On November 29 Council agenda there is a report recommending the strategy for dealing with the LDD moth (the European gypsy moth) in 2022 which will be the third year of the cycle. As reviewed In the report the severe defoliation has not had significant long lasting effect on our tree canopy. Aerial spraying is not being proposed:  the biological insecticide is not selective; the demonstrated...

On November 29 council agenda there is a report on the village urban design guideline review and there is a draft discussion paper. At time of writing this post I haven't had opportunity to read and reflect about the ideas presented.  The topic is important as this is what will guide how new buildings ( infill, new subdivisions, employment building) look.   The topic is usually challenging; it's...

On November 29 Council agenda there is a report with the Recreation and Community Masterplan which is an update to the one done in 2013. The report is asking for Council's endorsement. The masterplan itself begins on page 45 of 76; it is preceded by a paper developed for recreation in Canada entitled “Pathways to Well Being.  The breadth of the master plan is very wide; for those interested I...