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WATERFRONT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
TRACKLESS LOUNGE
56169 Heritage Line, Straffordville, ON
Monday, April 20, 2026
5:00 p.m.
PRESENT:
COMMITTEE MEMBERS VAL DONNELL *Acting Chair
MARNI WOLFE
DEAN FRANKLIN
ED KETCHABAW *Ex-Officio
ABSENT: RAINEY WEISLER
ASHLEY CARDINAL
STAFF ATTENDANCE:
CAO THOMAS THAYER
CLERK ALAN BUSHELL
MANAGER OF PUBLIC WORKS / DRAINAGE
SUPERINTENDENT STEVE ADAMS
1. CALL TO ORDER
Chief Administrative Officer Thomas Thayer assumed the Chair and called the meeting to order
at 5:00 p.m.
Chair Thayer requested that in the absence of Committee Chair Weisler, the present members
of the Waterfront Advisory Committee appoint from themselves a Member to chair the April 20,
2026 Meeting.
Committee Member Donnell nominated Committee Member Wolfe to be Chair.
Committee Member Wolfe nominated Committee Member Donnell to be Chair.
Committee Member Wolfe did not allow her nomination to stand.
Committee Member Donnell allowed her nomination to stand.
Moved by: Committee Member Wolfe
Seconded by: Committee Member Franklin
THAT Committee Member Donnell be appointed as the Chair of the April 20, 2026 Waterfront
Advisory Committee meeting.
CARRIED
Chief Administrative Officer Thomas Thayer vacated the Chair.
Committee Member Donnell assumed the Chair.
2. DISCLOSURES OF PECUNIARY INTEREST &THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF
No disclosures of pecuniary interest were declared.
3. DELEGATIONS
A. Nathan Maclntyre re Rip Current Information Project
Moved by: Committee Member Wolfe
Seconded by: Committee Member Franklin
THAT the delegation from Nathan Maclntyre re Rip Current Information Project be received for
information.
CARRIED
4. ADOPTION OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING(S)
A. Minutes of the Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting held January 12, 2026
Moved by: Committee Member Franklin
Seconded by: Committee Member Wolfe
THAT the minutes of the Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting held January 12, 2026 be
approved as presented.
CARRIED
5. MATTERS OF BUSINESS
A. Memo WAC-04/26 Council Decisions —WAC Recommendations to Council
Moved by: Committee Member Wolfe
Seconded by: Committee Member Franklin
THAT Memo WAC-04/26 re Council Decisions—WAC Recommendations to Council be
received for information.
CARRIED
B. Memo WAC-05/26 2026 East Beach Season Opening Information
Moved by: Committee Member Franklin
Seconded by: Committee Member Wolfe
THAT Memo WAC-05/26 re 2026 East Beach Season Opening Information be received for
information.
CARRIED
C. Memo WAC-06/26 North Shore Resilience Update — Preliminary Results / Second Public
Meeting
Moved by: Committee Member Franklin
Seconded by: Committee Member Wolfe
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THAT Memo WAC-06/26 re North Shore Resilience Update — Preliminary Results / Second
Public Meeting be received for information.
CARRIED
6. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by: Committee Member Wolfe
Seconded by: Committee Member Franklin
THAT the Waterfront Advisory Committee Meeting be adjourned at 5:48 p.m.
CARRIED
CHAIR CLERK
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