June 12 Meeting Highlights

Grey County Council met June 12, 2025, in the Grey County Council Chamber and virtually on Zoom. The meeting was immediately followed by a session of Committee of the Whole. A recording of the meeting can be found on the Grey County YouTube Channel.

County Council

• Council accepted the minutes of the May 22 Grey County Council and Committee of the Whole meetings.  Council  Committee
• Council accepted the minutes of the May 7 Long-Term Care Committee of Management meeting. Minutes
• Council accepted the minutes of the May 6 Forest Management By-law Public Meeting.  Minutes
• Council accepted the minutes of the May 8 Wildlife Management By-law Public Meeting.  Minutes
• Council accepted the minutes of the April 25 Board of Health meeting. Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra provided a verbal update to council, sharing statistics about local measles cases.   Minutes
• Dr. Sunil Mehta presented six Grey County Paramedics with Medical Director Commendation Awards on behalf of the regional base hospital. The awards recognize the efforts of paramedics going above and beyond while responding to a difficult and high-stress call. The paramedics recognized are Reid Milne-O'Neil, Jay Thomson, Autumn Colwell, Todd Neerhof, Lynda Fiske, and Andre Lefebvre. Council added their thanks and appreciation. Media Release

Committee of the Whole

• Council heard a delegation from residents Jennifer Shevalier and Deidter Stadnyk asking council to reconsider the direction of the Grey County climate action plan.  Presentation  Materials
• Council accepted the minutes of the May 15 Grey County Joint Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting.  Minutes
• Council approved an official plan amendment for a property in Southgate to redesignate lands to allow for the expansion of storage for a lumber yard.   Report
• Council supported moving forward with a Rural Transit Solutions agreement with Bruce County, Dufferin County and SMART (Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit). Rural Transit Solutions Fund is providing $50,000 to support the development of a plan and budget for a regional transit system.  Report
• Staff provided Council with an update on the re-allocation of new licensed care spaces. Grey County’s target of 644 spaces has been reduced to 515 spaces as part of a province-wide effort to focus on areas with more growing capacity. Grey County has already met this new target and can’t expand further without additional funding from the Ministry of Education. With the reduction in allocated spaces, operating funding for spaces has also been reduced by $702,875. Report

The Clerk’s Department maintains the official record for Grey County. This publication is intended to provide meeting highlights only. For official records, please refer to the meeting minutes, or contact the Clerk’s Department at 1-800-567-4739.