Mar 24, 2025 City Council

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GOOD EVENING. WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE,

[1. CALL TO ORDER]

ROLL CALL. ALL MEMBERS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT FOR COUNCILLOR FLINTOFF, WHO SENDS HIS REGRETS.

ARE THERE ANY DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST? GOING ONCE. TWICE. OKAY. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES.

[4. ADOPTION OF PREVIOUS MINUTES]

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. SECONDED. COUNCILLOR BULL.

ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC INPUT SESSIONS THIS EVENING.

[6. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS]

THE PRESENTERS ARE ALI MCKEON, MAXINE MORAN, BRITTANY SHIRLEY, HOLLY HEFNER.

SOME ARE COMING VIRTUALLY, I BELIEVE. HI, MAXINE.

COME ON UP.

SO I GUESS THE REQUEST IS IF THEY COULD SHARE THEIR PRESENTATION ON THE SCREEN ONCE THEY GET SET UP.

YEAH. THE REQUEST FOR ALI TO LOG INTO THE ZOOM THERE ON WHAT? YOU JUST ASKED TO GET THEM ON THE CAMERA. JUST BE ONE MINUTE.

OKAY. INTERESTING. I CAN SHARE IT IF YOU NEED ME TO.

OR IF YOU'RE HAVING PROBLEMS. PERFECT. THANKS, ALI.

YEAH, WE CAN SEE IT ON THE SCREEN. OH, NOW IT'S YOU.

MIGHT BE A LITTLE BIT OF A DELAY. NOW, I'M HAVING PROBLEMS IN BIOLOGY. OKAY, LET ME KNOW IF YOU GUYS ARE ABLE TO SEE THAT.

YES. THERE WE GO. WE'RE IN. YEP. PERFECT. OKAY, LET ME KNOW WHEN WE'RE READY TO START.

WHENEVER YOU'RE READY. PERFECT. OKAY. HI, EVERYONE.

MY NAME IS ALEXANDRIA MCKEON. DESPITE THE WRONG LAST NAME ON MY LITTLE LINE THERE.

APOLOGIES. I HANDLE CORPORATE AFFAIRS FOR BP'S LEGACY SITES ACROSS THE US AND CANADA.

FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON'T KNOW, THOUGH, I'M SURE EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM IS VERY FAMILIAR WITH BHP.

WE ARE THE LARGEST MINING COMPANY IN THE WORLD BY MARKET CAP.

HOWEVER, IN NORTH AMERICA OUR TEAM JUST HANDLES OUR CLOSED SITES.

SO, OUR ENTIRE FOCUS IS ON RECLAMATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION WORK.

SO I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND PUSH IT OVER TO BRITTANY FOR AN INTRODUCTION.

HI THERE, MY NAME IS BRITTANY SHIRLEY. I WORK IN THE LEGACY ASSETS OR CLOSED SITES PROJECTS TEAM, AND I'M JUST GOING TO HAVE A FEW SLIDES TO TALK THROUGH TODAY ON SOME PROJECTS THAT WE'VE DONE IN THE LAST YEAR, AND SOME PROJECTS LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS IN ELLIOT LAKE.

HOLLY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF NEXT? HI EVERYONE. MY NAME IS HOLLY HEFFNER. I DO REGULATORY WORK FOR OUR TEAM ACROSS OUR LEGACY ASSETS IN CANADA, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL WORK, SO I'LL BE SHARING SOME.

HEY THERE. YOU CAN HEAR ME. OKAY. YEAH. VERY GOOD.

GOOD. BRIAN FEDER, JUST CURRENTLY THE ACTING MANAGER FOR LEGACY ASSETS IN CANADA.

SORRY. NORMALLY THE PRINCIPAL WITHIN THE CANADA TEAM SUPPORTING ALL OUR SITES ACROSS CANADA.

SO, I'M NOT DOING ANY PRESENTATION TODAY. SO JUST REALLY HERE TO SUPPORT.

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MAXIME ON THE SITE, SUPERINTENDENT FOR ELLIOT LAKE SITES.

AND I MANAGE A TEAM OF LOCAL EMPLOYEES THAT I'M GOING TO PRESENT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES LATER ON AS WELL.

NICE TO MEET EVERYONE AND THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU, GUYS. SO, YOU WILL HAVE YOU'LL HEAR FROM ALL OF US AT DIFFERENT POINTS THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION COUNCIL.

SO JUST THANK YOU AGAIN. LIKE MAXIME SAID FOR THE TIME AND THE ABILITY TO COME AND PRESENT TO YOU GUYS TODAY, WE APPRECIATE IT AND PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP US AT ANY TIME DURING OUR PRESENTATION.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR YOU NEED MORE EXPLANATION ON SOMETHING, PLEASE DO NOT BE SHY, JUST INTERRUPT US.

SO THIS IS JUST A FUN LITTLE LEGAL STATEMENT THAT I HAVE TO GIVE.

NOTHING IN THIS PRESENTATION IS MEANT TO BE A FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT.

PLEASE DO ANYTHING THAT YOU DO BY YOUR OWN ACCORD AND ACCORDING TO NOTHING THAT WE SAY HERE TODAY.

WE LIKE TO START ALL OF OUR PRESENTATIONS WITH A LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT WE ARE ON TRADITIONAL LANDS OF FIRST NATIONS, AND WE HAVE THE DIFFERENT TREATIES OUTLINED ON THIS SLIDE.

OKAY. OUR AGENDA FOR OUR PRESENTATION TODAY IS A SHORT COMPANY OVERVIEW.

WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY. WHAT WE DO INCLUDING ONGOING OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS, ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING REGULATORY COMPLIANCE.

WE'LL CHAT ABOUT SOME ENGAGEMENT AND SOME SOCIAL INVESTMENT.

AND THEN WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR Q&A. BUT AGAIN, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT US AS WE'RE GOING.

SO I ALWAYS LIKE TO START OUT WITH A LITTLE BIT ABOUT BHP.

SO WE ARE A SOCIAL VALUE COMPANY, WHICH TO US MEANS THAT WE ARE LEAVING THINGS IN PLACES BETTER THAN WE FOUND IT.

SO PART OF THE WAYS THAT WE DO THAT INCLUDE OUR VALUES AND OUR PURPOSE AS A COMPANY AND THEN AS LEGACY ASSETS.

SO OUR VALUES AND PURPOSES ARE THAT WE DO WHAT'S RIGHT.

WE SEEK BETTER WAYS AND WE MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

SO WE ESPECIALLY HOLD THAT CLOSE TO OUR HEARTS AT LEGACY ASSETS, BECAUSE WHAT WE DO IS WE CLEAN THINGS UP, RIGHT. WE MAKE CLEAN WATER. WE ARE MAKING SURE THAT THINGS ARE REMEDIATED PROPERLY.

AND THAT'S WHAT OUR ENTIRE TEAM FOCUSES ON. AND THEN OUR PURPOSE HERE IN LEGACY ASSETS CANADA SPECIFICALLY, IS TO BE PROTECTING TODAY AND IMPROVING TOMORROW.

THIS IS A FUN SLIDE THAT YOU GUYS MIGHT HAVE ALREADY SEEN.

IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE TRIFOLD BROCHURE THAT I'M SURE YOU HAVE BEEN ACROSS A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS JUST GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR LEGACY ASSETS.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE TWO MAPS UP FRONT, WE ACTUALLY HAVE 25 CLOSED SITES ACROSS NORTH AMERICA.

AND THOSE ARE EVERYTHING FROM COPPER TO GOLD TO URANIUM, TIN AND A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.

AND AGAIN, WHAT WE REALLY FOCUS ON AT IT. LEGACY ASSETS IS TAILINGS AND WATER MANAGEMENT, RISK MITIGATION, CLOSURE AND REMEDIATION PROJECTS, AND THEN GENERAL SITE CARE AND MAINTENANCE.

SO VERY DIFFERENT FROM AN OPERATING MINE. AND THIS IS THE BACK SIDE OF THAT LOVELY TRIFOLD BROCHURE.

THESE PHOTOS HERE ON THIS BOTTOM RIGHT ARE ACTUALLY FROM ALL OF OUR SITES.

