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 (10 motions)
10 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.
"That the agenda for the January 7, 2026 Economic Development, Tourism, and Land Use Planning Committee be approved."
Moved by Councillor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Warden Robert Crate
Carried
"That the Economic Development, Tourism and Land Use Planning Committee receive the correspondence from the following municipalities regarding 'Proposed Consolidation of Conservation Authorities (Bill 68)', for information: Town of Kingsville Town of Goderich City of Windsor Municipality of Port Hope; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the correspondence for information."
Moved by Warden Robert Crate, seconded by Councillor Brian Ostrander
Carried
"That the Economic Development, Tourism and Land Use Planning Committee receive the correspondence from the Town of Deep River regarding 'Support for the Future Use and Deployment of Canadian Nuclear Energy', for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the correspondence for information."
Moved by Councillor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Warden Robert Crate
Carried
"That the Economic Development, Tourism and Land Use Planning Committee receive the correspondence from The Regional Municipality of Durham regarding 'Provinces Proposed Updates to the Projection Methodology Guideline', for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the correspondence for information."
Moved by Councillor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Warden Robert Crate
Carried
"That the Economic Development, Tourism and Land Use Planning Committee receive the correspondence from the Honourable Rob Flack regarding 'Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025 (Bill 17)', for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the correspondence for information."
Moved by Councillor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Warden Robert Crate
Carried
"That the Economic Development, Tourism and Land Use Planning Committee receive the correspondence from the Honourable Rob Flack regarding 'Fighting Delays, Building Faster Act, 2025 (Bill 60)', for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the correspondence for information."
Moved by Warden Robert Crate, seconded by Councillor Brian Ostrander
Carried
"That the Economic Development, Tourism and Land Use Planning Committee receive the correspondence from the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities (CANHC) regarding 'Budget 2025 and Nuclear Host Communities’ Interests', for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council receive the correspondence for information."
Moved by Councillor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Warden Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Committee, receive Report 2026-014 ‘OAFVC Fees Update 2026’ for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council amend By- law 08-2025 County Fees and Charges to update the OAFVC fees at the January 21, 2026 Council meeting.”
Moved by Councillor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Warden Robert Crate
Carried
“That the Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Committee, having considered Report 2026-015 ‘Funding to Update Population and Employment Forecasts’, recommend that County Council approve $140,000 in funding to update the population and employment growth forecasts in Northumberland; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council authorize staff to transfer $140,000 from the general reserve to finance the update.”
Moved by Warden Robert Crate, seconded by Councillor Brian Ostrander
Carried
“That the Economic Development, Tourism and Planning Committee, receive Report 2026-016 ‘Delegated Subdivision Authority for Hamilton Township’, for information; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council enact a by- law to delegate authority for plans of subdivision and condominium applications to the Township of Hamilton at the January 21, 2026 Council meeting; and Further That the Committee recommend that County Council direct staff to provide a certified copy of the by-law to the Township of Hamilton and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing for information.”
Moved by Councillor Brian Ostrander, seconded by Warden Robert Crate