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Elgin County Council
Regular Council Meeting
Orders of the Day
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas ON
Note for Members of the Public:
Please click the link below to watch the Meeting:
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Accessible formats available upon request.
Pages
1.
Meeting Call to Order
2.
Approval of Agenda
3.
Introductions, Recognitions, Memorials
4.
Adoption of Minutes
3
5.
Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
6.
Presenting Petitions, Presentations and Delegations
7.
Motion to Adopt Recommendations from the Committee of the Whole
7
8.
Committee Recommendations
9.
Reports for Information and Immediate Consideration
9.1 Warden Jones - Warden's Activity Report (March 2025)
11
9.2 Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector - Tree Commissioner/Weed
13
Inspector Quarterly Report July — September 2024 and Quarterly Report
October — December 2024
9.3 Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector - Tree Commissioner/Weed
15
Inspector Year End Report 2024
9.4 Manager of Economic Development, Tourism & Strategic Initiatives -
18
Website Modernization Project — Elgin Tourism Website Launch
10. Council Correspondence
10.1 2025 Elgin County Warden's Golf Tournament Poster 21
10.2 Email Newsletter from St. Thomas Local Immigration Partnership 22
(STELIP) for April 2025
10.3 Resolution from the Prince Edward -Lennox and Addington Social
31
Services Committee re: Ontario Works Financial Assistance Rates
10.4 Resolution from the Township of Central Frontenac re: US Tariff
33
Response
10.5 Email from Howick Township to Premier and Ministers re: Installation of
34
New Utility Poles through the Accelerated High Speed Internet Project
10.6 Letter from Mayor of the Town of Saugeen Shores to Honourable Rob
44
Flack re: Opposition to O. Reg. 530/22 to Expand Strong Mayor Powers
11.
Statements/Inquiries by Members
12.
Closed Meeting Items
12.1 Closed Meeting Minutes - April 8, 2025
12.2 Director of Human Resources - Labour Relations Update - ONA Interest
Arbitration Award
Municipal Act Section 239 (2) (d) labour relations or employee
negotiations.
13.
Motion to Rise and Report
14.
Consideration of By -Laws
14.1 By -Law No. 25-18 Debenture
46
14.2 By -Law No. 25-19 Confirmation
74
15.
Adjournment
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Elgin County Council
Regular Council Meeting
Minutes
April 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Council Chambers
450 Sunset Drive
St. Thomas ON
Members Present: Warden Grant Jones
Deputy Warden Ed Ketchabaw
Councillor Dominique Giguere
Councillor Mark Widner
Councillor Jack Couckuyt
Councillor Andrew Sloan (virtual)
Councillor Todd Noble
Councillor Mike Hentz (virtual)
Councillor Richard Leatham
Staff Present: Blaine Parkin, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
Nicholas Loeb, Director of Legal Services
Michele Harris, Director of Homes and Seniors Services (virtual)
Brian Masschaele, Director of Community & Cultural Services
Jennifer Ford, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer
Peter Dutchak, Director of Engineering Services
Mat Vaughan, Director of Planning and Development
Holly Hurley, Director of People & Culture
Andrea Loughlean, Manager of Emergency Management &
Elgin -Middlesex Regional Fire School (virtual)
Emily Waldick, Manager of Human Resources
Katherine Thompson, Manager of Administrative
Services/Deputy Clerk
Natalie Marlowe, Manager of Library Services
Jenna Fentie, Legislative Services Coordinator
Stefanie Heide, Legislative Services Coordinator
Meeting Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with Warden Jones in the chair.
2. Approval of Agenda
Moved by: Councillor Noble
Seconded by: Councillor Leatham
RESOLVED THAT the agenda for the April 8, 2025 County Council Meeting be
approved as presented.
Motion Carried.
3. Introductions, Recognitions, Memorials
None.
4. Adoption of Minutes
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Moved by: Councillor Couckuyt
Seconded by: Councillor Noble
RESOLVED THAT the minutes of the March 25, 2025 Regular Meeting and
Special Meeting be adopted.
Motion Carried.
5. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
None.
6. Presenting Petitions, Presentations and Delegations
None.
7. Motion to Adopt Recommendations from the Committee of the Whole
None.
8. Committee Recommendations
None.
9. Reports for Information and Immediate Consideration
9.1 Manager of Library Services - Mobile Library Service Progress
Report
The Manager of Library Services provided an update and progress report
on the Mobile Library Service for Elgin County Library that was launched
in 2024. The report also provides a framework for next steps for the
continuation of the program in 2025.
Moved by: Councillor Widner
Seconded by: Councillor Leatham
RESOLVED THAT the report titled "Mobile Library Service Progress
Report" from the Manager of Library Services dated April 8, 2025, be
received and filed.
Motion Carried.
10. Council Correspondence
10.1 Resolution from the Municipality of Central Elgin recommending the
establishment of a garden plot and municipal garden planting pilot
project in municipal parks.
Moved by: Councillor Hentz
Seconded by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
RESOLVED THAT Correspondence Item 10.1 be received and filed.
Motion Carried.
11. Statements/Inquiries by Members
11.1 Warden Jones - Support Local Campaign
Warden Jones announced the launch of the Support Local Campaign that
encourages people to shop, dine, and support businesses in Elgin County.
He noted that, over the next few weeks, County Councillors will be visiting
businesses across the county to showcase their incredible products and
services. Warden Jones will be kicking off the campaign with a stop at
Evelyn's Sausage Kitchen in Southwold this afternoon.
12. Closed Meeting Items
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Moved by: Councillor Widner
Seconded by: Councillor Giguere
RESOLVED THAT we do now proceed into closed meeting session in
accordance with the Municipal Act to discuss the following matters under
Municipal Act Section 239 (2):
Closed Meeting Item #1 - Closed Meeting Minutes - March 25, 2025
Closed Meeting Item #2 - Labour Relations Matter
(d) labour relations or employee negotiations
Motion Carried.
12.1 Closed Meeting Minutes - March 25, 2025
12.2 Director of People and Culture - Labour Relations Matter
13. Motion to Rise and Report
Moved by: Councillor Hentz
Seconded by: Councillor Sloan
RESOLVED THAT we do now rise and report.
Motion Carried.
Closed Meeting Item #1 - Closed Meeting Minutes - March 25, 2025
Moved by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
Seconded by: Councillor Leatham
RESOLVED THAT the closed meeting minutes of the March 25, 2025 Regular
Meeting and Special Meeting be adopted.
Motion Carried.
Closed Meeting Item #2 - Labour Relations Matter
Moved by: Councillor Couckuyt
Seconded by: Councillor Widner
RESOLVED THAT County Council approve the confidential report titled "Labour
Relations Matters - Seeking Approval of Renewal of Collective Agreement with
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE Local 841) and the
recommendations contained therein; and
THAT the necessary by-law be prepared.
Motion Carried.
14. Consideration of By -Laws
14.1 By -Law No. 25-16 CUPE Library Collective Agreement
BEING a By -Law to Authorize the Execution of a Collective Agreement
between the Corporation of the County of Elgin and Canadian Union of
Public Employees with respect to the Corporation's County Library
Employees.
Moved by: Councillor Leatham
Seconded by: Councillor Giguere
RESOLVED THAT By -Law No. 25-16 be now read a first, second and
third time and finally passed.
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Motion Carried.
14.2 By -Law No. 25-17 Confirmation
BEING a By -Law to Confirm Proceedings of the Municipal Council of the
Corporation of the County of Elgin at the April 8, 2025 Meeting.
Moved by: Councillor Giguere
Seconded by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
RESOLVED THAT By -Law No. 25-17 be now read a first, second and
third time and finally passed.
Motion Carried.
15. Adjournment
Moved by: Councillor Widner
Seconded by: Councillor Leatham
RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 9:24 a.m. to meet again on April 22,
2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Motion Carried.
Blaine Parkin, Grant Jones,
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk. Warden.
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Agenda Number:
Resolution Number
Title:
Date:
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Resolution Page
Committee of the Whole Meeting
2.
CW25-1
Approval of Agenda
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Councillor Noble
Councillor Giguere
D,
ElginCounty
RESOLVED THAT the agenda for the April 8, 2025 Committee of the Whole Meeting be approved as
presented.
Motion Carried.
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Resolution Page
Committee of the Whole Meeting
Agenda Number: 6.1.
Resolution Number CW25-2
Title: Director of Financial Services/Treasurer - Terrace Lodge
Redevelopment — Debenture Timeline
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Moved by: Deputy Warden Ketchabaw
Seconded by: Councillor Leatham
D,
ElginCounty
RESOLVED THAT the report entitled "Terrace Lodge Redevelopment — Debenture Timeline dated
April 8, 2025 be approved by Council; and
THAT the Warden, Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk, and Treasurer be approved to sign the
necessary documents once received as per the outlined timelines of Infrastructure Ontario (10); and
THAT a By -Law be brought forward for Council to approve at the next Council meeting in order to meet
the requirements of the debenture.
Motion Carried.
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Resolution Page
Committee of the Whole Meeting
D,
ElginCounty
Agenda Number: 6.2.
Resolution Number CW25-3
Title: Director of Engineering Services - Cold In -Place Asphalt Recycling
(Tender No. 2025-T10) and Hot Mix Asphalt Paving (Tender No. 2025-
T11) - Tender Awards
Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Moved by: Councillor Noble
Seconded by: Councillor Couckuyt
RESOLVED THAT Roto-Mill Inc. be selected to complete Cold In -Place Asphalt Recycling on various
roads, Tender No. 2025-T10 at a total price of $2,079,245.30 inclusive of a $100,000 contingency
allowance and exclusive of H.S.T.; and
THAT Brantco Construction be selected to complete Hot Mix Asphalt Paving on various roads, Tender
No. 2025-T11 at a total price of $7,795,770.10 (County Portion) inclusive of a $250,000 contingency
allowance and exclusive of H.S.T.; and
THAT the Warden and Chief Administrative Officer be directed and authorized to sign the contracts.
Motion Carried.
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Agenda Number:
Resolution Number
Title:
Date:
Moved by:
Seconded by:
Resolution Page
Committee of the Whole Meeting
7.
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Adjournment
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Councillor Widner
Councillor Sloan
D,
ElginCounty
RESOLVED THAT we do now adjourn at 9:46 a.m. to meet again on April 22, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.
Motion Carried.
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ElginCounty
Report to County Council
From: Grant Jones, Warden
Date: April 22, 2025
Subject: Warden's Activity Report (March 2025)
Recommendation(s):
THAT the report titled "Warden's Activity Report (March 2025)" from Warden Jones
dated April 22, 2025 be received and filed.
Introduction:
The purpose of this report is to provide a high-level summary of the meetings and
official functions I have attended during the month of March as Elgin County Warden.
Background and Discussion:
Events/Meetings Attended by Warden-
8
• Health Recruitment Partnership Committee (March 3)
• Community Breakfast St. Thomas (March 6)
• WOWC Meeting (March 7)
• Health Recruitment Partnership Subcommittee Meeting (March 10)
• Elgin County Council (March 11)
• SWPH- GSC update meeting (March 14)
• SWPH Governance Standing Committee (March 17)
• Community Safety and Well-being Integration Table (March 18)
• VON Meals on Wheels Elgin Manor (March 24)
• meeting with Mayor Preston (March 25)
• Elgin County Council (March 25)
• Meeting with MPP Flack (March 28)
• SWPH Board of Health (March 27)
Financial Implications:
None.
