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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting
September 9th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:
Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: Councillor Gillis declared a Conflict of Interest 8a

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: Grass cutting is slowing down and he is still putting the chemical in the west Lagoon weekly.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting August 12th, 2025.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Charles MAcAusland and carried
THAT the minutes for the  Monthly Meeting August 12th, 2025
be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Crosswalk : Laughlin st and Skate Park: This is with highways and there is no update
b) Dog Waste Receptacles: They are still on back order.
c) Proposed Development/Capacity Study East Lagoon :WSP is still working on this and will have the options for the East Lagoon by the end of September.
d) Pools not fenced in and resident living in the camper: So there were 5 letters sent out about pools not fenced in and the ladders left in the pool and only 1 residents responded back. Council wanted to know what else they can do.  It was asked to have something added to the welcome letters for new residents and also added in the newsletter. The property owner on Kelly Dr called back and advised that she spoke with her tenant and they will be moving out of the camper.
e) Unsightly Property: Main Dr E This property was brought up again to see if there was anything that council can do.  The letter was sent to the property owner about the dilapidated building and the resident was in the office and had advised that he is on a fixed income and does not have the funds to tear the building down at this time. So unless the council wants to tear down the building and put a lien on the property there is not much more can be done at this time.
f) Street Lights: The ticket was opened for the East Lagoon and the Kinsmen Rd.  With no pole at the Fill station its hard to get one there.  Councillor Gillis stated that he will check with Maritime Electric to see if they will put a pole in as it is for the Fire Department.
g) RCMP Speeding through the community: The letter was sent to the RCMP advising that they need to slow their speeds  down going through the intersection. The Sargent in charge called back and advised that he will bring this concern up in the staff meeting.

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland gave the following report:16 Calls last month, The tentative date for the Christmas Party is  December 6.  and the new truck is still set to arrive in November. The truck is at the plant in Fort Gary and they are working on a pump issue at the moment. The fire ban is still in place till September 22, The fire department purchased a table for the Rylee Faith Foundation Benefit on October 25 at the Rec Center.   Touch the Truck will be held this Sunday at Kool Breeze Farms, and the Road Toll brought in $1,300.00 this year.
b) Recreation, Parks, Playgrounds and Green Space: Councillor J Gallant gave the following report: Everything is pretty quiet in the community, and the debris was picked up at the end of Gillis St.

c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: Nothing to report at this time.
d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report:
The contractor was contacted about the fire bay doors and they will replace the damaged panel however they are looking for a free one from the company and this can take up to 6 months. The cement pad is in for the maintenance shed expansion, and the welder attached the brackets to the shed for the fire well.
e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan gave the following report: The meeting for this month was being held tonight which he did not attend as he was attending the council monthly meeting.
f) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: Since everyone received the Request for Proposal for the official plan and bylaws, Councillor Gillis would like to have a motion to move forward into getting this out to tender.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard and seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community approve the Request for Proposal so this project can continue to move forward.

g) Finances:  Councillor Parks gave the following report: The finances are good and he went over the amount that the community has for the new fire truck and what we  have left in the term deposits. Council discussed what the options were to pay for the new truck as it is getting close to delivery. Also Councillor MacAusland will check to see if the trip out to see the truck was included in the price that was quoted.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community make an appointment at the bank to see what the option they have for the payment.

7. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $194,079.75

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $194,079.75 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:
a) New desk for the Fire Chief Office: At this time Councillor Gillis declared a conflict of interest and

left the meeting.  Council reviewed 2 prices for a desk that the Fire Chief requested as his desk is falling apart. Both of the prices are from HMS.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the community purchase the single Pedestal desk for $697.74

At this time Councillor Gillis came back into the meeting.

b) Snow Removal Tender: This will be going out shortly and the closing date is Oct 14 for next meeting. It was also asked if we could put it on the government website as well.
c) Sidewalk on Kelly Dr: Council has received a few complaints about the sidewalk that was cut out at 41 Kelly Dr as the property owners were going to build.  The residents have since decided not to build and the sidewalk needs to be fixed. The letter needs to be sent to the home owners as well as the shipping container on there lot needs to be moved off as it has been a year since they had it on the lot turning it into a livable space.  With the bylaw stating that there is no livable space under 500 sq ft, they will need to move the container.
9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting October 14th, 2025

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland that the meeting of September 9th, 2025 be adjourned.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting

August 12th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:
Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor (Absent)
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

2. MNP Representative Patrick McSweeney presented the Financial Statement for the year ending March 31 2025.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the Financial Statement for the Year Ending March 31st, 2025 be adopted as presented.

3. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: Councillor Blanchard declared a Conflict of Interest 7d

4. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: The community is down to 1 pump at the East Lagoon, the other one is out getting fixed.  There is no grass cutting this week as it has been too hot to cut. The solar lights that were put up at the Kinsmen Rd and the East Lagoon have broken off the post and are damaged beyond repair. Also it was asked if the grass got cut around the West Lagoon, and we are still waiting for a bush hog to go cut it as it is too far gone at this point.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community get Maritime Electric to put 3 street lights in. Kinsmen Rd, East Lagoon and at the Fire Well.

5. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting July 8th, 2025.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the minutes for the  Monthly Meeting July 8th, 2025
be approved as presented.

6. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Unsightly Property 100 Lady Slipper Dr N: CAO Perry spoke with our  lawyer on what we can do about the rodents on the property and the information that council got back is that we do not have any rights to go on the property even if the deceased owner was sent a clean up order.  We can ask permission from the estate to access the property to set traps or we can ask the adjacent property owner to set traps on their property.
b) Crosswalk/ Highway repairs : Council received a request from a resident on Laughlin st to see if it is possible to put a cross walk from Laughlin to Lady Slipper, as there is a lot of school kids that cross there.  And also at the Skate Park to Lady Slipper as the kids cross there to go to and from school.

Councillor Gillis stated that he will call highways to see if they will look into that. He also stated that the corner of Monaghan and Kelly was paved by highways and he will check to see about the storm sewer on Kelly Dr.

c) Dog Waste Receptacles: They are on back order.

d) Proposed Development/Capacity Study East Lagoon : Resolution for funding for the new development.  The new developer is applying for funding and wanted to know if council could send them a resolution that they are in support of the project.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community send the support resolution on the condition that it is stated that the development is not approved yet.

Capacity Study East Lagoon: WSP would like to know what council is thinking on what the growth for the community will be over the next 25 years. Council discussed this and they stated between 800-1000 people on that lagoon.

e) Shed for the Fire Well: The shed has been put in place and they are working on getting the lock on the door.  There also needs to be a wired light inside the shed as the solar loght that is in there does not give much light.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community get an electrician to wire a light in the shed at the fire well.

7. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland gave the following report:4 Calls last month, December 6 is the Christmas party, and the new truck is still set to arrive in November.  Deputy Trowsdale also stated that the group photo was put off till the new truck comes in so they can use it in the background.
b) Recreation, Parks, Playgrounds and Green Space: Councillor J Gallant gave the following report: The Summer camp is running at the rec center with 3 students hired. The numbers are fluctuating and some days there is only a few kids.  They finish on August 22. Councillor J Gallant also wanted to know if it would be beneficial to start looking for ways to bring income into the center like a show with the bar facilities.  He did get a price for the picnic tables which was $400 a table for a 6 ft table, however he thinks we should put this off till next year. Also someone is dumping brush in the Trail Side Acres subdivision and some of the residents have concerns about a brush fire. CAO Perry will get a hold of the owners of the subdivision.

c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: Nothing to report at this time.

d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report:
There is some concerns about the shed at the well not being bolted down as it is right out in the open.  Council agreed to have this done so he will look into getting someone to do it.

At this time Councillor Blanchard stepped out of the meeting.

The site work for the maintenance shed was no included in the quote and the contractor had recently
got a price for the work which will include the removal of the tree stump and the ground work preparation for the concrete.  And also to get rid of the wet grass next the fire hall and replace it with gravel for better drainage. The total was $7,700 plus HST.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community pay for the extra site work charges to get the building ready for the concrete.

At this time Councillor Blanchard came back into the room.

e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan was absent so no report was given.
f) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: The committee met on July 30 and they have a Request for Proposal that has been completed for the tender process. So all council received the request and were asked to review and give input before the next council meeting so the process will continue.
g) Finances:  Councillor Parks gave the following report: The finances are good and he went over the checks that were written last month.

8. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $57,906.33

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $57,906.33 be approved.

9. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Sensor for the Overhead Doors: There was never any sensors on the doors and for warranty purpose it was requested from the installer to have them put on at the price of $1,081.00.  Council would like to have the damaged panel replaced and this discussion should happen with the installer.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community invest in the sensor for the new overhead doors.

b) Office Closure: The office will be closed from August 26- till September 2 2025, due to unforseen circumstances as the CAO will be out of province.
c) Pools that are not fenced in around the community: Council has received a few complaints about pools in the community that are not fenced in and still have the ladders left in them.  The community does have a bylaw stating that the pool must be fenced in.  So the request is to send the letters to the residents that are in violation of the bylaw. CAO Perry will send them out. There was also a complaint of someone housing in a camper on 27 Kelly Dr.  The CAO will send a letter to that property owner as well.

d) RCMP Speeding through the community: Councillorr Blanchard stated that this is getting worse and the council has asked in the past to have a meeting with the RCMP to go over some concerns
and this did not take place yet. So they are requesting that a letter be sent to the RCMP with the concern of the community.

   MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Corey Gillis and carried
THAT the community have a letter sent to the RCMP about the speeding issue in the community.

10. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting September 9th, 2025

11. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Allan Parks that the meeting of August 12th , 2025 be adjourned.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting
July 8th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:

Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

There was a  moment of silence in memory of the late Mike Nesbitt.

