Grey County Committee of the Whole Meeting Transcript — August 20, 2026

00:07:37 Speaker 01: As I call this meeting to

00:07:38 Speaker 01: order, because we don't have a

00:07:40 Speaker 01: normally scheduled council meeting ahead of

00:07:42 Speaker 01: this, I would like to invite

00:07:44 Speaker 01: everyone to join, as they are

00:07:45 Speaker 01: able, in the standing for and

00:07:47 Speaker 02: singing of "O Canada." Our home

00:08:07 Speaker 03: and native land, true patriot love

00:08:14 Speaker 03: in all of us command. With

00:08:19 Speaker 04: glowing hearts, we see thee rise,

00:08:23 Speaker 04: the true North, strong and free.

00:08:28 Speaker 04: From far and wide, O Canada,

00:08:32 Speaker 04: we stand on guard for thee.

00:08:38 Speaker 04: God keep our land glorious and

00:08:48 Speaker 04: free. O Canada, we stand on

00:08:54 Speaker 04: guard for thee. Thank you. And

00:08:59 Speaker 04: as our usual protocol in council

00:09:11 Speaker 01: meetings, just before I begin with

00:09:13 Speaker 01: the land acknowledgement, I'd like to

00:09:15 Speaker 01: look to the Madam Deputy Clerk

00:09:16 Speaker 01: for the roll call. Thank you,

00:09:17 Speaker 01: Madam Warden, and good morning, County

00:09:22 Speaker 01: Council. Councillor Mackie. Councillor McPherson. Councillor

00:09:25 Speaker 01: McKay. Present, Council Carleton.

00:09:29 Speaker 05: I will note Council Pringle sends

00:09:35 Speaker 05: his regrets. Council McQueen. I will

00:09:37 Speaker 05: note Council Nielsen sends his regret

00:09:43 Speaker 05: regrets. Council Patterson. Councillor Dickert. Present.

00:09:45 Speaker 05: Councillor Kentner. Councillor Kibany. I

00:09:52 Speaker 05: will note Councillor Body sends. I

00:09:58 Speaker 05: will note, Councillor Body, senses regrets.

00:10:01 Speaker 05: Councillor Gregg, Councillor Mill, Councillor

00:10:08 Speaker 05: Debrine, present. Warden Matrissovs, Warden

00:10:14 Speaker 05: Matrissovs present. Councillor Boarding Yaw,

00:10:20 Speaker 05: Councillor Equals, and Councillor Hutchinson

00:10:24 Speaker 05: present. Thank you, Madam Warden. We

00:10:26 Speaker 05: have all members in attendance except

00:10:27 Speaker 05: for. Council Pringle, Nielsen, and Body.

00:10:30 Speaker 06: Thank you, Madam Deputy Clerk. Let

00:10:36 Speaker 06: us begin by respectfully acknowledging that

00:10:39 Speaker 06: we are gathering on the traditional

00:10:40 Speaker 06: territory of the Anishinaabek Nation, the

00:10:43 Speaker 06: people of the Three Fires, known

00:10:45 Speaker 06: as the Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi

00:10:47 Speaker 06: Nations, and further, we give thanks

00:10:50 Speaker 06: to the Chippewas of Saugeen and

00:10:52 Speaker 06: the Chippewas of Nawash, known collectively

00:10:54 Speaker 06: as the Saugeen Ojibwe Nation. Hoggin

00:10:57 Speaker 06: Ojibwe Nation, they're traditional keepers of

00:10:59 Speaker 06: these lands and waters since time

00:11:03 Speaker 06: immemorial. In our south lies the

00:11:05 Speaker 06: traditional territories of the Six Nations

00:11:07 Speaker 06: of the Grand River Haudenosaunee. We

00:11:11 Speaker 06: are dedicated to honouring Indigenous history

00:11:13 Speaker 06: and culture, and committed to moving

00:11:16 Speaker 06: forward in the spirit of truth,

00:11:19 Speaker 06: reconciliation, friendship, and collabouration with all

00:11:22 Speaker 06: First Nation, Inuit, and Métis people.

00:11:29 Speaker 06: So this time on the agenda,

00:11:31 Speaker 06: I will put out a call

00:11:32 Speaker 06: if there are any declarations of

00:11:35 Speaker 06: interest. Seeing no hands raised, Madam

00:11:37 Speaker 06: Clerk, we have. I'm. Thank you.

00:11:43 Speaker 06: We have a recommended motion. A.

00:11:55 Speaker 06: Thank you. Sorry, my my my

00:11:59 Speaker 06: menu length reading can only do

00:12:02 Speaker 06: so much. It is recommended that

00:12:03 Speaker 06: the committee of the whole does

00:12:04 Speaker 06: now go into closed session pursuant

00:12:06 Speaker 06: to section two thirty nine two

00:12:08 Speaker 06: of the Municipal Act two thousand

00:12:09 Speaker 06: and one as amended to discuss

00:12:12 Speaker 06: one item: information explicitly supplied in

00:12:14 Speaker 06: confidence to the municipality or local

00:12:16 Speaker 06: board by Canada, a province or

00:12:19 Speaker 06: territory, and or a crown agency

00:12:21 Speaker 06: of any of them. May I?

00:12:22 Speaker 06: ask for a mover and a

00:12:24 Speaker 06: seconder? Moved by the deputy warden,

00:12:25 Speaker 06: seconded by Councillor Patterson. Any discussion

00:12:27 Speaker 06: on moving into closed? All those

00:12:32 Speaker 06: in favour? And online and here

00:12:33 Speaker 06: in person, that motion is carried.

00:12:35 Speaker 06: So we'll take a moment to

00:12:37 Speaker 06: secure the room for closed session.