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Advancement of the Strategic Plan:
Local Municipal Partner Impact:
Elgin County continues to work with and find ways to collaborate with Elgin's municipal
partners.
Communication Requirements:
None.
Conclusion:
I am deeply honored to have been selected by my colleagues for the office of Warden. I
eagerly anticipate representing the County and advocating for its interests at events and
meetings throughout the year.
All of which is Respectfully Submitted
Grant Jones
Warden
Approved for Submission
Blaine Parkin
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
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ElginCounty
Report to County Council
From: Jeff Lawrence, Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector
Date: April 22, 2025
Subject: Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector Quarterly Report July — September 2024
and Quarterly Report October — December 2024
Recommendation(s):
THAT the report titled "Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector Quarterly Report July —
September 2024 and Quarterly Report October — December 2024" from the Tree
Commissioner/Weed Inspector dated April 22, 2025 be received and filed.
Introduction:
The following is a summary of activity related to the Elgin Woodlands Conservation By -
Law for the period of July 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024 and weed inspection activity
for the same period.
Background and Discussion:
Logging Activity/Applications to Harvest:
A total of 15(15) applications to harvest were submitted from July 1, 2024 to September
30, 2024. Applications were filed by municipality as follows: West Elgin-1(0),
Dutton/Dunwich-1(3), Southwold-1(0), Central Elgin-4(4), Malahide-1(3), and Bayham-
3(5). The total volume for harvest was approximately 0.373 million board feet(0.977).
The total forested area involved in these harvests was approximately 262 acres(645).
The numbers in brackets are corresponding third quarter numbers from 2023.
A total of 27(15) applications to harvest were submitted from October 1, 2024 to
December 31, 2024. Applications were filed by municipality as follows: West Elgin-
5(1), Dutton/Dunwich-5(0), Southwold-2(1), Central Elgin-3(3), Malahide-4(5), and
Bayham-8(5). The total volume for harvest was approximately 0.753 million board
feet(0.548). The total forested area involved in these harvests was approximately 527
acres(581). The numbers in brackets are corresponding fourth quarter numbers from
2023.
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Weed Complaints and Orders:
Four weed complaints were received in the third quarter of 2024. All of these weed
complaints were addressed by the landowners. No Weed Destruction Orders were
issued in the third quarter of 2024.
No weed complaints were received in the fourth quarter of 2024. No Weed Destruction
Orders were issued in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Financial Implications:
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Advancement of the Strategic Plan:
Local Municipal Partner Impact:
None.
Communication Requirements:
None.
Conclusion:
The above report details the activities of the Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector for the
period of July — December 2024.
All of which is Respectfully Submitted
Jeff Lawrence
Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector
Approved for Submission
Blaine Parkin
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
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ElginCounty
Report to County Council
From: Jeff Lawrence, Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector
Date: April 22, 2025
Subject: Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector Year End Report 2024
Recommendation(s):
THAT the report titled "Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector Year End Report 2024"
from the Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector dated April 22, 2025 be received and filed.
Introduction:
The following is a summary of activity related to the Elgin County Woodlands
Conservation By-law and weed inspection for 2024.
Background and Discussion:
Logging Activity/Applications to Harvest:
A total of 81(61) applications to harvest were submitted from January 1, 2024 to
December 31, 2024. Applications were filed by municipality as follows: West Elgin
12(14), Dutton/Dunwich 8(3), Southwold 12(3), Central Elgin 13(10), Malahide 13(17),
and Bayham 23(14). The total volume harvested was approximately 2.236 million board
feet(2.298). The total forested area involved in these harvests was approximately 1885
acres(1829). Numbers in brackets are corresponding year end numbers for 2023.
The following graph demonstrates the number of harvest applications received in each
municipality each year since the Woodlands Conservation By-law was adopted in 2005.
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Two (2) applications were received to clear portions of woodlands within the county in
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(-1.1 acres), conditional upon adherence to the Elgin County No -Net -Loss Policy. The
second application was approved in Bayham for clearing approximately 0.18 hectare
(-0.44 acre), conditional upon adherence to the Elgin County No -Net -Loss Policy.
Weed Complaints and Orders:
A total of 6 complaints were received over the 2024 season. This number is consistent
with that received in 2023. No Weed Destruction Orders were issued in 2024.
Meetings and Workshops:
The annual Weed Inspectors Conference returned to an in -person session following
several years of being held virtually.
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Financial Implications:
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Conclusion:
The above report details the activities of the Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector for the
2024 calendar year.
All of which is Respectfully Submitted
Jeff Lawrence
Tree Commissioner/Weed Inspector
Approved for Submission
Blaine Parkin
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
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ElginCounty
Report to County Council
From: Carolyn Krahn, Manager of Economic Development, Tourism and Strategic
Initiatives
Date: April 22, 2025
Subject: Website Modernization Project — Elgin Tourism Website Launch
Recommendation(s):
THAT the report titled "Website Modernization Project — Elgin Tourism Website Launch"
from the Manager of Economic Development, Tourism and Strategic Initiatives dated
April 22, 2025 be received and filed.
Introduction:
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The launch of Elgin County's new tourism website
step in the County's website modernization project. The Economic Development and
Tourism team led the development, with support from the website taskforce.
Backaround and Discussion:
In September 2023, Council approved a full redevelopment of the County's websites.
The new main site and library site were presented to Council on October 8, 2024. The
tourism website was developed separately by the Economic Development and Tourism
team, Sandbox Software Solutions, and County IT staff. The design was completed by
adHOME. The new tourism site officially launched on March 27, 2025.
Key highlights include:
Platform upgrade: The tourism website has transitioned from Drupal 7.0 (which
reached end -of -life in January 2025) to WordPress, the same platform used for
the main County and library sites. This ensures improved security, usability, and
ongoing support.
• Fresh new look: The site features an updated visual design that better reflects
Elgin County's rural identity —rounded fonts, a soft colour palette, and natural
imagery that communicate a peaceful, welcoming place to explore.
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Enhanced content: The site provides a stronger focus on local tourism
businesses and events, using photos, searchable categories, and easy
navigation to connect residents and visitors with what Elgin has to offer.
Promoting digital resources: The home page features prominent links to the
digital versions of Elgin County's annual Visitor Guide and Elgin County Taste
Guide, making it easier for users to access and explore local experiences online.
• New domain name: The site is now live at elgintourism.ca, replacing the previous
elgintourist.com. Visitors to the old URL are redirected automatically.
As part of the website redevelopment, economic development content was moved to
the main County website. The Economic Development and Tourism team are improving
this content to support existing businesses better and to promote Elgin County more
effectively as a place to do business. This includes highlighting local businesses, the
quality of life, available properties, and other advantages of investing in Elgin. We are
working closely with the Corporate Communications & Engagement Coordinator to
ensure the content is clear, engaging, and well presented. This work is ongoing and can
be completed within the department's approved annual budget.
Financial Implications:
This project was supported by a $50,000 Rural Economic Development (RED) grant,
and the development of the website was contained within the approved budget.
Advancement of the Strategic Plan:
The new tourism website advances the County's strategic plan by promoting tourism -
related activities, local festivals, and events, while celebrating Elgin's rural heritage. Its
design reflects the area's natural beauty and rural identity, highlighting local tourism
operators and attractions. The economic development content also supports meaningful
business engagement by providing resources for local businesses and promoting
investment opportunities in Elgin County.
Local Municipal Partner Impact:
The new tourism site highlights attractions across the County, promoting all of our
communities. It will be a valuable tool for attracting visitors and supporting local
businesses in each municipality.
Communication Requirements:
To celebrate the launch, we are developing a promotional campaign that will include
direct communication with local tourism operators and a local campaign targeting the St.
Thomas and London area —ideal for day trips. We are exploring promotional options
such as social media, radio ads, TV spots, and billboards. This campaign will be the
focus of our marketing efforts for 2025.
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Conclusion:
While we are wrapping up our website modernization project, our websites will continue
to evolve. We will continue to refine and update the content to keep it relevant and
engaging. The next step will focus on promoting the site through a targeted campaign.
At the same time, we will continue to update and improve the economic development
content on the main County website to support local businesses better and promote
Elgin as a top location for investment.
This ongoing effort will help ensure Elgin County remains positioned as an attractive
place to live, work, and play.
All of which is Respectfully Submitted
Carolyn Krahn
Manager of Economic Development,
Tourism and Strategic Initiatives
Approved for Submission
Blaine Parkin
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk
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Outlook
From: STELIP Newsletter <communications@stelip.ca>
Sent: April 8, 2025 1:30 PIVI
To: Katherine Thompson <kthompson@elgin.ca>
Subject: STELIP Newsletter - April
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aspirational target that, by 2025, 80% of newcomers to St. Thomas -Elgin would
progress from settlement to integration within five years of arriving in St.
Thomas and Elgin County. While it is hard to exactly measure this outcome, our
community collectively worked towards this goal for the past five years. We
strengthened workforce development and employer supports, community
readiness, equitable supports, education, and civic and social inclusion to
improve newcomers' settlement outcomes in our community. Our 2023.
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shared they had a positive settlement experience and expressed a strong
sense of belonging, while 77% considered permanently staying in our
community.
Regardless of the uncertainty and change on the horizon, we know that
immigrants are still critical for our community. Not only do they account for 80%
of Canada's population growth and 100% of all labour force growth, but they
also bring new and valuable ideas, perspectives, and ways of doing things.
Immigrants are also our neighbours, friends, family, and colleagues; about one
in every 10 St. Thomas -Elgin residents was born outside Canada.
As we look towards creating a new strategic community plan for 2025-2028, we
will continue to affirm that immigrants are a valued part of our community, and
that it is worthwhile to work to better support immigrants in St. Thomas -Elgin.
As a community collective, together we will rise to meet both the challenges
and opportunities that the future holds.
The 2025 St. Thomas -Elgin Job Fair will take place on April 23, 1-5pm, at the Joe
Thornton Community Centre (75 Caso Crossing). Come out and connect with local
employers. Free city transit will be available on the day. Registration required.
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Mennonite Community Services (MCS)'s Annual Fundraising Banquet will take place
on May 3, 2025, doors open at 5:30pm, dinner at 6:00pm. The theme is "Mennonite
Melodies: A Musical Journey", with special musical performances and a presentation
by John Wesley Dueck, editor of Die Mennonitische Post, on the significant role
music has played in Mennonite culture. Tickets can be purchased online, by phone,
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or in -person at MCS: $150 per plate or $1000 for a table.
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Open House
Ignite Youth Centre will be holding an open house to celebrate their 20th anniversary
on May 10, 10am-3pm. Enjoy games, food, prizes, and more!
Wellness Within Program
Ignite Youth Centre will be offering a free 5-week wellness series, Wellness Within,
for youth ages 12-19. This program will equip youth with tools to manage stress,
build resilience, and foster a positive mindset in a fun, engaging, and supportive
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Foreign Credential Recognition
The federal government is investing $52 million through the Foreign Credential
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newcomers fill labour gaps in healthcare and construction sectors.
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centre.
Temporary Measures to the Employment Insurances Benefits
Starting in April 2025, it will be easier to be eligible for Employment Insurance (EI)
Regular benefits as the temporary measure will reduce the hours required to qualify
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organization that supports newcomers seeking
employment in Ontario and helps employers
source the skilled workers they need.
