Grey County County Council Meeting Transcript — June 11, 2026

00:00:09 Speaker 01: Good morning, County Council. I'd like

00:00:11 Speaker 01: to call to order this County

00:00:13 Speaker 01: Council meeting of June eleventh, twenty

00:00:15 Speaker 01: twenty-six. At this point in time,

00:00:17 Speaker 01: as you're able, please join us

00:00:19 Speaker 01: in the standing and singing of

00:00:21 Speaker 02: "O Canada." our home and native

00:00:34 Speaker 03: land, true patriot love in all

00:00:41 Speaker 03: of us command. With glowing hearts,

00:00:44 Speaker 04: we see thee rise, the true

00:00:50 Speaker 04: North, strong and free, from far

00:00:54 Speaker 04: and wide, O Canada. we stand

00:00:58 Speaker 04: on guard for thee. God keep

00:01:02 Speaker 04: our land glorious and free. O

00:01:11 Speaker 04: Canada, we stand on guard for

00:01:17 Speaker 04: thee. Thank you, Madam Clerk. Would

00:01:25 Speaker 04: you please conduct our roll call?

00:01:29 Speaker 04: Councillor Mackie. Councillor McKay is absent

00:01:39 Speaker 04: today. Councillor Carleton. Councillor Pringle. Councillor

00:01:45 Speaker 05: McQueen. Councillor Nielsen. is absent today.

00:01:49 Speaker 05: Councillor Patterson, Councillor Dickert is

00:01:52 Speaker 05: absent today. Councillor Kentner, Councillor Kibany,

00:01:56 Speaker 05: Councillor Body, Councillor Gregg, Councillor Milm,

00:01:59 Speaker 05: Councillor Debrine, Gordon Matrasov, Councillor

00:02:02 Speaker 05: Bourneau, Councillor Eccles, Councillor Hutchinson.

00:02:07 Speaker 05: We've all members in attendance

00:02:10 Speaker 05: today, with the exception of

00:02:15 Speaker 05: Councillors McKay, Dickert, and Nielsen. Thank

00:02:17 Speaker 05: you. Let us begin by respectfully

00:02:19 Speaker 05: acknowledging that we are gathering on

00:02:24 Speaker 05: the traditional territory of the Nishnabek

00:02:28 Speaker 05: Nation, the people known as the

00:02:29 Speaker 01: Three Fires, the Ojibwe, Odawa, and

00:02:32 Speaker 01: Potawatomi Nations, and further we give

00:02:34 Speaker 01: thanks to the Chippewas of Nawash

00:02:36 Speaker 01: and the Chippewas of Saugeen, known

00:02:40 Speaker 01: collectively as the Saugeen Ojibwe Nation,

00:02:41 Speaker 01: traditional keepers of these lands and

00:02:43 Speaker 01: waters since time immemorial. In our

00:02:46 Speaker 01: south lies the. traditional territories of

00:02:48 Speaker 01: the Six Nations of the Grand

00:02:51 Speaker 01: River Haudenosaunee. We are dedicated to

00:02:53 Speaker 01: honoring Indigenous history and culture, and

00:02:54 Speaker 01: committed to moving forward in the

00:02:58 Speaker 01: spirit of truth, reconciliation, friendship, and

00:03:00 Speaker 01: collaboration with all First Nations, Inuit,

00:03:03 Speaker 01: and Métis people. Item five is

00:03:06 Speaker 01: the adoption of the minutes. It

00:03:10 Speaker 01: is recommended. Item five. It is

00:03:18 Speaker 01: recommended, item 5A. It's recommended that

00:03:19 Speaker 01: the minutes of the county council

00:03:21 Speaker 01: meeting and the committee, the whole

00:03:22 Speaker 01: meeting, dated May 28, 2026, and

00:03:24 Speaker 01: the resolutions contained therein be adopted

00:03:26 Speaker 01: as present. Presented. May I ask

00:03:29 Speaker 01: for a mover and a seconder?

00:03:31 Speaker 01: Moved by the deputy warden, seconded

00:03:32 Speaker 01: by Councilor Gregg. Any discussion? All

00:03:35 Speaker 01: those in favor? And that motion

00:03:37 Speaker 01: is carried. Next, with regards to

00:03:40 Speaker 01: the closed session, it's recommended that

00:03:44 Speaker 01: the closed session committee, the whole

00:03:46 Speaker 01: minutes. meeting minutes dated May twenty

00:03:48 Speaker 01: eighth, twenty twenty six, be adopted

00:03:51 Speaker 01: as provided. May I ask for

00:03:53 Speaker 01: mover? Moved by Councillor Hutchinson, seconded

00:03:55 Speaker 01: by Councillor Kieveny. Any discussion? All

00:03:57 Speaker 01: those in favor? That motion is

00:04:00 Speaker 01: carried. We do not have any

00:04:02 Speaker 01: closed meeting matters here on our

00:04:04 Speaker 01: council agenda this morning, nor reports.

