Ladies
and Gentlemen
Another
beautiful weekend in Midland. In talking with local merchants, it seems we are already
attracting many spring visitors to our community. Looks like a great summer
shaping up.
Monday
April 30th sees a closed meeting at 4:30 pm at the Town to discuss a
personnel matter.
Tuesday
the first of May it gets downright busy in the afternoon and evening:
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At 5:00 pm at the Boathouse restaurant, its Community
Living Huronia’s Promo Bonanza, where all sorts of fundraising ideas will be
launched
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At 6:30 pm at the Brooklea is the YMCA
discussion “Does Canada Work for All Families”. Please RSVP andrea_armstrong@ymca.ca
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7:00 pm has our local marina operators meeting
at the NSSRC
Wednesday
May 2nd starts out early in the morning as I participate in the McDonalds
McHappy Day event. Come by for a
friendly breakfast and to help raise funds for Ronald McDonald’s Children Charities.
Then
at 12:00 noon, I have been invited by Midland Rotary to speak to them about our
Town’s vision and challenges. Immediately following that at 2:00 pm our second
Healthcare Summit will convene. These
summits are considering the business and employment strategies that will guide
our area’s future. At 7:00 pm that evening is a lengthy PDC meeting at the
Town. Items include:
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Discussion of deeming bylaws affecting two
properties
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Consideration of four Site Plan proposals
(The Site Plan is usually the last step before you get your building permit) Site
Plans include:
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Hugel Lofts condo development on Hugel Ave.
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Tim Hortons and a new office building on Bay
o
Pro Oil station at 483 King St
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A new office building on the Canadian Tire property
on Hwy 93
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Discussion of our planning options for the
Unimin site
Thursday
May 3rd at 7:30 am, Canadian Tire celebrates the re-launch of its
newly renovated store. At 7:00 that evening you are invited to the NSSRC to
work with the Town to develop a new “special event” for Midland. This is your
chance to bring new ideas and life to our community.
Friday
May 4th, everyone is up early for the Mayors Day, in support of
Family Physician Recruitment. The featured speaker is OPP Commissioner Doug
Lewis. There are breakfast (7:00 am) and lunch (noon) sittings. Please contact Sue Robillard at 533-2757 for
tickets.
And
continuing the food theme into the evening, at 5:30 pm is the Heritage Dinner at
the NSSRC. Alan Taylor will fascinate us with his perspective on the War if
1812. For tickets contact the Huronia Museum.
Saturday
May 5th is Treasure Day. This is your chance to put good reusable items
out to the curb for someone else to pick-up and use. Please put items out at
8:00 am and take those remaining back inside by 4:00 pm. This is not a heavy
waste pick-up day.
Sunday
May 6th:
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Steps for Life, supporting those injured in
the workplace, is holding its walk at Peter Petersen Park at 10:30
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CLH will host its annual Golf tournament at
Brooklea at 11:30 am
And in closing, your County has decided to go
creative with its Blue Grew campaign:
Gord
McKay