SO I LOVE TO SHOW THESE OFF BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK OF CLOSED MINE SITES AS BEING SORT OF DESOLATE OR DEAD, AND THEY'RE NOT. AS YOU CAN SEE, A LOT OF THEM ARE ACTUALLY THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. AND I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO ELLIOT LAKE, BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK DOWN THERE WHERE IT SAYS ENVIRONMENT RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE, A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE LISTED AS SORT OF OUR SHINING POINTS IN OUR TRIFOLD BROCHURE THAT GOES OUT ALL OVER NORTH AMERICA, ARE THINGS THAT WE ACTUALLY DO RIGHT HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE. SO PLANT NURSERIES, FISH HATCHERIES ARE WALKING AND HIKING TRAILS IN OUR CAMPGROUNDS.

SO WE LIKE TO TALK ABOUT ELLIOT LAKE QUITE A BIT.

ALL RIGHT. I THINK THAT'S OVER TO YOU, MAXINE.

YEAH. SO JUST A QUICK OVERVIEW OF OUR LOCAL TEAM HERE.

SO MYSELF, THE SUPERINTENDENT I HAVE WADE WIGGINS, WHO'S OUR OPERATIONS LEAD, AND HE HAS A TEAM OF FOUR ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATORS.

SO, JODY STEFANIK, CALVIN SCOTT, CYNTHIA CHOPPY AND JOSH BOWERMAN.

AND THEN WE HAVE A MAINTENANCE TEAM AS WELL. SO JAMES CAMERON'S OUR MAINTENANCE LEAD.

AND HE HAS CLAUDE MARY AS WELL AS HE MANAGES A LOT OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS FOR SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO.

AND THEN WE HAVE IN OUR PROJECTS TEAM, WE HAVE STEVEN BLANCHETTE, WHO'S A SUPERVISOR OF PROJECT EXECUTION, AND PAIGE DUNBAR, WHO'S A PROJECT SPECIALIST.

AND FOR KEEPING US AND EVERYONE AROUND US SAFE, WE HAVE BRANDON CROSKREY, WHO'S A PRINCIPAL SAFETY, AND GEORGE DOWNEY, WHO DOES WORK MANAGEMENT THAT WE CALL FOR US IN ELLIOT LAKE HERE AND SUPPORTING REMOTELY.

WE HAVE BRIAN FETTER, WHO INTRODUCED HIMSELF EARLIER, AND ALI, AND WE ALSO HAVE JAY HERTLING, WHO'S A PRINCIPAL INDIGENOUS ENGAGEMENT, AND HOLLY HEFNER, WHO'S OUR SUPERINTENDENT OF LICENSING AND PERMITTING.

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IT'S FREEZING A LITTLE BIT. APOLOGIES. IT'S TRYING TO GO.

I THINK IT WENT TOO FAR. OKAY. YOU HAD IT THERE.

THAT'S GOOD. THAT'S THE MAP. SO JUST A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF ALL THE DIFFERENT SITES IN ELLIOT LAKE.

SO, IT'S IN FACT, IT'S I WAS TALKING WITH A VENDOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO ABOUT, YOU KNOW WHAT WE DO IN ELLIOT LAKE.

WELL, THEY'RE ASKING FOR A SPECIFIC MINE. WELL, WE'RE NOT JUST ONE MINE, RIGHT? IT'S A COMPLEX OF DIFFERENT MINES TO THE NORTH.

TO THE SOUTH. SO, WE HAVE QUIRKE, THE NORTH SIDE OF THE OF ELLIOT LAKE.

WE HAVE QUIRKE AND PARNELL. AND THEN TO THE NORTHEAST WE HAVE SPANISH, AMERICAN AND TO THE EAST STANLEY, AND THEN MORE TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST LOCKNER BUCKLES, NORDIC AND MILLIKEN.

AND THEN ON THE, ON THE DOWN AT THE SOUTHERN BY HIGHWAY 17.

WE HAVE PRONTO MINE SITE, MINE SITE. SO THEY ALL, I MEAN, OPERATED URANIUM MINES IN THE 50S 60S AND ALL AND THEN BACK INTO THE 80S AND 90S THAT A LOT OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH.

NEXT SLIDE. SO OUT OF THOSE FOUR, SORRY, OUT OF THOSE MAP LOCATIONS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE FIVE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS THAT WE, THAT WE OPERATE. SO THAT'S A LOT OF THE MAIN, MAIN ACTIVITIES THAT WE DO RELATED TO OUR SITES AS WELL AS TAILINGS MANAGEMENT BUT MANAGING WATER TREATMENT PLANTS SUCH THAT WE HAVE.

SO, ON THIS SLIDE HERE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY ON OUR SITES.

SO BHP IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE SAFETY OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SO, OUR SITES ARE ACTIVELY MANAGED AND MAINTAINED BY OUR STAFF AND CONTRACTORS.

SO SOME HAZARDS DO INCLUDE SURFACE MOBILE EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING LIME DELIVERY TRUCKS AND ROAD MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES, AND AS WELL AS BEAVER TRAPPING ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE GATES AT ALL OF OUR MAIN ACCESSES.

AND WE'VE ACTUALLY UPDATED A LOT OF OUR SIGNS RECENTLY TO MAKE IT A BIT MORE EVIDENT AND CLEAR TO SOME OF THE USERS IN THE AREA WITH KIND OF RED DEMARCATED NO TRESPASSING IN THE MIDDLE.

AND SO WE DO HAVE SOME SITES THAT I'LL HAVE SOME SLIDES IN THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ABOUT SOME OF THE GATES OR ACCESS POINTS THAT WE DO HAVE ACCESS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

KEY POINT IS, IF YOU SEE ONE OF THESE NO TRESPASSING SIGNS IN RED, IT MEANS WE'RE NOT EXPECTING YOU.

IT'S DEFINITELY NO TRESPASSING. SO, THAT'S A BIT OF AN IMPROVEMENT THAT WE DID ON OUR SIDE THAT WE WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR FOR EVERYONE.

RIGHT. NEXT SLIDE. SO PUBLIC ACCESS TO RIO ALGOM SITES.

SO WE'RE CONTINUALLY LOOKING AT WAYS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ALTERNATIVE LAND USE ACCESS TO OUR SITES.

HOWEVER, THE MAIN CRITERIA IS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE TO THE PUBLIC.

FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. BUT WE DO HAVE EXISTING LAND USE AGREEMENTS WITH SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS.

SO, THE CLARK LAKE SENIORS CAMPGROUND ON CLARK LAKE COUSINS GARDEN CENTER, THE RC MODELERS CLUB THAT UTILIZE THE CLARK ONE, CLOSED SITE NORTH OF TOWN. AND THEN WE HAVE ELLIOT LAKE SNOWBIRDS LINED RIVERS, SNOWMOBILE CLUBS.

SO BOTH SNOWMOBILE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE AREA HAVE LAND USE AGREEMENTS WITH US TO, TO CROSS ON PERMITTED AREAS.

WE HAVE THE ELLIOT LAKE ROD AND GUN CLUB. WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE PINOCCHIO HILLS FIELD NATURALIST THAT HELP US IN THE CITY MANAGE SHERIFF CREEK.

AND OBVIOUSLY WITH THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE AS WELL. NEXT SLIDE.

THANK YOU. SO TRAIL SYSTEMS ON BHP PROPERTY. SO PUBLIC TRAIL SYSTEMS ACROSS BHP PROPERTY.

YOU KNOW, WE PROHIBIT ANY ATVS OR SNOW MACHINES.

SO I MENTIONED SOME AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAD EARLIER.

THOSE ARE FOR DEFINE PUBLIC ACCESS ON THEIR MAINTAINING TRAILS THAT THEY HAVE INSURANCE ON.

BUT I MEAN, WHAT WE DO TIME TO TIME, SEE, IS PEOPLE VENTURING OFF ON THE PROPERTY.

YOU KNOW, INTO THE AREAS THAT WE DON'T WANT THEM TO WITH ATVS AND SNOWMACHINES.

SO WE DO ASK THAT THE PUBLIC RESTRAIN FROM ACCESSING THOSE AREAS.

NOW, PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC IS ALLOWED ON PUBLIC TRAILS THAT CROSS BHP PROPERTY.

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AND MAKE SURE THAT WHEN THERE IS THOSE OPEN ACTIVITIES OR OPEN TRAILS THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY, THEY NEED TO STAY ON THE TRAILS AND NOT BE, YOU KNOW, HIKING OUT AND WANDERING ON LIKE AS IF IT WAS CROWN LAND.

BECAUSE WE DO HAVE THOSE AREAS DEFINED. AND WE ACCEPT THE, YOU KNOW, THE SAFETY RISKS THAT ARE ON THOSE DEFINED AREAS AND NOT LIKE OUTSIDE OF THOSE DEFINED TRAILS.