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: Councillor Blanchard declared a Conflict of Interest 6d

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: The desludging of the West Lagoon summer dose is 8 buckets a day for 1 week, and since we can not get a fire truck to the North end of the lagoon it is ideal to have a boat so that they can spread the product in the middle of the lagoon.  Also the grass is really long around the lagoon and this is also not ideal as it can cause issue with the product as it blocks the wind going over the lagoon. Council discussed having a meeting or a conversation with the operator to see about cutting the grass around the lagoon.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Pat Maclellan and carried
THAT the community get quotes on a boat with a motor and the cost of renting a pump to circulate the water in the lagoon.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting June 10th, 2025.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the minutes for the  Monthly Meeting June 10th, 2025
be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Unsightly Property 100 Lady Slipper Dr N: The property owner has recently passed away and the family was in touch to say that they have met with a lawyer about the property. Since the resident did not have a will this property will go to probate.
b) Speed Change request/ Crosswalk : There has been no change on the speed signs yet and there will be a crosswalk going from the sidewalk on Kelly to Lady Slipper Dr S.
c) Dog Waste Receptacles: They are being used and council would like to purchase 2 more.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Pat Maclellan and carried
THAT the community order 2 more Dog Waste Receptacles.

Councillor Allan Parks voted No

d) Proposed Development: WSP will be doing a study on the East lagoon to see what the options are to increase the capacity of the lagoon. The study could total $20,000, and we should have a proposal by end of the week.
e) Shed for the Fire Well: The shed has not been put on the property yet, as the meter needs to be put on the outside of the building.  This will need to set up with Maritime Electric.

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland gave the following report: A cable on the new bay doors that were installed broke and the door came down hard.  It is operational and they are waiting for the contractor to come back and fix them. No update on the new fire truck, and the department had 6 calls last month. Lot 16 is having their annual farm day on Sunday 1-4.  Deputy Chief Trowsdale added that the SOG mitigation for MacInnis Lane has been completed and published to the members. They will set up a meeting with the residents and training in the future.

b) Recreation, Parks, Playgrounds and Green Space: Councillor J Gallant gave the following report: The Summer camp is running at the rec center with 3 students hired. He is still getting prices on picnic tables

c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: Nothing to report at this time.

d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report:
The outside of the building around the windows was done with the new siding.  The heat pump upstairs at the fire hall needs to be replaced

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community gets quotes to replace the heat pump.

At this time Councillor Blanchard stepped out of the meeting.

The community has only received 1 bid back on the extension of the maintenance shed. There was several contractors that came out and had a look at the work but council has not received a tender for the work from them.  Double M Carpentry, DMR Construction, BG Construction, Maddox Construction and Brothers Home Improvement.  The only bid that council received was from Seawend Construction Council decided to open the bid and see if it came within the budget that they had for the upgrade. The bid came in at $47,194.36 plus HST which could change if the old floor has a 4 ft frost wall then the price will go up but they will not know until they dig around it.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the community accepts the bid of $47,194.36 plus HST from Seawend Construction.

At this time Councillor Blanchard came back into the room.

There is storm sewer that needs to be fixed by 71 Kelly Dr and the corner of Monaghan and Kelly Dr
needs to be fixed as there is a huge pothole.  Councillor Gillis stated that he will get in touch with Highways.

e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan gave the following report: He did not attend the last meeting so there was no report to give.  Councillor Blanchard asked if he ever got the formula that they use to determine what the community gets for the tax rate. Councillor MacLellan stated that he will send a message off to see if he can get that.
f) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: They have a meeting coming up and they will get the CAO involved as there is some questions that need to be answered before they can go farther.
g) Finances:  Councillor Parks gave the following report: The finances are good and that council should be mindful on the spending as they have a lot of things coming up this year that need to be paid for.

7. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $57,722.89

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $57,722.89 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Request for a donation for the 18U Men’s Provincial Baseball Team.  There is 2 residents that are on the 18U Men’s Baseball team that are going to Alberta in August and they are looking for a donation to help fund the trip.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the community donate $200.00 to the 18U Men’s Provincial Baseball Team

b) System Breach: On Thursday July 3 the community email was hacked and they gained access to the debit machine and $2000.00 was refunded to a Master Card and Debit Card in 4 separate transactions.  The system has since been secured and the report was given to the RCMP.
c) Bar float at the Rec Center: Since the Bingo is finished there is still a $3000.00 float that was used for Bingo. CAO Perry would like to use $1500.00 of that as a bar float and then deposit the rest.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the community use $1500.00 of the $3000.00 bingo float as a bar float.

d) Development at 73 Lady Slipper Dr S: Linkletter Farms is looking to put a 200′ long x 100′ wide x 30′ high warehouse for the potatoes. This will be on the east side of the warehouses that are there now. They will need to get a survey done to have a piece of the land adjacent to it added to the parcel that the warehouses are on now.  Once that is completed they will get a permit for development.
e) Old Fire Truck that is being replaced: Councillor MacAusland asked if council had decided if they are keeping the old truck for sewer flushing and community use, or if they are selling it.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Allan Parks and carried
THAT the community keep the old fire truck for community use.

