The Hawkesbury Record

Regular Meeting of Council

August 11, 2025

Who was there

Present (6): Motivated Absense, Andr, Raymond Campbell, Jeanne Charlebois, Julie, Yves Paquette

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (14 motions)

14 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

Be it resolved to open the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by Jeanne Charlebois
Carried
Be it resolved that the agenda be adopted after the addition of item 12.2. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Jeanne Charlebois, seconded by Raymond Campbell
Carried
Be it resolved to adopt the following items, as identified under the consent items category on the regular meeting agenda of August 11, 2025: Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by Raymond Campbell
Carried
Be it resolved to receive the monthly reports for August 2025. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by André Chamaillard
Carried
Be it resolved to adjourn the Regular meeting to resolve into a Committee of the Whole. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by Raymond Campbell
Carried
Be it resolved to return to the Regular meeting. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by André Chamaillard
Carried
Be it resolved to obtain confirmation that the request is strictly to lift the parking restriction of 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM on Ghislain and Stevens streets for parking permit holders in the established area, which had been requested for the construction period of the Hawkesbury and District General Hospital, and that a recommendation be presented at the next Regular meeting of Council. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by Jeanne Charlebois
Carried
Séguin Be it resolved to adopt the Council's meeting calendar for the year 2026. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Jeanne Charlebois, seconded by Julie
Carried
Séguin Whereas a Community Safety and Well-Being Plan was presented in May 2025 at a meeting of the United Counties of Prescott and Russell (UCPR) and that modifications were proposed to the Plan by the CUPR Community Safety and Well-Being Coordinator, and ; Whereas that these modifications have been incorporated into the revised version of the Community Safety and Well-being Plan, and ; Whereas it is requested by the UCPR that each local municipality of the UCPR must send a resolution adopting the revised version of the Plan. Be it resolved to adopt the revised version of the Community Safety and Well-being Plan dated May 2025, as recommended in document 2024_REC_45. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Raymond Campbell, seconded by Julie
Carried
Whereas the slide and the diving board installed at the swimming pool of the Sports Complex are obsolete, and; Whereas Policy SF-P-2018-9 allows for the sale of obsolete equipment, and; Whereas the slide and the diving board no longer meet the requirements of the TSSA (Technical Standards and Safety Authority). Be it resolved to authorize the sale of the slide and the diving board, as recommended in document 2025_REC_46. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by Raymond Campbell
Carried
Séguin Be it resolved to support The Nation Municipality in their request that UCPR Council consider the development of a fare and consistent mutual agreement, applicable to all lower-tier municipaities, whereby municipally owned infrastructure used solely for local service delivery is exempted from the upper-tier levy. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Jeanne Charlebois, seconded by Julie
Carried
Be it resolved to support The Nation Municipality in their request that UCPR consider establishing a policy or agreement to return or rebate the County portion of property tax revenue collected from such community assets, where the transfer of ownership occurred as part of a municipal divestment strategy and the facility continues to serve a public/community use. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Raymond Campbell, seconded by André Chamaillard
Carried
Be it resolved to support the Corporation of the Town of Aylmer in their formal appeal to the Government of Canada and all federal parties to raise the eligibility threshold for the Income Replacement Benefit (IRB) from $20,000 to no less than $40,000 per year for a one-person household and to urge Veterans Affairs Canada to review all income support programs with the aim of modernizing eligibility criteria based on the current cost of living across Canada, in order to enable our veterans to live with dignity and financial stability, and; Be it also resolved to send a copy of this resolution to the Corporation of the Town of Aylmer and the AMO. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by Jeanne Charlebois
Carried
Be it resolved that the meeting be adjourned at 7:21 p.m. Voters For Against Conflict Results 0 0 0
Moved by Julie, seconded by André Chamaillard
Carried

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