RIGHT. PETS NEED TO BE LEASHED WHILE ON BHP PROPERTY AS BEAVER MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES CAN POSE A RISK TO THE DOGS.

NO PARKING IN FRONT OF THE SIDE GATES AS WELL, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE DO NEED TO ACCESS THOSE AREAS.

AND IF THERE'S, YOU KNOW, PARKING IN FRONT OF GATES, THEN WE CAN'T GET INTO THEM.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, DOES SHERIFF CREEK SANCTUARY TRAILS.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION WITH THE PINOCCHIO HILLS AND THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

SO A COUPLE OF SMALL REMINDERS THAT WE LIKE TO ENFORCE AND HELP THE, THE USERS KNOW THAT THE RED AND YELLOW TRAILS REMAIN PEDESTRIAN PATHS ONLY.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT THESE RULES ARE FOLLOWED AS THESE TRAILS ARE CATERED TO WALKERS.

SO BIKERS INTRODUCE A SAFETY RISK TO THOSE WHO ARE WALKING THESE NARROW TRAILS AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE GOING INTO THE AREA, MAKE SURE YOU READ THE BULLETIN BOARD BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE SOME IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT COULD BE RELEVANT TO THE SEASON OR ANYTHING ELSE.

NEXT SLIDE. SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE AREAS OF THE MULTI-USE TRAILS THAT ARE ACCESSIBLE BY WALKERS OR PEDAL BIKING. SO THERE IS A MAP. SO BASICALLY, PEDAL BIKING IS PERMITTED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MILLIKEN MINE ROAD BETWEEN SHERIFF LAKE AND LACKNER RECLAIMED MINE SITE. THESE ARE PICTURES OF WHAT THOSE ACCESS AREAS LOOK LIKE.

AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THE LARGE RED NO TRESPASSING SIGNS IN FRONT OF THAT AREA.

BUT STILL, WE DON'T LIKE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT NO ONE'S STILL PARKING IN FRONT OF THOSE GATES.

NEXT SLIDE. AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE TRANS-CANADA TRAIL THAT THAT BORDERS OUR NORDIC MINE SITE TO THE SOUTH, AND THAT ONE IS DEMARCATED BY SMALL YELLOW ALL TICKETS.

SOLD. AND PLEASE NOTE THAT THE SITE IS CLOSED, OR THE NORDIC MINE SITE IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC DUE TO ONGOING LAWN CARE AND MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING LIME HAULING. IF ANYONE'S ACTUALLY TRIED THAT TRAIL, IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY CHALLENGING.

IT'S STEEP AT SOME AREAS, BUT IT IS A NICE TRAIL.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, I SHOWED A BIT OF OUR TEAM AND SOME OF THE TALKED ABOUT A BIT BRIEFLY ABOUT SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT WE HAVE. BUT WE DO HAVE A VERY LARGE YOU KNOW, A LOT OF ACTIVITIES AND TASKS THAT WE NEED TO DO.

AND OUR ONGOING OPERATION INCLUDES DAM SAFETY INSPECTIONS WATER TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF OUR WATER TREATMENT PLANTS, ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE, LOTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE THAT WE'LL DISCUSS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES AND AS WELL AS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON EVERY ASPECT. I MEAN, A LOT OF OUR SITES HAVE EXISTED FOR QUITE A LOT OF YEARS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE AROUND FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AS WELL.

SO WE NEED TO UPKEEP ALL OF THOSE INFRASTRUCTURES AS WELL, LIKE ANY OTHER BUSINESS OR CITY.

RIGHT. SO THAT'S A VERY LARGE PART OF OUR JOB IS MAINTAINING OUR EQUIPMENT AND LOOKING AHEAD OF LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE AND MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS WELL MAINTAINED. NEXT SLIDE.

BRITTANY, THIS WAS OVER TO YOU. YOU BET. YEAH.

SO WE HAVE A COUPLE OF SLIDES COMING UP ABOUT PROJECTS.

AND SO I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH SOME PROJECTS WE DID IN 2024, AND THEN A LOOK TO A FEW PROJECTS WE'RE DOING IN THE FUTURE OUT AT OUR ELLIOT LAKE SITES.

SO JUST LIKE MAXIM WAS SAYING, WE ARE MANAGING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, AND WE DO NEED TO UPKEEP OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.

AND SO, THE MAJORITY OF OUR PROJECTS ARE EITHER TO UPKEEP INFRASTRUCTURE THERE TO MAKE WORK SAFER OR MORE RELIABLE TO OUR OPERATIONS, OR TO IMPROVE OUR WATER TREATMENT PROCESSES. SO, IN 2024, OUR PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS WERE ROAD IMPROVEMENTS AT A VARIETY OF THE SITES, AND THEY WERE LARGELY TO IMPROVE EITHER ACCESS OR SAFETY.

AND ALIGN WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH ROADS AT ELLIOT LAKE, WITH THE STANDARD WE HAVE FOR ROADS ACROSS BHP GLOBALLY IN TERMS OF

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THAT PROJECT WAS OVERSEEN BY PAGE OUT WHO'S BASED OUT IN ELLIOT LAKE PAIGE DUNBAR.

AND SO THAT WAS LARGELY TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR OPERATORS, WHO NEED TO OPERATE THOSE STOP LOG STRUCTURES TO MANAGE OUR WATER.

AT PRONTO, WE HAVE THE PHOTO SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE.

WE INSTALLED A NEW PUMP STATION, LARGELY TO INCREASE THE OPERATING RANGE AND TO BETTER TREAT WATER OUT AT THE PRONTO SIDE AND THEN AS WELL, IN THE NORDIC AREA.

A LOT OF WATER MONITORING EQUIPMENT UPDATES. THAT'S GOING TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR SITE'S OVERALL WATER BALANCE, TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE LONG TERM MANAGEMENT OF THOSE SITES, AS WELL AS TO MAKE SOME OF OUR MEASUREMENTS A LITTLE BIT MORE REMOTE.

AND TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER ON OUR, ON OUR LOCAL OPERATORS THERE.

OKAY. CAN I HAVE THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? ALI.

CONTINUING ON TO LOOK TO 2025 AND 2026. WE WILL BE CONTINUING SOME OF THE HYDROMETRIC OR WATER QUANTITY MONITORING STATIONS AND INSTRUMENTATION AT A VARIETY OF SITES TO IMPROVE IN OUR OVERALL UNDERSTANDING.

AT NORDIC, WE WILL HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A BUSY COUPLE OF YEARS.

WE'LL BE INSTALLING A NEW PUMP STATION OUT AT NORDIC TO REPLACE A PUMP STATION THAT'S CURRENTLY AT ITS END OF LIFE.

WE'LL ALSO BE DOING A FEW A FEW ADDITIONAL WATER MONITORING STATIONS AS WELL AND LOOKING TO INSTALL SOME WELLS FOR ONGOING ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION. AT PANEL, WE'RE LOOKING TO REPLACE THE PANEL.

MINE VENTILATION RAISE CAP. IT'S AT ITS END OF LIFE, AND WE'RE GOING TO REPLACE IT WITH SOMETHING THAT'S APPROPRIATE GOING FORWARDS.

SIMILAR AT CORK, WE WILL BE DOING A SIMILAR PROJECT IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS AT THE MAIN CORK DOWNCAST AT CORK.

WE'LL ALSO BE REPLACING A SUBSTRATE OR REMOVING, SORRY, A SUBSTATION WHICH IS AT ITS END OF LIFE, AND REPLACING A COUPLE OF VALVES WHICH ARE ALSO WHICH ARE ALSO AT THE END OF THEIR LIFE.

AND WE WANT TO MAKE SOME ERGONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE WORKERS WHILE WE DO THAT REPLACEMENT.

NEXT SLIDE. SO, WE DO ALSO WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS LARGER PROJECT WE HAVE GOING ON.

AND THIS IS THE CORK MAIN DAM. A BERM OR BUTTRESS PROJECT.

WE SPOKE TO YOU THIS SUMMER ABOUT THIS PROJECT, AND SINCE THEN WE STARTED AND FINISHED OUR DETAILED ENGINEERING PHASE.

AND SO, YOU CAN SEE THE BUTTRESS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE FIGURE BELOW WITH THE LITTLE RED A.

THAT FIGURE IS GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THE FIGURE YOU SAW IN THE SUMMER.