9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting August 12th, 2025

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland that the meeting of July 8th , 2025 be adjourned.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting
June 10th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:

Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor (Absent)
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: No One declared a Conflict of Interest.

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: Sewer flushing began this week and it should be completed by Thursday if they do not run into any issues. There is a lot of sand in the lines and they did find some kitty litter as well. The floors at the Rec Center were also stripped and waxed last week.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting May 13th and Closed Meeting May 28th, 2025

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the minutes for the  Monthly Meeting May 13th, and Special Meeting May 28th, 2025
be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Unsightly Property 100 Lady Slipper Dr N: The 60 day notice letter was sent out to the property owner and was received and signed for.
b) Speed Change request: : Councillor Gillis stated that he met with Government and they are going to move the 50 speed limit sign back farther on Lady Slipper Dr N & S and they are also changing it from a 80 to a 70 coming into the community. They will be doing an independent study on the highway speed.
c) Unsightly Property in the community: letters were sent out to 3 residents in the community.
d) Dog Waste Receptacles: There was 2 bought and they have been placed on Kelly Dr and Lady Slipper Dr N.  We will keep am eye on them and if they are being used then we will order more. Councillor Gillis will ask the MLA to see if they can get one on the walking trail.
e) Proposed Development: CAO Perry reached out to WSP to see if they had an early study done on the East lagoon. Unfortunately they did not so the last study that was done was in 2002, which leaves the capacity of the lagoon at 500 people. Council would like the CAO to reach back out to WSP to see what the options are and if they can get a ball park idea as to what it would cost.
f) Shed for the Fire Well: The shed will go on the property next week.  They can not use the screw piles as the underground electrical is in the way, so we will need to get a load of gravel spread out before the shed can go down.

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland gave the following report: All new equipment on the budget was ordered. They had 6 calls last month. There is a crack in the frame of the fast rescue that being fixed. The department summer party is June 21 and the department would like to know if the council will donate $600 towards the food. No word on the new truck.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the council donate $600 towards the food for the Fire Department Summer Party.

b) Recreation, Parks, Playgrounds and Green Space: Councillor J Gallant gave the following report: May 19 was the last bingo at the Rec Center, and they brought in $1,549 before expenses.  The legion bought the remaining supplies. Councillor J Gallant also checked with a steel company about getting a quote for bench and picnic tables and he was told that he should look online instead. So council discussed getting a price for wooden ones as the aluminum ones were 2 expensive.  It was asked if the legion would donate towards this expense.

c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: Nothing to report at this time. d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report: The 2 big trees behind the maintenance shed were removed, and the caulking was fixed around the brick siding on the fire hall.

e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan gave the following report: There was a meeting on the 15th and they discussed changes in the Municipal Infrastructure Fund. The federations was also having an issue with sitting down with a meeting with Minster Myers. There was also discussions about the amendments in the MGA.  There was also a small increase in funds for the assessments.
f) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: They met twice last month and they also had a meeting with the planner from the government on what they need to have in the official plan and bylaws when they get it updated. The committee will meet again on June 26th and start to get things ready to go out to tender.
g) Finances:  Councillor Parks was absent so no report was given. .

7. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $46,653.65

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $46,653.65 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Bursary Winner: There was 3 application for the bursary, and the winner has been picked and they will get their award on graduation night.
b) Summer program: There was 3 students hired this year, and the program will start on July 2, and run till August 22
c) Newsletter 3rd Quarter: The newsletter will go out on July 1 for the next 3 months, if there is anything to add please have it in by June 18th.
d) Grade 9 and Grade 12 Graduation: A council member will need to attend each of these events to give out the awards from the community.

9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting July 8th, 2025

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis that the meeting of June 10th , 2025 be adjourned.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Closed meeting May 28th 2025

Potential Development in the Community

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.

Present:

Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor (absent)
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

The council met with the developer Ebbsfleet Development on a potential development plan for PID #863290 and 474833.  Council reviewed the plans and asked questions on the development.  The council thinks that this will be a good fit for the community, however there are certain requirements that will need to be looked into before it can go any farther.

Mayor Gallant thanked everyone for coming

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting
May 13th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:
Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: Mayor Gallant called a conflict of Interest in 6c & d Councillor Blanchard declared a conflict in 6d, and Councillor Gillis declared a conflict in 8c

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: They have started using the product in the West Lagoon. And it will take till August before we see any good results. The first initial one went in the week of May 5th. And now they are putting 1 bucket a week in.  The big dose will be in July with 8 buckets a day. And it might be ideal to have a boat in the pond instead of the fire trucks shooting water to stir up the bottom of the lagoon. Mayor Gallant said that he has a 12 ft aluminum boat with a motor that he can bring down. Also Monty has started grass  cutting and he is ahead this summer by 2 weeks.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting April 8th and Special Meeting April 30th, 2025

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the minutes for the  Monthly Meeting April 8th, and Special Meeting April 30th, 2025
be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Unsightly Property 100 Lady Slipper Dr N: Council has received a letter about a rodent issue on the property, and also that the property is not only unsightly but unsafe as well. Council discussed this and has decided to send him a clean up order for 60 days.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the community issue a clean up completely order to the resident that will have to be done within 60 days or legal action will be taken.

