natural Resources. When Harris wrote to invite CH to prepare charges, they replied they had no jurisdiction over the creek be d ... only the flood plain - and ordered him to remove the log he used to walk across to fetch the cows because it touched both sides!

What is more galling to the former farmer is that he did an impressive amount of environmental conservation on the farm - enough to be named Halton's Conservationist of the Year in 1988. But eventually the lands he had volunteered into conservation became protected by the Heritage designation, so he no longer had their use.

For examnle. in 1 QRi MNR paid to fence off a stream to protect it from livestock, Harris suggested fencing just the one side, and volunteered th e 10 acres across the stream to plant trees, including 4,000 black walnuts to harvest for retirement income. Now, natural heritage designation protects the trees in the floodplain, and the walnut wood will' never be legally harvested.

The near side of the valley, also floodplain , was cropped and pastured by Harris - as it had been for over 150 years - until the Natural Heritage designation was adopted.

Harris did not quit easily. In fact, in 1995, in an attempt to protect agricultural interests in rural Burlington, Harris applied to join the Board of Directors of Conservation Halton, as the citizen appointee. He served one three-year term, b ut did not seek a second!

It was duri ng this stint that the farmer learned the 45 metre setback policy was implemented " so that over time, all bu ildings would be far enough back from the top of the bank that they would not be vis ible to anyone walking down the valley!"

He was shocked. "The set-

Protecting farmland begins with an official plan review Landowners sound the alarm: natural heritage protection will eventually threaten agricultural land use

BY FRANCES ANDERSON The writer is an agricultural journalist/editor with Ontario Farmer [email protected]

B rodhagen - The HuronPerth Landowners Asso

ciation (HPLA) president is urging members to participate with their official plan review in order to protect agricultural land use.

Official plans are where changes, like the introduction of natural heritage features, first get introduced, a designation the Ontario Landowners Association (OLA) has flagged as a threat to agriculture land use.

"You've got to speak now b ecause your silence is approval," Bill Jeffray·told members at their monthly meeting.

Among the first formal steps during a legislated review process to update the official plan is calling a special meeting for public input.

In Huron County is slated to host theirs May 8, at 9 a.m., in the Goderich council chambers in advance of the regular county council meeting.

Huron County planner, Monica Walker-Bolton will make a

half-hour presentation on the official plan review, which will be followed by a public discussion.Walker-Bolton is looking for input on issues which should be addressed in the review.

She encouraged people who want more dir.ect input on Huron's official plan to attend a second community consultation on the evening of May 14, which will be nm by a facilitator.Walker-Bolton said during the second meeting landowners will work in focus groups to discuss what is sues people value, whether it's transportation or green spaces or natural heritage.

HPLA members are concerned that identifying natural heritage features in the county's official plan is the first step down a slippery slope. There is a concern the townships could designate land as natural heritage and eventually exclude agricultural use from that designation, essentially leaving the landowners to finance public green spac~.

Huron County's official plan is "a high-level policy document," said Walker-Bolton.

Land use designation is done at the local (township) level, in the nine municipalities which make up the county. However, the townships often look to the county for resources and background.

Howick Township's new official plan, approved by Huron County Council in 2018, incorporates natural heritage mapping taken from the study done for County Council - even though the mapping has yet to be -approved by the county

interpret the data for the natural heritage plan, which is based on criteria set out by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. The UTVCA also developed plans for Oxford County, Middlesex County, and Huron County using the same sciencebased, peer-reviewed methodology and criteria.

Swallow explained the push to recognize natural heritage comes from the province in Section 2.1 of the 2014 Provincial Policy Statement (PPS), which calls on the upper-tier municipalities to identify natural heritage features and spell out how they will be protected long-term.

Bill Jeffray: Silence is approval, so don't be silent!

The PPS prohibits any interference with significant wetlands but allows for the

council. It was used by Howick

because it was the most current information available.

Denise Van Amersfoort, Huron County's senior planner, said the heritage feature map is part of a technical report yet to be presented to the county council which was elected°last fall.

In Perth County, the official plan review is further along, nearing the end of the first stage of the consultation process, according to·-Perth_ County planner Mark Swallow.

Perth is inviting public feedback on the big picture, and can talk about Natural Heritage in general terms, said Swallow, but it's awaiting an update on its natural heritage map based on 2015 aerial photography.

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development of woodland, valhaven 't got, _said. Swallow, ley lands and wildlife and fish wlµcb disappointed some peo- habitat if development does not pleat the first two public meet- negatively impact the natural ings. Swallow wanted to ensure features or ecological functions anyone attending the meetings of the feature. .in Milverton and Listowel, on The final subsection of the May 14and 15 would know the policy states: "Nothing in the map-, wouldn:t be part of the policy 2J is intended to limit presentation. the ability of agricultural uses

Swallow said there will be a to continue." separate meeting called specifi- However, the landowners' cally to discuss the natural heri- concern is the impact can also tage plan when Perth County be unintended. gets the updated report. A pre- "The PPS says we are to pre-vious draft had been circulated, tect farmland,' ' said Jeffray. he said, but it was based on Based on his personal experi-2010 photos. enc-e, he's not convinced it's

The mapping and plans for possible to protect both natural Natural Heritage are being heritage and agriculture. done by an environmental con- "It's easy to stop it now," said sultant: the Upper Thames Val- Jeffray. "You can' t stop it once ley Conservation Authority it's in place." :l1!E

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Swallow said UTVCA staff please go to the meetings. a:: have the scientific expertise to "Don' t be silent," he said. ~

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The internationally based plan behind Natural Heritage Plans The room grew silent, rather

like the air had just been sucked out of it. It was a very uncharacteristic type of quiet for a bunch off armers who had been quite vocal about every other issue tackled at a recen~ day-long CFFO policy meeting.

The sudden chill resulted from hearing an inf01mation package which documented and exposed the Plan behind the Natural He1itage Plans that are making themselves felt across many counties in Ontario. Because few others present at this policy-discussion meeting were aware of the origin of Natural Heritage Plans. The facts, presented directly from United Nations documents, stunningly contradicted the foundational values that the listeners embraced as part of their Canadian heritage.

The Plan behind the Natural Heritage Plans? The Plan is to bring under public control all our lands - farms, country properties, lakefront holdings, all of it. Private property will no longer -beprivate property; it's there for the good of "all'', and controlled by "all". Collectivization unbridled.

Not so fast, you might be thinking. "You're talking rubbish!" How and when did this Plan start? If the query sounds familiar. it is. Because a closely related question was raised in another piece recently published in this paper - "Landowners repeatedly asked 'who is driving this?"' (Beware the E.P. designation, Atkinson, June 25119) The trail becomes clear and irrefutable after a review of several key U.N. documents where a few sample sentences provide the answer.

The Plan can be traced to its early roots at a United Nations conference now known as U.N.

Habitat 1, held in Vancouver, B.C, 1976. The conference was called " ... to address the extremely serious condition of human settlements ... ", a highly altruistic-sounding goal. (Did anyone question if the conditions in Canada, with its enviable living standard, were really that serious?)

A couple of key lines from U.N. Habitat I laid the groundwork for the elimination of private property rights in Canada and nations similarly governed. To the point, under "Section 10 -Land" it states: "Land, because of its unique nature and the crucial role it plays in human settlements, cannot be treated as an ordinary asset, controlled by individuals and subject to the pressures and inefficiencies of the market..:'

After listing a few perceived faults of private property control such as "social injustice", the "solution" is this: "Public control ofland is therefore indispensible to its protection as an asset and the achievement of long-term objectives ... policies and strategies." Public control, not private!

If that's not raising enough red flags, a few more might be flapped with further reading which outlines the need for governments to have detailed knowledge of the "assets': mapping all resources. necessarily curtailing individual rights, and then going on to declare that social justice goals can be met by taxing any new developments or "changes of use", the proceeds of which would be redistributed to the community. Developments which, of course. would only be permitted by the good graces of a government that presumes to be wiser than the private investor.

"Above all", it goes on to say, "Governments must have the political will to evolve and implement innovative and adequate urban and rural land policies ... "

Not clear enough yet? Well then a few lines later, in all capital letters we read: ''LAND IS A SCARCE RESOURCE WHOSE MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO PUBLIC SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL IN THE INTEREST OF THE NATION." If these few tidbits of U.N.

land-grabbing imperatives are not yet enough to send a chilly crawl up the nape of one's capitalistneck, the next few pages of U.N. Habitat 1 detail how " ... such control may be exercised". And here is where we may find ourselves on more familiar ground as we read terms like "zoning and land-use planning, compulsory .registration, land use changes, legal controls, building and local permits" - all well-known language that appears in your local municipal policy and planning books. To those mayors who thought they were the head of council - are your knees a bit rubbery?

At the risk of being labeled the bringer of bad news, the- bitter quill is not yet drained: The U.N. exhorts us in specific ways on how to redistribute "unearned" profit or gain through taxation. Receiving special mention is what we know in common jargon as "capital gains tax".

If this sampling.ofU.N. Habitat 1 diet has not satisfied your curiosity of whereNatural Helitage Plans came from, it can easily be read in its entirety online: one can read to their heart's discontent. But what will be discovered in those pages are two basic

goals: the public ownership of land, and the public control of ''private" land.

And the implement for achieving many of these objectives is your local Planning Department as is specifically reinforced in U.N. Habitat ll, held in Istanbul, Turkey, 1996. The goals laid out in the Habitat papers are then fleshed out in greater detail in "U.N. Agenda 21" and "2030: Agenda for Sustainable Development". More happy bedtime reading for you as you watch the summer sun sink in the West.

One thing that becomes clear is that almost none of the planners, policy and decision makers consulted are aware of the origins of Natural Heritage Plans. There is seemingly a dearth of understanding that the United Nations is remotely insinuating their policies on the local level through the Holy Grail of the "Official Plan", at the behest of the Provincial Policy Statement, which in turn has its strings pulled by globalist designs.

It's notable that the critics of the Natural Heritage Plan are routinely and summarily dismissed as presenting "misinformation". Is withholding information not a form of mi.sinformation? How does anyone dismiss the origin of Natural Heritage Plans with the documentation provided? And why do the proponents of Natural Heritage Plans dismiss both documented and abundant anecdotal evidence presented which demonstrates that Natural Heritage Plans do indeed interfere with agriculture in both subtle and obvious ways? It's almost as if that was the purpose of the Plans?

However the logic for He1itage Plans may be presented, collectivist ideology is unabashedly the

driver behind the globalization of our domestic landscape- environmentally, culturally, financially. Once they are fully implemented, will our traditional structures and heritage that has provided so many benefits to us even be recognizable?

Do the Natural Heritage Plans that are being imposed across Ontario have less to do with protecting the environment, and everything to do with taking public control ofland?

Are there those who mistakenly remember the Feudal system as an example of raging success - which poverties and rampant mortality rates our ancestors fled for a better land? This road inevitably leads back there.

Why did the Marxist Soviet Union collapse if central planning and control were the hallmark of growth and equality? Tiananmen Square? Venezue-1 an-style dictatorship, anyone?

News reports indicate that there is a rising will among Ontario's private land and property owners in rejecting the shiny front put on Heritage Plans by planning departments. Special mention goes to the good folks of Norfolk County -now there's a stalwart bunch -who reportedly stepped up to the task and respectfully made their objections known to their County Council. It made a difference.

When all the U.N. goals and their effects are linked together, the one rational conclusion is that Natural Heritage Plans are a dismantling of the foundational ~ governance and sovereignty of (.) er: Canada, an all-out attack on our 1.1.1

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The international council that controls your life It's all part of a master plan to move North America's population into citj.es and empty out the countryside, OLA speaker claims

BY SUSAN ATKINSON Ontario Farmer

L indsay - Are you living in an "adaptive and resilient

community?" Ever heard of the "inevitabil

ity of g.radualism?" or felt like you're being forced off your land?

Not only are you not alone in tp.e feeling, but you're right.

And one of the organizations pushing that agenda is something called the International Code Council.

If the featured speaker at the OLA annual meeting is to be believed, ICC not only dictates, but regulates just about everything in your life.

Len Harris took aim at both the council and the United Nations when he spoke at the annual meeting of the Ontario Landowners Association.

"Thev're ri£ht out front with l ney le t1g11t UUL llVlll \VJUl

it," Harris said, explaining that "by 2050, .two-thirds of all humans will be living in cities," with hard-core OLA members recognizing the reference to Agenda 21.

Formerly an Australian senator, Harris said ICC is "behind the push to move people into

C) urban areas." He shared details ..::c; -1- cl of the ICC's website, which ~ ~ regulates everything from = fil- plumbing ahd electrical codes ··h ; to solar power and hot tubs. E- 2 Tossing around terms like 1 3 'forced migration,' and 'resil~ g ient cities,' Harris added that ""' ;:: another organization, ICLEI

iv (begun as the International ;:; Council for Local Environ°' mental Initiatives) is furthering

that vision in part through a national program called Building Adaptive ;;tnd Resilient Communities.

Twelve Ontario municipalities including the county of Essex, city of Guelph and Durham Region are ICLEI members.

Harris says that change comes about so gradually that people "have no knowledge that they are being changed and they are not aware frt any way, shape, or form, that they are being changed."

North America will be divided into 11 mega.population areas, he says pointing out that what ICC "is saying is that by 2050, the rest of North America will be E;IDpty."

Food for North America, he says Will come,. from S.outh America.

"Who's the daddy of all this? "China", he said, citing the

UN report on Endless Cities. (United Nations. Human Settlec ments Program 2012.)