IT'S IN THE DETAILED DESIGN PROCESS. WE RAN SOME ADDITIONAL MODELING WITH OUR INCREASED INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEOLOGY OF THAT AREA, AND IT CHANGED THE SIZE AND THE SHAPE OF THE BUTTRESS.

SO NOW YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A STEPPED BUTTRESS THAT WILL BE EXTENDED LONGER INTO THE FOOTPRINT OF THAT SETTLING POND THERE. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THIS HAS INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL THAT WE WILL NEED TO BUILD THE BUTTRESS, AND THUS INCREASING THE TRUCKLOADS THAT WE WILL BE COMING TO SITE.

WE HAVE STARTED OUR MATERIAL SOURCING BY REACHING OUT TO SOME LOCAL QUARRIES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR MATERIAL PROPERTIES.

AND ONCE WE HAVE A PREFERRED VENDOR FOR MATERIAL SUPPLY, WE WILL WORK MORE CLOSELY ON TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLANS AND LOOK FORWARD TO COMING BACK AND SHARING THOSE WITH YOU.

PROBABLY THAT IS OVER TO YOU. THANKS, ALI. YEAH.

SO, MAXIM'S TOUCHED ON THE OPERATIONS. BRITTANY'S TOUCHED ON A BIT OF THE PROJECTS, AND REALLY, THE BIG CENTRAL TENET OF WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TO ENSURE THAT WE KEEP OUR ENVIRONMENT SAFE AND HEALTHY FOR EVERYBODY WHO'S ENJOYING IT.

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SO HOW ARE THOSE TMRS PERFORMING OVER TIME SO THAT WE CAN ADAPTIVELY MANAGE OUR EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANTS? WE THEN LOOK AT THE SOURCE AREA MONITORING PROGRAM.

THIS IS THE FINAL RELEASE POINTS FROM OUR FACILITIES.

SO, ONCE WE TREAT THE WATER AND IT GOES TO THE ENVIRONMENT AT THAT FINAL POINT OF CONTROL, WE MAKE SURE WE'RE MONITORING THAT. WE ALSO HAVE THE SERPENT RIVER WATERSHED MONITORING PROGRAM, WHICH IS REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT RECEIVING ENVIRONMENT.

SO MAKING SURE THAT OUR ENVIRONMENTS ARE HEALTHY DOWNSTREAM OF OUR FACILITIES.

SO CENTRAL TENANT OF THAT MONITORING PROGRAM IS THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO CHANGE OVER TIME IN RESPONSE TO CONDITIONS.

SO IF WE SAW SOMETHING IF WATER QUALITY GETTING POORER FROM OUR FACILITIES, WE MAY ACTUALLY INCREASE THE MONITORING PROGRAM THE FREQUENCY AS WELL AS DO A SPECIAL INVESTIGATION.

LUCKILY, WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR JOBS PRETTY WELL AT ELLIOT LAKE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND WE'RE REALLY AT A STEADY STATE.

SO MOST OF OUR MONITORING HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE CYCLE SIX DESIGN TO CYCLE OR CYCLE FIVE DESIGN TO CYCLE SIX.

SO IT'S MAINLY LARGELY THE SAME FROM WHAT WE'VE PRESENTED BEFORE.

AND WE ARE CURRENTLY IN WHAT WE CALL YEAR ONE OF CYCLE SIX.

SO THOSE CYCLES WERE BASED ON A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM DESIGN.

THAT MONITORING PROGRAM IS REVIEWED EVERY FIVE YEARS, SUBMITTED TO REGULATORY AGENCIES FOR COMMENTARY.

WE THEN INCORPORATE THE COMMENTS AND FINALIZE THE DESIGN FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

SOMETHING NEW WITH CYCLE SIX IS OUR REPORTING CYCLE HAS ACTUALLY GONE FROM A FIVE YEAR CYCLE TO A TEN YEAR CYCLE.

THIS IS REALLY DUE TO THE LACK OF RATE OF CHANGE THAT WE'RE SEEING IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING PROGRAMS, WHICH IS A GOOD THING. THAT MEANS THAT THINGS ARE STEADY STATE AND NOT GETTING WORSE.

THEY'VE IMPROVED OVER TIME. AND SO THE NEXT REPORT WILL ACTUALLY BE PREPARED IN 2030 AND ALIGNS WITH OUR NEXT SEDIMENT AND BENTHIC INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY INVESTIGATIONS AS WELL. YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE, ALI.

JUST A HIGH LEVEL OVERVIEW. THIS IS NOT EVERYTHING WE MONITOR, BUT ONE OF THE KEY PARAMETERS WE MONITOR AT OUR FACILITIES IS RADIUM 226 AND OUR FINAL EFFLUENT. SO THE MAIN SOURCE FROM OUR FACILITIES COMES TO OUR EFFLUENT TREATMENT PLANTS.

WE MAKE SURE WE'RE TREATING THE WATER QUALITY TO BE IN OUR DISCHARGE PARAMETERS THAT ARE SET BY BOTH THE CANADIAN NUCLEAR SAFETY COMMISSION AS WELL AS THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, CONSERVATION AND PARKS. AND WE ARE PLEASED TO REPORT THAT IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024 ALL OF OUR WATER QUALITY MET THE DISCHARGE COMPLIANCE LIMITS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO MEET. THAT'S IT FOR ME, ALI.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, HOLLY. THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE JUST ON SOME COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.

SO, AS HOLLY, I'M SORRY. AS BRITTANY HAD MENTIONED, WE HAD MET WITH THE CITY AND A COUPLE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN AUGUST OF 2024 CONCERNING THE CORK WORK. MAIN DAM. THERE WILL BE A FEW MORE MEETINGS THAT WE WILL HAVE WITH THE PUBLIC.

AHEAD OF THAT PROJECT ACTUALLY GOING INTO EXECUTION.

AND SO, WE'LL GIVE YOU UPDATES ON. THINGS LIKE TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, NUMBER OF TRUCKS.

AND THEN OF COURSE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE MAKE IT TO YOU TO UPDATE YOU, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO US.

MY EMAIL IS RIGHT THERE AT THE BOTTOM. ALEXANDRIA MCKEAN@ABC.COM.

BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT ENGAGEMENT, WE DO OUR ANNUAL NEWSLETTER TO THE CITY EVERY YEAR.

AND OF COURSE, THIS PRESENTATION THAT WE COME AND DO EVERY YEAR, WE MEET WITH INDIGENOUS GROUPS, WITH FIRST NATIONS, WITH NGOS, REALLY, WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET WITH ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO LISTEN TO US.

WE LOVE TALKING ABOUT ELLIOT LAKE AND LEGACY ASSETS AND BHP AS A WHOLE.

AND IT'S A FANTASTIC STORY, AND WE LOVE TALKING ABOUT IT AND LEARNING WHAT IT IS THAT WE CAN DO BETTER AND GET RIGHT THROUGH OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR COMMUNITY.

SO, WE APPRECIATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. AND THEN AS YOU KNOW, COUNCIL, WE DO HAVE LAND ACCESS AGREEMENTS, PLANT NURSERIES, MODEL PLANES, FLYING CLUBS, SENIOR CAMPING, SORT OF A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING IN THE OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACE.

SO I MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS PRESENTATION THAT BHP IS A SOCIAL VALUE COMPANY, AND PART OF WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT WE TRY TO LEAVE PLACES, THINGS AND PEOPLE BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM. AND ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE DO THAT IS THROUGH OUR SOCIAL INVESTMENT DOLLARS.

SO HERE ON THE LEFT, I HAVE A LITTLE GRAPHIC THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE INVEST IN.

SO WE HAVE OUR PRINCIPLES WHICH ARE A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT, INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS, A FUTURE READY WORKFORCE, THRIVING COMMUNITIES, RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAINS, AND DECARBONIZATION.

SO YOU MIGHT BE THINKING TO YOURSELF, WOW, THAT KIND OF COVERS EVERYTHING.

I MEAN, THAT IS OUR GOAL. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO INVEST IN A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS THAT MATTER TO OUR HOST COMMUNITIES.

AND, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE OUR IDEAS ABOUT WHAT WE THINK MAKES SENSE TO INVEST IN, BUT OFTENTIMES WE'RE ACTUALLY ENTIRELY WRONG.

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AND SO WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT BACK AND FORTH DIALOG.

