The County of Peterborough is asking the lower tier municipalities if they would be interested in uploading their waste collection to the upper tier as well as creating an organics collection program run by the County.
Kerri Snoddy, County Waste Management and Betsy Varghese, Dillon Consulting, gave a presentation to Selwyn council during their regular council meeting on Tuesday afternoon.
Varghese said that they started work on researching municipal waste uploading options with the County in July of 2023.
Since then, they have reviewed waste collection systems throughout Peterborough County’s eight municipalities and consulted with different councils and staff.
Performing Arts Lakefield (PAL) hosted The Fretless, with a special guest on vocals, in the Bryan Jones Theater at the Lakefield College School on Sunday April 21. The Fretless are a Juno Award winning quartet that had the audience captivated by their unique sound and fun atmosphere. This was the last performance PAL will host at Lakefield College School as they move to a new location. Full story inside this edition.
Selwyn Township held a special council meeting on Tuesday April 23 to discuss their new strategic plan.
During the meeting, which was led by a representative from Monteith Brown Planning Consultants, both staff and council discussed overarching themes to help guide the township, as a corporation, through their operations over the next several years.
The current strategic plan that the township uses was completed in 2018. They are now undergoing the process of updating the plan to align with their current needs and goals for the township.
During the special meeting some key strengths within the township that staff and council agreed on were:
• Geography: close to urban centers, beautiful rivers and lakes, trail system
• Large tax base to be able to provide services for
• Strong communities
• Great volunteers
• A mix of urban and rural residents
• Library system
• Opportunity for growth Some challenges with the township they felt included: • Infrastructure around their geography (one road/bridge in and out of certain areas)
• Constantly changing provincial legislation
Performing Arts Lakefield hosted their last concert at the Lakefield College School before moving locations to the Lakefield United Church in the heart of the village. Before The Fretless took the stage on Sunday afternoon, Performing Arts Lakefield (PAL) Chair, Bill Robb took to the mic to address the audience.
Robb informed the audience that due to contract changes, PAL will no longer be able to host their concerts at Lakefield College School (LCS) but instead will be moving their concerts to Lakefield United Church.
He told the Herald after the concert that PAL has been hosting their concerts almost exclusively at Lakefield College School since their formation in 1983. Some of LCS faculty have even served on their board of directors many times over their 41 seasons.
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