And the world's first mega city? Hong Kong and its surround environs.

"They are not a part of any government," Harris said,

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explaining that the ICC "writes the codes that we know as regulations,'' at the municipal level.

"These people are doing this exclusive of the people living under it," Harris said describing the ICC as "architects," who have "created their own system."

"You have to go to them for them to tell if you are complying with the code. What is being kept from us is knowledge.

"He who has the knowledge makes the rules.' Harris said, adding th.at the ICC "holds the intellectual property-righ(s to the knowledge."

"When I say they are regulat-

ing your life, I mean in every way," he.said, pointing out that they even regulate the plumbing for swimming pools.

you make up your rriind." He charges that they "do their

work;' totally excluding thepeople that are subjected to living under .them."

He says there are major interAssociation meetings, prefaced able and resjlient structures. national companies "that are his remarks by saying that he Most U.S. communities and steering these codes, and I had toured through Ontario many global markets choose believe they're a bit like archiand observed "the proliferation the International Codes." tects. They create their-own of road sensors ..... "which It goes on to explain that the necessity. They make the codes every time you driver_ over "International Codes, or soconvoluted,socoinplex,''that them picks up who you are." I-Cocies, published by ICC, pro- you have to go to them to see if Harris admitted that he hadn't vide minimum safeguards for you're complying."

Harris, who has spoken before at Ontario Landowner

"a member-focused association," dedicated to "developing model codes and standards used in the design, build and compliance process to construct safe, sustainable, afford-

yet figure out "how they do people at home, at school and in He charges that they are this," but told about100people the workplace. The I-Codes are "obtaining property by the sensors can monitor for acompletesetofcomprehensive, deception. "organic." coordinated building safety and "They hold the intellectual

Australian road sensors he fire.prevention codes. Building property rights to those regulasaid monitor drivers on a point. codes benefit public safety and tions" and they charge fur money to point basis, and if you arrive support the industry's need for · if you want a copy of the code. ·at one "faster than you one set of codes without regional "When I say they areregulat-should .... there's not a police- limitations:' ing your life, I mean in every man but you get a bill in the But Harris says it is an "auton- aspect." mail and, if it's not paid, your omous entity that is not part of And he charged that there license is suspended. any government, whfoh writes must be "others who are working

Police vehicles can scan the codes. on this. Theinformationicould about 36 vehicles simultane- .. "They have avoided all get last year, I cannot get today." ously, he advised. together anything to. do with He used the example of the

So investigating road scan- your federal government, your new Bridgestone America's ners led the Australian to delve provincial government and they facility being built in South Carde epe r and he has most have brought this in at your olina and said that all of the recently been educating him- municipal level. It's quite a neat approvalsrequiredforthemulti-selfon the ICC and ICLEI. trick, isn't it?" million dollar facility came from

Tlw rrr•, mPhoitP <ov< it< "ThP."' neonle." he said of the the ICC's headquarters in Bonn, The ICC's website says its ... 1 hese people," he said or tne melLl.. s neaaquaners m noon,

goal is to become a "thought ICC"arecontrollinghowyougo Germany,ratherthantheirpolitileader when it comes to build- to work, how buildings are cal councils. ing safety" and has "devel- built," even how sprinkler sys- Harris said that when he conoped" 15 codes for everything terns are manufactured and tacted ICC in 2014 they from new buildings to the installed. acknowledged administering "International Wildland Urban 'Tm not saying thatall they do codes in 8,800 "cities and town Interface Code.'' is wrong;' Hams cautioned, but worldwide. Now, he said, "they

Its website describes the headvisedtheOLAmerribersto will only acknowledge about International Code Council as "look at these (internet) sites and 1,500."

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Sent via email to: [email protected] October 9, 2019

The Honourable Jeff Yurek Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks 777 Bay St., 5th Floor Toronto, ON M7A 2J3

Dear Minister Yurek:

At the September 27, 2019 meeting of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario Board of Directors, a number of matters were raised regarding the implementation of Schedule 2, Conservation Authorities Act, Bill 108.

While we await the implementing regulations, we are keenly aware that transition will take some time. Sufficient time to transition is required. Some preparatory work for creating implementing Bill 108 such as memoranda of understanding for some services are in place. However, most municipal governments and conservation authorities are commencing 2020 budget decisions now, and will not be able to fully implement MOUs for all non-mandatory services in the next three months. We would advise that it is better to plan an implementation for the 2021 fiscal year, provided all regulations are in place in the first quarter of 2020.

Additionally, the activities that support the mandatory programs need to be articulated. Specifically, to what level of detail is field work, monitoring and the resulting documents required? Better defining the scope of activities to support mandatory programs is essential for two reasons.

First, different regions of the province will need different requirements to meet the mandatory programs in a meaningful way. We anticipate that there should be a grouping of expectations reflecting high growth areas (which need deeper level of detail), average growth areas (which would need less detailed effort), and low or no growth areas (which would need a minimum standard of effort).

Second, some conservation authorities will have capacity to meet the threshold of requirements set for their degree of growth and some may not. In the cases where capacity is lacking, a strategy needs to be developed that does not strain municipal financial capacity.

AMO would also like to see a more comprehensive conversation regarding non-mandatory activities. There are many perspectives on the value of CA activities that raise revenues and in turn lower the levy expectations and requirements. This range of

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options needs local discussion. Further some consideration to dispute resolution needs to be taken. It is feasible that some local municipal governments may not agree on these discretionary activities and these different views will have fiscal impacts if not resolved in an orderly manner.

Similar matters were raised regarding the Blue Box. Your ministry developed a Blue Box mediation process with a very able facilitator, David Lindsay. This process brought all parties together to successfully resolve implementation concerns. We request a similar approach here, a working group of municipal government representatives, Ministry staff and Conservation Authority staff at a table to iron out principles for implementation.

We look forward to working with you on this very important matter.

Sincerely,

Jamie McGarvey AMO President

cc: The Honourable Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Kim Gavine, General Manager, Conservation Ontario Ling Mark, Director, Great Lakes Inland Water Branch, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Jennifer Keyes, Manager, Water Resources Section, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry

The Corporation of the Municipality of Grey Highlands

206 Toronto Street South, Unit 1, Box 409 Markdale, ON N0C 1H0

Tel.: 519-986-1216

www.greyhighlands.ca

October 02, 2019

The Honourable Jeff Yurek

Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks

5th Floor 777 Bay St.

Toronto, ON M7A 2J3 Sent via email: [email protected]

To Minister Yurek,

Re: Grey Highlands Resolution 2019-603

Please be advised that the following resolution was passed at the October 02, 2019 meeting of the

Council of the Municipality of Grey Highlands.

2019-603 Cathy Little, Dane Nielsen Whereas the Municipality of Grey Highlands is a member of the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority (GSCA), the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority (NVCA) and the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) and has a representative on each board of directors; and Whereas each board of directors determines the policies, priorities and budget of their respective Conservation Authority (CA); and Whereas each CA provides the Municipality of Grey Highlands with expert advice on the environmental impact of land use planning proposals and that the Municipality does not have staff with comparable expertise or experience; and Whereas the CAs provide programs and services to the residents of Grey Highlands and other member municipalities that include recreation, education, water quality monitoring, reduction of vegetation loss and soil erosion, preservation of species at risk as well as protecting life and property through a variety of measures; Therefore be it resolved that the Municipality of Grey Highlands supports continuation of the programs and services of the three CAs, both mandatory and non-mandatory, and that no programs or services of GSCA, NVCA and SVCA or of other CAs in Ontario be “wound down” at this time; and That the Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks give clear direction as to what programs and services are considered mandatory and non-mandatory and how those programs will be funded in the future; and That this resolution be forwarded to the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Premier Doug Ford, MPP Bill Walker, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Grey Sauble Conservation Authority, the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority, the Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority, Conservation Ontario and all Ontario municipalities. CARRIED.

www.greyhighlands.ca

If you require anything further, please contact this office.

Sincerely,

Raylene Martell

Director of Legislative Services/Municipal Clerk

Municipality of Grey Highlands

Cc:

Premier Doug Ford – [email protected]

MPP Bill Walker – [email protected]

Association of Municipalities of Ontario – [email protected]

Grey Sauble Conservation Authority – [email protected]

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority – [email protected]

Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority – [email protected]

Conservation Ontario – [email protected]

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Staff Report: 29-08-19-BOD

Date: 25/10/2019

To: Chair and Members of the Board of Directors

From: Byron Wesson Director, Conservation Services

SUBJECT: Tottenham Conservation Area Infrastructure Development

Recommendation

RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors support a request from Town of New Tecumseth to Canada Infrastructure Program for funding towards showers, upper and lower washrooms and stair replacement at the Tottenham Conservation Area.

Purpose of the Staff Report

A request from the Town of New Tecumseth to replace showers, upper and lower washrooms and stairs at Tottenham Conservation Area (Tottenham CA) has been submitted to NVCA.

Background

Tottenham CA is a 100 acre parcel located on the western edge of Tottenham. A water control structure in place since the mid 1960’s provides both flood water control and recreational opportunities for the local community. Due to minimized resources for maintenance and operations of the property, NVCA entered into a long term lease arrangement with the Town of New Tecumseth in 1994. Passive recreation and annual special events have been ongoing since the lease was

Tottenham Conservation Area Infrastructure Development Staff Report No. 29-08-19-BOD

executed. The current lease expires in 2025. It is anticipated by staff from both the Town and NVCA that this lease arrangement will continue.

Issues/Analysis

Town of New Tecumseth wishes to enhance the Tottenham CA through the building of showers, upper and lower washrooms and a stair replacement. A recommendation from Town of New Tecumseth’s Committee of the Whole on September 23/19 directed staff to apply for funding support through the Canada Infrastructure Program. As per our existing lease, any infrastructure development requires NVCA support. Regarding the grant submission to Canada Infrastructure Program we as owners of the property must provide endorsement of the project through a letter of support. NVCA staff are in full favor of this project proceeding at Tottenham CA.

Relevance to Authority Policy/Mandate

Section 21. C of the Conservation Authorities Act permits Conservation Authorities to lease land that we have purchased or donated.

Impact on Authority Finances

Expected costs for this project are documented at $610,000. This proposed infrastructure project will have no impact on the NVCA budget.

Reviewed by: Approved for submission by: Original Signed by Original Signed by Byron Wesson Doug Hevenor Director, Conservation Services Chief Administrative Officer


Date: 10/25/2019


From: Sheryl Flannagan Director, Corporate Services

SUBJECT: 2019 Third Quarter Budget Report

Recommendation

RESOLVED THAT: the Board of Directors receive Staff Report No. 30-08-19-BOD regarding the 2019 third quarter financials; and

FURTHER THAT: staff continue to monitor budget activities.


The purpose of this Staff Report is to provide quarterly information to the Board regarding the status of the budget activities.

Background

On March 22, 2019 the Board approved the NVCA’s 2019 budget. Quarterly reports are given to the Board to update on the status of the budget activities and any variations expected.

Issues/Analysis

The following are the highlights for the first 9 months of operations of the NVCA:

• Expenditures to date are on track, with 69.40% of the budgeted expenses(75% of budget year completed).

2019 Third Quarter Budget Report Staff Report No. 30-08-19-BOD

• Revenues are tracking well, with 78.59% of the budgeted revenuesrecognized. This includes the first nine months of the general municipal levyof $1,814,057.

• Program areas at this time, are tracking revenues and expendituresconsistent with the approved budget and a balanced budget is anticipated.

Individual Program Updates

Conservation Services: Forestry 110

• Planting site visits for 2020 well underway with 17 completed to date and 10landowners committed for 2020.

• Forests Ontario has confirmed the 50 Million Tree Program for 2020 and it willbe the single biggest source of funding. 2021 is still uncertain but hope tohave it resolved during the winter.

• All expenses are on track and staff anticipate a balanced budget for 2019.

Conservation Lands – 150 • User fees for conservation areas are showing an increase in visitor numbers

over 2018. Therefore, user fees are tracking slightly higher than projected,particularly for the Tiffin and Nottawasaga Bluffs Conservation Areas.

• Friends of Utopia have received a project grant that will result in increased expenditures for the conservation area. The project will result in a net benefit for the Conservation Lands program.

• Capital projects at New Lowell are complete.• All expenditures and revenues are on track for a balanced budget.

Tiffin CA – 661 • Revenues and expenditures are being tracked and are consistent with the

approved budget.• The Trails Office renovation (Capital project) has been completed and the

washroom project has begun with expected completion before year end.• All other capital projects have been completed or in the final stages of

completion and are within budget.• As anticipated, campground bookings were down in 2019 after the loss of a

large group booking, however, higher than expected wedding bookings willbalance the shortfall from the camping revenue.

• Year-end budget forecast is anticipated to be balanced.

Corporate Workshop-Vehicle and equipment – 650 • Capital expenditures for the workshop (fleet, large equipment) have been

secured and have reduced maintenance requirement and costs.• A balanced budget is expected for 2019.


Healthy Waters – 120 • New funding commitments from Environment Canada, Fisheries and Oceans

Canada, Cabelas, Alectra, TD Tree Days, Loblaws-World Wildlife Fund andForest Ontario-Grasslands Initiative have provided significant staff funding forthe 2nd and 3rd quarters of the current year.

• Additional revenues are still being sought to compliment the 4th quarter butstaff predict a balanced budget for 2019.