Devin oversees the activities of WILL Immploy,
an employer -focused project of WILL
Employment Solutions that provides recruitment
services, mentorship programming and employer
education/training services to successfully hire,
onboard and retain immigrant talent. WILL
Immploy is also an Immigrant Employment
Council (IEC), serving all of Southwestern
Ontario, that is part of a National Network of
Immigrant Employment Councils (IECC) that
assist employers in effectively integrating
immigrant talent into the Canadian labour market.
Devin also guides the activities of WILL Access -
a project that helps immigrant job seekers
continue their career in Canada in regulated
professions.
Devin has an extensive background in
government relations, corporate communications,
stakeholder relations and issues management.
He has worked for several elected
representatives at both the federal and provincial
levels of government, served as a Senior Advisor
to the Ontario Minister of Labour, and has worked
on many projects, programs and services aimed
at addressing challenges and inequities in
employment, immigration, labour laws and
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April 10, 2025
Re: Ontario Works Financial Assistance Rates
Please be advised that the Prince Edward -Lennox and Addington Social Services Committee, at its
meeting held on April 10, 2025, approved the following resolution:
WHEREAS poverty is taking a devastating toll on communities, undermining a healthy and
prosperous Ontario, with people in receipt of Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Program
being disproportionately impacted;
AND WHEREAS the cost of food, housing, medicine, and other essential items have outpaced the
highest inflation rates seen in a generation;
AND WHEREAS people in need of social assistance have been legislated into poverty, housing
insecurity, hunger, poorer health, their motives questioned, and their dignity undermined;
AND WHEREAS Ontario Works (OW) Financial Assistance rates have been frozen since 2018 ($733
per month);
AND WHEREAS Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) benefit rates have been increased by
6.5 percent as of July 2023 and another 4.5% as of July 2024 to keep up with inflation, however even
with the increase, ODSP rates still fall significantly below the disability -adjusted poverty line ($3,091
per month);
AND WHEREAS OW and ODSP rates do not provide sufficient income for a basic standard of living
and, as a result, hundreds of thousands of people across Ontario who rely on these programs live in
poverty;
AND WHEREAS designated Service Managers are doing their part, but do not have the resources,
capacity, or tools to provide the necessary income and health related supports to people experiencing
poverty; and
AND WHEREAS leadership and urgent action is needed from the Provincial Government to
immediately develop, resource, and implement a comprehensive plan to address the rising levels of
poverty in Ontario, in particular for those on Ontario Works and Ontario Disability Support Programs;
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Prince Edward -Lennox & Addington Committee
requests the Provincial Government to urgently:
1. Increase Ontario Works rates to match the ODSP rate increases that have already been made
and be indexed to inflation;
2. Commit to ongoing cost of living increases above and beyond the rate of inflation to make up
for the years they were frozen;
AND FURTHER THAT a copy of this resolution be sent to the Minister of Children, Community, and
Social Services, the Minister of Health, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Association
of Municipalities of Ontario, the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association, and all Ontario
Municipalities.
Regards,
Sam Branderhorst
Signed with ConsignO Cloud (2025/04/11) I IIaII II VI I II III
veufy with verifio.com or Adobe Reader.
Sam Branderhorst, Chair
Prince Edward -Lennox and Addington Social Services Committee
Cc: Minister of Children, Community, and Social Services
Minister of Health
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Ontario Municipal Social Services Association
All Ontario Municipalities
We engage and support people who require our services and help there find their own workable solutions.
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-0 Township of
Central Frontenac
1084 Elizabeth Street, P.O. Box 89, Sharbot Lake, ON KOH 2PO
Tel: 613-279-2935 or 1-800-300-6851, Fax: 613-279-2422
www.centralfrontenac.com
Office of the Clerk
At its regular meeting of Council held April 8, 2025, the Corporation of the
Township of Central Frontenac passed the following motion.
Whereas United States President Donald Trump, continues to threaten
executive orders to impose tariffs on imports from Canada;
And whereas these tariffs will have a significant detrimental impact on the
economic stability in both countries;
And whereas our Prime Minister and Premier are encouraging
Canadians to choose Canada and to choose products made in Canada;
And whereas municipalities have significant purchasing power through capital
and infrastructure programs;
And whereas we must stand united and strong to meet this moment and
protect our communities.
And whereas municipalities can assist in the effort to combat tariffs and
support businesses in the procurement for capital and infrastructure
programs;
Now therefore be it resolved that the Township of Central Frontenac only purchase
products made in Canada whenever practicable, and when not in violation of trade
agreements and legislation, in all of its purchasing decisions, including increasing
current invitational and open market thresholds in the Procurement By-law to enable
targeted purchases from Canadian Suppliers;
And further that this resolution be forwarded to the Prime Minister Mark
Carney, Premier Doug Ford, MPP John Jordan, MP Scott Reid, the
Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities and all Ontario municipalities.
Dated at Sharbot Lake, Ontario
This 17 th day of December 2024. Page 3-1 nf 7L f Id A r iA ji A
Cathy Mac�lunn",'-CAO�,-Ierk
Howick
TOWNSHIP
April 11, 2025
The Honourable Kinga Surma
Minister of Infrastructure
Room 5E200, 5th Floor
777 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
Email: kinga.surma .pc.ola.orq
44816 HARRISTON ROAD, RR 1, GORRIE, ON NOG 1X0
TEL. 519-335-3208 EXT 2 www.howick.ca
The Honourable Lisa M. Thompson
Minister of Rural Affairs, Huron -Bruce MPP
408 Queen Street
P.O. Box 426
Blyth, ON NOM 1 HO
Email- Iisa.thompson apc.ola.orq
IM12 M1.0 • 7Ca,06179FM.51
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
17th Floor
777 Bay Street
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
Email: rob.flack .pc.ola.orq
The Honourable Doug Ford
Premier of Ontario
Legislative Building
Queen's Park
Toronto, ON M7A 1A1
Email: premier ontario.ca
Sent Via Email
Dear Hon. Premier and Ministers:
Re. Installation of New Utility Poles in Howick Township through the Accelerated High
Speed Internet Project (AHSIP)
It is with great concern that we provide a connectivity update from the perspective of the
Township of Howick. The Township applauds the provincial government for its $4 billion
investment to provide high-speed internet access in every region of Ontario and is
appreciative of the Ministry of Infrastructure's leadership with the Accelerated High
Speed Internet Program (AHSIP).
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Improved connectivity to Ontario's unserved and underserved areas creates immense
economic development opportunities and begins to address some of the challenges
experienced by rural and remote communities. These communities continue to
experience profound inequities in the areas of education, business and interpersonal
relationships due to the lack of adequate communications infrastructure. The buildout of
new broadband infrastructure starts the work towards resolving this inequity.
The Township of Howick is a small, rural municipality with a rich and proud history in
agriculture. Through AHSIP, Xplore Inc. has obtained $1.6 billion of private investment
and government funding for fibre network expansion in several underserved, rural
Ontario communities, including Howick Township.
While Howick Township is supportive of all rural residents receiving access to reliable
high-speed internet, there are ongoing concerns from Council and residents over the
installation of dozens of new utility poles within the municipal right-of-way across
Howick's countryside instead of utilizing Hydro One's existing utility poles or underground
direct bury or drilling methods.
In response to our inquiries, representatives from Xplore Inc. have explained to township
council and staff that these new utility poles have been installed by their subcontractor
because of "significant delays in Hydro One's permitting process to add broadband
infrastructure to their existing utility poles and because it is the most cost-effective
installation method."
The Ministry of Infrastructure outlines very thorough processes, procedures and timelines
for Attaching to LDC-Owned Poles in the Building Broadband Faster in Ontario
guidelines released November 30, 2021. Section 2.2 of the guideline outlines the
Broadband One Window (BOW) authorization process for LDC owned pole attachments,
including the engineering design requirements as well as the applicable standards to
which stakeholders are expected to adhere to. This process includes field
inspection/survey of the poles, pole loading structural analysis and determination of what
telecom and power make-ready work, if any, needs to be completed for safe attachment.
Nowhere in the guidelines does the Ministry of Infrastructure outline a process for
installing new utility poles instead of attaching to existing LDC owned poles.
This leave us in Howick Township with several questions:
What guidelines are being followed if this ISP is completely bypassing the LDC in
favor of erecting new utility poles? Is the Ministry of Infrastructure responsible for
making sure these guidelines and processes are being followed? If Xplore Inc. has
admitted to avoiding the permitting process of using the LDC's (Hydro One)
existing utility poles, who owns these new utility poles that have been installed?
Who is responsible for their maintenance and eventual replacement? Who is going
to maintain the brush and shrubbery that surround many of these new poles in the
municipal right-of-way?
It is Howick Township's opinion that the AHSIP program lacks oversight and compliance
measures over the work being completed by the Internet Service Providers and their sub-
contractors. Along with this, the Building Broadband Faster Act, 2021, S.O. 2021, c.2,
Cc: (via email)
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
All Ontario municipalities Page 35 of 74
Huron County Federation of Agriculture g
Sched. 1 has stripped Howick Township's right to question the installation of dozens of
new utility poles without incurring financial penalties for causing delays to the project.
We have included photos (see Appendix ) of the substandard installation of new utility
poles across Howick Township under AHSIP that occurred throughout this past winter.
As you can see, many poles were installed incorrectly, quickly and during all weather
conditions. This required the sub -contractors to return several times to fix deficiencies.
This doesn't seem like the most cost-effective installation method. Other photos show
examples of the number of new poles installed in areas of Howick Township.
With our primarily agriculture -based background and economy, many Howick Township
landowners are quite upset with the amount of new utility poles that have been installed.
Farm equipment continues to get larger in size as farming techniques modernize, and
these new 30ft utility poles limit access to fields with overhead infrastructure installed
along the municipal right-of-way.
Through our research into this matter, we have not found examples of so many new
utility poles being installed elsewhere across the province to facilitate the installation of
fibre optic high-speed internet infrastructure. New pole installations are only referenced in
the program guidelines regarding LDC-owned poles requiring replacement prior to
installing the broadband infrastructure.
Can you explain why so many new utility poles are being installed in Howick Township
directly by the ISP instead of utilizing existing utility poles owned by Hydro One as
outlined in your program guidelines? Municipalities were not informed that dozens of new
utility poles would be installed through AHSIP. Howick Township is requesting to have
these new utility poles removed in favour of utilizing existing LDC owned poles or direct
bury or plowing methods of installation.
We encourage any other Ontario municipalities who are experiencing similar new utility
pole installations through the Accelerated High Speed Internet Program to reach out to
Howick Township directly, and to join Howick Township by reaching out to the above
listed ministries with your concerns.
Thank you for your consideration on this matter.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Yours sincerely,
Caitlin Gillis
Chief Administrative Officer
Township of Howick
clerk howick.ca
Doug Harding
Reeve
Township of Howick
dhard inq .howick.ca
Cc: (via email)
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
All Ontario municipalities Page 36 of 74
Huron County Federation of Agriculture g
Appendix A - New Utility Poles in Howick Township
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April 14, 2025
Honourable Rob Flack
Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
17th Floor, 777 Bay St.