b) Speed Change request/ Painting of the Crosswalks for the veterans: Councillor Gillis stated that they are working on the speed changes and as far as the painting of the crosswalks they will not be doing that.
c) 2nd reading and Adoption of the Amendment of the Sewer Utility Corporation Bylaw 2021-01-A

MOTION moved by Allan Parks  seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the 2nd reading of the Sewer Utility corporation Amendment 2021-01-A be approved as read.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks  seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the Adoption of the Sewer Utility Corporation Amendment 2021-01-A be adopted as read.

d) Center of the Culd de Sac Iris Crt and Laughlin St: Councillor Gillis advised that they have cleaned out the grass at both culd de sac on Iris crt and Laughlin St and to his understanding they will be paved this summer.
e) Shed for the Fire Well: The community has found a shed to put at the well.  It is a 8 x 12 for $3,000.00.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland  seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community purchase the 8 x 12 shed for $3,000.00 for the fire suppression well.

f) Dog Waste Receptacles: Councillor Gillis found and idea for these type of waste instead of the garbage cans.  They are smaller and they can go right on a metal post.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis  seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community purchase couple of the Dog Waste Receptacles and put them up in the community to see if this helps with the dog poop situation.

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland stated that he was not at the last meeting so he hand the report over to Deputy Chief Trowsdale: The department had 6 calls last month. The Juniors will be selling tickets for a draw of $1,000 for a fund raiser for the trip to Ottawa.  The department also got a price for the decals for the new fire hall doors.  The price is $750.00 plus tax. They also had about 4 people turn out to bring debris for Fire Smart.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT they accept the price of $750.00 for the decals for the fire hall doors.

b) Recreation, Parks, Playgrounds and Green Space: Councillor J Gallant gave the following report: The picnic tables in the park need to be replaced.  Councillor J Gallant offered to get some prices on 3 Aluminum picnic tables and was asked to get a price for a bench as well. The last date for the Bingo will be May 25. And the average number of people since the last meeting was 100 and the amount brought in before expense was $3,660.  Both big jackpots went in the last 2 weeks. It was also discussed about some fallen trees in the green space in back of Heritage. Councilor J Gallant and CAO Perry will do a walk through to access the situation.

c)  Water & Sewer:   At this time Mayor Gallant passed the meeting over to Deputy Parks and left the room due to a conflict of Interest.
Councilor Gillis gave the following report: 145 Lady Slipper Dr N resident was asking for a discounted price since he is renovating the house and not living there and the sewer line is disconnected till the renovations are completed.  Council discussed this and decided that there are other properties in the community that do not have people living in them and they still have to pay, and the one resident that has had the service turned off still is being billed, so at this time there will be no discounted price.

At this time Mayor Gallant came back in the meeting.

There was an issue with storm sewers in the Community and Highways was called to have them looked into. Councillor Gillis and CAO Perry were at a meeting in Charlottetown last week about some new rules that are coming down for the water and sewer, and Miscouche will need to make sure that they have a flow meter on the East Lagoon, also the government is wanting all communities to have a assessment on the infrastructure in the community.  This will need to be signed off by an
engineer and this should be completed by June 2026.

d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report: There was 2 quotes given to council on the repairs that need to be done on the outside of the firehall building.  Councillor Blanchard gave the 2 quotes to council and Councillor Blanchard and Mayor Gallant handed the meeting over to Deputy Mayor Parks and they left the meeting as they declared a conflict of interest.

Council reviewed the 2 quotes that were given one from BG Construction and one from Seawend construction. Council compared both quotes.

MOTION moved by Pat MacLellan seconded by Corey Gillis and carried
THAT the community go with Seawend Construction for the upgrades on the building at $7,450.00.

At this time Mayor Gallant and Councillor Blanchard came back in the meeting.

Councillor Blanchard stated that he was in touch with Branch Tree manager to have 2 big trees removed on the back side of the maintenance shed. It was also mentioned that the corners of the building where the brick meets the siding is missing some mortar and should be looked into.  Also it was discussed that the walking flags that were placed at the lights at Lady Slipper Dr N & S and Main Dr W & E be removed as they feel that it is a safety issue.

MOTION moved by Pat Maclellan seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community remove the walking flags at the corner.

Councillor Blanchard voted No

e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan gave the following report: There is a meeting on Thursday that he will attending.
f) Finances:  Councillor Parks gave the following report: Finances are going good.
g) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: There will be a meeting May 22 and then a meeting with someone from the Province on May 27 both will be at 6 pm.

7. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $128,799.69

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $128,799.69 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Summer Party: council picked the date of July 4th for the summer party with the location to be determined.
b) Unsightly Properties in the community: Council would like a few letters to be sent out to some properties in the community that are unsightly or have dilapidate building on them. CAO Perry will get the letters sent out to the properties.
c) Travel to Ottawa for the Fire Department Budget: At this time Councillor Gillis stepped out of the meeting. Council had discussed this in the past on not supporting this trip to Ottawa every year.  Council feel that if the department wants to go that they should raise the funds to do so.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Allan Parks  and carried
THAT the community going forward not contribute any funds to the trip to Ottawa, that the department goes on in September.