Tiffin Education – 630 • 2019 revenues as of September 30th are tracking favourably.• Participation from Simcoe and Simcoe Muskoka Catholic School boards

remains steady.• Outreach programming to both schools and communities has been especially

strong.• Camp Tiffin was our best to date with revenues of $96,000 over the 7 week

program. Rotary Club of Barrie once again sponsored a full week for 15 newCanadian students. A wait list now exists for Camp Tiffin (winter andsummer) for 2020.

• Staff anticipate a balanced budget in program 630 for 2019.

Watershed Management:

Planning – 310 • Planning user fee revenues as of June 30th are approximately

$656,861 (excluding levy and reserve use). • Based on the revenues received to date, the planning user fee revenues are

currently trending slightly higher than anticipated for the year end. • The program expenditures are below anticipated values.• Staff anticipates a balanced budget for planning.

Engineering- 400 • The Engineering cost center is used to track engineering special projects.• Engineering budget is on target to be balanced at year end.

Environmental Services - 420 • This program is tracking as per approved budget and is on target to have a

balanced budget.

Flood Program - 430-440

• Flood has issued 4 flood messages this year to date.• The Federally funded National Disaster Mitigation Program projects were

satisfied by the March 31st fiscal year end and the reports are being finalized.


• With the reduction in provincial funding occurring after the 2019 budget wasapproved, there will be a shortfall in revenues. Staff have done somereallocation of wages throughout the authority and cut some expenses,however there will most likely be a deficit in the flood department.

Source Protection (SWP) - 460 • This program is tracking as per the approved budget and is on target to have

a balanced budget. • RMO work continues and staff have been working on addressing threats

through Risk Management Plans.

Corporate Services: GIS/IT 410/Governance 670/Admin 660/680

GIS/Tech support - 410 • Current revenues and expenditures are tracking as anticipated.• A balanced budget is anticipated.

Governance 670 • Expenses are tracking as per the approved budget.• Balanced budget is expected.

Corporate Admin 660 & 680 • Staff and administrative expenditures are tracking at anticipated values after

3rd quarter. • 3rd quarter is currently showing a surplus, however a lot of expenditures

come in the 4th quarter and a yearend forecast is anticipated to be balanced.


The 2019 Approved Budget totals $4,924,948 in revenue as compared to the 2018 approved budget of $4,744,148. Additionally, staff time to prepare this report is addressed in the 2019 budget.

Reviewed by: Approved for submission by: Original Signed by Original Signed by Sheryl Flannagan Doug Hevenor Director, Corporate Services Chief Administrative Officer

Attachments: 1. September 30, 2019 Statement of Operations

Division 110

CURRENT QTR CURRENT QTR ACTUAL BUDGET OVER (UNDER) BUDGETACTUALS BUDGET YTD YTD YTD BUDGET 2019

REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 20,868.54 20,868.54 62,605.62 62,605.62 - 83,474.14 Municipal Grants 15,404.43 3,000.00 15,404.43 3,000.00 12,404.43 13,000.00 Contributions 213,459.14 248,640.00 213,562.14 248,640.00 (35,077.86) 326,640.00 Federal Sources 10,282.47 - 10,282.47 2,000.00 8,282.47 2,000.00 User Fees 32,887.28 49,000.00 46,901.23 54,000.00 (7,098.77) 54,000.00 Miscellaneous Revenue - - (32.06) - (32.06) -

TOTAL REVENUE 292,901.86 321,508.54 348,723.83 370,245.62 (21,521.79) 479,114.14

EXPENSES: Wages and Interprogram Charges 32,116.20 42,476.88 99,079.61 127,430.64 (28,351.03) 169,907.50

32,116.20 42,476.88 99,079.61 127,430.64 (28,351.03) 169,907.50

Other Interprogram ChargesCost Recovery 5,906.80 12,839.16 23,333.55 38,517.48 (15,183.93) 51,356.64

5,906.80 12,839.16 23,333.55 38,517.48 (15,183.93) 51,356.64

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 110 31.24 - 31.24 - 31.24 300.00 Memberships Prof.Dues 110 - - 918.35 450.00 468.35 750.00 Material&Supply 110 913.11 500.00 6,297.81 6,200.00 97.81 6,200.00 Cost of Trees 110 - - 108,041.56 125,000.00 (16,958.44) 125,000.00 Equipment Costs 110 Reforestation 697.09 - 1,092.77 500.00 592.77 500.00 Consultant Fees 110 Outsource Cont - - 86,218.56 125,000.00 (38,781.44) 125,000.00 Uniform & Special Clothing Expense - - - - - 100.00

1,641.44 500.00 202,600.29 257,150.00 (54,549.71) 257,850.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 39,664.44 55,816.04 325,013.45 423,098.12 (98,084.67) 479,114.14

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 253,237.42 265,692.50 23,710.38 (52,852.50) 76,562.88 -

Reforestation

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation AuthorityUnaudited Statement of Operations

For The 9 Periods Ending September 30, 2019

Division 120


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 38,630.30 41,630.30 125,890.90 124,890.90 1,000.00 164,521.21 Provincial Grants - 41,000.00 - 73,000.00 (73,000.00) 104,000.00 Municipal Grants (6,546.00) 7,000.00 (2,546.00) 17,000.00 (19,546.00) 23,000.00 Contributions 52,475.85 50,000.00 151,770.35 107,000.00 44,770.35 121,000.00 Federal Sources 13,360.42 12,000.00 34,039.70 38,000.00 (3,960.30) 42,000.00 User Fees 699.12 2,000.00 699.12 4,000.00 (3,300.88) 5,000.00

TOTAL REVENUE 98,619.69 153,630.30 309,854.07 363,890.90 (54,036.83) 459,521.21


68,889.49 67,137.54 191,192.39 201,412.62 (10,220.23) 268,550.15


5,091.82 13,929.02 21,753.20 41,787.06 (20,033.86) 55,716.06

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 120 Healthy Waters 849.62 200.00 1,076.74 600.00 476.74 800.00 Material&Supply 120 24,276.74 71,963.75 66,300.23 118,741.25 (52,441.02) 132,705.00 Uniform & Special Clothing Expense - - - 150.00 (150.00) 150.00 Advertisement 120 (157.07) 400.00 198.98 1,200.00 (1,001.02) 1,600.00

24,969.29 72,563.75 67,575.95 120,691.25 (53,115.30) 135,255.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 98,950.60 153,630.31 280,521.54 363,890.93 (83,369.39) 459,521.21

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (330.91) (0.01) 29,332.53 (0.03) 29,332.56 (0.00)

Healthy Waters



Division 150


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 34,508.74 34,508.74 103,526.22 103,526.22 - 138,034.94 Provincial Grants - - - - - 2,500.00 Municipal Grants - - 4,219.43 - 4,219.43 -Contributions 29,871.80 1,050.00 35,621.80 2,900.00 32,721.80 4,500.00 User Fees 8,434.67 11,055.00 50,493.62 45,200.00 5,293.62 51,315.00 Miscellaneous Revenue 12,743.36 - 12,743.36 - 12,743.36 -Use of Reserves (2,378.96) 2,750.00 (2,378.96) 12,750.00 (15,128.96) 8,950.00

TOTAL REVENUE 83,179.61 49,363.74 204,225.47 164,376.22 39,849.25 205,299.94


16,603.68 24,004.84 45,516.53 72,014.52 (26,497.99) 96,019.34


7,442.56 12,242.65 27,146.36 36,727.95 (9,581.59) 48,970.60

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 150 Conservation Lan 269.15 - 707.20 200.00 507.20 400.00 Material&Supply 12,476.44 11,500.00 22,382.21 25,500.00 (3,117.79) 28,750.00 Legal Costs 150 1,199.62 - 1,199.62 1,000.00 199.62 1,000.00 Insurance 150 - - 4,267.46 6,700.00 (2,432.54) 6,700.00 Taxes 7,814.39 9,320.00 17,970.61 18,640.00 (669.39) 18,640.00 Hydro 150 61.26 50.00 159.52 150.00 9.52 200.00 Interest & Bank Chgs Lands 557.12 300.00 1,003.47 900.00 103.47 1,200.00 Maintenance Supplies 150 - 500.00 - 500.00 (500.00) 500.00 Uniform & Special Clothing Exp. 150 72.05 - 72.05 - 72.05 -Advertisement 150 - - 2,411.71 2,920.00 (508.29) 2,920.00 Capital Asset Purchases 2,067.83 - 2,067.83 - 2,067.83 -

24,517.86 21,670.00 52,241.68 56,510.00 (4,268.32) 60,310.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 48,564.10 57,917.49 124,904.57 165,252.47 (40,347.90) 205,299.94

Conservation Lands



Division 150


Conservation Lands



SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 34,615.51 (8,553.75) 79,320.90 (876.25) 80,197.15 -

Division 310


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 83,343.56 83,343.56 250,030.68 250,030.68 - 333,374.25 User Fees 210,404.04 204,787.50 656,860.81 676,755.73 (19,894.92) 883,630.00

TOTAL REVENUE 293,747.60 288,131.06 906,891.49 926,786.41 (19,894.92) 1,217,004.25

EXPENSES: Wages and Interprogram Charges 242,997.04 252,596.79 715,574.80 757,790.37 (42,215.57) 1,010,387.16

242,997.04 252,596.79 715,574.80 757,790.37 (42,215.57) 1,010,387.16

Other Interprogram ChargesInterprogram Charge - (18,750.00) - (56,250.00) 56,250.00 (75,000.00) Cost Recovery 12,079.02 53,104.27 58,115.80 159,312.81 (101,197.01) 212,417.09

12,079.02 34,354.27 58,115.80 103,062.81 (44,947.01) 137,417.09

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 310 511.14 337.50 1,442.97 1,012.50 430.47 1,350.00 Memberships Prof.Dues 310 552.47 1,518.00 4,345.32 3,082.00 1,263.32 4,600.00 Material&Supply 310 - 250.00 - 750.00 (750.00) 1,000.00 Legal Costs 5,358.90 8,750.00 12,754.32 26,250.00 (13,495.68) 35,000.00 Consultant Fees 310 - 625.00 - 1,875.00 (1,875.00) 2,500.00 Insurance 310 E&OLiability Premium - - 21,684.88 23,500.00 (1,815.12) 23,500.00 Office Expenses - 187.50 89.29 562.50 (473.21) 750.00 Bad Debt Expense 310 Planning - 125.00 - 375.00 (375.00) 500.00

6,422.51 11,793.00 40,316.78 57,407.00 (17,090.22) 69,200.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 261,498.57 298,744.06 814,007.38 918,260.18 (104,252.80) 1,217,004.25

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 32,249.03 (10,613.00) 92,884.11 8,526.23 84,357.88 -

Planning



Division 400


REVENUE:Provincial Grants - - 3,329.84 - 3,329.84 -Municipal Grants - - 8,670.87 - 8,670.87 -Federal Sources (1,031.84) - 100,903.56 - 100,903.56 -Use of Reserves 10,745.26 - 26,708.25 - 26,708.25 -

TOTAL REVENUE 9,713.42 - 139,612.52 - 139,612.52 -

EXPENSES: Wages and Interprogram Charges 6,843.99 - 10,173.83 - 10,173.83 -

6,843.99 - 10,173.83 - 10,173.83 -

Other Interprogram Charges- - - - - -

Other ExpensesMaterial&Supply 400 - - 61,469.57 - 61,469.57 -Consultant Fees 400 2,961.47 - 68,061.16 - 68,061.16 -

2,961.47 - 129,530.73 - 129,530.73 -

TOTAL EXPENSES 9,805.46 - 139,704.56 - 139,704.56 -

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (92.04) - (92.04) - (92.04) -

Engineering - Special Projects



Division 410


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 62,192.89 62,192.89 186,578.67 186,578.67 - 248,771.56 User Fees 159.29 - 219.29 - 219.29 -Use of Reserves 19,720.67 22,000.00 25,697.14 29,000.00 (3,302.86) 30,000.00

TOTAL REVENUE 82,072.85 84,192.89 212,495.10 215,578.67 (3,083.57) 278,771.56


58,634.91 62,192.89 174,786.00 186,578.67 (11,792.67) 248,771.56

Other Interprogram ChargesCost Recovery - (6,025.00) (3,408.10) (15,075.00) 11,666.90 (26,100.00)

- (6,025.00) (3,408.10) (15,075.00) 11,666.90 (26,100.00)

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 410 GIS - 25.00 110.39 75.00 35.39 100.00 Material&Supply 410 1,226.05 3,500.00 10,719.64 9,500.00 1,219.64 18,000.00 Consultant Fees 410 1,539.12 2,500.00 3,637.93 5,500.00 (1,862.07) 8,000.00 Gain Loss on Disposal of Cap Asset 246.73 - 246.73 - 246.73 -Capital Asset Purchases 19,720.67 22,000.00 25,697.14 29,000.00 (3,302.86) 30,000.00

22,732.57 28,025.00 40,411.83 44,075.00 (3,663.17) 56,100.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 81,367.48 84,192.89 211,789.73 215,578.67 (3,788.94) 278,771.56

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 705.37 - 705.37 - 705.37 -

GIS/Tech Support



Division 420


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 52,008.16 52,008.16 156,024.48 156,024.48 - 208,032.65 User Fees - - 14,424.00 13,000.00 1,424.00 23,000.00 Use of Reserves - - - 15,100.00 (15,100.00) 15,100.00