BUT THOSE PILLARS REALLY ALLOW US TO INVEST IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

ON THE RIGHT HERE, I WON'T LIST ALL OF THESE, BUT THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF SOME OF THE DONATIONS THAT WE'VE DONE IN YOUR AREA IN THE PAST FEW YEARS. MOST RECENTLY, WE WERE VERY PROUD TO PARTNER WITH YOU GUYS ON THE HOCKEY ARENA FOR HOCKEYVILLE AND GET THAT BACK UP AND GOING AGAIN.

SO YOU KNOW, REALLY TO US, WE UNDERSTAND THAT DONATIONS, EVEN IF THEY'RE SMALL OR THEY'RE LARGE, THEY MAKE A LARGE IMPACT IN YOUR COMMUNITY. SO PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO ME IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS OR REQUESTS OR QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE DO SOCIAL INVESTMENT.

I'M HAPPY TO PRESENT THAT. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE PROPOSALS AND SEE WHAT WE CAN WORK OUT.

OKAY, SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE A LITTLE BIT OF BHP OUT IN YOUR COMMUNITY.

SO THIS LAST YEAR IN 2024 WE PARTICIPATED IN URANIUM HERITAGE DAYS.

MAXIM'S IN THAT PICTURE SOMEWHERE. WHERE WE WERE ACTUALLY ABLE TO HOST A COMMUNITY SITE TOUR OF THE DECOMMISSIONED MINE SITE IN TAILINGS MANAGEMENT AREAS. WE ARE HOPING TO DO THAT AGAIN THIS YEAR.

WE'D LIKE TO DO THAT EVERY YEAR FOR THE COMMUNITY. I KNOW MAXINE'S IN THIS ONE TOO.

HE'S THE STAR OF THE SHOW. WE WERE IN THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE, SO IN NOVEMBER, WE PARTICIPATED IN THE SANTA CLAUS PARADE.

APPROPRIATELY THEMED CHRISTMAS AND HOCKEYVILLE.

I'M LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES THINKING HOW COLD IT IS, WHERE YOU GUYS ARE AT.

IT'S ABOUT 91 DEGREES IN ARIZONA TODAY. AND THEN THIS LAST SLIDE IS JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE WILL BE HOSTING A COMMUNITY OR, I'M SORRY, AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRILL WITH THE COMMUNITY IN MAY OF THIS YEAR.

SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY IN THE FIRST NATIONS IN THE AREA, GETTING TOGETHER OUR PLAN FOR THIS.

I CANNOT GIVE YOU ANY DETAILS ON WHAT THE EXERCISE WILL BE, BECAUSE THEY WON'T TELL ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO BE TESTED, TOO. SO, WE WILL ALL BE TESTED TOGETHER AND SO WE WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL DETAILS AS WE WORK WITH THE APPROPRIATE CITY STAFF TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS ALIGNED.

BUT IN MAY, IF YOU HEAR ALARMS, YOU'LL HAVE THE DATE ITSELF AHEAD OF TIME.

BUT JUST KNOW THAT THOSE WILL BE FROM THE EMERGENCY DRILL FROM BHP.

ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO ADD TO THAT? MAXIME, I THINK I STOLE YOUR LAST SLIDE. I APOLOGIZE, I DID HAVE ONE LAST KIND OF NOTE OR INFORM.

OR IS DEBBIE BERTOLO, WHO USED TO WORK WITH US FOR, I THINK, 20 PLUS YEARS RETIRED AND AT THE END OF THE YEAR IN DECEMBER.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MAYBE INFORM EVERYONE, ANYONE WHO KNEW HER.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE HAD A REALLY GRATEFUL, REALLY IMPACTFUL CAREER IN ELLIOT LAKE AND AS A AS A SITE MANAGER, COUNTRY MANAGER AND VARIOUS OTHER IMPORTANT ROLES THAT SHE WAS REALLY GOOD AT WHAT SHE DID AND WE WERE SAD TO SEE HER.

BUT SHE'S HAPPY TO RETIRE AS WE ALL TRY TO GET TO THAT POINT ONE DAY.

BUT YEAH, OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING.

ALI. MAXIME. BRITTANY. HOLLY. AND I THINK IT WAS BRIAN.

YEP. JUST ONE MORE SHOUT OUT. I'D LIKE TO THANK BHP FOR COMING TO OUR RESCUE AT OUR STREET DANCE.

WE KIND OF RAN OUT OF POWER, AND WE GOT A GENERATOR SUPPLIED BY BHP AT THE LAST MINUTE.

SO ONE MORE KUDOS. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT MEETING AND YOUR FUTURE PROJECTS UPDATES.

BEST OF LUCK AND TAKE CARE, EVERYONE. THANK YOU.

FANTASTIC. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU ALL. OKAY, SO A LITTLE SWITCH AROUND. RIGHT. SO INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS.

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS (Part 1 of 2)]

WE HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER BE RECEIVED, AND THAT NATALIE BRAY BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY TREASURER.

MOVER, PLEASE. COUNCILLOR MANN . SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

I GUESS YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

SO, I'M PRESENTING THIS MEMO THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF OUR CEO, WHO IS UNAVAILABLE.

SO, AS COUNCIL IS AWARE, OUR ACTING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND DEPUTY TREASURER RECENTLY RESIGNED.

AND THE NEWLY APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF FINANCE CANNOT ASSUME THEIR DUTIES UNTIL APRIL 14TH.

UNDER SECTION 286 OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT, MUNICIPALITIES MUST HAVE A TREASURER OR DEPUTY TREASURER IN PLACE TO FULFILL STATUTORY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ENSURE CONTINUITY

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THE CEO'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT I, AS DIRECTOR OF CLERKS AND PLANNING SERVICES, BE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY TREASURER DURING THIS PERIOD OR UNTIL THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS OFFICIALLY APPOINTED BY BYLAW. THIS WILL ENSURE THAT ALL NECESSARY FINANCIAL DUTIES ARE CARRIED OUT, INCLUDING COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REPORTING DEADLINES, SUCH AS THE REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES REPORT BEING PRESENTED LATER THIS EVENING.

A BYLAW HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR COUNCIL'S CONSIDERATION AND SHOULD COUNCIL CHOOSE TO ADOPT THAT BYLAW, IT'S RECOMMENDED WE MOVE IT UP AHEAD ON THE AGENDA FOR PASSING PRIOR TO THE REPORT ON COUNCIL REMUNERATION, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU, MISS BERRY.

ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILLOR MANN. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I THINK UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THIS IS A REASONABLE APPROACH TO TAKE.

I DON'T REALLY WANT TO BE IN CONTRAVENTION OF ANY REQUIREMENTS, AND OBVIOUSLY WE DO NEED TO PASS THAT REMUNERATION REPORT BY THE END OF THE MONTH.

I DON'T REALLY SEE ANY OTHER PROCESS, AND IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO GO ON INDEFINITELY CONSIDERING THE TIMELINES AS INDICATED.

AND WE WILL HAVE OUR TREASURER WITH US ON THE 14TH OF APRIL.

SO IT'S A MATTER OF A THREE WEEK PERIOD. SO I'M I WOULD SUPPORT THAT THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. OKAY.

WE'LL HAVE A VOTE THEN. ALL IN FAVOR. AND THAT'S CARRIED.

SO, WE'LL PUT IT INTO BYLAW SO WE CAN GO FORWARD WITH THE REST OF THE MEETING.

[16. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF BY-LAWS]

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT BYLAW 25 DASH 28 BE PASSED? A MOVER COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE SECONDED. COUNCILLOR BULL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. OKAY. SO NOW WE'LL GO TO 7.2.

[7. INTRODUCTION AND CONSIDERATION OF CORPORATE REPORTS (Part 2 of 2)]

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE REPORT OF THE DEPUTY TREASURER REGARDING STATEMENT OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES BE RECEIVED, AND THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 284, ONE OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 SI 25, AS AMENDED, THE STATEMENT OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES PAID TO MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND BOARD MEMBERS IN THE YEAR 2024, THE STATEMENT BE RECEIVED AND THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 280 4.4 OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT SO 2001 SI 25 AS AMENDED, THE STATEMENT BE PUBLISHED ON THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKES WEBSITE.

A MOVER COUNCILLOR MANN SECONDED COUNCILOR LAFAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS OR YOUR COMMENTS OR I GUESS YOU DON'T WANT TO ORDER THE REPORT.

