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Update on meeting with Minister Chiarelli – April 13, 2017

First, thank you to everyone who sent emails or left phone messages of encouragement for our meeting with the Minister.  They were appreciated.
Mr Paul Snider, CAO and I met with Robert Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure for 45 minutes yesterday afternoon at Queen’s Park.  Mr Steve Clarke, our MPP, joined us as well as senior staff from the Minister’s office and one from Minister Leal’s (OMAFRA) office.
The meeting with Minister Chiarelli was very positive.  He was well briefed and his own memory went back to the time when Snowfluent was installed.  He even recalled the design engineer’s name.  He listened and quickly discerned the significance of our situation with regard to the criticality of the project and the impact funding it without provincial government help will have on our Village.
The Minister has made the commitment to find a solution “sooner than later”.  We left the meeting feeling that progress had been made and are moderately optimistic.  Paul and the Minister’s staff will be communicating further over the next few weeks.
We also had the opportunity to encourage the OMAFRA staff to fulfill its commitment to a spring launch date of OCIF4.
We owe our gratitude to MPP Steve Clarke, who continued to work on our behalf with the Ministers, and was the key to arranging this meeting.  Thank you, Steve.
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OCIF4 GRANT WILL BE LAUNCHED THIS SPRING – ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR AN OCIF GRANT TO FUND THE NEW WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

Last Friday, CAO Snider, Treasurer Koiner and I had a teleconference with a staff member from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), to discuss the short comings of our OCIF3 application.  It was during this discussion, that we learned that the launch for the next round of grants – OCIF4 – will be before the end of spring 2017.  This is significant as previous OCIF launches have been in the fall.  One of the conditions of the OCIF grant programme is that eligible expenses date back to the day of the launch.  What does this mean for Westport?  If we are successful getting OCIF4, all eligible expenses after the launch date (June 21) will the covered.

Accordingly, the work schedule has been adjusted by one month, so that work begins mid-June rather than mid-May.  We are, once again,  applying to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change for approval to spray irrigate in order to avoid hauling.

The advocacy with the government, on behalf of the Village, continues.  I have a meeting with Minister Chiarelli, Minister of Infrastructure in Toronto on Thursday and continue to be in contact with the Premier’s office, pushing for a meeting with her.

Thank you to everyone who sent letters and emails to members of the Ontario government.  I can assure you that they have not fallen on deaf ears.

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Change to Committee of the Whole meeting time, effective April 18, 2017

At this week’s Council meeting, a resolution was passed to move the meeting time for Committee of the Whole to 2:p.m, from 7:00 p.m.  The regular meeting day remains unchanged – the Monday of the third full week of the month.  Next Committee of the Whole meeting occurs on Tuesday (due to Easter Monday stat holiday), April 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

Please consider attending the meeting so you will be informed of what your Council is working on. There is lots going on in the Village and much of the discussion and debate occurs at Committee of the Whole meetings.

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Rideau St damaged overnight

Around 11:00 p.m. last night, a snow plough blade damaged the recent road repair on Rideau St near Church St.  With the assistance of Paul Herlehy, who helped the snow plough driver on his return route down Rideau to push most of the gravel back.  Also thanks to John Struthers who responded with traffic cones.

I wanted to notify the public that the presence of the traffic cones does not mean that there is another water pipe leak.

Please call if you have any questions.  9195

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Boil Water Rescind notification

 

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NOTICE

BOIL WATER ADVISORY RESCINDED

The Medical Officer of Health of the Leeds, Grenvi lle and Lanark District Health Unit advises that the latest water samples of the drinking water supplying The Village of Westport indicate that the bacteriological water quality meets the Ontario Drinking  Water Standards. The water is safe for drinking.

The Boil Water Advisory that was issued on March 19, 2017 is now rescinded. Dated this 22°d day of March, 2017.

Your Partner in Public Health,

THE CORPORATION OF THE LEEDS, GRENVILLE AND LANARK DISTRICT HEALTH  UNIT

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Teresa Clow, CPHI(C)

Senior Public Health Inspector

(613) 283-2740 – Office  I  (613) 283-6017 Fax

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cc Ministry of the Environment (Reg  170)

Health ACTION Line 1–800–660-5853 • www.healthunit.org • contact@healthunit.org