TOTAL REVENUE 52,008.16 52,008.16 170,448.48 184,124.48 (13,676.00) 246,132.65


36,389.53 42,846.89 115,686.37 128,540.67 (12,854.30) 171,387.56


4,997.18 11,411.27 20,054.93 34,233.81 (14,178.88) 45,645.09

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 420 113.38 500.00 440.81 1,000.00 (559.19) 1,500.00 Material&Supply 420 1,294.45 2,000.00 1,536.36 3,000.00 (1,463.64) 5,500.00 Consultant Fees 420 270.67 3,000.00 2,729.19 5,000.00 (2,270.81) 7,000.00 Maintenance Supplies 420 Equipmen - - - 15,100.00 (15,100.00) 15,100.00 Uniform & Special Clothing Expense 76.31 - 76.31 - 76.31 -

1,754.81 5,500.00 4,782.67 24,100.00 (19,317.33) 29,100.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 43,141.52 59,758.16 140,523.97 186,874.48 (46,350.51) 246,132.65

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 8,866.64 (7,750.00) 29,924.51 (2,750.00) 32,674.51 -

Environmental Services



ConsolidatedFrom Division 430To Division 442


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 26,140.01 3,344.31 78,420.04 10,032.93 68,387.11 13,377.24 Matching Municipal Levy (Flood) 24,326.80 47,122.50 72,980.39 141,367.50 (68,387.11) 188,490.00 Provincial Grants 97,307.20 188,490.00 109,181.15 188,490.00 (79,308.85) 188,490.00 Municipal Grants - - - 2,500.00 (2,500.00) 2,500.00 Use of Reserves - 5,000.00 5,440.00 5,000.00 440.00 25,000.00

TOTAL REVENUE 147,774.01 243,956.81 266,021.58 347,390.43 (81,368.85) 417,857.24


52,798.58 61,700.35 162,540.07 185,101.05 (22,560.98) 246,801.40

Other Interprogram ChargesInterprogram Charge - 18,750.00 - 56,250.00 (56,250.00) 75,000.00 Cost Recovery 1,689.57 - 9,360.54 - 9,360.54 -

1,689.57 18,750.00 9,360.54 56,250.00 (46,889.46) 75,000.00

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 430 (30.50) - - - - -Material&Supply 1,613.47 14,000.00 22,866.40 33,000.00 (10,133.60) 40,000.00 Corp Fleet Charge 437 1,952.16 2,488.96 6,706.69 7,466.88 (760.19) 9,955.84 Consultant Fees - 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 (4,000.00) 5,000.00 Insurance - - 12,600.00 12,600.00 - 12,600.00 Taxes 423.89 1,750.00 869.63 3,500.00 (2,630.37) 3,500.00 Advertisement 437 Flood Forecast & 5.97 - 47.57 - 47.57 -Capital Asset Purchases - 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 (5,000.00) 25,000.00

3,964.99 25,238.96 43,090.29 65,566.88 (22,476.59) 96,055.84

TOTAL EXPENSES 58,453.14 105,689.31 214,990.90 306,917.93 (91,927.03) 417,857.24

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 89,320.87 138,267.50 51,030.68 40,472.50 10,558.18 -

4.8 AdministrationFlood Control Structures



Division 460


REVENUE:Provincial Grants 24,071.84 27,887.10 101,854.63 83,661.30 18,193.33 111,548.38 Municipal Grants 10,801.83 25,115.00 46,117.97 70,730.00 (24,612.03) 95,845.00 Use of Reserves 3,203.40 5,000.00 5,035.08 11,000.00 (5,964.92) 21,500.00

TOTAL REVENUE 38,077.07 58,002.10 153,007.68 165,391.30 (12,383.62) 228,893.38


38,134.44 42,306.88 124,041.85 126,920.64 (2,878.79) 169,227.50


2,968.06 8,541.47 12,921.92 25,624.41 (12,702.49) 34,165.88

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 460 SWP - 250.00 124.46 750.00 (625.54) 1,000.00 Memberships Prof.Dues 460 - - 694.50 - 694.50 1,000.00 Material&Supply 460 753.43 300.00 7,208.38 6,750.00 458.38 7,000.00 Insurance 460 Water Source Prot. E - - 1,185.97 1,000.00 185.97 1,000.00 Capital Asset Purchases 3,203.40 5,000.00 3,203.40 5,000.00 (1,796.60) 15,500.00

3,956.83 5,550.00 12,416.71 13,500.00 (1,083.29) 25,500.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 45,059.33 56,398.35 149,380.48 166,045.05 (16,664.57) 228,893.38

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (6,982.26) 1,603.75 3,627.20 (653.75) 4,280.95 -

Source Water Protection Program



Division 630


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 7,168.00 7,168.00 21,504.00 21,504.00 - 28,671.99 Provincial Grants - - - - - 2,500.00 Contributions 1,747.16 1,500.00 2,422.16 5,500.00 (3,077.84) 5,500.00 User Fees 58,325.56 26,750.00 253,627.98 243,750.00 9,877.98 279,500.00

TOTAL REVENUE 67,240.72 35,418.00 277,554.14 270,754.00 6,800.14 316,171.99

EXPENSES: Wages and Interprogram Charges 82,648.40 61,379.30 192,602.50 184,137.90 8,464.60 245,517.19

82,648.40 61,379.30 192,602.50 184,137.90 8,464.60 245,517.19


3,705.28 16,288.70 19,354.05 48,866.10 (29,512.05) 65,154.80

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 630 Education 84.87 - 137.36 - 137.36 -Memberships Prof.Dues 630 - - 280.00 500.00 (220.00) 500.00 Material&Supply 630 2,447.12 500.00 5,972.76 4,000.00 1,972.76 5,000.00

2,531.99 500.00 6,390.12 4,500.00 1,890.12 5,500.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 88,885.67 78,168.00 218,346.67 237,504.00 (19,157.33) 316,171.99

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (21,644.95) (42,750.00) 59,207.47 33,250.00 25,957.47 -

Tiffin Education



Division 650


REVENUE:Federal Sources 250.85 - 250.85 - 250.85 -Use of Reserves - 28,000.00 45,959.68 48,000.00 (2,040.32) 48,000.00

TOTAL REVENUE 250.85 28,000.00 46,210.53 48,000.00 (1,789.47) 48,000.00

EXPENSES: Wages and Interprogram Charges 20,856.60 20,856.60 62,569.80 62,569.80 - 83,426.39

20,856.60 20,856.60 62,569.80 62,569.80 - 83,426.39

Other Interprogram ChargesCost Recovery (27,888.03) (35,406.60) (95,809.84) (110,469.80) 14,659.96 (142,226.39)

(27,888.03) (35,406.60) (95,809.84) (110,469.80) 14,659.96 (142,226.39)

Other ExpensesMaterial&Supply - 250.00 33.36 750.00 (716.64) 1,000.00 Equipment Costs 650 - - - 300.00 (300.00) 500.00 Insurance Corp 650 - 200.00 8,120.99 7,800.00 320.99 7,800.00 Hydro 650 Workshop 676.54 300.00 1,746.53 2,000.00 (253.47) 2,300.00 Fuel Oil Heating Propane Wksp 96.67 - 1,439.35 1,000.00 439.35 2,500.00 Maintenance Supplies 650 3,842.29 5,000.00 10,861.67 15,400.00 (4,538.33) 20,750.00 Uniform & Special Clothing Exp 650 190.09 - 190.09 250.00 (59.91) 250.00 Licence Vehicle - 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 (1,500.00) 1,500.00 Gas & Oil 650 4,593.18 7,300.00 11,819.98 18,900.00 (7,080.02) 22,200.00 Gain Loss on Disposal of Cap Asse - - (721.08) - (721.08) -Capital Asset Purchases - 28,000.00 45,959.68 48,000.00 (2,040.32) 48,000.00

9,398.77 42,550.00 79,450.57 95,900.00 (16,449.43) 106,800.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 2,367.34 28,000.00 46,210.53 48,000.00 (1,789.47) 48,000.00

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (2,116.49) - (0.00) - (0.00) 0.00

Corp-Workshop,Vehicle&Equip



Division 660


REVENUE:User Fees 1,194.69 - 3,185.84 - 3,185.84 -

TOTAL REVENUE 1,194.69 - 3,185.84 - 3,185.84 -

EXPENSES:- - - - - -


(16,251.78) (27,100.00) (73,448.28) (104,600.00) 31,151.72 (131,100.00)

Other ExpensesMaterial&Supply 660 419.02 500.00 1,104.30 1,500.00 (395.70) 2,000.00 Equipment Costs 660 Office 364.30 1,750.00 364.30 5,250.00 (4,885.70) 7,000.00 Insurance 660 Office (42.50) - 23,128.30 24,000.00 (871.70) 24,000.00 Taxes Corp Office 270.89 600.00 548.86 1,100.00 (551.14) 1,100.00 Hydro 660 4,326.98 7,000.00 17,205.98 21,000.00 (3,794.02) 28,000.00 Telephone 660 Corp Office 3,750.86 4,500.00 10,696.25 13,500.00 (2,803.75) 18,000.00 Office Expenses 2,229.24 6,500.00 6,253.20 19,500.00 (13,246.80) 26,000.00 Maintenance Supplies 660 Interior 571.73 1,500.00 2,008.10 4,500.00 (2,491.90) 6,000.00 Leases 660 Equipment 3,206.01 3,500.00 10,726.72 10,500.00 226.72 14,000.00 Internet Access 680 SCAN 1,133.91 1,250.00 3,382.08 3,750.00 (367.92) 5,000.00 Capital Asset Purchases 1,216.03 - 1,216.03 - 1,216.03 -

17,446.47 27,100.00 76,634.12 104,600.00 (27,965.88) 131,100.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 1,194.69 - 3,185.84 - 3,185.84 -

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 0.00 - 0.00 - 0.00 -

Corp. Office Infrastructure



Division 661


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 53,993.16 53,993.16 161,979.48 161,979.48 - 215,972.64 Contributions 100.00 1,500.00 9,400.00 5,000.00 4,400.00 5,000.00 User Fees 39,261.15 39,700.00 82,490.73 67,900.00 14,590.73 93,500.00 Use of Reserves 13,733.37 11,500.00 53,941.27 24,500.00 29,441.27 24,500.00

TOTAL REVENUE 107,087.68 106,693.16 307,811.48 259,379.48 48,432.00 338,972.64

EXPENSES: Wages and Interprogram Charges 59,157.47 56,444.57 173,159.51 169,333.71 3,825.80 225,778.26

59,157.47 56,444.57 173,159.51 169,333.71 3,825.80 225,778.26


3,553.56 11,273.60 16,165.68 33,820.80 (17,655.12) 45,094.38

Other ExpensesMaterial&Supply 661 4,692.16 2,875.00 15,514.03 13,625.00 1,889.03 16,500.00 Equipment Costs 661 - 250.00 - 750.00 (750.00) 1,000.00 Consultant Fees 661 - - 24,412.22 - 24,412.22 -Insurance 661 Tiffin Conservation Ar - - 616.68 1,000.00 (383.32) 1,000.00 Taxes Tiffin Conservation Area 135.71 - 278.70 200.00 78.70 900.00 Maintenance Supplies 661 4,828.44 5,100.00 13,590.30 15,100.00 (1,509.70) 20,400.00 Advertisement 661 Tiffin CA - - - 1,000.00 (1,000.00) 1,000.00 Waste Services 661 530.43 500.00 1,765.12 2,000.00 (234.88) 2,800.00 Capital Asset Purchases 11,087.61 11,500.00 26,883.29 24,500.00 2,383.29 24,500.00

21,274.35 20,225.00 83,060.34 58,175.00 24,885.34 68,100.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 83,985.38 87,943.17 272,385.53 261,329.51 11,056.02 338,972.64

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 23,102.30 18,749.99 35,425.95 (1,950.03) 37,375.98 -

Tiffin CA & Maintenance



Division 670


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 69,359.92 69,359.92 208,079.76 208,079.76 - 277,439.67 Use of Reserves 9,238.34 9,238.34 27,715.02 27,715.02 - 36,953.37

TOTAL REVENUE 78,598.26 78,598.26 235,794.78 235,794.78 - 314,393.04

EXPENSES: Wages and Interprogram Charges 79,343.07 79,598.26 233,620.70 233,294.78 325.92 318,393.04

79,343.07 79,598.26 233,620.70 233,294.78 325.92 318,393.04


(5,246.20) (5,625.00) (42,246.50) (45,675.00) 3,428.50 (59,300.00)

Other ExpensesMemberships Prof.Dues 670 - - 34,232.00 34,500.00 (268.00) 34,500.00 Member Education/Training 234.05 625.00 234.05 1,875.00 (1,640.95) 2,500.00 Material&Supply 670 1,496.10 1,500.00 1,947.47 4,500.00 (2,552.53) 6,000.00 Transportation 670 Municipal Officer 2,771.24 2,500.00 6,101.40 6,000.00 101.40 11,000.00 Insurance 670 Directors Liab - - 1,905.66 1,300.00 605.66 1,300.00

4,501.39 4,625.00 44,420.58 48,175.00 (3,754.42) 55,300.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 78,598.26 78,598.26 235,794.78 235,794.78 0.00 314,393.04

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (0.00) - (0.00) - (0.00) -

Corporate Governance



Division 680


REVENUE:Municipal Levy Non Match 131,478.88 131,478.88 394,436.64 394,436.64 - 525,915.52 Investment Income 9,335.19 3,250.00 19,914.53 9,750.00 10,164.53 13,000.00 Miscellaneous Revenue 45.00 - 3,455.37 - 3,455.37 -

