Ladies
and Gentlemen
Its fall and looking forward to Blue Jays baseball and some
Hallow’een fun. While tickets for the Jays are in short supply, I visited
Discovery Harbour’s new Pumpkinferno display. Amazing – impressive area
displays and some frightening haunted houses. Great family fun at: http://www.discoveryharbour.on.ca/dh/en/SpecialEvents/HalloweenDay/index.htm
This past week saw the decision by Council to proceed
with the Downtown Health Centre located in part of Edgehill Park. A tough decision for Council but one that is
necessary for improving the healthcare for thousands of Midland residents. With the decision made, I know that Chigamik
and Waypoint will be reaching out to area residents to see what can be done to
make the Centre a place that is well accepted by neighbours and clients alike.
*****
Monday is a quiet day at the Town.
On Tuesday October 6th at 5:30 pm a very
special Council meeting takes place at Town Hall. Council will establish its
objectives for considering any sale or merger of our hydro distribution
utility, MPUC.
Over the last few years provincial policy changes in the energy
sector and advancements in technology have put small distribution utilities at
increasing risk. Midland Council has
decided to respond to that risk by determining if there is a better business
arrangement for our MPUC that satisfies our long-term objectives. The meeting will consider those objectives – for
example: improved cash flow; job protection; stability of hydro rates – and decide
which must be met in any new arrangement. These objectives will become part of
our “Request for Proposal” process, as we seek out an appropriate electricity company
partner.
On Wednesday October 7th at 6:00 pm you are
invited to provide input (you may speak) to the Town’s 2016 budget. To date we
have had two first round budget meetings. Links to the reports from those meetings
are:
Capital Budget
Operating Budget
Thursday the 8th will see a meeting of our
Georgian Bay Refugee Support committee at the Library at 7:00 pm. The group now has been assigned a three
member Syrian refugee family who are expected to arrive in Midland within 3-6
months. If you want to get actively involved, please attend the meeting. If you can help out financially, the group is
now fundraising at
Weekend (Its Thanksgiving)
A weekend for gathering family and friends together to
share a meal. But if you wish to get out of the house, there is lots going on
at our Midland Cultural Centre.
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Our Library is launching the first Midland Public Library
Survey to better determine what you think of our library service and how they
can improve in future. You are invited to complete the survey at http://www.midlandlibrary.com/
Our hospital is making every effort to
provide the facilities needed to keep our community heathy. Hospital staff has
made arrangements with the Aviva Community Fund to compete for a grant to refurbish
the existing patio on Level 1 at the hospital. Our chances of winning depend on
the number of votes they can generate for the project. To see our proposal go
to www.AvivaCommunityFund.org
and scroll down to #ACF32642. Please
vote from Oct 6th at noon until Oct 23rd, one vote per day. All help greatly
appreciated.
Gord
McKay
Be
part of Midland’s Year of Bold Action - 2015
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