Toronto, ON M7A 2J3
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Dear Minister,
rown of Saugeen Shores
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RE: Opposition to Proposed Amendments to O.Reg. 530/22 to Expand Strong Mayor
Powers
I am writing to express my opposition to the government's proposed expansion of Strong
Mayor powers to include the Town of Saugeen Shores. As the Mayor of Saugeen Shores, I
am concerned about the implications of this policy change on our local governance. Please
consider this letter as the Town of Saugeen Shores submission on O.Reg. 530/22 which is
available for comment until April 16tn
In my experience, the `Council Manager' system of governance has always served our
municipality well. Specifically, when it comes to advancing our shared priority of building
more housing to serve our residents, Saugeen Shores Council has demonstrated flexible
and determined leadership. Our Council has enabled housing by reducing red tape resulting
in the construction of more than 600 multi -family residential units in the last two years alone.
Given the strong and sustained commitment of our Council to these efforts, I do not see
how the introduction of Strong Mayor powers will accelerate the construction of housing (or
the pursuit of other priority areas) in any way. On the contrary, vesting these new powers in
the Mayor threatens to disrupt long-established and effective processes, sidelining elected
members of Council with effects that may be contrary to the interests of our residents.
Saugeen Shores has thrived for decades on the principle of shared leadership. We have an
effective team of elected representatives working in partnership with a professional staff to
achieve goals that are transparently set out in our Strategic Plan and annual Business
Plans. This approach to governance is foundational to building trust between the
municipality and the residents that it serves. I fear that the unilateral decision -making
enabled by Strong Mayor powers would erode this trust and disrupt the collaborative
environment that has long been at the heart of the democratic tradition of our Council and
community.
I urge you to reconsider the expansion of Strong Mayor powers. If the government has a
strong desire to advance these major changes to the governance of our municipality, I
request that you engage in a thorough consultation process with our Council and the
residents of our community before moving forward. It is crucial that any changes to local
governance structures be made in close partnership with the communities they impact.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your response and hope that
we can work together in the interest of ensuring strong local governance in Saugeen
Shores.
Sincerely,
Luke Charbonneau, Mayor
Town of Saugeen Shores
cc. Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario
Lisa Thompson, MPP, Minister of Rural Affairs
Council, Town of Saugeen Shores
All Ontario Municipalities
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Document # 10A.i.(DB)
DEBENTURE BY-LAW — AMORTIZER — SEMI ANNUAL
Single-tier/County/Region's purposes
THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ELGIN
BY-LAW NUMBER 25-18
A BY-LAW OF THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ELGIN TO AUTHORIZE THE
BORROWING UPON AMORTIZING DEBENTURES IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF
$6,000,000.00 TOWARDS THE COST OF THE TERRACE LODGE REBUILD.
WHEREAS subsection 401 (1) of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended (the
"Act") provides that a municipality may incur a debt for municipal purposes, whether by
borrowing money or in any other way, and may issue debentures and prescribed financial
instruments and enter prescribed financial agreements for or in relation to the debt;
AND WHEREAS subsection 408 (2.1) of the Act provides that a municipality
may issue a debenture or other financial instrument for long-term borrowing only to provide
financing for a capital work;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of The County of Elgin (the
"Municipality") has passed the By-law(s) enumerated in column (1) of Schedule "A" attached
hereto and forming part of this By-law authorizing the capital work(s) described in column (2)
of Schedule "A" (the "Capital Work(s)"), and authorizing the entering into of a Financing
Agreement dated as of November 25, 2022 for the provision of temporary and long-term
borrowing from Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation ("OILC") in respect of the
Capital Work(s) (the "Financing Agreement");
AND WHEREAS the Municipality has entered into the Financing Agreement for
the provision of temporary and long-term borrowing from OILC in respect of the Capital
Work(s) and desires to issue debentures for the Capital Work(s) in the amount(s) specified in
column (5) of Schedule "A";
AND WHEREAS before authorizing the Capital Work(s) and before authorizing
any additional cost amount and any additional debenture authority in respect thereof (if any)
the Council of the Municipality had its Treasurer calculate an updated limit in respect of its
most recent annual debt and financial obligation limit received from the Ministry of Municipal
Affairs and Housing in accordance with the applicable regulation and, prior to the Council of
the Municipality authorizing the Capital Work(s), each such additional cost amount and each
such additional debenture authority (if any), the Treasurer determined that the estimated
annual amount payable in respect of the Capital Work(s), each such additional cost amount
and each such additional debenture authority (if any), would not cause the Municipality to
exceed the updated limit and that the approval of the Capital Work(s), each such additional
cost amount and each such additional debenture authority (if any), by the Ontario Land
Tribunal pursuant to such regulation was not required;
AND WHEREAS the Municipality has submitted an application to OILC for long-
term borrowing through the issue of debentures to OILC in respect of the Capital Work(s) (the
"Application") and the Application has been approved;
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AND WHEREAS to provide long-term financing for the Capital Work(s) and to
repay certain temporary advances in respect of the Capital Work(s) made by OILC pursuant
to the Financing Agreement (if any), it is now deemed to be expedient to borrow money by
the issue of amortizing debentures in the principal amount of $6,000,000.00 dated May 01,
2025 and maturing on May 01, 2035, and payable in semi-annual instalments of combined
principal and interest on the first day of November and on the first day of May in each of the
years 2025 to 2035 commencing November 1, 2025, both inclusive on the terms hereinafter
set forth;
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF The Corporation of The County of Elgin
ENACTS AS FOLLOWS-
1. The submitting of the Application and the execution and delivery of the Financing
Agreement by the Municipality are hereby confirmed, ratified and approved. For the
Capital Work(s), the borrowing upon the credit of the Municipality at large of the
principal amount of $6,000,000.00 and the issue of amortizing debentures therefor
to be repaid in semi-annual instalments of combined principal and interest as
hereinafter set forth, are hereby authorized.
2. The Warden and the Treasurer of the Municipality are hereby authorized to cause
any number of amortizing debentures to be issued for such amounts of money as
may be required for the Capital Work(s) in definitive form, not exceeding in total the
said aggregate principal amount of $6,000,000.00 (the "Debentures"). The
Debentures shall bear the Municipality's municipal seal and the signatures of the
Warden and the Treasurer of the Municipality, all in accordance with the provisions
of the Act. The municipal seal of the Municipality and the signatures referred to in
this section may be printed, lithographed, engraved or otherwise mechanically
reproduced. The Debentures are sufficiently signed if they bear the required
signatures and each person signing has the authority to do so on the date he or she
signs.
3. The Debentures shall be in fully registered form as one or more certificates in the
principal amount of $6,000,000.00, in the name of OILC, or as OILC may otherwise
direct, substantially in the form attached as Schedule "B" hereto and forming part of
this By-law with provision for payment of principal and interest (other than in respect
of the final payment of principal and outstanding interest on maturity upon
presentation and surrender) by pre -authorized debit in respect of such principal and
interest to the credit of such registered holder on such terms as to which the
registered holder and the Municipality may agree.
4. In accordance with the provisions of section 25 of the Ontario Infrastructure and
Lands Corporation Act, 2011, as amended from time to time hereafter, the
Municipality is hereby authorized to agree in writing with OILC that the Minister of
Finance is entitled, without notice to the Municipality, to deduct from money
appropriated by the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for payment to the Municipality,
amounts not exceeding any amounts that the Municipality fails to pay OILC on
account of any unpaid indebtedness of the Municipality to OILC under the
Debentures and to pay such amounts to OILC from the Consolidated Revenue
Fund.
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5. The Debentures shall all be dated May 01, 2025, and as to both principal and
interest shall be expressed and be payable in lawful money of Canada. The
Debentures shall bear interest at the rate of 4.01% per annum and mature during a
period of 10 years from the date thereof payable semi-annually in arrears as
described in this section. The Debentures shall be paid in full by May 01, 2035 and
be payable in equal semi-annual instalments of combined principal and interest on
the first day of November and on the first day of May in each of the years 2025 to
2035, commencing November 1, 2025, both inclusive, save and except for the last
instalment which may vary slightly from the preceding equal instalments, as set forth
in Schedule "C" attached hereto and forming part of this By-law ("Schedule "C").
6. Payments in respect of principal of and interest on the Debentures shall be made
only on a day, other than Saturday or Sunday, on which banking institutions in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Municipality are not authorized or obligated by
law or executive order to be closed (a "Business Day") and if any date for payment
is not a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day.
7. Interest shall be payable to the date of maturity of the Debentures and on default
shall be payable on any overdue amounts both before and after default and
judgment at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the rate specified on the
Schedule as attached to and forming part of the Debentures for such amounts plus
200 basis points or Prime Rate (as defined below) plus 200 basis points, calculated
on a daily basis from the date such amounts become overdue for so long as such
amounts remain overdue and the Municipality shall pay to the registered holders
any and all costs incurred by the registered holders as a result of the overdue
payment. Any amounts payable by the Municipality as interest on overdue principal
or interest and all costs incurred by the registered holders as a result of the overdue
payment in respect of the Debentures shall be paid out of current revenue.
Whenever it is necessary to compute any amount of interest in respect of the
Debentures for a period of less than one full year, other than with respect to regular
semi-annual interest payments, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of the
actual number of days in the period and a year of 365 days or 366 days as
appropriate.
"Prime Rate" means, on any day, the annual rate of interest which is the arithmetic
mean of the prime rates announced from time to time by the following five major
Canadian Schedule I banks, as of the issue date of the Debentures: Royal Bank of
Canada; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; The Bank of Nova Scotia; Bank of
Montreal; and The Toronto -Dominion Bank (the "Reference Banks") as their
reference rates in effect on such day for Canadian dollar commercial loans made in
Canada. If fewer than five of the Reference Banks quote a prime rate on such days,
the "Prime Rate" shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by those
Reference Banks.
8. In each year in which a payment of equal semi-annual instalments of combined
principal and interest becomes due in respect of the Capital Work(s) including the
last `non -equal' instalment, there shall be raised as part of the Municipality's general
levy the amounts of principal and interest payable by the Municipality in each year
as set out in Schedule "C" to the extent that the amounts have not been provided for
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by any other available source including other taxes or fees or charges imposed on
persons or property by a by-law of any municipality.
9. The Debentures may contain any provision for their registration thereof authorized
by any statute relating to municipal debentures in force at the time of the issue
thereof.
10. The Municipality shall maintain a registry in respect of the Debentures in which shall
be recorded the names and the addresses of the registered holders and particulars
of the Debentures held by them respectively and in which particulars of the
cancellations, exchanges, substitutions and transfers of Debentures, may be
recorded and the Municipality is authorized to use electronic, magnetic or other
media for records of or related to the Debentures or for copies of them.
11. The Municipality shall not be bound to see to the execution of any trust affecting the
ownership of any Debenture or be affected by notice of any equity that may be
subsisting in respect thereof. The Municipality shall deem and treat registered
holders of the Debentures as the absolute owners thereof for all purposes
whatsoever notwithstanding any notice to the contrary and all payments to or to the
order of registered holders shall be valid and effectual to discharge the liability of the
Municipality on the Debentures to the extent of the amount or amounts so paid.
When a Debenture is registered in more than one name, the principal of and interest
from time to time payable on such Debenture shall be paid to or to the order of all
the joint registered holders thereof, failing written instructions to the contrary from all
such joint registered holders, and such payment shall constitute a valid discharge to
the Municipality. In the case of the death of one or more joint registered holders,
despite the foregoing provisions of this section, the principal of and interest on any
Debentures registered in their names may be paid to the survivor or survivors of
such holders and such payment shall constitute a valid discharge to the
Municipality.