TOTAL REVENUE 140,859.07 134,728.88 417,806.54 404,186.64 13,619.90 538,915.52


98,525.30 131,478.88 302,642.49 394,436.64 (91,794.15) 525,915.52

Other Interprogram ChargesCost Recovery - (16,775.00) - (60,375.00) 60,375.00 (209,750.00)

- (16,775.00) - (60,375.00) 60,375.00 (209,750.00)

Other ExpensesStaff Expense 680 Staff 1,170.47 1,500.00 2,867.25 4,500.00 (1,632.75) 6,000.00 Memberships Prof.Dues 680 Admin S 374.84 1,150.00 2,964.41 3,750.00 (785.59) 3,750.00 Staff Education/Training 4,925.71 5,750.00 16,058.54 20,250.00 (4,191.46) 26,500.00 Material&Supply 1,195.19 2,000.00 7,945.05 12,750.00 (4,804.95) 14,500.00 Legal Costs - 250.00 - 750.00 (750.00) 1,000.00 Consultant Fees - 500.00 - 1,500.00 (1,500.00) 2,000.00 Audit Fees - - - - - 17,500.00 Interest & Bank Chgs 680 5,164.03 3,250.00 13,812.21 9,750.00 4,062.21 13,000.00 Uniform & Special Clothing Expense 808.77 1,375.00 808.77 4,125.00 (3,316.23) 5,500.00 Advertisement 680 3,057.01 4,250.00 7,961.11 12,750.00 (4,788.89) 17,000.00 Bad Debt Expense 680 Write Off Sub (3.00) - (3.64) - (3.64) -Transfer to Reserves - - - - - 116,000.00

16,693.02 20,025.00 52,413.70 70,125.00 (17,711.30) 222,750.00

TOTAL EXPENSES 115,218.32 134,728.88 355,056.19 404,186.64 (49,130.45) 538,915.52

SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 25,640.75 - 62,750.35 - 62,750.35 -

Corporate Administration




Date: 10/25/2019


From: Sheryl Flannagan Director, Corporate Services

SUBJECT: 2020 Board of Directors Meeting Schedule

Recommendation

RESOLVED THAT: Staff Report No. 31-08-19-BOD regarding the NVCA’s 2020 Board meeting schedule be approved.


The purpose of this Staff Report is to obtain approval for the 2020 meeting schedule.

Background

The Conservation Authorities Act requires that “the authority shall hold at least one meeting before the 1st day of March and at least one meeting after the 1st day of July and such other meetings as it considers necessary to effectively conduct the affairs of the authority”.

The NVCA Board of Directors meet on the 4th Friday of the month as required, with the exception of December which is held on the 2nd Friday. Meetings are typically not held in July (summer break).

Issues/Analysis

Given this is only the second year of this Board, the amount of education opportunities as well as the current political climate, staff are recommending that there be a meeting every month, except for July in 2020. The proposed schedule is below:

2020 Board of Directors Meeting Schedule Staff Report No. 31-08-19-BOD

2020 DATE MEETING TIME (a.m.)

January 24 Board of Directors Mtg. #11/19 (final meeting)

Board of Directors Mtg. #01/2020 – Annual General Mtg./Election of Officers

9:00 – 12:00 noon

February 28 Board of Directors Mtg. #02/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

March 27 Board of Directors Mtg. #03/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

April 24 Board of Directors Mtg. #04/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

May 22 Board of Directors Mtg. #05/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

June 26 Board of Directors Mtg. #06/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon July No meeting scheduled August 28 Board of Directors Mtg. #07/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

September 25 Board of Directors Mtg. #08/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

October 23 Board of Directors Mtg. #09/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon November 27 Board of Directors Mtg. #10/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

December 11 Board of Directors Mtg. #11/2020 9:00 – 12:00 noon

Relevance to Authority Policy/Mandate

The Conservation Authorities Act (CAA) requires the Board of Directors to hold meetings.


Staff time to prepare this report is addressed in the 2019 budget.



Date: 25/10/2019


From: Maria Leung Communications Coordinator

SUBJECT: Communications Report – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019

Recommendation

RESOLVED THAT: Staff Report No. 32-08-19-BOD regarding NVCA Communications – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019, be received.

Purpose of the Staff Report This staff report presents a summary of NVCA media coverage and public outreach during the period of September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019.

Background The following outlines the communications and media coverage during the period. 1. Media coverage

All media releases can be found on NVCA website under "News."

Volunteers, Students, Mayor of Springwater, Rotary Club and NVCA get ready for Festival at Fort Willow (issued September 12, 2019)

Title Media Outlet Date Reference Festival at Fort Willow set to take visitors back in time

Barrie Today September 13, 2019

Maria Leung, Communications

Coordinator

http://www.nvca.on.ca/news

Communications Report – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019 Staff Report No. 32-08-19-BOD Title Media Outlet Date Reference

Festival at Fort Willow set to take visitors back in time

Orillia Matters September 15, 2019


Coordinator

Volunteers, Students, Mayor of Springwater, Rotary Club and NVCA get ready for Festival at Fort Willow SPRINGWATER, ON (September 12, 2019)

Springwater News September 19, 2019

Byron Wesson, Director of

Conservation Services

Volunteers needed for fall TD Tree Day planting events in Stayner, Minesing and Orangeville (issued September 16, 2019)

Title Media Outlet Date Reference Volunteers needed to plant hundreds of trees

Barrie Today September 16, 2019

Shannon Stephens, Healthy Waters

Program Coordinator

Volunteers needed to plant hundreds of trees

Collingwood Today

September 16, 2019


Program Coordinator

Volunteers needed for Fall TD Tree Day planting events in Stayner, Minesing and Orangeville

Springwater News

September 19, 2019


Program Coordinator

People needed to plant trees in Nottawasaga Valley

Barrie 360 September 18, 2019

Shannon Stephens, healthy waters

program coordinator

Camp Tiffin open if classes are cancelled (issued October 4, 2019)

Title Media Outlet Date Reference Hey parents, Camp Tiffin open if CUPE strikes Monday

Barrie Today October 4, 2019

Naomi Saunders, Manager of Environmental Education

Camp Tiffin open if CUPE strikes Monday

Bradford Today October 4, 2019

Naomi Saunders, Manager of Environmental Education

Camp Tiffin open if CUPE strikes Monday

Collingwood Today

October 4, 2019

Naomi Saunders, Manager of

Communications Report – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019 Staff Report No. 32-08-19-BOD Title Media Outlet Date Reference

Environmental Education

Help Where to send your kids if there's a school closure

Simcoe.com October 4, 2019

Which school boards will or won’t be open pending a CUPE strike

CTV Barrie October 5, 2015


Coordinator

Other Media Coverage

Title Media Outlet Date Reference See the Salmon Run Event

mycollingwood.ca September 17, 2019

Education, nature and fun come together for Salmon Run

Collingwood Today

September 18, 2019

Mayor Don’s Update Springwater News September 19, 2019

Festival at Fort Willow

Latest Jewel 99.3 Local News Headlines and Sports

Jewel 99.3 September 20, 2019


FESTIVAL AT FORT WILLOW

Barrie 360 September 26, 2019


HISTORY CLASS, ART CLASSES, BEER GLASSES 4 EVENTS HAPPENING IN BARRIE THIS WEEKEND

Barrie Uncovered September 26, 2019


Events happening around the region

CTV News Barrie September 26, 2019


Festival at Fort Willow Simcoereview.com

September 26, 2019


Festival at Fort Willow CTV Barrie September 27, 2019


Five things to do this weekend in Simcoe County

Simcoe.com September 27, 2019


Festival at Fort Willow celebrates history

Farm View October 1, 2019


DISCLAIMER: NVCA does not allege that the information provided in the media articles depicts accurate statements or testimonies on behalf of any individual named, and is not responsible for any misinterpretation of information or misquoted statement(s).

Communications Report – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019 Staff Report No. 32-08-19-BOD 2. Other Communication/Media Outreach

• October 10, 2019 – Highlights of the NVCA Board of Directors Meeting,September 27

• September 26, 2019 - NVCA Conservation Update (e-newsletter)

• Ongoing – social media outreach (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn)

3. Presentations/Displays/Key Events by NVCA staff

• September 2019 – Education staff delivered programing to 486 students. Programs included 3 days of outreach at three schools for the Barrie Rotary sponsored program Wonderful Wetlands where staff took Grade 7 students into their communities to look where runoff goes, and also planted wildflower seeds to help green their school yards

• September 4 – Stewardship staff led volunteers to create woody “fishapartments to help enhance river flow, canoe passage and create habitat forfish and other aquatic species

• September 19 – CAO Doug Hevenor met with Andrea Khanjin, MPP ofBarrie—Innisfil, and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of theEnvironment, Conservation and Parks

• September 21 – Stayer Ecopark TD Tree Days tree planting event

• September 27/28 - The Festival at For Willow was a great success withroughly 800 Grade 7 students making candles and many families makingcandles on Saturday.

• September 28 – Staff was at four events: Dufferin Farm Tour, See theSalmon Run, Edenvale Conservation Area TD Tree Days tree planting event,Festival at Fort Willow

• October 2 – Watershed science staff presented to students at GeorgianCollege as a guest speaker

• October 5 – Mono Community Pollinator Garden TD Tree Days tree plantingevent

Issues/Analysis NVCA media mentions in this reporting period was generally positive. Articles highlighted Festival at Fort Willow. Articles also mentioned that Camp Tiffin would be open if classes were cancelled due to the teacher strike. Staff will continue to monitor coverage of these issues in the media.

Communications Report – September 14, 2019 – October 10, 2019 Staff Report No. 32-08-19-BOD

In general, media coverage and public outreach/communications were positive with regard to NVCA work and programs over the past months. There are no issues of concern at this time.

Relevance to Authority Policy/Mandate Communications and promotion are an integral part of the work of NVCA. Reference to both can be found in the 2014-2018 Strategic Plan.

Impact on Authority Finances Staff time to prepare this report is addressed in the 2019 budget.


Attachment 1 – Media Clippings for the period

Festival at Fort Willow set to take

visitors back in time

'This was the Highway 400 of its time

and was turned into a corduroy road to

handle some of the heavy traffic that

came through,' says re-enactor

September 13, 2019 by Shawn Gibson

Barrie Today

The Festival at Fort Willow is being

held September 27 and 28 at the Fort

Willow Conservation Area, located

north of Barrie. Raymond

Bowe/BarrieToday

The annual Festival at Fort Willow is

getting some final touches on its

cannons before blasting visitors back

to the past later this month.

The festival, which takes place at the

historic Grenfel Road site Friday, Sept.

27 and Saturday, Sept. 28, shows

visitors what life was like during the

War of 1812 when the United States

and British army were battling over

Canada.

In preparation for the upcoming

event, volunteers and representatives

from Springwater Township will finish

building a shed that will hold tack and

feed for horses at the festival.

Nottawasaga Valley Conservation

Authority communications co-

ordinator Maria Leung says the event

is a highlight of the year, which

usually leads to more interest in local

history.

“For the NVCA, the festival is so

important in order to have the kids

learning about the region and things

within the area so they get excited

about where they live,” Leung said.

“We see hundreds of kids from schools

and family outings who come to learn

and play each year in some of our

locations.

"Local involvement is crucial," she

added.

The Festival at Fort Willow will be full

of local history buffs re-enacting life

as it was in 1812, with lessons in

candle-making, being a blacksmith

and a fur trader.

Fort Willow is located about 20

minutes west of Barrie, near George

Johnston Road and Portage Trail.

Dennis Johnson, who has been re-

enacting since

1979, told BarrieToday he loves to

share the passion with this generation

that he had when he was a kid.

“When I see these children coming

here and their eyes light up with

wonder, I see me when I was about

five or six years old,” he said.

“I’ve heard it all my life, that Canadian

history is boring. I don’t agree,"

Johnson added. "I think the teacher

who taught it was maybe boring, but

Canadian history is exciting and full of

adventure.”

During the War of 1812, Fort Willow

played an important role in being a

supply depot for British armies to send

supplies north.

First Nations, fur traders and French

explorers also actively used the site as

part of a major transportation route

for centuries.

At the festival, Johnson will showcase

the trade of blacksmith, as well as

play the role of a North West

Company (fur trading company at the

time) representative.

The 66-year-old says he enjoys

teaching people about some of the

things they think they know, but

realize later they don’t.

“When I tell people about the Nine

Mile Portage and how busy it was.

They can’t believe it because they

have always viewed it as bush and

forest,” said Johnson.

“But this was the Highway 400 of its

time and was turned into a corduroy

road to handle some of the heavy

traffic that came through," he

added. "Sure, there was thick bush

around the area, but there were

roads, too.”

The Friday, Sept. 27 festival date will

be a day for schools and students to

visit and explore the past,

while Saturday, Sept. 28 is free to the

public from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Fort Willow Conservation Area is

located at 2714 Grenfel Road in

Springwater Township.

Festival at Fort Willow set to take

visitors back in time

'This was the Highway 400 of its time

and was turned into a corduroy road

to handle some of the heavy traffic

that came through,' says re-enactor

September 15, 2019 by Shawn Gibson

Orillia Matters

The Festival at Fort Willow is being

held September 27 and 28 at the Fort

Willow Conservation Area, located

north of Barrie. Raymond

Bowe/BarrieToday

The annual Festival at Fort Willow is

Fort Willow is located about 20

minutes west of Barrie, near George

Johnston Road and Portage Trail.

