Addighton Highlands Council Report - July 8 meeting

Gary Shortt appeared before Council on behalf of the Lions Club of Land O’Lakes. He talked about the renovations underway at the Lions Hall in Northbrook, which are all intended to make the building a fully functional emergency-response centre for the surrounding region, serving mainly Addington Highlands residents.

The reason for this particular visit was to seek the approval of Council for the township to act as a sponsoring body for a $20,000 grant from the Community Foundation of Lennox and Addington, that will go towards the purchase and installation of a backup power supply generator for the Lions Hall. 

Shortts said that the club has already obtained three quotes for the purchase and installation of the generator. Since the Lions Club is a not-for-profit organisation but not a registered charity, the Community Foundation requires that the grant be sponsored either by a charitable organisation or a municipality. 

Shortts said that the Lions have received some smaller grants from the community foundation for the project, using the Cloyne and District Historical Society as a sponsor, but the foundation recommended approaching the township for this larger grant. Chief Administrative Officer Christine Reed said she has talked with Shortts about the project, and has “no issues” with the township taking on this role. 

Reeve Hogg recommended that Shortts talk to the township building inspector about what to look for when selecting and working with a contractor because the township has installed several generators on buildings in recent years.

“We’ve already had several conversations,” Shortts said, and Council then approved the motion.

Lions Remembrance Day Banners.

Lynne Lowe and Red Emons, also from the Lions Club, appeared before Council to request permission to put up Remembrance Day banners on 6 Hydro Poles along Flinton Road, near the cenotaph, honouring local veterans, in the run up to Remembrance Day.

CAO Reed said that since Flinton Road is a county road, the county will “have to be looped in and this will have to be forwarded to them for final approval.

Councillor Kirby Thompson said that he found the banners quite touching last year, and Councillor Tony Fritsch said that the ceremony held at the Lions Hall which was held when the banners went up, was an uplifting, emotional event. The motion was approved.

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