Council Meeting

IT RESOLVED THAT the Regular Meeting of Council of the Corporation of the Township of Assiginack be opened for business at 7:00 pm, with a quorum of members present and with Mayor Reid presiding in Chair.

IT RESOLVED THAT we approve the Regular Council agenda as presented.

IT RESOLVED THAT we adopt the minutes of the Meeting of the Regular Council of July 21, 2026.

IT RESOLVED THAT Assiginack Council supports the call on the Province of Ontario to: Reinstate FIPPA compliance for the Premier, provincial Ministers, and their staff to ensure uniform public scrutiny. Implement recommendations from the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario to protect record keeping, security, and democratic accountability across the province. FURTHER, a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Premier Doug Ford, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy, local MPPs, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO), and the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM).

WHEREAS, Council received correspondence from the County of Simcoe regarding its resolution declaring intimate partner violence as an epidemic; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of the Township of Assiginack hereby declares intimate partner violence an epidemic, and fully supports the County of Simcoe’s resolution, and calls upon the Province of Ontario to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic; AND THAT a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Premier Doug Ford, local MPPs, the County of Simcoe, and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO).

IT RESOLVED THAT agenda item 7c) be

IT RESOLVED THAT Council supports the Municipality of South Huron and the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association of Ontario (MFOA) in urging the Province of Ontario to permanently maintain the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) at its doubled allocation of $400 million annually to fund critical municipal infrastructure; AND THAT this resolution be circulated to the Premier, the Ministers of Infrastructure, Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Finance, local MPPs, AMO, and MFOA.

Council received communication from the Township of Clearview regarding their resolution advocating for provincial funding for traffic calming and speeding mitigation techniques; Now Therefore Be It Resolved That Council hereby supports the resolution passed by the Township of Clearview requesting the Province of Ontario to expand financial support for traffic calming and speeding mitigation measures to include all Ontario municipalities; and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Township of Clearview.

Council received correspondence from the Township of Tudor and Cashel regarding Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for one-pound single-use propane cylinders; Now Therefore Be It Resolved That Council supports the Township of Tudor and Cashel in requesting that the Province of Ontario and RPRA review the EPR framework to ensure producers—not municipalities—provide convenient return options and fund the end-of-life management of single-use propane cylinders; and that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Township of Tudor and Cashel, the Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, and RPRA.

IT RESOLVED THAT the Council of Assiginack receives the Manitoulin East Airport Commission Minutes of August 10, 2026 as information.

IT RESOLVED THAT By-law # 2025-14, being a by-law to amend zoning by-law 2024-10 be given its third final reading and enacted in open council.

IT RESOLVED THAT By-law # 2026-20, being a by-law to enter into an Agreement with Twisted Sister be given a first, second, and third final reading and enacted in open council.

IT RESOLVED THAT Council adjourns at 8:06 p.m. and reconvenes at the next regular council meeting on September 15, 2026, or at the call of the chair.