12. The Debentures will be transferable or exchangeable at the office of the Treasurer
of the Municipality upon presentation for such purpose accompanied by an
instrument of transfer or exchange in a form approved by the Municipality and which
form is in accordance with the prevailing Canadian transfer legislation and practices,
executed by the registered holder thereof or such holder's duly authorized attorney
or legal personal representative, whereupon and upon registration of such transfer
or exchange and cancellation of the Debenture or Debentures presented, the
Warden and the Treasurer shall issue and deliver a new Debenture or Debentures
of an equal aggregate principal amount in any authorized denomination or
denominations as directed by the transferor, in the case of a transfer or as directed
by the registered holder in the case of an exchange.
13. The Warden and the Treasurer shall issue and deliver new Debentures in exchange
or substitution for Debentures outstanding on the registry with the same maturity
and of like form which have become mutilated, defaced, lost, subject to a
mysterious or unexplainable disappearance, stolen or destroyed, provided that the
applicant therefor shall have: (a) paid such costs as may have been incurred in
connection therewith; (b) (in the case when a Debenture is mutilated, defaced, lost,
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mysteriously or unexplainably missing, stolen or destroyed) furnished the
Municipality with such evidence (including evidence as to the certificate number of
the Debenture in question) and an indemnity in respect thereof satisfactory to the
Municipality in its discretion; and (c) surrendered to the Municipality any mutilated or
defaced Debentures in respect of which new Debentures are to be issued in
substitution.
14. The Debentures issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange or in
substitution for any Debentures or part thereof shall carry all the rights to interest if
any, accrued and unpaid which were carried by such Debentures or part thereof and
shall be so dated and shall bear the same maturity date and, subject to the
provisions of this By-law, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the
Debentures in respect of which the transfer, exchange or substitution is effected.
15. The cost of all transfers and exchanges, including the printing of authorized
denominations of the new Debentures, shall be borne by the Municipality. When
any of the Debentures are surrendered for transfer or exchange the Treasurer of the
Municipality shall: (a) in the case of an exchange, cancel and destroy the
Debentures surrendered for exchange; (b) in the case of an exchange, certify the
cancellation and destruction in the registry; (c) enter in the registry particulars of the
new Debenture or Debentures issued in exchange; and (d) in the case of a transfer,
enter in the registry particulars of the registered holder as directed by the transferor.
16. Reasonable fees in respect of the Debentures, in the normal course of business,
other than reasonable fees for the substitution of a new Debenture or new
Debentures for any of the Debentures that are mutilated, defaced, lost, mysteriously
or unexplainably missing, stolen or destroyed and for the replacement of any of the
principal and interest cheques (if any) that are mutilated, defaced, lost, mysteriously
or unexplainably missing, stolen or destroyed may be imposed by the Municipality.
When new Debentures are issued in substitution in these circumstances the
Municipality shall: (a) treat as cancelled and destroyed the Debentures in respect of
which new Debentures will be issued in substitution; (b) certify the deemed
cancellation and destruction in the registry; (c) enter in the registry particulars of the
new Debentures issued in substitution; and (d) make a notation of any indemnities
provided.
17. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice required to be given to a
registered holder of one or more of the Debentures will be sufficiently given if a copy
of such notice is mailed or otherwise delivered to the registered address of such
registered holder in accordance with the provisions of the Financing Agreement.
18. The Warden and the Treasurer are hereby authorized to cause the Debentures to
be issued, one or more of the Clerk and Treasurer are hereby authorized to
generally do all things and to execute all other documents and other papers in the
name of the Municipality in order to carry out the issue of the Debentures and the
Treasurer is authorized to affix the Municipality's municipal seal to any of such
documents and papers.
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19. The money received by the Municipality from the sale of the Debentures to OILC,
including any premium, and any earnings derived from the investment of that
money, after providing for the expenses related to their issue, if any, shall be
apportioned and applied to the Capital Work(s) and to no other purpose except as
permitted by the Act.
20. Subject to the Municipality's investment policies and goals, the applicable legislation
and the terms and conditions of the Debentures, the Municipality may, if not in
default under the Debentures, at any time purchase any of the Debentures in the
open market or by tender or by private contract at any price and on such terms and
conditions (including, without limitation, the manner by which any tender offer may
be communicated or accepted and the persons to whom it may be addressed) as
the Municipality may in its discretion determine.
21. This By-law takes effect on the day of passing.
By-law read a first and second time this 22nd day of April, 2025
By-law read a third time and finally passed this 22nd day of April, 2025
Grant Jones, Warden Blaine Parkin, CAO & Clerk
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The Corporation of The County of Elgin
Schedule "A" to By-law Number 25-18
(1) (2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Approved
Amount to be
Amount of
Amount of
Term of
By-law Project
Financed
Debentures
Debentures
Years of
Description
Through the
Previously
to be Issued
Debentures
Issue of
Issued
Debentures
Terrace
22-35 Lodge
$27,000,000.00
$0.00
$6,000,000.00
10 years
Rebuild
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The Corporation of The County of Elgin
Schedule "B" to By-law Number 25-18
No. 25-18 1$6,000 000.00
CANADA
Province of Ontario
The Corporation of The County of Elgin
FULLY REGISTERED 4.01 % AMORTIZING DEBENTURE
The Corporation of The County of Elgin (the "Municipality"), for value received, hereby
promises to pay to
ONTARIO INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDS CORPORATION ("OILC")
or registered assigns, subject to the Conditions attached hereto which form part hereof (the
"Conditions"), upon presentation and surrender of this debenture (or as otherwise agreed to
by the Municipality and OILC) by the maturity date of this debenture (May 01, 2035), the
principal amount of
SIX MILLION DOLLARS
($ 6, 0 0 0, 0 0 0.0 0)---------------------------------
by equal semi-annual instalments of combined principal and interest on the first day of
November and on the first day of May in each of the years 2025 to 2035 commencing
November 1, 2025, both inclusive, save and except for the last instalment which may vary
slightly from the preceding equal instalments, in the amounts set forth in the attached
Amortizing Debenture Schedule (the "Amortization Schedule") and subject to late payment
interest charges pursuant to the Conditions, in lawful money of Canada. Subject to the
Conditions: interest shall be paid until the maturity date of this debenture, in like money in
semi-annual payments from the closing date (May 01, 2025), or from the last date on which
interest has been paid on this debenture, whichever is later, at the rate of 4.01 % per annum,
in arrears, on the specified dates, as set forth in the Amortization Schedule; and interest shall
be paid on default at the applicable rate set out in the Amortization Schedule both before and
after default and judgment. The payments of principal and interest and the outstanding
amount of principal in each year are shown in the Amortization Schedule.
The Municipality, pursuant to section 25 of the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
Act, 2011 (the "OILC Act, 2011") hereby irrevocably agrees that the Minister of Finance is
entitled, without notice to the Municipality, to deduct from money appropriated by the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario for payment to the Municipality, amounts not exceeding any
amounts that the Municipality fails to pay OILC on account of any unpaid indebtedness
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under this debenture, and to pay such amounts to OILC from the Consolidated Revenue
Fund.
This debenture is subject to the Conditions.
DATED at The Corporation of The County of Elgin as at the 1st day of May, 2025
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF and under the authority of By-law Number 25-18 of the
Municipality duly passed on the 22nd day of April, 2025 (the "By-law"), this debenture is
sealed with the municipal seal of the Municipality and signed by the Warden and by the
Treasurer thereof.
Date of Registration: May 01, 2025
NTD: SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED ON FORM OF CERTIFICATE] [NTD: SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED ON FORM OF CERTIFICATE
Grant Jones, Warden
(Seal)
Jennifer Ford, Treasurer
OILC hereby agrees that the Minister of Finance is entitled to exercise certain rights of deduction pursuant to section
25 of the OILC Act, 2011 as described in this debenture.
Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
bv:
Authorized Signing Officer
by:
Authorized Signing Officer
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LEGAL OPINION
We have examined the By-law of the Municipality authorizing the issue of
amortizing debentures in the principal amount of $6,000,000.00 dated May 01,
2025 and maturing on May 01, 2035 payable in equal semi-annual instalments of
combined principal and interest on the first day of November and on the first day of
May in each of the years 2025 to 2035 commencing November 1, 2025, both
inclusive, save and except for the last instalment which may vary slightly from the
preceding equal instalments as set out in Schedule "C" to the By-law.
In our opinion, the By-law has been properly passed and is within the legal powers
of the Municipality. The debenture issued under the By-law in the within form (the
"Debenture") is the direct, general, unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of
the Municipality. The Debenture is enforceable against the Municipality subject to
the special jurisdiction and powers of the Ontario Land Tribunal over defaulting
municipalities under the Municipal Affairs Act. This opinion is subject to and
incorporates all the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set out in our
opinion letter.
May 01, 2025
John E. Hogan [no signature required]
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CONDITIONS OF THE DEBENTURE
Form, Denomination, and Ranking of the Debenture
1. The debentures issued pursuant to the By-law (collectively the "Debentures" and
individually a "Debenture") are issuable as fully registered Debentures without
coupons.
2. The Debentures are direct, general, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Municipality. The Debentures rank concurrently and equally in respect of payment of
principal and interest with all other debentures of the Municipality except for the
availability of money in a sinking or retirement fund for a particular issue of
debentures.
3. This Debenture is one fully registered Debenture registered in the name of OILC and
held by OILC.
Registration
4. The Municipality shall maintain at its designated office a registry in respect of the
Debentures in which shall be recorded the names and the addresses of the registered
holders and particulars of the Debentures held by them respectively and in which
particulars of cancellations, exchanges, substitutions and transfers of Debentures,
may be recorded and the Municipality is authorized to use electronic, magnetic or
other media for records of or related to the Debentures or for copies of them.
Title
5. The Municipality shall not be bound to see to the execution of any trust affecting the
ownership of any Debenture or be affected by notice of any equity that may be
subsisting in respect thereof. The Municipality shall deem and treat registered holders
of Debentures, including this Debenture, as the absolute owners thereof for all
purposes whatsoever notwithstanding any notice to the contrary and all payments to or
to the order of registered holders shall be valid and effectual to discharge the liability of
the Municipality on the Debentures to the extent of the amount or amounts so paid.
Where a Debenture is registered in more than one name, the principal of and interest
from time to time payable on such Debenture shall be paid to or to the order of all the
joint registered holders thereof, failing written instructions to the contrary from all such
joint registered holders, and such payment shall constitute a valid discharge to the
Municipality. In the case of the death of one or more joint registered holders, despite
the foregoing provisions of this section, the principal of and interest on any Debentures
registered in their names may be paid to the survivor or survivors of such holders and
such payment shall constitute a valid discharge to the Municipality.
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Payments of Principal and Interest
6. The record date for purposes of payment of principal of and interest on the Debentures
is as of 5.00 p.m. on the sixteenth calendar day preceding any payment date including
the maturity date. Principal of and interest on the Debentures are payable by the
Municipality to the persons registered as holders in the registry on the relevant record
date. The Municipality shall not be required to register any transfer, exchange or
substitution of Debentures during the period from any record date to the corresponding
payment date.
7. The Municipality shall make all payments in respect of equal semi-annual instalments
of combined principal and interest including the last `non -equal' instalment on the
Debentures on the payment dates commencing on November 01, 2025 and ending on
May 01, 2035 as set out in Schedule "C" to the By-law, by pre -authorized debit in
respect of such interest and principal to the credit of the registered holder on such
terms as the Municipality and the registered holder may agree.