Dennis Johnson, who has been re-

enacting since

1979, told BarrieToday he loves to

share the passion with this generation

that he had when he was a kid.

“When I see these children coming

here and their eyes light up with

wonder, I see me when I was about

five or six years old,” he said.

“I’ve heard it all my life, that Canadian

history is boring. I don’t agree,"

Johnson added. "I think the teacher

who taught it was maybe boring, but

Canadian history is exciting and full of

adventure.”

getting some final touches on its

cannons before blasting visitors back

to the past later this month.

The festival, which takes place at the

historic Grenfel Road site Friday, Sept.

27 and Saturday, Sept. 28, shows

visitors what life was like during the

War of 1812 when the United States

and British army were battling over

Canada.

In preparation for the upcoming

event, volunteers and representatives

from Springwater Township will finish

building a shed that will hold tack and

feed for horses at the festival.


Authority communications co-

ordinator Maria Leung says the event

is a highlight of the year, which

usually leads to more interest in local

history.

“For the NVCA, the festival is so

important in order to have the kids

learning about the region and things

within the area so they get excited

about where they live,” Leung said.

“We see hundreds of kids from schools

and family outings who come to learn

and play each year in some of our

locations.

"Local involvement is crucial," she

added.

The Festival at Fort Willow will be full

of local history buffs re-enacting life

as it was in 1812, with lessons in

candle-making, being a blacksmith

and a fur trader.

During the War of 1812, Fort Willow

played an important role in being a

supply depot for British armies to send

supplies north.

First Nations, fur traders and French

explorers also actively used the site as

part of a major transportation route

for centuries.

At the festival, Johnson will showcase

the trade of blacksmith, as well as

play the role of a North West

Company (fur trading company at the

time) representative.

The 66-year-old says he enjoys

teaching people about some of the

things they think they know, but

realize later they don’t.

“When I tell people about the Nine

Mile Portage and how busy it was.

They can’t believe it because they

have always viewed it as bush and

forest,” said Johnson.

“But this was the Highway 400 of its

time and was turned into a corduroy

road to handle some of the heavy

traffic that came through," he

added. "Sure, there was thick bush

around the area, but there were

roads, too.”

The Friday, Sept. 27 festival date will

be a day for schools and students to

visit and explore the past,

while Saturday, Sept. 28 is free to the

public from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Fort Willow Conservation Area is

located at 2714 Grenfel Road in

Springwater Township.

Volunteers needed to plant

hundreds of trees

The tree planting comes as part of a

national program lead by TD Friends

of the Environment Foundation

September 16, 2019

Barrie Today

Volunteers needed for fall TD Tree Day

planting events in Stayner, Minesing

and Orangeville. Photo supplied by

NVCA

NEWS RELEASE

NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY

CONSERVATION AUTHORITY

*************************

The Nottawasaga Valley Conservation

Authority (NVCA) is looking for

volunteers to plant trees in parks and

conservation areas in Stayner,

Minesing and Orangeville at three

events this fall.

These trees will be planted along

rivers and creeks inside the parks. As

they grow, the trees will help improve

water quality and create habitat for

fish and other aquatic life. Birds and

pollinators that live or migrate through

these areas will also benefit from

these trees.

“We always encourage families to

volunteer at tree planting events,”

said Shannon Stephens, Healthy

Waters Program Coordinator at the

NVCA. “The kids learn how to create

habitat for plants and animals and

contribute to reducing climate change.

Plus, it’s a great bonding experience

for the entire family.”

The tree planting events are suitable

for all ages and are eligible events for

students in need of high school

volunteer hours. Volunteers are

required to bring closed-toed shoes or

boots, gloves, sunscreen, hat, water

and a shovel (if available).

Here are the details of the events:

Saturday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m.

to 12 p.m.: Volunteers will

meet at the Clearview EcoPark,

300 Mowat Street North,

Stayner, Ontario to plant 300

trees and shrubs along Lamont

Creek



meet at the Edenvale

Conservation Area, 3920

Highway 26, Minesing, Ontario

to plant 500 trees in the park

and along the Nottawasaga

River.

Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to

12 p.m.: Volunteers will meet

at the Mono Community

Pollinator Garden, 246366

Hockley Rd, Mono (Orangeville),

Ontario to plant 300 trees.

All three of these planting days are

part of TD Tree Days, a national

program lead by TD Friends of the

Environment Foundation. These

family-friendly events encourage

volunteers to plant trees to help the

environment in their local community.

NVCA is pleased to work with TD and

other groups, including Clearview

Township, Town of Shelburne, and

Nature Conservancy Canada on these

events.

To volunteer at NVCA’s TD Tree Days,

visit the NVCA website or TD Tree

Days at tdtreedays.com.

http://www.nvca.on.ca/?utm_source=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_campaign=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_medium=referral

http://tdtreedays.com/?utm_source=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_campaign=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_medium=referral

Volunteers needed to plant

hundreds of trees

The tree planting comes as part of a

national program lead by TD Friends

of the Environment Foundation

September 16, 2019

Collingwood Today

Volunteers needed for fall TD Tree Day

planting events in Stayner, Minesing

and Orangeville. Photo supplied by

NVCA

NEWS RELEASE

NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY


*************************






events this fall.








these trees.

“We always encourage families to

volunteer at tree planting events,”



NVCA. “The kids learn how to create


contribute to reducing climate change.

Plus, it’s a great bonding experience

for the entire family.”








Here are the details of the events:



meet at the Clearview EcoPark,

300 Mowat Street North,

Stayner, Ontario to plant 300

trees and shrubs along Lamont

Creek



meet at the Edenvale

Conservation Area, 3920

Highway 26, Minesing, Ontario

to plant 500 trees in the park

and along the Nottawasaga

River.

Saturday, Oct. 5 from 9 a.m. to

12 p.m.: Volunteers will meet

at the Mono Community

Pollinator Garden, 246366

Hockley Rd, Mono (Orangeville),

Ontario to plant 300 trees.


part of TD Tree Days, a national





environment in their local community.





events.


visit the NVCA website or TD Tree

Days at tdtreedays.com.

http://www.nvca.on.ca/?utm_source=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_campaign=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_medium=referral

http://tdtreedays.com/?utm_source=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_campaign=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_medium=referral

See the Salmon Run Event -

Saturday, September 28th

September 17, 2019

mycollingwood.ca

The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust is

holding See the Salmon Run for a

third year from 10am to 3pm on

Saturday, September 28th. The

Collingwood/Town of Blue Mountains

event is a chance for people of all

ages to see hundreds of massive

Chinook Salmon fight their way up

Silver Creek on their annual spawning

run.

This year’s event lands smack in the

middle of the annual salmon

migration. Last See the Salmon saw

300+ adults and 250+ children in

attendance; this year’s is expected to

do as well. It’s an event that will

include a gourmet lunch put on by

Oliver & Bonacini (Kolapore Springs

trout on a bun), as well as local brews

by the Collingwood Brewery and a

FREE kids’ lunch. Elephant Thoughts

and the Nottawasaga Valley

Conservation Authority will be there

with a huge inflatable salmon and

interactive games for children.

The centrepiece of the event is a 20-

minute self-guided nature hike

through the woods along Silver Creek.

Adults and kids can stop at 4 locations

where conservation experts from

various organizations (Conservation

Authorities, Georgian Bay Anglers the

Collingwood Nature League) will be on

hand to add to your knowledge of fish

migration and spawning, and stamp

kids’ fish ‘passport’ colouring book. At

the end, there is a sheltered table for

colouring, aquatic-themed story time

and face painting.

The event includes parking on-site and

will take place at the Foley

property, 609830 12th Sideroad,

Town of Blue Mountains, just west of

the intersection of 6th Street and Osler

Bluff Road. It’s open to the public and

has never disappointed in being both

educational and a whole lot of fun for

all ages. Event sponsors include TD

Friends of the Environment, The Town

of Collingwood, Kolapore Springs

Fishery Blue Ridge Meats, , Red-tailed

Hawk Forest School and many more.

Entry is $10, lunch is $10 (cash only)

and kids 12 and under enter and eat

for free. More information is available

at seethesalmon.ca and tickets can

be purchased in advance

at Eventbrite. All payments on-site

are cash only.

About The Blue Mountain

Watershed Trust Foundation

The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust

Foundation (Watershed Trust),

Ontario’s first watershed trust, was

founded in 1994. During the past 25

years, the Watershed Trust has

dedicated itself to preserving and

protecting the area’s wetlands,

watercourses and wildlife corridors.

http://www.seethesalmon.ca/

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/see-the-salmon-run-tickets-70721841933?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete

This includes Silver Creek and the

Silver Creek Wetland, a Provincially

Significant wetland and one of the

region's most valuable natural

features. The Silver Creek Watershed

offers $10.5 million worth of non-

market ecological services to the

province each year.

The Watershed Trust is a grassroots,

all-volunteer organization supported

by donations and fundraising. The

organization exists in order to raise

awareness of and protect

watercourses in the Collingwood/Blue

Mountains area including Silver,

Townline, Batteaux and Black Ash

Creeks; the Beaver and Pretty Rivers;

and Indian Brook.

For specific media inquiries and

inquiries about the See the Salmon

Run event, please contact: Carl

Michener, Outwrite Communications,

416 476 7484.



http://www.outwrite.ca/

PEOPLE NEEDED TO PLANT TREES

IN NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY

TD TREE DAYS START THIS WEEKEND

September 18, 2019 by MJ Bradford

Barrie 360

Volunteers are needed to plant over a

thousand trees in the areas of

Stayner, Minesing, and Orangeville as

part of TD Tree planting Day.


Authority says trees will be planted in

parks and conservation areas at three

separate events this fall. As trees

grow, they will help improve water

quality and create habitat for fish and

other aquatic life . All ages are

welcome .

Volunteers are required to bring

closed-toed shoes or boots, gloves,

sunscreen, hat, water and a shovel (if

available).

Events take place on Saturday,

September 21, from 9:00 a.m. to 12

p.m.: volunteers will meet at the

Clearview EcoPark, 300 Mowat Street

North, Stayner, Ontario to plant 300

trees and shrubs along Lamont Creek.

Saturday, September 28, from 9:00

a.m. to 12 p.m.: volunteers will meet

at the Edenvale Conservation Area,

3920 Highway 26, Minesing, Ontario

to plant 500 trees in the park and

along the Nottawasaga River.

Saturday, October 5 from 9:00 a.m.

to 12 p.m.: volunteers will meet at the

Mono Community Pollinator Garden,

246366 Hockley Rd, Mono

(Orangeville), Ontario to plant 300

trees.


visit the NVCA website at

www.nvca.on.ca or TD Tree Days

at tdtreedays.com.

https://www.tdtreedays.com/en-ca/

Education, nature and fun come

together for Salmon Run

Family-friendly event aims to teach

about the Chinook Salmon while

raising funds for Blue Mountain

Watershed Trust

September 18, 2019 by Jessica Owen

Collingwood Today

The 2019 See the Salmon Run event

is taking place on Sept. 28.

Contributed image

It’s time to get dirty, learn something,

and raise money for a good cause.

The third-annual See the Salmon Run

event will be taking place Sept. 28 at

609830 12th Sideroad in the Town of

the Blue Mountains.

The Blue Mountain Watershed Trust

has been running the event since

2016. While the event took a break in

2018, more than 550 children and

adults attended the 2017 iteration.

“We see the strong need for education

in the younger generations because of

the ongoing environmental concerns

that take place in and around the

Georgian Triangle,” said event co-

ordinator Shirra Harris. “We want to

involve and engage our children as

well as their families so that they may

become more connected to their

environment and also more aware of

environmental responsibilities.”

This year, children and adults can take

a self-guided, short hike along Silver

Creek, stopping at four creekside

stations manned by the Nottawasaga

Valley Conservation Authority, Grey

Sauble Conservation Authority,

Georgian Triangle Anglers Association,

and the Collingwood Nature League.

Attendees stop to learn, while children

get a salmon sticker at each station

for their Salmon Passport, a colouring

book that tells the story of the

Chinook salmon life cycle.

The Collingwood Public Library and

Elephant Thoughts are supplying

puzzles, blow-up animals, and

aquatic-themed story time.

Collingwood Brewery will have a beer

tent on-site. All proceeds from the

event will go toward operating costs

for the Blue Mountain Watershed

Trust.

Harris said the trust hopes to raise

$7,000 through the event this year.

“We... would put this towards the

environmental education in the school

systems; possibly adding two schools

to the program that haven’t been

involved in the past: Cameron Street

Public School and Notre-Dame-De-La-

Huronie,” she said.

“Teaching our children and adults

about gratitude while giving thanks to

the return of the Chinook Salmon is

one step forward to pushing the need

to keep them here and prevent

housing over-development, which may

interfere with their natural habitat,”

said Harris.

The event takes place from 10 a.m. to

3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Tickets

are $20 for adults and kids are free.

Lunch will be provided. On-leash dogs

are welcome.

For more information, click here.

http://seethesalmon.ca/?utm_source=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_campaign=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_medium=referral

Mayor Don’s Update

September 19, 2019

Springwater News

Breakfast on the Farm -Barrie Hill

Farms - This was a great sold out

event last Saturday, September 14 at

the Gervais Barrie Hill Family Farm.

The weather co-operated and a

delicious breakfast of local food was

served. The many exhibitors educated

us about current farm facts and

practices. Thanks to the fire fighters

who participated and shared with the

families. Wagon tours showed us the

variety of crops grown at the farm and

the farm store was bustling with many

shoppers buying wonderful fresh

produce. Thank you to the tireless

organizers, volunteers and sponsors

for a very successful event.