00:04:06 Speaker 01: That allows us to move on

00:04:08 Speaker 01: to our bylaws. It's recommended that

00:04:09 Speaker 01: bylaw fifty two eighty four twenty

00:04:12 Speaker 01: six and fifty two eighty five

00:04:14 Speaker 01: twenty six be introduced and taken

00:04:15 Speaker 01: as. read a first, second, and

00:04:17 Speaker 01: third time, finally passed, signed by

00:04:19 Speaker 01: the warden and the clerk, sealed

00:04:21 Speaker 01: with the seal of the corporation,

00:04:23 Speaker 01: and engrossed into the bylaw book,

00:04:24 Speaker 01: number one fifty-two eighty-four twenty-six is

00:04:26 Speaker 01: a bylaw to adopt amendment twenty-seven

00:04:29 Speaker 01: of the County of Gray Official

00:04:30 Speaker 01: Plan affecting lands described as divisions

00:04:33 Speaker 01: one to three, part lot nineteen

00:04:35 Speaker 01: and twenty concession one, and part

00:04:37 Speaker 01: lot forty-six concession two, geographic township

00:04:40 Speaker 01: of Normanby, of the municipality of.

00:04:43 Speaker 01: West Grey, and number two is

00:04:46 Speaker 01: fifty-two eighty-five twenty-six, a bylaw to

00:04:48 Speaker 01: confirm all the actions and proceedings

00:04:50 Speaker 01: of the council. May I ask

00:04:52 Speaker 01: for a mover and a seconder?

00:04:53 Speaker 01: Got it moved by Councillor Pringle,

00:04:54 Speaker 01: seconded by Councillor Patterson. Any discussion?

00:04:57 Speaker 01: All those in favor? And that

00:04:59 Speaker 01: is carried. We will then proceed

00:05:03 Speaker 01: then to news and celebrations, and

00:05:06 Speaker 01: I would like to look to

00:05:08 Speaker 01: the deputy Cao to begin. Thank

00:05:09 Speaker 01: you, and through you, I might

00:05:17 Speaker 06: pass the mic straight to Director

00:05:18 Speaker 06: McNabb. Good morning, Warden and County

00:05:20 Speaker 06: Council. This weekend is our annual

00:05:27 Speaker 07: car wash and barbecue fundraiser that

00:05:29 Speaker 07: is held in honor of Andrew

00:05:31 Speaker 07: Barfoot, a former Gray County paramedic.

00:05:32 Speaker 07: This event continues in his memory

00:05:35 Speaker 07: following his passing from pulmonary hypertension

00:05:37 Speaker 07: at age 26, and reflects his

00:05:39 Speaker 07: strong commitment. to helping others. Hosted

00:05:42 Speaker 07: by Gray County Paramedics, the Onondaga

00:05:44 Speaker 07: North Stars, and Andrew's family, the

00:05:46 Speaker 07: event brings people together to support

00:05:48 Speaker 07: to support important causes. Over the

00:05:50 Speaker 07: years, close to twenty thousand dollars

00:05:54 Speaker 07: has been raised for charity, and

00:05:55 Speaker 07: this year's event will support Chapman

00:05:56 Speaker 07: Chapman's Hospice. Thank you very much

00:05:58 Speaker 07: for sharing that. And so that

00:06:04 Speaker 07: that concludes staff input on news

00:06:07 Speaker 07: and celebrations. I'll open it up

00:06:09 Speaker 01: to our council floor. So weather

00:06:10 Speaker 01: turns nice. Lots of events happening

00:06:12 Speaker 01: in the community now. Anyone like

00:06:14 Speaker 01: to begin? Okay, I guess it's

00:06:19 Speaker 01: been a quiet part of the

00:06:23 Speaker 01: summer. That'll make up to all

00:06:24 Speaker 01: of the list of the things

00:06:28 Speaker 01: happening in July and August for

00:06:29 Speaker 01: sure. Okay, if there is no

00:06:31 Speaker 01: further news and celebrations, then I

00:06:33 Speaker 01: will then put the call out

00:06:35 Speaker 01: for a motion to adjourn. Got

00:06:36 Speaker 01: a move by Councillor Eccles. seconded

00:06:39 Speaker 01: by Councillor Debrine. Any discussion? All

00:06:40 Speaker 01: those in favour, and that motion

00:06:43 Speaker 01: is carried. We'll take a moment

00:06:45 Speaker 01: to switch over to our committee

00:06:46 Speaker 01: to

00:06:47 Speaker 01: hold.