Councillor Gillis stepped back into the meeting.

d) Thank you card: Council received a thank you card for the late Millie Gaudet on the plant that was sent.
e) Linkletter inquiring about Fire protection for their community: Linkletter council would like to know if Miscouche was interested in providing Fire protection for their community.  Deputy Chief Trowsdale will take it to the Officer meeting at the end of the month to see what their thoughts are and then both council and the Fire department will sit down to see what everyone thoughts are.
f) Proposed Development: Council received a request to sit down with the developer that purchased 863290 and 474833 property to see the development proposal.  Council picked May 28th, @ 6 pm for the meeting with the developer.

9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting June 10th, 2025

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis that the meeting of May 13th, 2025 be adjourned.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Special  Meeting 1st Reading of Amendment of
Sewer Utility Corporation Bylaw , Bylaw #2021-01-A
April 30th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 6:00 P.M.

Present:

Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor (Absent)
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor (Absent)
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

No Members of the Public

Mayor Gallant opened the meeting and turned the meeting over to Deputy Mayor Parks to do the 1st Reading of the Amendment of the Sewer Utility Corporation Bylaw 2021-01-A

The Amendment was to add the Rates Charges and Interest to the Bylaw with an attached Schedule A to the bylaw.

MOTION moved by Allan Parks  seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community approve the 1st reading of the amendment for the Sewer Utility Corporation Bylaw 2021-01-A as read.

Mayor Gallant thanked everyone for coming

Meeting Adjourned.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting
April 8th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING:

Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:
Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: No One declared a Conflict of Interest

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: Spring cleanup has started.

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting March 11th and Special Meeting March 26th, 2025

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Charles MacAusland and carried
THAT the minutes for the Monthly Meeting March 11th, and Special Meeting March 26th, 2025
be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Unsightly Property 100 Lady Slipper Dr N: councillor Blanchard asked the resident what the plans were for the property. The resident advised that the hope is to have the building down by end of summer, and there is also a thought to sell the property.
b) Speed Change request/ Painting of the Crosswalks for the veterans: Councillor Gillis had a meeting with Highways, and they are going to do a traffic study on Main Dr, as well as adjust the speed zones coming into the community from Lady Slipper Dr N & S.  Highways are also looking at putting flashing speed signs coming into the community from Lady Slipper Dr N & S. As far as the painting of the crosswalks that will have to go up farther on the chain to government but it’s not a priority at this time.
c) Development on Kelly Dr Lot 3-4 PID # 900340 6-Plex: Council has had time to think about the development since the public meeting March 26, 2025.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Pat Maclellan and carried
THAT the community issue the permit for the development of a 6-plex on 43 Kelly Dr.

d) Center of the Culd de Sac Iris Crt and Laughlin St: Councillor Gillis stated that he has a meeting with the MLA on April 22, 2025, and he will have an update for the next meeting.

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland gave the following report: The department had 6 calls last month. The Chief is working on a mitigation plan for Kinsmen Rd development. There will be a Fire Smart meeting for the public on April 23, and drop off will be on May 3rd, at the Fire Hall.  They are looking into getting a dumpster for the day.  Also, the department is in a Hockey tournament this weekend. Also, the Chassis has arrived in Winnipeg and will be at Fort Garry sometime in June or July for the truck to be built.  It will be late this year or the first of the new year until it will arrive here.
b) Recreation, Park, Playgrounds and Green Spaces: Councilor J Gallant gave the following report: The report was given to all the council members for the bingo expenses and revenues over the last 3 years, and the revenues have gone down almost 15,000 over the last 3 years.  This year the bingos are running in a deficit of $2,500 for the year. With bingo supplies going up and the bingo machine needing to be replaced soon, there is no extra money to support it.

MOTION moved by Jonathan Gallant seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the community stop doing the bingo’s as soon as the current supplies run out.

c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: There is nothing to report at this time, except that the product has been sent for the West Lagoon from Waste Go and the spring inoculation will start around May 5th.
d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report: There is some repairs that are needed on the outside of the fire hall where the windows and doors are at the side of the building.  Councillor Blanchard will have some quotes for the next meeting.
It was also asked about having garbage cans around the community at the intersections.  Councillor Gillis will have some quotes for the next meeting.

e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan gave the following report: There is a New Municipal Framework Funding in place for the Municipalities that will give the municipalities some extra funds. There has also been some talk about having a pot of money from the taxpayers that they can borrow against and a better interest rate to do improvements on their homes. All of this is in the preliminary stages and is based on the updates to the Municipal Government Act.
f) Finances:  Councillor Parks gave the following report: The finances are good, and we just finished the fiscal year end. The books will be dropped off at the accountant this week.  And in the next coming months the Tax Assessment will be looked at to make sure that we are comparable to other communities, and council will be given this information when it is available.
g) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: There will be a meeting April 17th to go over the plan to put it out to tender for the update to the Official Plan and Bylaws.