8. The Municipality shall pay to the registered holder interest on any overdue amount of
principal or interest in respect of any Debenture, both before and after default and
judgment, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the rate specified on the
Schedule as attached to and forming part of the Debenture for such amount plus 200
basis points or Prime Rate (as defined below) plus 200 basis points, calculated on a
daily basis from the date such amount becomes overdue for so long as such amount
remains overdue and the Municipality shall pay to the registered holder any and all
costs incurred by the registered holder as a result of the overdue payment.
9. Whenever it is necessary to compute any amount of interest in respect of the
Debentures for a period of less than one full year, other than with respect to regular
semi-annual interest payments, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of the
actual number of days in the period and a year of 365 days or 366 days as
appropriate.
10. Payments in respect of principal of and interest on the Debentures shall be made only
on a day, other than Saturday or Sunday, on which banking institutions in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada and the Municipality are not authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to be closed (a "Business Day"), and if any date for payment is not a
Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day as noted on
the Amortization Schedule.
11. The Debentures are transferable or exchangeable at the office of the Treasurer of the
Municipality upon presentation for such purpose accompanied by an instrument of
transfer or exchange in a form approved by the Municipality and which form is in
accordance with the prevailing Canadian transfer legislation and practices, executed
by the registered holder thereof or such holder's duly authorized attorney or legal
personal representative, whereupon and upon registration of such transfer or
exchange and cancellation of the Debenture or Debentures presented, a new
Debenture or Debentures of an equal aggregate principal amount in any authorized
denomination or denominations will be delivered as directed by the transferor, in the
case of a transfer or as directed by the registered holder in the case of an exchange.
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12. The Municipality shall issue and deliver Debentures in exchange for or in substitution
for Debentures outstanding on the registry with the same maturity and of like form in
the event of a mutilation, defacement, loss, mysterious or unexplainable
disappearance, theft or destruction, provided that the applicant therefor shall have: (a)
paid such costs as may have been incurred in connection therewith; (b) (in the case of
a mutilated, defaced, lost, mysteriously or unexplainably missing, stolen or destroyed
Debenture) furnished the Municipality with such evidence (including evidence as to the
certificate number of the Debenture in question) and an indemnity in respect thereof
satisfactory to the Municipality in its discretion; and (c) surrendered to the Municipality
any mutilated or defaced Debentures in respect of which new Debentures are to be
issued in substitution.
13. The Debentures issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange or in substitution
for any Debentures or part thereof shall carry all the rights to interest if any, accrued
and unpaid which were carried by such Debentures or part thereof and shall be so
dated and shall bear the same maturity date and, subject to the provisions of the By-
law, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Debentures in respect of
which the transfer, exchange or substitution is effected.
14. The cost of all transfers and exchanges, including the printing of authorized
denominations of the new Debentures, shall be borne by the Municipality. When any
of the Debentures are surrendered for transfer or exchange the Treasurer of the
Municipality shall: (a) in the case of an exchange, cancel and destroy the Debentures
surrendered for exchange; (b) in the case of an exchange, certify the cancellation and
destruction in the registry; (c) enter in the registry particulars of the new Debenture or
Debentures issued in exchange; and (d) in the case of a transfer, enter in the registry
particulars of the registered holder as directed by the transferor.
15. Reasonable fees for the substitution of a new Debenture or new Debentures for any of
the Debentures that are mutilated, defaced, lost, mysteriously or unexplainably
missing, stolen or destroyed and for the replacement of mutilated, defaced, lost,
mysteriously or unexplainably missing, stolen or destroyed principal and interest
cheques (if any) may be imposed by the Municipality. When new Debentures are
issued in substitution in these circumstances the Municipality shall: (a) treat as
cancelled and destroyed the Debentures in respect of which new Debentures will be
issued in substitution; (b) certify the deemed cancellation and destruction in the
registry; (c) enter in the registry particulars of the new Debentures issued in
substitution; and (d) make a notation of any indemnities provided.
16. If OILC elects to terminate its obligations under the financing agreement or rate offer
agreement entered into between the Municipality and OILC, pursuant to which the
Debentures are issued, or if the Municipality fails to meet and pay any of its debts or
liabilities when due, or uses all or any portion of the proceeds of any Debenture for any
purpose other than for a Capital Work(s) as authorized in the By -Law, the Municipality
shall pay to OILC the Make -Whole Amount on account of the losses that it will incur as
a result of the early repayment or early termination.
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Notices
17. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice required to be given to a
registered holder of one or more of the Debentures will be sufficiently given if a copy of
such notice is mailed or otherwise delivered to the registered address of such
registered holder. If the Municipality or any registered holder is required to give any
notice in connection with the Debentures on or before any day and that day is not a
Business Day (as defined in section 10 of these Conditions) then such notice may be
given on the next following Business Day.
Time
18. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference herein to a time shall be
considered to be a reference to Toronto time.
Governing Law
19. The Debentures are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario.
Definitions:
(a) "Prime Rate" means, on any day, the annual rate of interest which is the arithmetic
mean of the prime rates announced from time to time by the following five major
Canadian Schedule I banks, as of the issue date of this Debenture: Royal Bank of
Canada; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; The Bank of Nova Scotia; Bank of
Montreal; and The Toronto -Dominion Bank (the "Reference Banks") as their
reference rates in effect on such day for Canadian dollar commercial loans made in
Canada. If fewer than five of the Reference Banks quote a prime rate on such days,
the "Prime Rate" shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by those Reference
Banks.
(b) "Make -Whole Amount" means the amount determined by OILC as of the date of
prepayment of the Debenture, by which (i) the present value of the remaining future
scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Debenture to be repaid from
the prepayment date until maturity of the Debenture discounted at the Ontario Yield
exceeds (ii) the principal amount under the Debenture being repaid provided that the
Make -Whole Amount shall never be less than zero.
(c) "Ontario Yield" means the yield to maturity on the date of prepayment of the
Debenture, assuming semi-annual compounding, which a non -prepayable term loan
made by the Province of Ontario would have if advanced on the date of prepayment of
the Debenture, assuming the same principal amount as the Debenture and with a
maturity date which is the same as the remaining term to maturity of the Debenture to
be repaid minus 100 basis points.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ELGIN
Schedule "C" to By-law Number 25-18
Loan.....: 3037
Name.....: The Corporation of The County of Elgin
Principal: 6,000,000.00
Rate.....: 04.0100
Term.....: 120
Paid.....: Semi-annual
Plan.....: Blended
Pri n/I nt.: 367,117.39
Total I nt: 1,342,347.69
Remaining:0.00
Matures..: 05/01 /2035
Pay # Date Amount Due Principal Due Interest Due Rem. Principal
111/01/202S
367,117.39
246,817.39
120,300.00
5,753,182.61
2 05/01 /2026
367,117.39
251,766.08
115,351.31
5,501,416.53
3 11 /01 /2026
367,117.39
256,813.99
110,303.40
5,244,602.54
405/01/2027
367,117.39
261,963.11
105,154.28
4,982,639.43
5 11 /01 /2027
367,117.39
267,215.47
99,901.92
4,715,423.96
605/01/2028
367,117.39
272,573.14
94,544.25
4,442,850.82
711/01/2028
367,117.39
278,038.23
89,079.16
4,164,812.59
805/01/2029
367,117.39
283,612.90
83,504.49
3,881,199.69
9 11 /01 /2029
367,117.39
289,299.34
77,818.05
3,591,900.35
10 05/01/2030
367,117.39
295,099.79
72,017.60
3,296,800.56
11 11 /01 /2030
367,117.39
301,016.54
66,100.85
2,995,784.02
12 05/01/2031
367,117.39
307,051.92
60,065.47
2,688,732.10
13 11 /01 /2031
367,117.39
313,208.31
53,909.08
2,375,523.79
1405/01/2032
367,117.39
319,488.14
47,629.25
2,056,035.65
15 11 /01 /2032
367,117.39
325,893.88
41,223.51
1,730,141.77
16 05/01 /2033
367,117.39
332,428.05
34,689.34
1,397,713.72
17 11 /01 /2033
367,117.39
339,093.23
28,024.16
1,058,620.49
18 05/01 /2034
367,117.39
345,892.05
21,225.34
712,728.44
19 11 /01 /2034
367,117.39
352,827.18
14,290.21
359,901.26
20 05/01/2035
--------------
367,117.28
--------------
359,901.26
--------------
7,216.02
0.00
7,342,347.69 6,000,000.00 1,342,347.69
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No. 25-18 1$6,000,000.00
CANADA
Province of Ontario
The Corporation of The County of Elgin
FULLY REGISTERED 4.01 % AMORTIZING DEBENTURE
The Corporation of The County of Elgin (the "Municipality"), for value received, hereby
promises to pay to
ONTARIO INFRASTRUCTURE AND LANDS CORPORATION ("OILC")
or registered assigns, subject to the Conditions attached hereto which form part hereof (the
"Conditions"), upon presentation and surrender of this debenture (or as otherwise agreed to
by the Municipality and OILC) by the maturity date of this debenture (May 01, 2035), the
principal amount of
SIX MILLION DOLLARS
($6,000,000.00)
by equal semi-annual instalments of combined principal and interest on the first day of
November and on the first day of May in each of the years 2025 to 2035 commencing
November 1, 2025, both inclusive, save and except for the last instalment which may vary
slightly from the preceding equal instalments, in the amounts set forth in the attached
Amortizing Debenture Schedule (the "Amortization Schedule") and subject to late payment
interest charges pursuant to the Conditions, in lawful money of Canada. Subject to the
Conditions: interest shall be paid until the maturity date of this debenture, in like money in
semi-annual payments from the closing date (May 01, 2025), or from the last date on which
interest has been paid on this debenture, whichever is later, at the rate of 4.01 % per annum,
in arrears, on the specified dates, as set forth in the Amortization Schedule; and interest shall
be paid on default at the applicable rate set out in the Amortization Schedule both before and
after default and judgment. The payments of principal and interest and the outstanding
amount of principal in each year are shown in the Amortization Schedule.
The Municipality, pursuant to section 25 of the Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
Act, 2011 (the "OILC Act, 2011") hereby irrevocably agrees that the Minister of Finance is
entitled, without notice to the Municipality, to deduct from money appropriated by the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario for payment to the Municipality, amounts not exceeding any
amounts that the Municipality fails to pay OILC on account of any unpaid indebtedness
under this debenture, and to pay such amounts to OILC from the Consolidated Revenue
Fund.
This debenture is subject to the Conditions.
DATED at The Corporation of The County of Elgin as at the 1st day of May, 2025
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IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF and under the authority of By-law Number 25-18 of the
Municipality duly passed on the 22nd day of April, 2025 (the "By-law"), this debenture is
sealed with the municipal seal of the Municipality and signed by the Warden and by the
Treasurer thereof.
Date of Registration: May 01, 2025
(Seal)
Grant Jones, Warden
Jennifer Ford, Treasurer
OILC hereby agrees that the Minister of Finance is entitled to exercise certain rights of deduction pursuant to
section 25 of the OILC Act, 2011 as described in this debenture.
Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation
bv: bv:
Authorized Signing Officer Authorized Signing Officer
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LEGAL OPINION
We have examined the By-law of the Municipality authorizing the issue of
amortizing debentures in the principal amount of $6,000,000.00 dated May 01,
2025 and maturing on May 01, 2035 payable in equal semi-annual instalments of
combined principal and interest on the first day of November and on the first day of
May in each of the years 2025 to 2035 commencing November 1, 2025, both
inclusive, save and except for the last instalment which may vary slightly from the
preceding equal instalments as set out in Schedule "C" to the By-law.
