Ladies
and Gentlemen
The sounds of Wintertime – the hum of snowmobiles; the
scraping of car windshields; a quiet moment listening to the chirp of a
chickadee – Gotta love it.
Some 300 people crowded into the NSSRC this past week for
the first public presentation on the operational situation at our hospital.
While much of the discussion focused upon the potential loss of obstetrics at
the hospital, the report laid bare that there were problems in many areas. A
lot to be done to get our GBGH back to where it should be. Its success is critical
to our future. Three more public meetings this week – then the tough work
begins.
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Monday the 25th sees three meetings at the
Town. At 5:00 pm is a closed Council meeting to discuss personal matters. The
at 5:30 (approximately), Council will come out into a special open meeting to
discuss the impact of the recent departure of the CAO, consider replacement options
and identify how we will focus our energies to ensure the business of the Town continues
to go forward.
At 7:00 pm is the regular January Council meeting. A short agenda including:
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Three deputations:
o
Review of Culture Midland activities with
Fred Hacker
o
Presentation by Askennonia
o
Proposal for the third waiting shed at our
Town dock by the Museum
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Update on our upcoming 55+ Summer games
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Two motions brought forward by Councilors:
o
Development of a Youth Committee
o
Town-wide traffic calming
Also at 7:00 pm is the GBGH operational review meeting at
the Penetanguishene Memorial Community Centre.
Tuesday January 26th at 9:00 am, it’s the County
Council in Midhurst. Then at 2:00 pm at the Town is the meeting of the North
Simcoe Housing Working Group.
At 7:00 pm is the GBGH operational review meeting at the Wyebridge Community Centre in Tiny. Also that
evening at 7:30 pm it’s a Day on the Life at the MCC. Fred will interview Nicole
Moore who in 2011 survived a malicious shark attack in waist deep water at a
Cancun beach.
On Wednesday January 27th at 1:00 pm Georgian
College reconvenes its “community engagement” group to assess how the college
can have a greater impact upon its local communities. This discussion is vital
to our future as a well-educated populace is essential to our economy and job
creation. At 7:00 pm is the GBGH operational review meeting at the Victoria Harbour Oakwood Community Centre in Tay.
Thursday the 28th sees two interesting
meetings. At 3:00 pm the four mayors
will meet with Karen McGrath at GBGH to discuss the operational review. The report
identified some major fixes that had to occur.
The mayors want to ensure that an effective recovery plan is in place
and the citizens of North Simcoe are properly engaged in its delivery. This is
the time we all need to rally around our hospital.
At 7:00 pm Midland entrepreneurs and those with a home-based
business are invited to a workshop at the NSSRC. Council, recognizing the shift to smaller especially
home-grown business, wants to change our by-laws and remove unnecessary constraints.
Come out and have your say in how we make Midland more supportive of our
home-based businesses.
Weekend
Saturday
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8:15
pm “Laugh It Up” fundraiser at Midland Legion. A great evening of stand-up
comedy. All monies go to a future splash pad for our children.
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8:00 pm Buddy Holly tribute at the MCC
Council Issues Update
Budget
Council will discuss the
budget plan for 2016 at the special meeting on Monday the 25th. I anticipate
the budget will be wrapped up in February.
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The
Wye Marsh is undergoing a re-visioning process and they need your input.
The link (following) is to a very short online survey that will help them immeasurably:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RZRWLZ9
Gord
McKay
Your
Year for Getting Aboard – Midlands on the Move - 2016
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