GREAT. THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP. SO IN MY NEWLY APPOINTED ROLE AS DEPUTY TREASURER, TONIGHT, I AM PRESENTING THE 2024 STATEMENT OF REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 284 OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT.

SO EACH YEAR, BY MARCH 31ST, WE MUST PROVIDE AN ITEMIZED STATEMENT DETAILING REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES PAID TO EACH MEMBER OF COUNCIL FOR THEIR ROLE ON COUNCIL AND ANY APPOINTED BODIES, ANY NON-COUNCIL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY THE MUNICIPALITY TO A BOARD OR COMMITTEE.

THE REPORT INCLUDES REMUNERATION SO SALARY HONORARIUMS PER DIEMS AND EXPENSES SUCH AS TRAVEL, TRAINING AND OTHER COSTS REIMBURSED BY THE MUNICIPALITY.

SECTION 284 OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT STATES THAT THIS STATEMENT IS A PUBLIC RECORD, SO TO ALIGN WITH BEST PRACTICES, THE STATEMENT WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC ACCESS.

THIS REPORT ALIGNS WITH OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES AS IT SUPPORTS OUR COMMITMENT TO GOOD GOVERNANCE BY ENSURING FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

SO COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED SIMPLY TO RECEIVE THIS REPORT FOR INFORMATION.

ONCE RECEIVED, IT WILL BE PUBLICLY POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LEGISLATIVE REQUIREMENTS, AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

OKAY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS REPORT? NO, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD. THANK YOU AGAIN.

IT'S GOOD TO GET THIS UNDER OUR BELT BEFORE THE DEADLINE.

SO LET'S HAVE A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. THAT IS CARRIED.

7.3 REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING TEMPORARY FUNDING FOR THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.

EXCUSE ME. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED MARCH 18TH, 2025, BE RECEIVED, AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THREE MONTHS OF FUNDING FOR THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM IN ELLIOT LAKE AT AN UPSET LIMIT OF

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A MOVER, PLEASE. COUNCILOR. MAN. SECONDED. COUNCILOR.

LEFEBVRE. MR. ANTUNES. GOOD EVENING, YOUR WORSHIP.

GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. GOOD TO SEE YOU, AS ALWAYS. THE REPORT THAT I THAT IS IN FRONT OF COUNCIL THIS EVENING.

I DO HAVE TO THANK MISS FULLER FROM THE COUNSELING CENTER OF EAST ALGOMA.

SHE HELPED PEN A LOT OF THE INFORMATION IN HERE.

SHE WAS A FANTASTIC RESOURCE AS WE WENT THROUGH.

OF COURSE, WE DO HAVE MEMBERS OF THE COUNSELING CENTER OF ALGOMA HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, AS WELL AS MEMBERS OF THE OPP, THE LOCAL ALGOMA DETACHMENT.

TO OFFER SOME SUPPORT IF SHOULD COUNCIL NEED IT? WITH QUESTIONS AS WE GO THROUGH THE REPORT THAT YOU SEE IN FRONT OF YOU IS LOOKING FOR FUNDING TO BRIDGE THE, THE GAP FROM PROVINCIAL FUNDING THAT RECEIVED FOR THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM.

FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT AREN'T AWARE, WE DID GO THROUGH THIS IN 2021 INTO 2022.

WHEN I FIRST JOINED THE MUNICIPALITY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS THAT I'M BRINGING THIS TO COUNCIL THIS EVENING.

THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM, IT'S A POLICE LED CRISIS MODEL.

WHERE A POLICE OFFICER AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE WORKERS RESPOND TOGETHER TO CALLS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS, AIMING TO DE-ESCALATE SITUATIONS AND CONNECT PEOPLE WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT.

THE TEAMS. AND THE MENTAL HEALTH CARE WORKER PROVIDE ASSESSMENT AND CRISIS INTERVENTION.

AND THEN ALSO REFERRAL TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES WHERE APPROPRIATE.

AS I SAID, WE DID DO THIS BACK IN 2019, I THINK WAS THE FIRST TIME WHEN I JOINED THE MUNICIPALITY, WE RE-UPPED IT AGAIN WITH ANOTHER GRANT THAT CARRIED US ON UNTIL MARCH 31ST OF THIS YEAR.

WHERE THE FUNDING DID TAKE CARE OF THE COSTS OF THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM WORKER IN THAT IS HOUSED AT THE OPP. THE HEALTHCARE WORKER IS AVAILABLE MONDAY TO FRIDAY, 830 TO 4 P.M.

430, TO ACCOMPANY OPP OFFICERS AND CONSTABLES TO MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS CALLS AND ANY CALLS THAT ARE AFTER HOURS ARE SENT BY OPP REFERRAL TO THE MCC TO FOLLOW UP IN SUBSEQUENT DAYS, AS APPROPRIATE.

THE STATISTICS FOR THE MCC AND ELLIOT LAKE MENTAL HEALTH CALLS FOR SERVICE HAVE INCREASED STEADILY OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS WITH 42% INCREASE. AND THE MCC HAS IMPACTED HAD POSITIVE IMPACT IN RESPONSES TO MENTAL HEALTH RELATED CALLS FOR SERVICE.

IT OFFERS A MORE COMPASSIONATE HEALTH CARE SERVICE. THERE'S PEOPLE IN CRISIS THAT THEIR BEST COURSE OF ACTION IS NOT TO BE BROUGHT TO JAIL, NOT TO BE INVOLVED WITH THE POLICE SIDE. IT'S MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT, AND WE'RE VERY FORTUNATE THAT WE'VE GOT A GREAT SET OF OFFICERS HERE WITH THE OPP THAT ARE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE THAT AND ENGAGE OUR WORKERS.

FOR A QUICK STATISTIC. IN 2024, THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 209 MENTAL HEALTH RELATED OCCURRENCES WITH THE MCR ENGAGED 21% OF THE TIME.

SO THAT'S JUST ROUGHLY 44% 44 CALLS, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.

SO 44 DIVERSIONS OF PEOPLE THAT LIKELY HAD NO BUSINESS BEING PUT IN THE BACK OF A CRUISER AND DEALT WITH IN A CRIMINAL MANNER THERE'S WIDE RECOGNITION IN THE VALUE OF THE MCR PROGRAMS ACROSS THE PROVINCE.

THE OPP MENTAL HEALTH APPREHENSION RATES HAVE DECREASED AGAIN, DIVERTING FOLKS AWAY FROM UNNECESSARY ED VISITS. THE MINISTRY DOES CONTINUE TO FUND PROGRAMS LIKE THIS.

WE'RE SEEING SOME OF OUR NEIGHBORS WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THIS AS WELL.

ESSENTIALLY WHY WE'RE HERE TODAY IS THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION THAT WAS CALLED EARLIER WOULD HAVE SUSPENDED THE PROCESS OF THE CALL FROM THE SOLICITOR GENERAL TO APPLY FOR RE-UPPING THE PROGRAM. THE CURRENT GRANT CYCLE ENDS AT THE END OF MARCH OF THIS YEAR, WHICH EFFECTIVELY WOULD SEE THE END OF OUR MCR PROGRAM HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE. THERE'S NO GUARANTEE THAT THE MINISTRY WILL OFFER IT AGAIN.

WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO THE MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL.

AND OF COURSE, THEY'RE VERY NON-COMMITTAL BECAUSE WE OUR DISCUSSIONS WERE PRIOR TO PREMIER FORD ANNOUNCING HIS CABINET.

BUT NO ONE HAS A CRYSTAL BALL. I CERTAINLY DON'T, BECAUSE IF I DID SEVEN OUT OF 49 NUMBERS AND I WOULDN'T BE HERE.

BUT IT'S SUCH A VALUABLE PROGRAM THAT THE LIKELIHOOD OF IT BEING INTRODUCED AGAIN, I FEEL IS THERE, BUT WE'RE BUYING THREE MONTHS TO EITHER SEE IF THAT DOES HAPPEN OR WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANOTHER FUNDING SOURCE FOR IT.

COST WISE TO PUT IN FRONT OF COUNCIL. THE SALARY AND BENEFITS FOR THE HEALTHCARE WORKER POSITION IS $7,292 PER MONTH.

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WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT INCLUDED IN THE GRANT AND SEE IF WE CAN HAVE THAT BE PART OF IT.

AND BACKDATED DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN, BUT BECAUSE OF THE DELAY, MAYBE THE ARGUMENT CAN BE MADE THERE.