Backyard Chickens - Council this

week is reviewing whether to conduct

a public consultation process

associated with backyard chickens on

non-farm lots in Springwater or

maintain the present by-law

prohibiting the keeping of such

chickens on non-farm lots. Public

consultation would involve a survey

and an open house session, proposed

for November 7, 2019, to share views

and obtain feedback from residents

before a final decision is made by

Council. I am in favour of having this

feedback and I hope the majority of

Council feel the same. I think a pilot

test period with the right rules and

controls could be tried to see if this

can work in Springwater without

offending others.

Doors Open and Springwater 25th

Anniversary - This Saturday,

September 21, from IO a.m. to 4 p.m.

we will be holding this event to

celebrate the 25th Anniversary of

Springwater Township. The

Administration Centre, which is

located on the fonner site of the

Midhurst Forest Station that began

operating in 1922, will be open to the

public for free. The current building

was built in 2009 and received a LEED

Silver certification for its limited

environmental impact. There will be

building tours, fun giveaways, artifacts

on display, and activities for the whole

family.

Official Plan Amendment - Public

Meeting -The Township will hold a

public meeting on September 23,

2019 at 6:30 p.m. at the

Administration Centre to consider the

Springwater Official Plan Amendment.

The purpose of the amendment is to

establish a formal preconsultation

process for Planning Act applications

(e.g. OPA, ZBA, Site Plan Control,

Subdivision/Condominium approvals in

Springwater). This means that Council

may require applicants to consult with

the municipality before submitting

certain types of planning applications.

This will be good to attend to learn

and provide your input.

Hasty Tract Property Public

Information Centre - The Township

will hold a Public Infom1ation Centre

on September 26 at the

Administration Centre from 7 to 9

p.m. The purpose of this will be to

review the environmental assessment

results for the Hasty Tract property on

Bayfield Street/Snow Valley Road,

which the Township plans to purchase.

This approximately 50 acres of land

will be used as a hub for a future fire

station and recreational multiplex and

other municipal services. There could

also be a commercial component in

future. The Public Information Centre

will be Open House style, where

attendees can review display panels

and speak directly with members of

the project team. Comments on the

project and environmental assessment

will be accepted until October 11,

2019.

50th Midhurst Autumnfest - On

Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m.

to 3 p.m, the annual celebration of

autumn will happen at the Midhurst

Autumnfest. There will be local

vendors and exhibitors, food trucks,

games and activities for all ages. It

will also be the official grand opening

of the Midhurst Pavilion.

Festival at Fort Willow - On

Saturday, September 28 from 10 a.m.

to 4 p.m. as well, experience

encampment life during the War of

1812 at the Historic Fort Willow

Festival. This free festival features

displays, entertainment and

reenactments of life as it was over

two centuries ago. There is no parking

at the site, but a shuttle bus will run

from the Grenfel Community Hall on

Sunnidale Road.

New Business Directory - We've

launched a new free Business

Directory on the Township's website.

The new directory is more user-

friendly and visually appealing.

Businesses can now add even more

details and photos. Businesses are

invited to create an account and

submit their business details to help

promote their goods and services to

residents. Create an account and

explore local businesses at

directory.springwater.ca

Watermain Flushing - Annual fall

watermain flushing will be taking place

in September and October for those

on municipal water. Ontario Clean

Water Agency will be performing this

task and ask that when flushing mains

in your neighbourhood that you

reduce your water usage between

8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. so that the

maintenance can be effectively

completed. See when your

neighbourhood will be targeted at

springwater.ca/water.

The comments here reflect my

perspective and do not necessarily

represent those of the whole of

Council.

Check out my recent radio interview

reviewing current Springwater news

items with Rock95 and 107.5 KOOL

FM news director Dan Blakeley. See

barrie360.com

Contact me at

[email protected] or 705-728-

4784 ext. 2013 to set a time to meet

or reach me directly at 705- 302-

4253. We can also stay connected on

Facebook, Twitter and Instagram

@MayorDonAllen and review updates

on www.donallen.ca

https://barrie360.com/springwater-update/


Volunteers needed for fall TD Tree

Day planting events in Stayner,

Minesing and Orangeville

September 19, 2019

Springwater News

UTOPIA, Ontario (September 16,

2019) - The Nottawasaga Valley

Conservation Authority (NVCA) is

looking for volunteers to plant trees

in parks and conservation areas in

Stayner, Minesing and Orangeville at

three events this fall.








these trees.

"We always encourage families to

volunteer at tree planting events,"



NVCA. "The kids learn how to create


contribute to reducing climate

change. Plus, it's a great bonding

experience for the entire family."








Here are the details of the event

Saturday, September 21, from 9:00

a.m. to 12 p.m.: volunteers will meet

at the Clearview EcoPark, 300 Mowat

Street North, Stayner, Ontario to plant

300 trees and shrubs alongLamont

Creek.

Saturday, September 28, from

9:00a.m. to l2 p.m.:volunteers will

meet at the Edenvale Conservation

Area, 3920 Highway 26, Minesing,

Ontario to plant 500 trees in the park

and along the Nottawasaga River.

Saturday, October 5 from 9:00 a.m.

to 12 p.m.: volunteers will meet at

the Mono Community Pollinator

Garden, 246366 Hockley Rd, Mono

(Orangeville), Ontario to plant 300

trees.


part ofTD Tree Days, a national





environment in their local commw1ity.





events.

To volunteer at NVCA's TD Tree Days,

visit the NVCA website at

www.nvca.on.ca or TD Tree Days at

tdtreedays.com.

About NVCA: The Nottawasaga

Valley Conservation

Authority is a public agency dedicated

to the preservation of a healthy

environment through specialized

programs to protect, conserve and

enhance our water, wetlands, forests

and lands. www.nvca.on.ca

About TD Tree Days: TD Tree Days

invests in the helllth of our urban tree

canopies, and offers TD employees,

their families, and our community

partners, a fun, easy and rewarding

way to give back and help green the

communities in which they live and

work. TD Tree Days has been bringing

people together since 2010 and is

helping to create a more vibrant

planet by growing and enhancing

green spaces and is contributing to

TD's Ready Commitment target of

helping plant 1 million trees by 2030.

Over 394,000 native trees and shrubs

have been planted in communities

across North America through TD Tree

Days, and this fall thousands of

volunteers will come together to

further enhance over I 00 green

spaces for everyone to enjoy. To

ensure that the right tree is properly

planted in the right place, over 90

local community organizations,

including conservation authorities,

mw1icipalities and Indigenous

communities support TD Tree Days

with technical expertise. For more

information and to register, visit

tdtreedays. com .

Volunteers, Students, Mayor of

Springwater, Rotary Club and

NVCA get ready for Festival at Fort

Willow SPRINGWATER, ON

(September 12, 2019)

September 19, 2019

Springwater News

Today - volunteers with the Friends of

Fort Willow (FOFW), members of the

Rotary Club of Barrie, the Mayor of

Springwater Township and staff at the


Authority (NVCA) came together to

help prepare for the upcoming Festival

at Fort Willow. Finishing carpentry

work on an authentic pioneer shed,

grounds maintenance, installing

welcome signage and other site

preparations made for a busy day.

The shed is being built using pioneer

carpentry methods and will be used to

house soldiers gear, livestock feed,

horse tack and primitive tools during

the Festival at Fort Willow, which

begins on September 27, 2019.

"Thanks to the $3,000 donated by the

Rotary Club, the reenactors horse feed

and infantry gear can finally stay dry

and out of the weather elements

during the festival," said Byron

Wesson, Director of Conservation

Services at the NVCA. "The Rotary

Club has always been very generous

to our efforts at Fort Willow. Over the

years, they have donated in excess of

$100,000 to help us revitalize this

important part of Canada's history."

In an attempt to preserve the skills as

were common during the early 1800s,

pioneer carpentry methods —

including mortise and tenon or

dovetail joints — can be seen on

select buildings throughout the site.

"Our volunteers are all very

passionate about the historical

significance of Fort Willow," said David

Cockburn, Chair of FOFW. "Anything

we build on this site strives to be

historically accurate. We want to

preserve and rebuild the site to

resemble the one from 1812 as much

as we can, that's why we gather here

every Thursday to maintain the site

and get ready for the festival."

The Festival at Fort Willow is a two-

day event. The first day is reserved for

school groups to provide an

interactive, educational experience.

The second day on September 28 is

open to the general public to attend

for free from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

"On behalf of the Township, I would

like to thank the Friends of Fort Willow

and the Rotary Club of Barrie for their

commitment to ensuring the Festival

at Fort Willow is a success each year,"

said Don Allen, Mayor of Springwater

Township. "Fort Willow is an important

part of Canadian history. The fort

served as a critical supply depot for

British armies in the War of 1812 and

is recognized nationally as a heritage

site. We are very proud to celebrate

this part of history in our community."

Over 70 re-enactors will occupy the

site during the festival to showcase

life as it was during the War of 1812.

Residents and visitors are invited to

come experience the historical

transformation.

Latest Jewel 99.3 Local News

Headlines and Sports

September 20, 2019

Jewel 99.3

After a 10-year hiatus, the

Collingwood Kinsmen have

resurrected. Kinsmen and Kinettes

came from all over Canada to

celebrate the club’s Charter Night,

which took place Wednesday night at

the Nottawa Memorial Community

Centre. 90 members came out for the

evening, from clubs as far as Barrie,

Kitchener/Waterloo, and Fort Erie,

including the National President of Kin

Canada, who came all the way from

Halifax to help commemorate the

occasion. The Stayner club sponsored

the initiative. Anyone interested in

more information about joining a local

Kinsmen Club can contact Glen Card

by email at [email protected], or

Brandon Ward the CF director for the

Stayner Kinsmen at 705-443-1461 or

by email at

[email protected].

(Source: Collingwood Today; Image:

Collingwood Today with Glen Card and

Brandon Ward)

The 7th annual Friends for Life

Walkathon takes place Sunday,

September 22nd at the Blue Mountain

Village. Funds raised support

programs and services provided by

the Georgian Triangle Humane Society

who receives no government funding

and relies solely on community

support through events such as the

walkathon. In addition to the 3 km

walk, the event will include lots of

family friendly activities like animal

readings by a medium, photo

opportunities with characters from

Paw Patrol, a best costume and a best

trick competition, just to name a few.

You don’t need a dog to participate in

the event. Visit the Georgian Triangle

Humane Society website to register.

(Source: Collingwood Today)






events this fall.


rivers and creeks inside the parks.

Saturday, September 21st from 9 am

to 12 pm, volunteers will meet at the

Clearview EcoPark, 300 Mowat Street

North, Stayner, to plant 300 trees and

shrubs along Lamont Creek.

(Source: Collingwood Today)

Sports:

In baseball, Cavan Biggio homered

and had three RBIs to offset a

spectacular, homer-robbing catch by

Austin Hays, and the Toronto Blue

Jays used a six-run seventh inning to

beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 last

night for a three-game sweep.

The resilient New York Yankees

powered their way to the club’s first

AL East title since 2012, routing the

Los Angeles Angels 9-1.

Cleveland moved into a tie for the

second AL wild card with a 7-0 win

over Detroit.

First-place Milwaukee beat Kansas City

8-5 to keep their American League

Central lead at four games.

Milwaukee improved their playoff

position by beating San Diego 5-1.

Atlanta clinched at least a tie for first

place in the NL East with a 5-4 victory

over Philadelphia.

The New York Yankees host Toronto

tonight. Game time 7:05

In the NHL, Vancouver Canucks came

away with a 6-1 pre-season victory

over the Edmonton Oilers last night.

Montreal downed Florida 5-4.

Toronto hosts Buffalo tonight (7 pm),

St. Louis is at Winnipeg (8 pm) and

Calgary is at Edmonton (9 pm).

In golf, Rory McIlroy made six bogeys

and a double bogey in his last 11

holes to shoot 4-over 76 at the BMW

PGA Championship yesterday, leaving

the world No. 2 already 11 strokes off

the first-round lead held by Matt

Wallace.

(Source: TSN)


September 26, 2019

Barrie 360

DETAILS

Date:

September 28

Time:

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Event Category:

Festival

Event Tags:

Festival, Fort Willow, free, History,

Outdoor, Springwater, war of 1812

Website:

nvca.on.ca

VENUE

Fort Willow

2714 Grenfel Rd

Utopia, ON L0M 1T2 Canada Phone:

(705) 424-1479

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https://www.nvca.on.ca/recreation/ConservationAreas/FortWillow

HISTORY CLASS, ART CLASSES,

BEER GLASSES: 4 EVENTS

HAPPENING IN BARRIE THIS

WEEKEND

September 26, 2019

Barrie Uncovered


Your Grade 10 History teacher would

be so proud of you for attending this!

Historical reenactors will demonstrate

military and camp life in Simcoe

County in the early 19th century.

Visitors can muster up and march in

the King’s army, learn about

traditional blacksmithing, carpentry,

fur trade and candle making.

For the full article, click here

https://www.facebook.com/events/362543948002356/

https://barrieuncovered.ca/things-to-do/history-class-art-classes-beer-glasses-4-events-happening-in-barrie-this-weekend

Events happening around the region

September 26, 2019

CTV News Barrie


Date: Saturday, September 28 from 10am to 4pm

Location: Springwater - Historic Fort Willow - 2714 Grenfel Road

Details: Join us as we take a journey back to Simcoe County in 1812 at the Festival

at Fort Willow!

