The Hawkesbury Record

Antonios Tsourounakis

Councillor · seen 2019-06-17 to 2026-04-13 · served 2018–2022, 2022–2026

119substantive motions movedof 134 meetings the minutes record them at
22procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
104substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
0meetings recorded absentof 134 they were on the record for
—recorded votes, for–againstthis council recorded no vote they took part in

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Regular Meeting of Council September 14, 2020
Regular Meeting of Council September 14, 2020

Substantive motions moved (showing the 40 most recent of 119)

Be it resolved that the agenda be adopted after the addition of the adoption of the in-camera session of February 9th, 2026. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, April 13, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved to receive the first draft of the Policy RH-P-2026-01 Recruitment and Hiring, as recommended in document 2026_REC_13, and; Be it also resolved to receive the first draft of the Policy RH-P-2026-02 Nepotism, as recommended in document 2026_REC_13. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, April 13, 2026 · Carried
Séguin Be it resolved to open the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, February 9, 2026 · Carried
Séguin Be it resolved to return to the Regular meeting. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, February 9, 2026 · Carried
Whereas it is required by the Ontario Drinking Water Quality Management Standard, under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and; Whereas it is required by the Ontario 170/03 Regulation, under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and; Whereas it is required by the Wastewater Treatment Plant Amended Environmental Compliance Approval (ECA), under the Ontario Water Resources Act, and; Whereas the Mayor, Councillors
Regular Meeting of Council, February 9, 2026 · Carried
Whereas the applicant has requested to lift the Part Lot Control By-Law under Section 50 (5) of the Planning Act R.S. O. 1990 c.P.13, and; Whereas the application’s purpose is to divide Part 1 of Block 2 of Registered Plan 46M-85, and Part of Lot 9 of Registered Plan M-16, being the property known under the following addresses: 180-188 Higginson Street, and; Whereas these lots are part of a Subdiv
Special meeting, January 28, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved to adopt the agenda after the addition of the following items: 5. Conditions for Draft Plan of Common Elements Condominium approval under Section 51 of the Planning Act 6. Request fo exemption to part lot control pursuant to Section 50 (7) of the Planning Act Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Special meeting, January 26, 2026 · Carried
Be it resolved to open the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2025 · Carried
Séguin Be it resolved to open the meeting at 6:00 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Special meeting, October 27, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved to return to the Regular meeting. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, October 14, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved to return to the Regular meeting. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, September 8, 2025 · Carried
Whereas a request was made regarding a parking restriction on Ghislain and Stevens Streets at the Committee of the Whole session in the Regular meeting on August 11, 2025, and; Whereas the Council adopted resolution R-144-25 requesting confirmation that the request was solely to remove the no-parking restriction from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Ghislain and Stevens Streets for parking pass holders i
Regular Meeting of Council, September 8, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved to approve the instructions given in-camera to the Chief Administrative Officer. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, September 8, 2025 · Carried
Whereas certain existing policies are outdated and must be revised to meet legal requirements and obligations, and; Whereas the Town has obligations as a municipality under the Act respecting Occupational Health and Safety, R.S.O. 1990, c. 01, and; Whereas the Town considers it important to guarantee a work environment free of violence and harassment, and; Whereas a first draft of the Violence and
Regular Meeting of Council, June 23, 2025 · Carried
Whereas the responsibility for the administration and operation of the Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) joint event transitioned to the Town of Hawkesbury as of January 1st, 2025, and; Whereas it is necessary for the administrative municipality managing these HHW events to have agreements with the Producer Responsibility Organizations (PRO) for the compensation of the materials being collected, and
Regular Meeting of Council, June 23, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved to open the meeting at 6:00 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Special meeting, June 23, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved to suspend the Council procedures provided for in By-law N° 42-2023. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, May 26, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved to open discussions for items 6.3.1 to 6.3.5. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, May 12, 2025 · Carried
Whereas several major changes have affected the operations of the Finance Department over the past 20+ years and the department has operated with the same organizational structure during that time, and; Whereas to meet the demands of its sector and to optimize its operations and the Town’s finances, it is essential that the department evolve in line with its changing environment. Be it resolved to