7. APPROVAL OF BILLS PAID FOR THE MONTH TOTALING: $32,503.82

MOTION moved by Allan Parks seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the payment of the bills totaling $32,503.82 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:
a) Donation Letter for Miscouche Consolidated School Playground Equipment: Council received a request from the Home and School requesting a donation towards new equipment.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Pat MacLellan and carried
THAT the community donate $2,500.00 towards the New Playground Equipment for the School

b) Summer Program for kids: The funding has been applied for from the Provincial and Federal government. And CAO Perry would like to know if the community would allow for 1 more student of the community to be hired through the community to help out with the Summer Program.

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland seconded by Corey Gillis and carried
THAT the community hire a student from the community to help out with the program.

c) Miscouche ATV Club requesting use of land: Mr Greencorn from the ATV Club asked council if they can use some scrub land by the East Lagoon to put a sign up promoting the club.  The club will take care of all the expense of the sign.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Jonathan Gallant and carried
THAT the community allow the Miscouche ATV Club to use the scrub land by the East Lagoon to put a sign up.

d) Annual FPEIM Meeting April 28th, 2025, in Summerside: No one from council will be able to attend.

9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting May 13th, 2025

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Charles MacAusland that the meeting of April 8th, 2025, be adjourned.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Special Meeting Proposed Development on Kelly Dr
March 26th, 2025

OPENING MEETING
Mayor Albert Gallant called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.

Present:
Albert Gallant  – Mayor
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

8 members of the public

Mayor Gallant opened the meeting thanking everyone for coming, and advised that the meeting was about a proposed development of a 6 plex on Kelly Dr.  He then turned the meeting over to the developer Rob Hebert Maple Isle Homes. Rob gave a brief background on his business and presented the plans for the development on Kelly Dr. 1 Building 6 units.  The 2 end units will have 3 bedrooms 1 bath, and the 4 middle units will be 2-bedroom 1 bath. It will be Senior Friendly Housing. One level and they will all have a private deck. He is hoping to keep the trees that border the property and some in the front if he can.  The building will be set back off the road and will have a parking in front of the building. There will also be 2 entrances. He then turned it to the public for questions.

Q: What if the building is not all rented would he rent to families.
A: Of course I am looking to have the building all rented, but he is opened to go lower than seniors if he had to.
Q: Do you not have to combine the property into one. In order to get the space.
A: Yes, I will be building on the 2 lots, and it will be 1 property.  I plan to keep this property as an investment into my future. If he ever sells it will be sold as 1 property not condos.
Q: What is the price range for the units.
A: I am looking at $1800.00 a month plus heat and utilities.
Q: Will there be a generator for the building since it is seniors housing.
A: I never thought of that, but I can certainly look into it.
Q: Will there be 1 well or 2 wells.
A: Honestly, I never got that far, but I will follow the requirements for the provincial standards.
Q: What is the time frame for the building.
A: I plan to start as soon as possible and hope for a fall rental.
Q: Do you have any other rental units that you own.
A: I have a 10 rental unit in Charlottetown and 1 in Summerside. I have also built the colorful townhouses on MacEwen Rd with another investor.
Q: Will this building be 1 color.
A: yes, I am proposing a blue color. To stay in line with the other buildings on the street.
Q: what is the heating for the building.
A: Each unit will have a heat pump and electric heat.

Q: Will the buildings have storage units since they do not have a garage
A: Never really thought of that.
Q: I live on Kelly Dr and I would like to see that street stay as single-family dwelling. I am not for a 6 plex. Does the public vote or does council make that decision.
A: Deputy Mayor Parks answered this question. We as council will make the decision for the development. However, we have bylaws that we have to follow and if the developer meets all the regulations of the bylaw, we cannot refuse the development.
Q: So, I could build a 6 plex on my property.
A: Actually, you cannot as you do not have enough room on your property. You need to meet the setbacks and have the square footage to do so on your property. That is why the developer purchased the 2 lots together so that he would have enough room to build on it.
Q: Does there need to be another meeting to subdivide the land and does the zoning need to be changed.
A: The developer does not need to re-zone the property as our bylaws under residential zoning states you can have duplexes and multi family dwelling in that zone. Since the developer owns both lots, he can request from the government to have 1 parcel number for both lots.

Mayor Gallant thanked everyone for coming.

Meeting was adjourned.

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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MISCOUCHE
Monthly Council Meeting

March 11th, 2025

1. OPENING MEETING
Deputy Mayor Allan Parks called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M.

Present:
Albert Gallant  – Mayor (Absent)
Allan Parks – Deputy Mayor
Ivan Blanchard- Councillor
Charles MacAusland  Councillor (Absent)
Corey Gillis  Councillor
Patrick MacLellan Councillor (absent)
Jonathan Gallant Councillor
Michelle Perry- CAO

2. Declaration of Conflict of Interest: No one declared a Conflict of Interest.

3. MAINTENANCE REPORT: Monty MacAusland gave the following report: Everything is going well

4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES: Monthly Meeting February 11th, 2025, and Special Meeting February 25th, 2025

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Jonathan Gallant  and carried
THAT the minutes for the Monthly Meeting February 11th, 2024, be approved as presented.

