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Wyoming, ON – At its regular meeting on Wednesday, September 4, Lambton County Council:
- Heard presentations from:
- Dr. Katherine Albion, Executive Director, County of Lambton Community Development Corporation (CLCDC) and Derrek Lennox, Managing Partner, Kewin Consulting, regarding a progress update from the CLCDC, including its financial status.
- Al Duffy, Board of Tourism Sarnia-Lambton, regarding Tourism Sarnia-Lambton’s audited financial statements and Board meeting minutes.
- Mark Suvajac, regarding a proposal to repurpose a cruise ship docked in Sarnia into a floating rehabilitation and treatment center to provide integrated services for addiction treatment, housing, and community support.
- Supported an amendment to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 proposed by the Association of Local Public Health Agencies to eliminate the regulatory gap between vapour products and tobacco products, and directed staff to submit a letter requesting that the Province of Ontario amend Section 22 of the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 to include vapour product sales convictions for automatic prohibition order applications.
- Authorized staff to enter into a ten-year Municipal Funding Agreement with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario related to funding provided by the Government of Canada under the Canada Community-Building Fund in the amount of $3.97 million for the 2024 year.
- Authorized staff to work in consultation with the County of Lambton Agricultural Advisory Committee and its partner agencies, the St. Clair Region and Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authorities, to develop a Lambton County Land Stewardship grant funding pilot program, by first securing $100,000 in funding for the program through the Great Lakes Local Action Fund or deferring the program to 2025 budget deliberations.
Council will next meet at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The meeting will begin with a Closed Session, if necessary, followed immediately by the Open Session.
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Please contact:
Lisa Leggate
Communications & Marketing Coordinator
County of Lambton
519-845-0809 ext. 5214
Email Lisa Leggate
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