Regular Meeting of Council, May 12, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Special meeting, April 17, 2025 · Carried
To open the discussion. Whereas, the Public Works and Engineering Department is required to handle the Town's capital projects as well as the day-to-day tasks related to the department's operations, and ; Whereas, with the Town having more civil liability and an increase in the complexity of engineering projects than ever before, the department is experiencing a high workload and a lack of support
Regular Meeting of Council, April 14, 2025 · Carried
Whereas, the Public Works and Engineering Department is required to handle the Town's capital projects as well as the day-to-day tasks related to the department's operations, and ; Whereas, with the Town having more civil liability and an increase in the complexity of engineering projects than ever before, the department is experiencing a high workload and a lack of support, resulting in a conside
Regular Meeting of Council, April 14, 2025 · Carried
Be it resolved that the agenda be amended by adding the following items: 12.4 N° 59-2024 Official plan amendment (430 Highway 17), and; 12.5 N° 60-2024 Zoning By-law amendment (430, highway 17) Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, September 23, 2024 · Carried
Be it resolved to open the meeting.
Statutory Public Meeting, September 23, 2024 · Carried
Whereas a budget of $750 000.00 was approved for the construction of traffic lights on McGill Street, and; Whereas we received the acceptance of the Connecting link funding, and; Whereas Partham Eng. LTD is the company retained to fix all the traffic lights in Town and in the UCPR, as they are the ones who supply and installed them all, and; Whereas we used a direct negotiated process as per secti
Regular Meeting of Council, September 9, 2024 · Carried
Be it resolved to accept the 2024 budget of the Business Improvement Area Board. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, March 4, 2024 · Carried
Be it resolved to support the Township of Perry in their request that the province amend Ontario Regulation 391/21 : Blue Box so that producers are responsible for the end-of-life management of recycling products from all sources, and; Be it also resolved to send a copy of this resolution to Honourable Doug Ford , Premier of Ontario, the Honourable Andrea Khanjin, Minister of the Environment, Cons
Regular Meeting of Council, March 4, 2024 · Carried
Be it resolved to return to the Regular meeting at 9:00 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Regular Meeting of Council, March 4, 2024 · Carried
Be it resolved that the agenda be adopted as presented. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Special meeting, January 25, 2024 · Carried
Be it resolved to receive the 2022 post-election reports
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2022 · Carried
Whereas the 2023 budget is expected to be approved only in January; and Whereas 2 of the 3 sidewalk machines have reached the end of their lifetime; Be it resolved to approve a budget of $300 , 000 for the purchase of 2 sidewalk machines for the year 2023 so that we can begin the tendering process, as recommended in document 2022_REC_78. 11. By-laws 11.1 N° 60-2022 to appoint Sonia Girard Acting C
Regular Meeting of Council, December 8, 2022 · Carried
Be it resolved to appoint to the Hawkesbury Public Library Board Mrs. Julie Séguin as representative of Council and Mr. Yvon Léonard, Mr. Jean-Jacques Poulin and Mrs. Marie-Josée Joly as representatives of the public.
Inaugural meeting, November 17, 2022 · Carried
Whereas the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Hawkesbury held a public meeting on September 29, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. to consider a proposed amendment to Zoning By-law N o 20-2018, pursuant to section 34 of the Planning Act , and; Whereas the purpose of this amendment is to rezone the properties of Residential Zone 1 (R1) for lot "A" and Residential Zone 2 (R2) for lots "A" and "B"
Regular Meeting of Council, October 11, 2022 · Carried
Be it resolved to receive the minutes of the Hawkesbury Public Library for the meetings held on January 19, February 7 and 15, March 16, 23 and 30, April 21, May 18 and June 15, 2022. as presented.
Regular Meeting of Council, October 11, 2022 · Carried
Be it resolved to support the City of Kitchener resolution in regards to the Vaccine Passport Program.
Regular Meeting of Council, November 8, 2021 · Carried
Be it resolved to table item 14.1. Final coaching report for Mayor Paula Assaly until the Town obtains a response from the Ombudsman to this effect.
Regular Meeting of Council, November 8, 2021 · Defeated
Be it resolved that the agenda be adopted after withdrawal of the following item: 14.1 Final coaching report for Mayor Paula Assaly
Regular Meeting of Council, October 25, 2021 · Carried
Whereas a resolution was
Regular Meeting of Council, October 11, 2021 · Carried
Whereas the policy governing the stopping up and closing of roads should be reviewed and readopted annually as set out in ST-P-2020_01 and; Whereas policy ST-P-2020-01 meets the expectations of the departments concerned by this procedure. Be it resolved that policy ST-P-2020-01 be re-adopted for the year 2021 as recommended in the document 2021_REC_76 and that a by-law be adopted to that effect.
Regular Meeting of Council, September 27, 2021 · Carried
Whereas the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its final report on June 2, 2015, which included 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation, and; Whereas the recent discoveries of remains and unmarked graves across Canada have led to increased calls for all levels of government to address the recommendations in the TR
Regular Meeting of Council, September 13, 2021 · Carried

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