In our opinion, the By-law has been properly passed and is within the legal powers
of the Municipality. The debenture issued under the By-law in the within form (the
"Debenture") is the direct, general, unsecured and unsubordinated obligation of
the Municipality. The Debenture is enforceable against the Municipality subject to
the special jurisdiction and powers of the Ontario Land Tribunal over defaulting
municipalities under the Municipal Affairs Act. This opinion is subject to and
incorporates all the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set out in our
opinion letter.
May 01, 2025
John E. Hogan [no signature required]
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CONDITIONS OF THE DEBENTURE
Form, Denomination, and Ranking of the Debenture
1. The debentures issued pursuant to the By-law (collectively the "Debentures" and
individually a "Debenture") are issuable as fully registered Debentures without
coupons.
2. The Debentures are direct, general, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Municipality. The Debentures rank concurrently and equally in respect of payment of
principal and interest with all other debentures of the Municipality except for the
availability of money in a sinking or retirement fund for a particular issue of
debentures.
3. This Debenture is one fully registered Debenture registered in the name of OILC and
held by OILC.
Registration
4. The Municipality shall maintain at its designated office a registry in respect of the
Debentures in which shall be recorded the names and the addresses of the registered
holders and particulars of the Debentures held by them respectively and in which
particulars of cancellations, exchanges, substitutions and transfers of Debentures,
may be recorded and the Municipality is authorized to use electronic, magnetic or
other media for records of or related to the Debentures or for copies of them.
Title
5. The Municipality shall not be bound to see to the execution of any trust affecting the
ownership of any Debenture or be affected by notice of any equity that may be
subsisting in respect thereof. The Municipality shall deem and treat registered holders
of Debentures, including this Debenture, as the absolute owners thereof for all
purposes whatsoever notwithstanding any notice to the contrary and all payments to or
to the order of registered holders shall be valid and effectual to discharge the liability of
the Municipality on the Debentures to the extent of the amount or amounts so paid.
Where a Debenture is registered in more than one name, the principal of and interest
from time to time payable on such Debenture shall be paid to or to the order of all the
joint registered holders thereof, failing written instructions to the contrary from all such
joint registered holders, and such payment shall constitute a valid discharge to the
Municipality. In the case of the death of one or more joint registered holders, despite
the foregoing provisions of this section, the principal of and interest on any Debentures
registered in their names may be paid to the survivor or survivors of such holders and
such payment shall constitute a valid discharge to the Municipality.
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Payments of Principal and Interest
6. The record date for purposes of payment of principal of and interest on the Debentures
is as of 5.00 p.m. on the sixteenth calendar day preceding any payment date including
the maturity date. Principal of and interest on the Debentures are payable by the
Municipality to the persons registered as holders in the registry on the relevant record
date. The Municipality shall not be required to register any transfer, exchange or
substitution of Debentures during the period from any record date to the corresponding
payment date.
7. The Municipality shall make all payments in respect of equal semi-annual instalments
of combined principal and interest including the last `non -equal' instalment on the
Debentures on the payment dates commencing on November 01, 2025 and ending on
May 01, 2035 as set out in Schedule "C" to the By-law, by pre -authorized debit in
respect of such interest and principal to the credit of the registered holder on such
terms as the Municipality and the registered holder may agree.
8. The Municipality shall pay to the registered holder interest on any overdue amount of
principal or interest in respect of any Debenture, both before and after default and
judgment, at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the rate specified on the
Schedule as attached to and forming part of the Debenture for such amount plus 200
basis points or Prime Rate (as defined below) plus 200 basis points, calculated on a
daily basis from the date such amount becomes overdue for so long as such amount
remains overdue and the Municipality shall pay to the registered holder any and all
costs incurred by the registered holder as a result of the overdue payment.
9. Whenever it is necessary to compute any amount of interest in respect of the
Debentures for a period of less than one full year, other than with respect to regular
semi-annual interest payments, such interest shall be calculated on the basis of the
actual number of days in the period and a year of 365 days or 366 days as
appropriate.
10. Payments in respect of principal of and interest on the Debentures shall be made only
on a day, other than Saturday or Sunday, on which banking institutions in Toronto,
Ontario, Canada and the Municipality are not authorized or obligated by law or
executive order to be closed (a "Business Day"), and if any date for payment is not a
Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day as noted on
the Amortization Schedule.
11. The Debentures are transferable or exchangeable at the office of the Treasurer of the
Municipality upon presentation for such purpose accompanied by an instrument of
transfer or exchange in a form approved by the Municipality and which form is in
accordance with the prevailing Canadian transfer legislation and practices, executed
by the registered holder thereof or such holder's duly authorized attorney or legal
personal representative, whereupon and upon registration of such transfer or
exchange and cancellation of the Debenture or Debentures presented, a new
Debenture or Debentures of an equal aggregate principal amount in any authorized
denomination or denominations will be delivered as directed by the transferor, in the
case of a transfer or as directed by the registered holder in the case of an exchange.
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12. The Municipality shall issue and deliver Debentures in exchange for or in substitution
for Debentures outstanding on the registry with the same maturity and of like form in
the event of a mutilation, defacement, loss, mysterious or unexplainable
disappearance, theft or destruction, provided that the applicant therefor shall have: (a)
paid such costs as may have been incurred in connection therewith; (b) (in the case of
a mutilated, defaced, lost, mysteriously or unexplainably missing, stolen or destroyed
Debenture) furnished the Municipality with such evidence (including evidence as to the
certificate number of the Debenture in question) and an indemnity in respect thereof
satisfactory to the Municipality in its discretion; and (c) surrendered to the Municipality
any mutilated or defaced Debentures in respect of which new Debentures are to be
issued in substitution.
13. The Debentures issued upon any registration of transfer or exchange or in substitution
for any Debentures or part thereof shall carry all the rights to interest if any, accrued
and unpaid which were carried by such Debentures or part thereof and shall be so
dated and shall bear the same maturity date and, subject to the provisions of the By-
law, shall be subject to the same terms and conditions as the Debentures in respect of
which the transfer, exchange or substitution is effected.
14. The cost of all transfers and exchanges, including the printing of authorized
denominations of the new Debentures, shall be borne by the Municipality. When any
of the Debentures are surrendered for transfer or exchange the Treasurer of the
Municipality shall: (a) in the case of an exchange, cancel and destroy the Debentures
surrendered for exchange; (b) in the case of an exchange, certify the cancellation and
destruction in the registry; (c) enter in the registry particulars of the new Debenture or
Debentures issued in exchange; and (d) in the case of a transfer, enter in the registry
particulars of the registered holder as directed by the transferor.
15. Reasonable fees for the substitution of a new Debenture or new Debentures for any of
the Debentures that are mutilated, defaced, lost, mysteriously or unexplainably
missing, stolen or destroyed and for the replacement of mutilated, defaced, lost,
mysteriously or unexplainably missing, stolen or destroyed principal and interest
cheques (if any) may be imposed by the Municipality. When new Debentures are
issued in substitution in these circumstances the Municipality shall: (a) treat as
cancelled and destroyed the Debentures in respect of which new Debentures will be
issued in substitution; (b) certify the deemed cancellation and destruction in the
registry; (c) enter in the registry particulars of the new Debentures issued in
substitution; and (d) make a notation of any indemnities provided.
16. If OILC elects to terminate its obligations under the financing agreement or rate offer
agreement entered into between the Municipality and OILC, pursuant to which the
Debentures are issued, or if the Municipality fails to meet and pay any of its debts or
liabilities when due, or uses all or any portion of the proceeds of any Debenture for any
purpose other than for a Capital Work(s) as authorized in the By -Law, the Municipality
shall pay to OILC the Make -Whole Amount on account of the losses that it will incur as
a result of the early repayment or early termination.
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Notices
17. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any notice required to be given to a
registered holder of one or more of the Debentures will be sufficiently given if a copy of
such notice is mailed or otherwise delivered to the registered address of such
registered holder. If the Municipality or any registered holder is required to give any
notice in connection with the Debentures on or before any day and that day is not a
Business Day (as defined in section 10 of these Conditions) then such notice may be
given on the next following Business Day.
Time
18. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any reference herein to a time shall be
considered to be a reference to Toronto time.
Governing Law
19. The Debentures are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable in Ontario.
Definitions:
(a) "Prime Rate" means, on any day, the annual rate of interest which is the arithmetic
mean of the prime rates announced from time to time by the following five major
Canadian Schedule I banks, as of the issue date of this Debenture: Royal Bank of
Canada; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; The Bank of Nova Scotia; Bank of
Montreal; and The Toronto -Dominion Bank (the "Reference Banks") as their
reference rates in effect on such day for Canadian dollar commercial loans made in
Canada. If fewer than five of the Reference Banks quote a prime rate on such days,
the "Prime Rate" shall be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by those Reference
Banks.
(b) "Make -Whole Amount" means the amount determined by OILC as of the date of
prepayment of the Debenture, by which (i) the present value of the remaining future
scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Debenture to be repaid from
the prepayment date until maturity of the Debenture discounted at the Ontario Yield
exceeds (ii) the principal amount under the Debenture being repaid provided that the
Make -Whole Amount shall never be less than zero.
(c) "Ontario Yield" means the yield to maturity on the date of prepayment of the
Debenture, assuming semi-annual compounding, which a non -prepayable term loan
made by the Province of Ontario would have if advanced on the date of prepayment of
the Debenture, assuming the same principal amount as the Debenture and with a
maturity date which is the same as the remaining term to maturity of the Debenture to
be repaid minus 100 basis points.
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Loan.....: 3037
Name.....: The Corporation of The County of Elgin
Principal: 6,000,000.00
Rate.....: 04.0100
Term.....: 120
Paid.....: Semi-annual
Plan.....: Blended
Pri n/I nt.: 367,117.39
Total I nt: 1,342,347.69
Remaining:0.00
Matures..: OS/01 /203S
Pay # Date Amount Due Principal Due Interest Due Rem. Principal
111/01/202S
367,117.39
246,817.39
120,300.00
S,7S3,182.61
2 OS/O1 /2026
367,117.39
2S1,766.08
11 S,3S1.31
S,S01,416.S3
3 11 /01 /2026
367,117.39
2S6,813.99
110,303.40
S,244,602.S4
4 OS/O1 /2027
367,117.39
261,963.11
10S,1 S4.28
4,982,639.43
S 11 /01 /2027
367,117.39
267,21 S.47
99,901.92
4,71 S,423.96
6OS/O1/2028
367,117.39
272,S73.14
94,S44.2S
4,442,8SO.82
711/01/2028
367,117.39
278,038.23
89,079.16
4,164,812.S9
8OS/O1/2029
367,117.39
283,612.90
83,SO4.49
3,881,199.69
9 11 /01 /2029
367,117.39
289,299.34
77,818.OS
3,S91,900.3S
10 OS/O1/2030
367,117.39
29S,099.79
72,017.60
3,296,800.S6
11 11 /01 /2030
367,117.39
301,016.S4
66,100.8S
2,99S,784.02
12 OS/01/2031
367,117.39
307,OS1.92
60,06S.47
2,688,732.10
13 11 /01 /2031
367,117.39
313,208.31
S3,909.08
2,37S,S23.79
14OS/O1/2032
367,117.39
319,488.14
47,629.2S
2,OS6,03S.6S
1 S 11 /01 /2032
367,117.39
32S,893.88
41,223.S1
1,730,141.77
16 OS/O1 /2033
367,117.39
332,428.OS
34,689.34
1,397,713.72
17 11 /01 /2033
367,117.39
339,093.23
28,024.16
1,OS8,620.49
18 OS/01 /2034
367,117.39
34S,892.OS
21,22S.34
712,728.44
19 11 /01 /2034
367,117.39
3S2,827.18
14,290.21
3S9,901.26
20 OS/O1/203S
--------------
367,117.28
--------------
3S9,901.26
--------------
7,216.02
0.00
7,342,347.69 6,000,000.00 1,342,347.69
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CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
To: John E. Hogan
And To: OILC
IN THE MATTER OF an issue of a 10 years, 4.01% amortizing debenture
of The Corporation of The County of Elgin (the "Municipality") in the
principal amount of $6,000,000.00, authorized by Debenture By-law
Number 25-18 (the "Debenture By-law");
AND IN THE MATTER OF authorizing by-law(s) of the Municipality
enumerated in Schedule "A" to the Debenture By-law.
