Members Present: Mayor-Milt McIver, Deputy Mayor-Rod Anderson, Councillor-Todd Dowd, Councillor-Laurie (Smokey) Golden
Members Absent: Councillor-Aman Sohrab
Staff Present: Chief Administrative Officer-Peggy Van Mierlo-West, Clerk-Alexandra Croce, Deputy Clerk-Lindsay Forbes, Treasurer-Teresa Shearer
1. Call to Order and Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
2. Approval of the Agenda
a. Approval of the Agenda
#29-01-2025
Moved by Councillor Todd Dowd, Seconded by Councillor Laurie (Smokey) Golden
That the content of the agenda be approved as presented.
Carried
3. Requests over $500.00
a. Council heard presentations from the following local groups and individuals, requesting funds over $500.00:
· $2,000 Request – Bruce Men’s Shed – Gerry Tilmans, Jim Martell, and Owen Glendon
· $1,000 Request – Light and Life Chapel – Laura Bryan
· $1,500 Request – Lion’s Head and District Foodbank – Darlene Myles
· $1,500 Request – NBP Stray Cat Project – Trace MacKay
· $2,000 Request – Bruce Peninsula Biosphere Association – Mike Warkentin
· $2,000 Request – Northern Bruce Peninsula Community Support Advisory Action Committee – Sharron Colter
· $2,000 Request – Royal Canadian Legion Branch 202 – Sharron Colter
· $2,000 Request – BPDS Annual Footprints Conference – Emily Cameron, Ellie Robins, and Quintin Janknegt (Zoom)
· $2,000 Request – Bruce Peninsula Bird Observatory – Beth Anne Currie (Zoom)
· $2,000 Request – Lion’s Head Friendship Club – Maxine Catteau
· $2,000 Request – Peninsula Community Development Initiative – Dominik Franken
· $2,000 Request and Request to Waive Fees – Lion’s Head Pickleball Club – Bill Floyd and Mark Prieur
· $2,000 Request and Request to Waive Fees – Sources of Knowledge Forum – Christopher Sumpton
The Council Meeting was adjourned for a break at 9:55 a.m.
The Council Meeting resumed at 10:03 a.m.
· $2,000 Request – St. Edmunds Public School – Amanda Hofstrand and Vicki Wyonch
· $1,000 Request – Tobermory Outreach Fund – Nicole Boorse
· $984 Request – Hooked on the Bruce – Judy Miller and Cathy Isman
· $2,000 Request – Golden Dawn Senior Citizen Home – Trace MacKay
· $2,000 Request and Request to Waive Fees – The Meeting Place Tobermory – Noreen Steinacher
· $2,000 Request – Tobermory E-Bike Social Enterprise – Noreen Steinacher
· $1,000 Request – Tobermory and the Northern Bruce Peninsula Chamber of Commerce – Brian Woelfe
· $2,000 Request – Christ Church – Jo Trudgen
· $2,000 Request – Lion’s Head Skating Club – Sheryl Roberts (Via Zoom)
· $2,000 Request – Pike Bay Community Association – Michael Latimer
· $2,000 Request – Old School House Club for Seniors – Sharron Colter
· $2,000 Request – Royal Canadian Legion Branch 290 – Mike Haythorne (Via Zoom)
4. Requests for $500.00 or less
a. Council reviewed requests from the following local groups and individuals, requesting funds of $500.00 or less:
· $500 – Bruce Peninsula Art Show
· $500 – Bruce Peninsula Society of Artists
· $500 – Christ Church
· $500 – Friends of the Lion’s Head Community Outreach
· $500 – Keep the Bruce Clean and Green
· $500 – Lion’s Head and District Curling Club
· $500 – Lion’s Head Farmers Market
· $500 – Peninsula Family Health Team
· $480 – Mah Jongg Mavericks
· $500 – Tobermory Community Gardens Group
· $500 – Tobermory Pickleball Club
· $500 – Wiarton & District Agricultural Society
Treasurer, Teresa Shearer noted that the attached spreadsheet outlining the 2026 Community Grant Requests contains the following errors:
· Tobermory Community Garden Group – listed as a $1,000 request, but the correct amount should be $500.
· Tobermory Pickleball Club – not currently included in the spreadsheet; it should be added with a $500 request.
5. Requests for the Waiving of Fees
a. Council reviewed requests from the following local groups and individuals, requesting waiving of fees:
· BPDS Prom
· Lakewood Preservation Partnership Non-Profit
· Lion’s Head Good Food Box – Francesca Dobbyn
· Men’s Breakfast
· Peninsula Adventure Sports Association
· Peninsula Swans
· Tobermory Coffee Club
· RCL Branch #290 Ladies Auxiliary
· Top of the Bruce Wood Carvers
· VON Grey-Bruce
6. Requests for $500.00 or less and Requests for the Waiving of Fees
a. Council reviewed requests from the following local groups and individuals, requesting funds of $500.00 or less and waiving of fees:
· $500 and Request to Waive Fees – Lion’s Head Minor Baseball
· $500 and Request to Waive Fees – Rotary Club of Northern Bruce Peninsula
· $500 and Request to Waive Fees – Tobermory All Seasons Market
7. Council Report
a. Treasurer Report No. TR 25-18
Re: 2026 Community Grant Funding
#29-02-2025
Moved by Deputy Mayor Rod Anderson, Seconded by Councillor Todd Dowd
That Council receives Treasurer’s Report TR25-18 as information regarding the 2026 Municipal Community Funding requests; and
That Council approves the funding amounts of $44,250.00 in monetary grants, $32,652.00 in hall rental fee waivers, and $5,735.00 in insurance coverage; and
That Staff proceed with distributing the approved Community Funding in 2026 ahead of the budget being passed.
Carried
8. Other Business – a. Nil.
9. Reading of By-laws
a. By-law 2025-79
Being A By-Law to Confirm the Proceedings of the Special Council Meeting of The Corporation of The Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula Held Monday, November 24, 2025
#29-03-2025
Moved by Councillor Laurie (Smokey) Golden, Seconded by Councillor Todd Dowd
That the listed by-law be given 1st, 2nd, and 3rd reading, and enacted.
Carried
10. Adjournment
a. Motion to adjourn
#29-04-2025
Moved by Councillor Laurie (Smokey) Golden, Seconded by Deputy Mayor Rod Anderson
That the meeting adjourns at 12:03 p.m.
Carried
