Joint Committees of the Whole and Council

RESOLUTION #2025-149 That the agenda be approved, as amended.

RESOLUTION #2025-150 That the minutes of the Joint Committees of the Whole and Council meeting held on November 3, 2025 be adopted.

RESOLUTION #2025-151 That the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on November 6, 2025 be adopted.

RESOLUTION #2025-152 That the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held on November 13, 2025 be adopted.

RESOLUTION #2025-153 That Council approve the recommendations from Committees held November 3, 2025, as follows: 1. To award the design phase of the Street reconstruction Detail Engineering contract (Devonshire Street and McPherson Avenue) to EXP Inc. in the amount of $61,920 plus HST.

RESOLUTION #2025-154 THAT the Council direct the Chief Administrative Officer/Municipal Clerk to prepare the necessary by-law to authorize the use of Internet and Telephone Voting for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Election, and that staff be authorized to enter into a Memorandum of Agreement with Simply Voting Inc. for the provision of electronic voting services at an estimated cost of $24,560 ($12,500 online portal + $2,010 Voter Information Letters + $10,050 postage) plus applicable taxes and that the cost to implement Internet/Telephone Voting be covered under the Modernization Fund.

RESOLUTION #2025-155 WHEREAS the Government of Ontario has passed Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025, with the stated goal of accelerating and facilitating resource development in Northern Ontario; and WHEREAS Bill 5 carries significant implications for municipalities, First Nations, and Indigenous communities across the North, including impacts on natural ecosystems, community infrastructure, and the social and economic conditions in which women, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people live and work; and WHEREAS Women and gender-diverse people have historically been excluded from decision-making related to natural resource development, despite their increasing leadership roles in municipalities, First Nations governance, community services, and economic development organizations; and Page 5 of 7 WHEREAS The Northern Ontario Women’s Association (NOW Association) was founded to advocate for the rights, safety, and inclusion of women—particularly those in Northern, remote, and Indigenous communities—whose voices must be central to development initiatives that impact their lives, families, and communities; and WHEREAS Women in First Nations communities across Ontario continue to demonstrate strong leadership, holding over 35% of elected Chief positions and numerous leadership roles in community organizations, health, and education, yet remain underrepresented at key development decision tables; and WHEREAS Northern Ontario has a documented history of resou

RESOLUTION #2025-156 That By-Law No. 4668, being a By-Law to authorize entering into a Return for Service Agreement pertaining to health care recruitment and retention family medicine, be enacted and passed, that the Corporate seal be affixed thereto, and that By- Law No. 4668 be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk.

RESOLUTION #2025-157 That this council meeting recess at 5:34pm.

RESOLUTION #2025-158 That this council meeting resume at 6:12pm.

RESOLUTION #2025-159 That By-Law No. 4669, being a By-Law to confirm the proceedings of council, be enacted and passed, that the Corporate seal be affixed thereto, and that the By-Law be signed by the Mayor and the Clerk.

RESOLUTION #2025-160 That this meeting be adjourned at 7:52p.m.