Agenda
The Blue Mountains
Committee of the Whole Meeting

Meeting #:

Date:

Monday, April 27, 2026

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 4:30 P.m.

Location:

Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual Meeting

32 Mill Street, Thornbury, ON

Prepared by: Corrina Giles, Town Clerk

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A.

Call to Order

A.1

Traditional Territory Acknowledgement and Moment of Reflection

We would like to begin our meeting by recognizing the First Nations, Metis and Inuit peoples of Canada as traditional stewards of the land.  The municipality is located within the boundary of Treaty 18 region of 1818 which is the traditional land of the Anishnaabek, Haudenosaunee and Wendat-Wyandot-Wyandotte peoples.

A.2

Approval of Agenda

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT the Agenda of April 27, 2026, be approved as circulated, including any items added to the Agenda.

A.3

Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

NOTE: In accordance with the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and the Town Procedural By-law 2023-62, Council Members must file a written statement of the interest and its general nature with the Clerk for inclusion on the Registry.

A.4

Previous Minutes

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT the Committee of the Whole minutes of April 13, 2026 be adopted as circulated, including any revisions to be made.

B.

Staff Reports, Deputations, Correspondence

Administration, Corporate & Financial Services - To be chaired by Deputy Mayor Bordignon

B.1

Deputations, if any

B.1.1

Don May, Resident

Re: Municipal Governance and Municipal Service Corporations

B.2

Public Comment Period regarding matters included in the Administration, Corporate and Financial Services portion of the meeting (each speaker is allotted three minutes)

NOTE: In accordance with the Town Procedural By-law 2023-62 ten minutes is allotted at the beginning and end of each section of the Committee of the Whole Meeting to receive public comments regarding matters included on the Agenda. Each person shall provide their name and address, and is required to address their comments to the Chair. Comments shall not refer to personal, litigation or potential litigation matters, or be in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting, it being noted that the verbal commenting period has ended. Written correspondence may still be received in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting. If a person is unable to personally attend the meeting, or during any period where an
emergency has been declared to exist in the municipality, they shall provide their Public Comments in writing to the Clerk in advance of the meeting for the Clerk to read on behalf of the author during the Public Comment Period.

B.3

Correspondence, if any

None

B.4

Staff Reports

B.4.1

Procedural By-law - Request to Proceed to Public Meeting, ADM.26.001

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receives Staff Report ADM.26.001, entitled “Procedural By-law – Request to Proceed to Public Meeting;”

  AND THAT Council reviews the draft Procedural Bylaw as attached to the within staff report, and provides direction to staff to proceed to a Public Meeting in accordance with the timelines set out to receive comments on the draft Procedural Bylaw.

B.5

Public Comment Period regarding matters included in the Administration, Corporate and Financial Services portion of the meeting (each speaker is allotted three minutes)

Strategic Initiatives - To be chaired by Councillor Porter

B.6

Deputations, if any

B.6.1

Wendy Smith, Interim Director, South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team (SGB OHT)

Re: Strategic Benefits of Joining the Central Ontario Physician Recruitment Alliance (COPRA)

B.7

Public Comment Period regarding matters included in the Strategic Initiatives portion of the meeting (each speaker is allotted three minutes)

NOTE: In accordance with the Town Procedural By-law 2023-62 ten minutes is allotted at the beginning and end of each section of the Committee of the Whole Meeting to receive public comments regarding matters included on the Agenda. Each person shall provide their name and address, and is required to address their comments to the Chair. Comments shall not refer to personal, litigation or potential litigation matters, or be in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting, it being noted that the verbal commenting period has ended. Written correspondence may still be received in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting. If a person is unable to personally attend the meeting, or during any period where an
emergency has been declared to exist in the municipality, they shall provide their Public Comments in writing to the Clerk in advance of the meeting for the Clerk to read on behalf of the author during the Public Comment Period.

B.8

Correspondence, if any

None

B.9

Staff Reports

None

B.10

Public Comment Period regarding matters included in the Strategic Initiatives portion of the meeting (each speaker is allotted three minutes)

Community Services - To be chaired by Councillor Ardiel

B.11

Deputations, if any

None

B.12

Public Comment Period regarding matters included in the Community Services portion of the meeting (each speaker is allotted three minutes)

NOTE: In accordance with the Town Procedural By-law 2023-62 ten minutes is allotted at the beginning and end of each section of the Committee of the Whole Meeting to receive public comments regarding matters included on the Agenda. Each person shall provide their name and address, and is required to address their comments to the Chair. Comments shall not refer to personal, litigation or potential litigation matters, or be in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting, it being noted that the verbal commenting period has ended. Written correspondence may still be received in response to matters that have been the subject of a Public Meeting. If a person is unable to personally attend the meeting, or during any period where an
emergency has been declared to exist in the municipality, they shall provide their Public Comments in writing to the Clerk in advance of the meeting for the Clerk to read on behalf of the author during the Public Comment Period.

B.13

Correspondence, if any

None

B.14

Staff Reports

B.14.1

Follow-Up to Docupet Software Implementation, CS.26.019

This report was deferred from the April 13, 2026 Committee of the Whole Agenda 

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report CS.26.019, entitled “Follow-Up to Docupet Software Implementation for information only”.

B.14.2

Amendment to By-law 2021-38, Being a By-law to Appoint a Municipal Weed Inspector, CS.26.028

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report CS.26.028, entitled “Amendment to By-law 2021-38, Being a By-law to Appoint a Municipal Weed Inspector”;

  AND THAT Council amends By-law 2021-38 to appoint Caroline Krasniewski and Gurjot Singh as Municipal Weed Inspectors for the purposes of enforcing the Weed Control Act within Council’s jurisdiction.

B.14.3

Appointment of Seasonal Municipal Law Enforcement Officers, CS.26.022

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report CS.26.022, entitled “Appointment of Municipal Law Enforcement Officers”;

  AND THAT Council enacts a By-law to appoint Steven Mathewson and Ryan Sacerty as Municipal Law Enforcement Officers for the purposes of enforcing the by-laws of the municipality.
  

B.14.4

Special Events 2026 and Request for By-Law Relief, CS.26.025

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT Council receive Staff Report CS.26.025, entitled “Special Events 2026 and Request for By-Law Relief”;

  AND THAT Council grant conditional relief to the Noise By-law for the dates and times identified in table “A”;

  AND THAT Council approve the road closures identified in table “B”.

B.15

Public Comment Period regarding matters included in the Community Services portion of the meeting (each speaker is allotted three minutes)

C.

New and Unfinished Business

C.1

Committees of Council Reports

C.1.1

Agricultural Advisory Committee Report dated March 19, 2026

This report was deferred from the April 13, 2026 Committee of the Whole Agenda 

C.1.2

Accountability and Transparency Committee Report dated March 19, 2026

This report was deferred from the April 13, 2026 Committee of the Whole Agenda 

C.2

Notice of Motion (Council)

C.3

Additions to the Agenda

D.

Notice of Meeting Dates

Committee of the Whole Meeting, Operations, and Planning & Building Services, April 28, 2026
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Council Meeting, May 11, 2026
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Council, Public Meeting, May 12, 2026
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Committee of the Whole Meeting, Operations, and Planning & Building Services, May 19, 2026
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual

Committee of the Whole Meeting, Administration, Corporate & Financial Services, Strategic Initiatives, and Community Services, May 25, 2026
Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtual 

E.

Adjournment

• Recommended (Move, Second)

  THAT this Committee of the Whole does now adjourn at TIME p.m. to meet again on May 25, 2026, Town Hall, Council Chambers and Virtually, or at the call of the Chair.