MOTION moved by Jonathan Gallant seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the minutes for the Special Meeting February 25th, 2024, be approved as presented.

5. BUSINESS ARISING:
a) Unsightly Property 100 Lady Slipper Dr S: The resident sent a letter to council with an update on the property.  This information was sent to all the council and a few sentences were read by CAO Perry.  The project is still ongoing.
b) Speed Change Request/ Painting of the crosswalks for the veterans: The letter was sent to Highways and there has been no update yet.  Councillor Gillis stated that he will check into it.
c) Potential Development on Kelly Dr.  The contractor was away on vacation till today, and the property closes on March 14th, 2025, so council has picked the date of March 26th, 2025 @ 6:30 pm for the Public Meeting.

6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a) Fire Dept: Councilor MacAusland was absent so Chief Woodbury gave the following report: The chassis will be delivered to Winnipeg on March 24th, and with everything going on in the states they are not sure if there will be tariffs added to the cost or not. The department was approved for Fire Smart again this year and the committee will be sitting down to decided what they will do this year. There will be some training on the mitigation plan for Dawsyn Crt, and the Chief will put a mitigation plan together for Kinsmen Rd development.
b) Recreation, Park, Playgrounds and Green Spaces: Councilor J Gallant gave the following report: Bingo
had an average of 107 people per evening over the last 4 weeks and the amount brought in was $5,135 and after expense it is $2,335. There is about a month and half left of cards.  Council would like the expenses and revenues for the year for the next meeting. CAO Perry will get them to the Councillor J Gallant in the next few days so they can review them and make a recommendation.
c)  Water & Sewer:  Councilor Gillis gave the following report: There was nothing to report.
d) Repairs, Maintenance and Village Properties: Councilor Blanchard gave the following report: no issues to report, except that he contacted Maritime Electric to have the stumps removed out of the ditches on Kelly Dr, they were left there after some poles were replaced. Councillor Blanchard also asked about the leaks at the fire hall.  So far there has not been any leaks, but the flashing will be replaced on the roof in the spring.  It was asked if the roof at the Rec Center could be checked at that time as well.
e) PEI Federation of Municipalities: Councillor MacLellan was absent, so no report was given.
f) Finances:   Deputy Mayor Parks was chairing the meeting, so he asked for council to move the proposed budget from the February 25th meeting.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Corey Gillis and carried
THAT the Proposed Budget for the Year ending 2025/2026 be approved as presented on February 25th, 2025

g) Bylaw Committee: Councillor Gillis gave the following report: Nothing to report.  Next meeting will be in the new fiscal year to make a plan for updating the Official Plan and Bylaws.

7. Total bills paid for the month of October was $24,329.66

MOTION moved by Jonathan Gallant seconded by Corey Gillis and carried
THAT the bills paid last month for $24,329.66 be approved.

8. NEW BUSINESS:

a) Sewer rate change request for 11 Lady Slipper Dr N: The letter was sent to the resident stating that the rate will stay the same for the property unless they were removing toilets. Council received another letter from the residents asking if they can discount the rate if they close off some rooms.  Council discussed this and decided that unless they are removing the toilets that they will not further discount the rate.

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard seconded by Corey Gillis and carried
THAT the sewer rate stays the same unless the toilets are removed.

b) Water Issues on Kinsmen Rd and Dawsyn Crt: Council has received 2 complaints for each property.  The developer for both properties were contacted.  The resident from Kinsmen Rd needs to have a swale put on the property to help direct the flow of water, since the natural flow of the water was stopped by the development.  And the drainage on Dawsyn Crt is working and the water is being held in the swale, however the residents feels that the swale needs to be redone as the water is just sitting there.  Both of the properties will be looked at again in the spring.
c) Newsletter: The 2nd quarter newsletter will be going out on April 1st, if there is anything that needs to be added to it, the deadline is March 21st. It was asked if there could be more advertising on facebook.
d) Grants for Funding: The new funding grants will be opened on April 1 so CAO Perry was requesting the quotes for the equipment for the fire department and any other projects that funding will be provided.

e) The center of the Culd de sac on Iris Crt: Council received a complaint about the center of the Culd de sac being torn up by the plows and heavy trucks and buses, and council was asked if they would pave the center to avoid this in the future. Councilor Gillis will check with the MLA to see if this is something that they can do.
f) Grants for Upgrades: The community will be applying for a grant for the fire department equipment and the garage doors for the fire hall.

MOTION moved by Corey Gillis seconded by Ivan Blanchard and carried
THAT the Community apply for funding for the Fire Department Equipment and the Garage Doors.

9. NEXT MEETING: Monthly Meeting April 8th, 2025

10. MEETING ADJOURNED

MOTION moved by Ivan Blanchard that the meeting of March 11th, 2025, be adjourned.