I, Blaine Parkin, CAO & Clerk of the Municipality, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT-
1 . The Debenture By-law was finally passed and enacted by the Council of the
Municipality on April 22, 2025 in full compliance with the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended
(the "Act") at a duly called meeting at which a quorum was present. Forthwith after the
passage of the Debenture By-law, the same was signed by the Warden and the Clerk and
sealed with the municipal seal of the Municipality.
2. The authorizing by-law(s) referred to in Schedule "A" to the Debenture By-law
(the "Authorizing By-law(s)") have been enacted and passed by the Council of the
Municipality in full compliance with the Act at meeting(s) at which a quorum was present.
Forthwith after the passage of the Authorizing By-law(s) the same were signed by the
Warden and by the Clerk and sealed with the municipal seal of the Municipality.
3. With respect to the undertaking of the capital work(s) described in the
Debenture By-law (the "Capital Work(s)"), before the Council of the Municipality exercised
any of its powers in respect of the Capital Work(s), and before authorizing any additional cost
amount and any additional debenture authority in respect thereof (if any), the Council of the
Municipality had its Treasurer complete the required calculation set out in the relevant debt
and financial obligation limits regulation (the "Regulation"). Accordingly, based on the
Treasurer's calculation and determination under the Regulation, the Council of the
Municipality authorized the Capital Work(s), each such additional cost amount and each such
additional debenture authority (if any), without the approval of the Ontario Land Tribunal
pursuant to the Regulation.
4. No application has been made or action brought to quash, set aside or declare
invalid the Debenture By-law or the Authorizing By-law(s) nor have the same been in any way
repealed, altered or amended, except insofar as some of the Authorizing By-law(s) may have
been amended by any of the Authorizing By-law(s) set forth in Schedule "A" (if any), and the
Debenture By-law and the Authorizing By-law(s) are now in full force and effect. Moreover,
the Warden has not provided written notice to the Council of the Municipality of an intent to
consider vetoing the Debenture By-law and no written veto document in respect of the
Debenture By-law has been given to the Clerk.
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5. All of the recitals contained in the Debenture By-law and the Authorizing By-
law(s) are true in substance and fact.
6. To the extent that the public notice provisions of the Act are applicable, the
Authorizing By-law(s) and the Debenture By-law have been enacted and passed by the
Council of the Municipality in full compliance with the applicable public notice provisions of
the Act.
7. None of the debentures authorized to be issued by the Authorizing By-law(s)
have been previously issued.
8. The Municipality is not subject to any restructuring order under part V of the Act
or other statutory authority, accordingly, no approval of the Authorizing By-law(s) and of the
Debenture By-law and/or of the issue of the OILC Debentures is required by any transition
board or commission appointed in respect of the restructuring of the municipality.
9. The Authorizing By-law(s) and the Debenture By-law and the transactions
contemplated thereby do not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of any statutory
provisions which apply to the Municipality or any agreement to which the Municipality is a
party or under which the Municipality or any of its property is or may be bound, or, to the best
of my knowledge, violate any order, award, judgment, determination, writ, injunction or
decree applicable to the Municipality of any regulatory, administrative or other government or
public body or authority, arbitrator or court.
DATED at The Corporation of The County of Elgin as at the 1 st day of May, 2025
[AFFIX SEAL] Blaine Parkin, CAO & Clerk
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CERTIFICATE OF THE TREASURER
To: John E. Hogan
And To: OILC
IN THE MATTER OF an issue of a 10 years, 4.01% amortizing debenture
of The Corporation of The County of Elgin (the "Municipality") in the
principal amount of $6,000,000.00, for Capital Work(s) of the Municipality
authorized by Debenture By-law Number 25-18 (the "Debenture By-law");
AND IN THE MATTER OF authorizing by-laws of the Municipality
enumerated in Schedule "A" to the Debenture By-law.
This Certificate is issued pursuant to the financing agreement between
OILC and the Municipality effective the November 25, 2022 (the
"Financing Agreement"). Capitalized terms used herein and defined in
the Financing Agreement have the meanings ascribed to them in the
Financing Agreement.
I, Jennifer Ford, Treasurer of the Municipality, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT-
1 . The Municipality has received from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing its
annual debt and financial obligation limit for the relevant years.
2. With respect to the undertaking of the capital work(s) described in the Debenture By-
law (the "Capital Work(s)"), before the Council of the Municipality authorized the Capital
Work(s),and before authorizing any additional cost amount and any additional debenture
authority in respect thereof (if any), the Treasurer calculated the updated relevant debt and
financial obligation limit in accordance with the applicable debt and financial obligation limits
regulation (the "Regulation"). The Treasurer thereafter determined that the estimated annual
amount payable in respect of the Capital Work(s), each such additional cost amount and
each such additional debenture authority (if any), would not cause the Municipality to reach or
to exceed the relevant updated debt and financial obligation limit as at the date of the
Council's approval. Based on the Treasurer's determination, the Council of the Municipality
authorized the Capital Work(s),each such additional cost amount and each such additional
debenture authority (if any), without the approval of the Ontario Land Tribunal pursuant to the
Regulation.
3. As at the date hereof the Municipality has not reached or exceeded its updated annual
debt and financial obligation limit.
4. In updating the relevant debt and financial obligation limit(s), the estimated annual
amounts payable described in the Regulation were determined based on current interest
rates and amortization periods which do not, in any case, exceed the lifetime of any of the
purposes of the Municipality described in such section, all in accordance with generally
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accepted accounting principles for local governments as recommended, from time to time, by
the relevant Public Sector Accounting Board.
5. Any issues that were raised in any audit conducted under paragraph 16 (a) of the
Financing Agreement have been resolved to the satisfaction of OILC in its sole discretion
and/or OILC has not required an audit under paragraph 16 (a) of the Financing Agreement or
such audit is not ongoing.
6. The term within which the debentures to be issued for the Municipality in respect of the
Capital Work(s) pursuant to the Debenture By-law are made payable does not exceed the
lifetime of such Capital Work(s).
7. The principal amount now being financed through the issue of debentures pursuant to
the Debenture By-law in respect of the Capital Work(s) does not exceed the net cost of each
such Capital Work and does not exceed the Committed Amount for such Capital Work(s).
8. Expenditures on the Capital Work(s) have been made or will be made in an amount
that does not exceed the Committed Amount for such Capital Work(s), if OILC, in its sole
discretion, has agreed to purchase the debentures to be issued pursuant to the Debenture
By-law prior to making any Advance or prior to the expenditure of all or any portion of the
Committed Amount on the Capital Work(s).
9. The money received by the Municipality from the sale of the debentures issued
pursuant to the Debenture By-law, including any premium, and any earnings derived from the
investment of that money after providing for the expenses related to their issue, if any, shall
be apportioned and applied to the Capital Work(s), and to no other purpose except as
permitted by the Municipal Act, 2001.
10. As of the date hereof none of the events specified in paragraph 12(c) of the Financing
Agreement have occurred or are continuing.
11. On or before May 01, 2025, I as Treasurer, signed the fully registered amortizing
debenture numbered 25-18 in the principal amount of $6,000,000.00 dated May 01, 2025,
registered in the name of Ontario Infrastructure and Lands Corporation and authorized by the
Debenture By-law (the "OILC Debenture").
12. On or before May 01, 2025, the OILC Debenture was signed by Grant Jones, Warden
of the Municipality at the date of the execution and issue of the OILC Debenture, the OILC
Debenture was sealed with the seal of the Municipality, the OILC Debenture is in all respects
in accordance with the Debenture By-law and in issuing the OILC Debenture the Municipality
is not exceeding its borrowing powers.
13. The said Grant Jones, is the duly elected Warden of the Municipality and that I am the
duly appointed Treasurer of the Municipality and that we were severally authorized under the
Debenture By-law to execute the OILC Debenture in the manner aforesaid and that the OILC
Debenture is entitled to full faith and credence.
14. No litigation or proceedings of any nature are now pending or threatened, attacking or
in any way attempting to restrain or enjoin the issue and delivery of the OILC Debenture or in
any manner questioning the proceedings and the authority under which the same is issued,
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or affecting the validity thereof, or contesting the title or official capacity of the said Warden or
myself as Treasurer of the Municipality, and no proceedings for the issuance of the OILC
Debenture or any part of it has been repealed, revoked or rescinded in whole or in part.
15. The representations and warranties of the Municipality set out in paragraph 2 of the
Financing Agreement were true and correct as of the date of the request to purchase the
debentures in respect of the Capital Work(s) pursuant to the Debenture By-law and are true
and correct as of the date hereof and the Municipality is not in material default of any of its
obligations under such Financing Agreement.
DATED at The Corporation of The County of Elgin as at the 1 st day of May, 2025.
[AFFIX SEAL] Jennifer Ford, Treasurer
I, Blaine Parkin, CAO & Clerk of the Municipality do hereby certify that the signature of
Jennifer Ford, Treasurer of the Municipality described above, is true and genuine.
[AFFIX SEAL] Blaine Parkin, CAO & Clerk
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COUNTY OF ELGIN
By -Law No. 25-19
"BEING A BY-LAW TO CONFIRM PROCEEDINGS OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF
THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ELGIN AT THE
APRIL 22, 2025 MEETING"
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O.2001, c.25, as
amended, the powers of a municipality shall be exercised by its Council;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 5.3 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25, as
amended, the powers of every Council shall be exercised by by-law;
AND WHEREAS it is deemed expedient that the proceedings of the Municipal Council of
the Corporation of the County of Elgin at this meeting be confirmed and adopted by by-law
NOW THEREFORE the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin
enacts as follows:
THAT the actions of the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin,
in respect of each recommendation contained in the reports and each motion and
resolution passed and other action taken by the Municipal Council of the Corporation
of the County of Elgin, at its meeting held on April 22, 2025 be hereby adopted and
confirmed as if all such proceedings were expressly embodied in this by-law.
2. THAT the Warden and appropriate officials of the Corporation of the County of Elgin
are hereby authorized and directed to do all things necessary to give effect to the
actions of the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the County of Elgin referred to in
the preceding section hereof.
3. THAT the Warden and the Chief Administrative Officer, or alternate, are authorized
and directed to execute all documents necessary in that behalf and to affix thereto the
seal of the Corporation of the County of Elgin.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 22ND DAY OF
APRIL 2025.
Blaine Parkin, Grant Jones,
Chief Administrative Officer/Clerk. Warden.
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