Pull together on May 14 and help by picking up roadside and park litter in an effort to continue to make Westport a beautiful place to live, work and play.
Organize a group or come alone, enjoy the barbecue after the work is done and make this a day where the community pulls together.
Register at Town Hall at 9:30. Coffee will be hot to get you started. Barbecue afterwards at the Harbour will finish the day.
Bags provided. Please bring gloves and wear safety vest or bright top.
PULL TOGETHER IN WESTPORT – JUST FOR THE PRIDE OF IT.
Tonight’s agenda for the Committee of the Whole Meeting has a variety of items that will interest you. Ken Rose and PREVENT ANOTHER WESTPORT STRAY (PAWS) is scheduled for a 10 minute delegation to provide an update on what PAWS has accomplished in regard to the Westport stray cat population. A new by-law to allow designated staff to conduct inspection of properties for the purpose of determining compliance with municipal by-laws will be discussed. A new performance management policy and procedures for municipal staff is also on the agenda. 7:00 at Town Hall.
In my last post about grant opportunities for the WWTP, I said I would keep you updated on any announcements from the federal government. No news yet.
The Village of Westport web site is launching its interactive calendar this week. Our goal is to incorporate as many of the activities in the Village as possible – so that everyone is using one calendar. Watch for an announcement and a submission form to get your information on the calendar.
Attention business owners, snow plow operators, residents and other concerned community members.
The most recent snow storm and its clean up has highlighted the need to hold an open forum where everyone can have their say about snow removal. Roads, sidewalks, snow banks – they all require discussion. Council wants to hear from you. On Thursday, February 25 from 5:30-7:00 pm, mayor and council will be hosting a Town Hall meeting. Anyone wishing to share their concerns or perspective will be given the opportunity.
Within the next year, Council will be making changes to the existing snow removal by-law. The current contract for snow removal expires April 2017 and the village will be putting out a tender in 2016. The information that is shared on Thursday will assist us in our deliberations.
Please mark the date and time on our calendar – come to the Town Hall meeting and have your say!
On Friday, February 5, the Village of Westport was notified that its application for the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) Application Based Component was denied. This grant was an absolute necessity to complete the work at the waste water treatment plant and bring the municipality into compliance with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change.
It is difficult to comprehend how the Village’s application would not be reviewed, assessed and ranked at or near the top of the applicant lists due to the significant potential risks to the environment posed by the aging Snowfluent system and the Village’s severely limited tax base.
The Village is contacting Ministry staff for additional explanations and exploring all other possibilities for financing the refurbishment at the waste water treatment plant. This issue is on the Committee of the Whole Meeting Agenda, being held on Tuesday, February 16 at 7:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please contact the Councillor of your choice or me at 613-273-9195.
Great news, everyone! You spoke. We listened. Here is the result. Check out the new look and design of our new web site. We hope it is easier to find information and it is certainly a more colourful site. Some pages are still under construction, however we wanted to go live now and catch up those other pages later.
Check out the new Vintage Westport page – thanks to Christine Janeway for her meticulous research and fascinating photos. A big shout out to Niki Bresee – for her efforts to bring the new web site from a concept to a reality.
Please give us some feedback if there are features you would like to see or if something is not working for you on the web site.
Robin, The Mayor 
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