SO WE'LL CERTAINLY ATTEMPT TO DO THAT. SO I WILL STOP THERE.

AGAIN, I AM THE ONE OF THE LEAST KNOWLEDGEABLE PEOPLE IN THIS ROOM ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

I AM FAMILIAR A BIT BECAUSE I DID WRITE THE GRANT, BUT WE HAVE SOME GREAT RESOURCES HERE AS WELL. IF COUNCIL HAS ANY QUESTIONS.

OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. YEAH, WE DISCUSSED THIS.

IT'S ACTUALLY A PROGRAM. WE AT THE POLICE BOARD LEVEL.

WE HAD A GOOD, LONG DISCUSSION. THIS IS WHERE WE WERE INTRODUCED TO THIS PROGRAM.

I THINK ELLIOT LAKE IS ONE OF RELATIVELY FEW COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE THIS RESOURCE.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S WORKED OUT PRETTY WELL FOR FULL TIME CALLS.

SO IT'S ALMOST ONE A WEEK. DOES COUNCIL OR DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE TO ADD? SORRY, YOUR WORSHIP ONE THING I DIDN'T ADD THERE THROUGH YOU TO COUNCIL IS THAT THE.

AND I'LL GET A NOD IF I'M INCORRECT. BUT AS I UNDERSTAND, THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM WORKER ALSO WILL DEAL WITH FOLKS IN CRISIS SO EARLY ON.

ONE OF THE ITEMS WAS IF YOU WERE THE VICTIM OF A CRIME AS WELL.

YOU CAN ALSO LEAN ON THE MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM WORKER I'M LOOKING AT FOR PEOPLE LOOKING TO NOD AT ME.

SO YES, SO THAT'S ONE OF THE ADVANTAGES AS WELL.

IT'S NOT JUST FOR PEOPLE IN IMMEDIATE CRISIS, BUT YOUR HOME GETS BROKEN INTO AND YOU'RE IN CRISIS THROUGH THAT.

YOU'RE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. ANYTHING THAT COMES IN, IT'S A GREAT RESOURCE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CONSTABLE DIRECT FOLKS, NOT JUST IN THE IMMEDIATE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, BUT FOLKS THAT ARE IN JUST GENERAL CRISIS.

EVERYONE DEALS WITH A HOME INVASION, FOR EXAMPLE, VERY DIFFERENTLY.

AND IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT RESOURCE TO EASE THEM THROUGH IT.

SO I APOLOGIZE, I FORGOT TO ADD THAT EARLIER.

NO THAT'S FINE. YEAH, I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE ATTRACTION OF THE PROGRAM, IS HAVING THAT HELP, ALMOST LIKE A FIRST RESPONDER. SO IT'S ANOTHER WAY TO MANAGE MENTAL HEALTH SITUATIONS.

COUNCILLOR MANN THANK YOU. YOUR WORSHIP I HAVE NO ISSUES SUPPORTING THIS TONIGHT.

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT THE CALL OF THE PROVINCIAL ELECTION IMPACTED THIS.

BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY DON'T STOP FOR ELECTION CYCLES.

IF WE CAN IF WE CAN SUPPORT THIS ON A BRIDGE LEVEL AT MINIMUM TO ENSURE THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS GAINED OR ACCESSED, I HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT. I THINK IT'S A REASONABLE APPROACH TO TAKE.

OKAY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BOLT. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

I TOO THINK THIS IS A GOOD IDEA, AND I'M ALL FOR IT.

THIS ONE POSITION IS THAT BASED IN ELLIOT LAKE, OR IS THAT FOR THE WHOLE DISTRICT THAT THE OPP SERVE FOR US? THROUGH YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. NO. COUNCILLOR BULL THEIR TEN PACES.

25 PACES THAT WAY. SO THEY ARE BASED OUT OF THE OPP DETACHMENT HERE IN ELLIOT LAKE.

PERFECT. THANK YOU. COUNCILLOR LEFEBVRE. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP.

THROUGH YOU. I WOULD AGREE AS WELL. THIS PROGRAM IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY.

JUST A QUICK QUESTION. I'M ASSUMING THE ANSWER IS NO, BUT WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE OPERATIONS BUDGET THROUGH YOUR WORSHIP? NO, MA'AM. IT'S WE WERE SPEAKING TO MR. DEBARTOLO LAST WEEK WHEN WE WROTE THE REPORT.

THAT'S WHY WE POINTED OPERATIONS RESERVE. WE DIDN'T SEE IT COMING WHEN WE STARTED IN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE BUDGET THINGS, UNFORTUNATELY. OKAY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT IS CARRIED. VERY GOOD. OKAY. FROM GOOD TO BAD.

7.4A MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING CAN-AM UTILITY ROAD SHOW.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BE RECEIVED.

I'LL JUST WAIT A SECOND. IF PEOPLE WANT TO EXIT, THAT'S FINE.

THANK YOU. OKAY. MAY I HAVE A MOVER? A MOVER?

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IT TURNS OUT THAT AFTER ALL THE WORK THAT WE'RE PUT IN BY STAFF AND SONJA WITH BRP THAT THE SALES SIDE OF BRP HAS DECIDED TO SELECT ANOTHER LOCATION IN ONTARIO FOR THEIR CAN-AM UTILITY DEMO ROAD SHOW.

THE STAFF, SONJA AND HER TEAM ARE VERY APOLOGETIC.

BUT AGAIN, THE SALES TEAM HAS DECIDED TO MOVE IT ELSEWHERE IN ONTARIO.

THAT LOCATION HAS NOT BEEN DISCLOSED TO US YET.

THE STAFF DID ASK, WAS IT OUR MOU OR WERE WE TOO DILIGENT IN WHAT WE WERE DOING? DID WE MAKE TOO MANY ASKS? WERE THERE TOO MANY LOOPS? AND THEY SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT.

THEY WERE VERY THANKFUL OF THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT WE PUT INTO IT, AND THE LEVEL OF DILIGENCE THAT WE PUT IN TO MAKING SURE THEY WERE PROTECTED AND COVERED.

BUT IT WAS SOLELY BASED ON LOCATION AND THROUGH THE SALES TEAM, DECIDED TO MOVE IT.

WHEN STAFF DO HAVE MORE INFORMATION, THEY'LL SHARE IT WITH COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC OF WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE IN CASE ANYONE DOES WANT TO ATTEND.

BUT AGAIN, THE MOU HAD NO BEARING ON THE DECISION.

WE HAVE KEPT OUR RELATIONSHIP OPEN WITH BRP. IT'S BEEN VERY POSITIVE TO THIS POINT.

SONI AND I HAVE WORKED VERY WELL TOGETHER, AND THE HOPE IS MAYBE NOT TO THE SCALE, BUT WE'LL ALWAYS KEEP THAT RELATIONSHIP OPEN AND PERHAPS WE CAN BRING SOMETHING ELSE TO ELLIOT LAKE WITH CAN-AM. OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALMOST. OKAY.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. 7.5. REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING CIP APPLICATION FOR PROPERTY TAX INCREMENT GRANT FOR BLANCHET ELECTRIC, INC.

MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE REPORT FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DATED MARCH 18TH, 2025 BE RECEIVED AND THAT COUNCIL APPROVE THE APPLICATION BY BLANCHET ELECTRIC INC.

FOR THE PROPERTY TAX INCREMENT GRANT UNDER COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT PLAN.

A MOVER. COUNCILOR BOWES SECONDED COUNCILLOR MANN MR. ANTUNES. THANK YOU, YOUR WORSHIP. AGAIN, THROUGH YOU COUNCIL HAVE SEEN A FEW OF THESE COME THROUGH TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.

AGAIN, JUST A GREAT SIGN OF HOW MUCH DEVELOPMENT WE'RE SEEING IN THE CITY.

YOU DON'T APPLY FOR A CIP APPLICATION, OR YOU DON'T PUT THROUGH A CFP APPLICATION UNLESS YOU'RE BUILDING SOMETHING, AND THE COMMUNITY IS GROWING. MR. BLANCHET AND THE TEAM AT BY HAVE PURCHASED ANOTHER PROPERTY.

THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF SITE PLAN CONTROL WITH MISS BRAY AS WELL AS ZONING AMENDMENT.

BUT THEY DO NEED TO HAVE THEIR APPLICATION IN BEFORE GETTING BUILDING PERMITS.

SO WE'RE BEING VERY PROACTIVE IN MAKING SURE THIS IS DONE WELL IN ADVANCE.