Historical re-enactors will bring to life the daily activities of British soldiers, camp

followers and Indigenous people living in Simcoe County in the early 19th century.

Visitors can muster-up and march in the King’s army, learn about traditional

blacksmithing, carpentry and candle making, and listen to the cannons roar. The

Simcoe County Museum, Barrie Art Club, wandering minstrels and cavalry will add

to the festivities. Light BBQ (corn, sausage, hotdog) and Artisan crafts will be

available for sale (cash only).

For full story, click here

https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-education/events

https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/events-happening-around-the-region-1.1361670?cache=yesclipId104062%3FclipId%3D89680%3FautoPlay%3Dtrue


September 26, 2019

Simcoereview.com

Take a journey back to Simcoe County

in 1812 at the Festival at Fort Willow,

2714 Grenfel Road – activities, light

barbecue, artisan crafts

Visit nvca.on.ca for more details.

nvca.on.ca

CTV News at Six

September 27, 2019

CTV Barrie

Clip about Festival of Fort Willow

starts at 20:00 at this link

https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.1274844

Five things to do this weekend in

Simcoe County

Looking for something fun to do this

weekend? We've got you covered.

Sep 27, 2019

Simcoe.com

The Coldwater Fall Fair runs Sept. 27

to 29 at the Coldwater & District

Agricultural Society fairgrounds, 13

Michael Anne Dr., Severn. - Torstar

file photo

COLDWATER FALL FAIR — Join your

family, friends and neighbours for this

three-day celebration. There's a

demolition derby, horse pulls, midway,

kids' activities and more. The fair runs

from Friday to Sunday at the

Coldwater and District Agricultural

Society fairgrounds (13 Michael Anne

Dr., Severn).

Visit Simcoe.com/fallfairs to find a fall

fair near you.

FALL CRAFT SALE — Check out 25

craft vendors at Trinity United Church

(140 Maple St., Collingwood) on

Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. You'll

find baked goods, meat pies, knitting,

fall wreaths and more.

BARRIE SPORTSMEN AND OUTDOOR

SHOW — If you enjoy hunting, fishing

or outdoor recreation, then this is the

show for you. Head to Bradford

Greenhouses Garden Gallery (4346

County Rd 90, Springwater) for a live

lumberjack show, special guests and

activities for kids. Runs Saturday from

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

FESTIVAL AT FORT WILLOW —

Historical re-enactors will bring to life

soldiers, camp followers and

Indigenous people of Simcoe County

in 1812 on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. Visitors can march in the King’s

army, listen to the cannons, and learn

about blacksmithing, carpentry and

candlemaking. Location: Fort Willow

Conservation Area (2714 Grenfel Rd.,

Minesing).

PET VALU WALK FOR DOG

GUIDES — Bring your furry best friend

to Orillia's Couchiching Beach Park on

Sunday at 10 a.m. for the annual

fundraising walk. Proceeds from the

walk support the Lions Foundation of

Canada in its efforts to train service

dogs who are provided

https://www.simcoe.com/events/9486109-873690-coldwater-fair/

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https://www.simcoe.com/whatson-story/9399582-where-to-find-fall-fairs-in-ontario/

https://www.simcoe.com/events/9519673--fall-craft-sale-/

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https://www.simcoe.com/events/9408161-860427-barrie-sportsmen-and-outdoor-show-2/

https://www.simcoe.com/events/9408161-860427-barrie-sportsmen-and-outdoor-show-2/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Bradford+Greenhouses+Garden+Gallery/@44.2675947,-79.8026288,11z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sBradford+Greenhouses+Garden+Gallery+barrie!3m4!1s0x882a97da1b481b97:0x503dc6f6b4178462!8m2!3d44.3619826!4d-79.7481276

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https://www.simcoe.com/events/9436213--festival-at-fort-willow/

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https://www.simcoe.com/events/9539918--walk-for-dog-guides-orillia/

https://www.simcoe.com/events/9539918--walk-for-dog-guides-orillia/

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Hey parents, Camp Tiffin open if

CUPE strikes Monday


Authority facility will be open for

parents who need child care

October 4, 2019

Barrie Today

NEWS RELEASE

NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY


***************************

ESSA TWP. - As the Canadian Union of

Public Employees (CUPE) prepare to

move forward with a full strike for

school support workers, the


Authority’s (NVCA) Camp Tiffin will be

open for parents who need child care.

Camp Tiffin is located at the 300-

plus acre Tiffin Centre for

Conservation in Utopia, only 20

minutes west of Barrie. The format of

the camp will be the same as the

traditional summer camp, but the

activities will be altered to be more

suitable for the fall.

“Children who have come to Camp

Tiffin in the past have always had a

good time, with the added bonus of

learning to understand and appreciate

the natural world a little more each

day,” said Naomi Saunders, manager

of environmental education at the

NVCA. “We are opening up Camp Tiffin

so that they will have the same

learning experiences and make deeper

connections with nature, while their

schools are closed.”

The camp will open on a week-by-

week, as needed basis. Parents can

register their children by the day.

Currently, Oct. 7-11 is open for

registration.

Registration fees are $45 per camper

per day, and extended care is

available for $10 per camper per day.

The camp is open from 9 a.m. - 4

p.m., with extended hours from 7:30 -

9 a.m. and 4 - 5:30 p.m. When

schools open and classes are

operating, any unused days will be

refunded without a cancellation fee.

For more details or to register for

Camp Tiffin, please visit here.

https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-education/camp-tiffin?utm_source=barrietoday.com&utm_campaign=barrietoday.com&utm_medium=referral

Camp Tiffin open if CUPE strikes

Monday




October 4, 2019

Bradford Today

NEWS RELEASE

NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY


***************************

UTOPIA - As the Canadian Union of







Camp Tiffin is located at the 300+

acre Tiffin Centre for Conservation in

Utopia, Ont., only 20 minutes west of

Barrie. The format of the camp will be

the same as the traditional summer

camp, but the activities will be altered

to be more suitable for the fall.
















Currently, October 7 - October 11 is

open for registration.






9 a.m. and 4 - 5:30 p.m. When






https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-education/camp-tiffin?utm_source=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_campaign=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_medium=referral

Camp Tiffin open if CUPE strikes

Monday




October 4, 2019

Collingwood Today

NEWS RELEASE

NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY


***************************

UTOPIA - As the Canadian Union of







Camp Tiffin is located at the 300+

acre Tiffin Centre for Conservation in

Utopia, Ont., only 20 minutes west of

Barrie. The format of the camp will be

the same as the traditional summer

camp, but the activities will be altered

to be more suitable for the fall.
















Currently, October 7 - October 11 is

open for registration.






9 a.m. and 4 - 5:30 p.m. When






https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-education/camp-tiffin?utm_source=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_campaign=collingwoodtoday.ca&utm_medium=referral

Help! Where to send your kids if

there's a school closure

October 4, 2019 by Janis Ramsay

Simcoe.com

In Barrie:

Bulldog Fitness is taking kids for the

school day. Space is extremely limited

and are first come first serve.

Call 705-722-5439 to register your

kiddos.

Jack's Urban Jungle will be open for

children aged seven to 15 if schools

are closed. Cost is $375 for a week, or

$85 for one day. Before and after

school care would be an additional fee.

Contact [email protected].

In Essa:

Tiffin Conservation Centre is accepting

campers in Utopia. All children ages 5-

12 are welcome. Registration fees are

$45 per camper per day, and

extended care is available for $10 per

camper per day. The camp is open

from 9:00 am to 4pm, with extended

hours from 7:30 – 9 a.m. and 4-5:30

p.m. When schools open and classes

are operating, any un-used days will

be refunded without a cancellation

fee. For more details or to register for

Camp Tiffin, please visit NVCA’s

Website

YMCA of

Simcoe/Muskoka: *YMCA Before &

After care programs will not operate in

any school closed by the school board

as a result of the strike. At this time

YMCA child care (infant, toddler, pre-

school programs) located in SCDSB &

SMCDSB schools will operate

regardless of school closures.

https://www.facebook.com/BARRIEBULLDOG/

https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/9630384-help-where-to-send-your-kids-if-there-s-a-school-closure/%3Ca%20rel='nofollow'%20href=tel:1-705-722-5439%3E705-722-5439%3C/a%3E

https://www.jacksurbanjungle.com/

mailto:[email protected].

https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-%20education/camp-tiffin

https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-%20education/camp-tiffin

https://ymcaofsimcoemuskoka.ca/

Which school boards will or won’t

be open pending a CUPE strike

October 5, 2019

CTV Barrie

Several local school boards have

confirmed they will need to close their

doors on Monday if CUPE educational

support workers follow through with a

full legal strike.

The school boards that have stated

they will be closed pending a full legal

strike include York District, York

Catholic Peel, Dufferin Peel

Catholic, Grey Bruce Catholic,

and Trillium Lakelands, and Simcoe

Muskoka Catholic.

The Simcoe County Public School

Board and the Bluewater District

School Board will remain open to

students on Monday even if there is a

strike.

The Simcoe County Transportation

Consortium says if your school is

open, your bus will run.

Each board will post updates on their

websites as necessary. CUPE and the

province have promised to continue

negotiations throughout the weekend

and until Sunday evening.

If those negotiations are not

successful, thousands of Ontario

parents will need to access alternative

childcare options. Several

municipalities, including the City of

Vaughan, have opened day camps in

preparation for school closures.

The City of Barrie says they will not be

offering any extra programs for

Monday.

Many local groups and businesses are

altering their schedules to help.

Maria Leung, with the Nottawasaga

Conservation Authority, have already

opened registration for additional day

camps.

“We knew the strike might be coming,

so internally we have been preparing

for a few weeks now… and we just

wanted to offer a place for parents to

have peace of mind that their children

can be taken care of and at the same

time enjoy and learn about the great

experiences they can in the outdoor

setting,” Leung said.

A video of this news clip is also

available at here.

http://www.yrdsb.ca/schools/Repository/NewsEvents/Pages/BoardNews/Bargaining-Update-.aspx

https://www.ycdsb.ca/collective-bargaining-update/

https://www.ycdsb.ca/collective-bargaining-update/

https://www3.dpcdsb.org/news/news-archives/labour-relations-update

https://www3.dpcdsb.org/news/news-archives/labour-relations-update

http://www.bgcdsb.org/news/what_s_new/c_u_p_e_update

https://tldsb.ca/labour-updates/

https://www.smcdsb.on.ca/our_board/labour_updates

https://www.smcdsb.on.ca/our_board/labour_updates

https://www.scdsb.on.ca/about/labour_updates

https://www.scdsb.on.ca/about/labour_updates

http://www.bwdsb.on.ca/parents/Labour_Updates

http://www.bwdsb.on.ca/parents/Labour_Updates

https://www.vaughan.ca/news/Pages/Vaughan-introduces-day-camps-pending-school-closure.aspx

https://www.vaughan.ca/news/Pages/Vaughan-introduces-day-camps-pending-school-closure.aspx

https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-education/camp-tiffin

https://www.nvca.on.ca/events-education/camp-tiffin

https://barrie.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=1796488

Festival at Fort Willow celebrates

history

October 2019

Farm View

Last month, volunteers with the

Friends of Fort Willow (FOFW),

members of the Rotary Club of Barrie,

the Mayor of Springwater Township

and staff at the Nottawasaga Valley

Conservation Authority (NVCA) came

together to help prepare for the

Festival at Fort Willow. Finishing

carpentry work on an authentic

pioneer shed, grounds maintenance,

installing welcome signage and other

site preparations made for a busy day.

The shed was being built using

pioneer carpentry methods and will be

used to house soldiers gear, livestock

feed, horse tack and primitive tools

during the Festival at Fort Willow,

which took place on September 27.

"Thanks to the $3,000 donated by

the Rotary Club, the reenactors horse

feed and infantry gear can finally stay

dry and out of the weather elements

during the festival," said Byron

Wesson, Director of Conservation

Services at the NVCA. "The Rotary

Club has always been very generous

to our efforts at Fort Willow. Over the

years, they have donated in excess of

$100,000 to help us revitalize this

important part of Canada's history."

In an attempt to preserve the skills as

were common during the early 1800s,

pioneer carpentry methods including

mortise and tenon or dovetail joints

can be seen on select buildings

throughout the site.

"Our volunteers are all very

passionate about the historical

significance of Fort Willow," said David

Cockburn, Chair of FOFW. "Anything

we build on this site strives to be

historically accurate. We want to

preserve and rebuild the site to

resemble the one from 1812 as much

as we can, that's why we gather here

every Thursday to maintain the site."

The Festival at Fort Willow is a two-

day event. The first day is reserved for

school groups to provide an

interactive, educational experience.

The second day was open to the

general public to attend for free from

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

"On behalf of the Township, I would

like to thank the Friends of Fort Willow

and the Rotary Club of Barrie for their

commitment to ensuring the Festival

at Fort Willow is a success each year,"

said Don Allen, Mayor of Springwater

Township. "Fort Willow is an important

part of Canadian history. The fort

served as a critical supply depot for

British armies in the War of 1812 and

is recognized nationally as a heritage

site. We are very proud to celebrate

this part of history in our

community."

Over 70 re-enactors occupied the site

during the festival to showcase life as

it was during the War of 1812.

Residents and visitors were invited

to come experience the historical

transformation.

About the Friends of Historic Fort

Willow: The Friends of Historic Fort

Willow are volunteers working to

preserve the original site and its

reconstructed features and promote

the historical, educational and

recreational activities happening at

the fort.

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