I WON'T GO INTO ALL THE DETAILS. WE'VE DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES AS FAR AS HOW THE REBATE WORKS, BUT IF COUNCIL DOES HAVE ANY NEW QUESTIONS, I CAN CERTAINLY, HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. BUT AGAIN, FANTASTIC NEWS.

I LOVE BRINGING THIS TO THESE TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT MEANS WE'RE GROWING, AND PEOPLE ARE DEVELOPING. SO, I'LL LEAVE IT THERE AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS COUNCIL MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU, MR. ANTUNES. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? NO, I WOULD AGREE. GETTING A FEW OF THESE FEW MORE COMING.

SO IT'S ALWAYS GOOD. A LITTLE BIT OF EXPANSION, WHICH IS NICE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. SO THERE'S NO PRESENTATION OF COMMITTEE REPORTS? NO OUTSIDE BOARD OR COMMITTEE REPORTING. NO UNFINISHED BUSINESS, NO PETITIONS, NO CORRESPONDENCE, NO NOTICES OF MOTION. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

[14. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS]

AS PART OF OUR ANNUAL PROCESS, THE THE TREASURER TYPICALLY TYPICALLY BRINGS FORWARD A REPORT ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S COST FOR INTEGRITY COMMISSIONER COMPLAINTS. WITH RECENT CHANGES, I DID REQUEST OF STAFF LAST WEEK FOR A NUMBER FOR 2024 AND WAS PROVIDED THAT NUMBER LATE ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, WHICH I AM VERY PLEASED TO REPORT.

IS APPROXIMATELY $3,500 FOR 2024. I DID SUGGEST TO STAFF WHEN I WAS TOLD THAT THAT I THINK WE PAID TAX PORTIONS ON PREVIOUS BILLS IN EXCESS OF THAT TOTAL AMOUNT.

AND AGAIN, I DON'T MEAN THAT WITH ANY TYPE OF JEST, BUT AGAIN, I THINK IT'S A REASONABLE NUMBER.

CONSIDERING IT IS FOR A FULL CALENDAR YEAR AND SHOWS THE SIGNIFICANT WORK THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS WORKED ON TO ENSURE THAT WE STAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE LINE. SO HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THAT'S A NET NUMBER.

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SO THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS.

APPLICATIONS FOR OUR BATTLE OF THE BANDS EVENT ARE NOW OPEN.

THIS COMPETITION PROVIDES LOCAL MUSICIANS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT, COMPETE FOR CASH PRIZES, AND EARN THE CHANCE TO BE AN OPENING ACT AT THE 2025 HERITAGE DAY STREET DANCE, WHICH IS OUR 70TH ANNIVERSARY.

THE TOP FOUR BANDS TO APPLY WILL BE SELECTED TO COMPETE LIVE ON MAY 10TH, 2025 AT COLLINS HALL.

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS APRIL 7TH, WHICH IS COMING QUICKLY.

2025. WE ENCOURAGE ALL LOCAL MUSICIANS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY.

APPLICATIONS AND FULL CONTEST DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT ELLIOT LAKE AKA BOTB ENTRY.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT AT EVENTS AT ELLIOT LAKE AKA OR CALL (705) 8482287. EXTENSION 2402. CALL FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE IS LOOKING FOR TWO CIVIC MINDED VOLUNTEERS TO SERVE ON THE ELLIOT LAKE MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD.

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS APRIL 23RD, 2025. FOR INFORMATION ON THE ELLIOT LAKE MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD, PLEASE VISIT ELLIOT LAKE. TO SLASH MUSEUM BOARD AND THEN TO APPLY, PLEASE VISIT ELLIOT LAKE.

NAGDCA BOARD APPLICATION. SORRY. SLASH BOARD APPLICATION.

PLEASE ENSURE YOU SELECT ELLIOT LAKE MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD AND INCLUDE A BRIEF RESUME NOTING DETAILS ABOUT YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE THAT YOU WOULD BRING TO THE POSITION. THE RIGHT TRACK RACING. ICE FISHING DERBY.

THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE SPONSORED THE RACE TRACK RACING.

RIGHT. TRACK. RIGHT RACING. ICE FISHING DERBY ON SATURDAY, MARCH 15TH.

DESPITE THE WEATHER. 182 ANGLERS TOOK PART IN THIS EVENT, AND THE TOP PRIZE OF $9,100 WAS WON BY ELLIOT LAKE OWN JEREMY HOWARD. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN. THERE WAS A LOT OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS ON THE SPINE BEACH LOCATION, DESPITE THE LACK OF FISH CAUGHT THIS YEAR. THIS IS A GREAT COMMUNITY EVENT THAT DRAWS A FAIR AMOUNT OF TOURISM INTO THE CITY.

THIS YEAR, OF THE 182 PARTICIPANTS, 115 OR 63% WERE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY.

COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO THANK BLAZE AND HIS TEAM FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK, AND I'M PRETTY SURE THEY'VE COMMITTED TO NEXT YEAR ALREADY.

YEAH. GREAT NEWS. FINALLY NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING.

CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE WILL HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING ON THE 14TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.

IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 45 HILLSIDE DRIVE NORTH AND OR BY ZOOM.

ANY PERSON INTERESTED MAY, BY WAY OF SIGNED WRITTEN SUBMISSION, PROVIDE COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

SUCH SUBMISSION SHALL BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY CLERK PRIOR TO THE HEARING BY APRIL 9TH, 2025, AND SUCH WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS SHALL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY ANY INTERESTED PERSON.

IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND AND OR PROVIDE COMMENTS AT THE PUBLIC MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT AT 705 8482287, EXTENSION 213 OR EMAIL AT CLERK AT ELLIOT LAKE DOT CA.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC MEETING IS TO CONSIDER A PROPOSED ZONING BYLAW AMENDMENT UNDER SECTION 34 OF THE PLANNING ACT FOR THE PROPERTY'S MUNICIPALLY, KNOWN AS 45 OAKLAND BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF ELLIOT LAKE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND MATERIAL ABOUT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS AVAILABLE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE, OR AGAIN BY CONTACTING THE CLERK'S DEPARTMENT.

287. EXTENSION 2103. OR CLARK AT ELLIOT LAKE.

HERE IS THE EMAIL. ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? OKAY.

SO THERE'S NO ADDENDUMS THIS EVENING. CLOSED SESSION.

[17. CLOSED SESSION]

17.1 MEMO FROM THE MANAGER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGARDING OFFER TO PURCHASE PROPERTY ON EASTON DRIVE NORTH.

[01:00:04]

IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 230 92C OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT 2001.

AND THEN 17.2 REPORT FROM THE MUSEUM CURATOR.

2025 MINERS MEMORIAL WALL INDUCTEES. ADDITIONAL NAME AS THIS MATTER ALSO DEALS WITH PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUALS. IT MAY BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS PER SECTION 239, 2B OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT 2001.

SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL PROCEED INTO CLOSED SESSION AS PER THE PROVISIONS UNDER SECTION 239 OF THE MUNICIPAL ACT, AT THE HOUR OF 8 P.M., A MOVER COUNCILLOR SEIDEL SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE. ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED.

THANK YOU. OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL RETURN TO THE OPEN SESSION AT THE HOUR OF 08:30 P.M. MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED. COUNCILLOR SEIDEL.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. SO MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT COUNCIL APPROVED THE ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING NAME TO OUR MINERS MEMORIAL TO BE ENGRAVED ON THE WALLS AND FORMALLY INDUCTED AT OUR 2025 DAY OF MOURNING CEREMONY. FRANK GOULET. MOVER, PLEASE. COUNCILOR LEFEBVRE SECONDED.

COUNCILLOR MANN. ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT'S CARRIED.

CONFIRMATORY BYLAW. BYLAW 25-29 BEING A BYLAW TO CONFIRM THE PROCEEDINGS OF COUNCIL AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON MONDAY,

[18. CONFIRMATORY BY-LAW]

A MOVER COUNCILLOR SEIDEL SECONDED. COUNCILOR LEFEBVRE.

ALL IN FAVOR? THAT'S CARRIED. ADJOURNMENT. MAY I HAVE A MOTION THAT THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT THE HOUR OF 8:32 P.M.

MOVER COUNCILLOR BULL SECONDED. COUNCILLOR MORRISSETTE.

ALL IN FAVOR? AND THAT IS CARRIED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.