City Hall
By Kirk Winter
The July 17 CKL council meeting was dominated by multiple deputations dealing with a wide variety of issues including boat houses in need of repair, a building permit issue, and a zoning battle royal involving the Iron Horse Ranch banquet facility in Manvers Township.
Boathouse ordered torn down on Cameron Lake
The Land Management Committee declared the boathouse to be in a state of disrepair, and ordered that the building be removed at the owner’s expense. The owners countered by saying that they would invest $10,000 to upgrade and repair the building. Neighbours were fully supportive of the boathouse upgrade planned by the owners. Staff was ordered by council to enter into a licensing agreement with the owners that stated if the boathouse was repaired in a timely manner the structure could stay.
Boathouse in Bobcaygeon
The owners of the boathouse had applied to the City for permits to rebuild both their dock and boathouse. The City told the owners that they could replace the dock, but that the boathouse could not be saved as it was in a bad state of repair. The owners admitted that this last winter had been very hard on their waterfront, and that the boathouse needed work. They requested two months to repair the boathouse as they were having problems locating qualified labour. Council ordered staff to enter into a licensing agreement with the owners that said if the boathouse was repaired within the two-month window offered by the owners, it could stay.
Building permit Walsh Road
The deputant claimed that the City had cancelled his building permit, despite in the opinion of the deputant not having the protocol in place to carry this act out unless the property was abandoned. The deputant has a technical disagreement with the City, which he wanted to appeal to the province. With the City cancelling his building permit, he cannot appeal to the province regarding his conflict with local officials. Councillor Breadner appealed to council to reinstate the building permit to allow for the appeal to the province. Mayor Letham stated that Breadner’s request was out of order as the City cannot overturn the decisions made by their Chief Building Official, who claimed the permit has become stale dated and the build was not being actively pursued. The ensuing discussion became quite heated between Breadner and Letham as the confrontation spiralled out of control. Council backed City staff, leaving the deputant with the only option of reapplying for a new building permit at some substantial additional costs, and probably forfeiting half of the $8,000 he had paid for the first permit.
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Branch 67 Lindsay (705) 324-2613 • Pub Fare Lunch – Tuesdays, Thursdays, noon to 2 pm • Full Dinners – Fridays, 11:30am to 1:30pm • Meat Roll – Saturdays, 2 pm • Live Entertainment – Saturdays, 7:30 to 11:30 pm, free • Sir Sam Seniors progressive euchre every Tuesday - 1pm • Big Buck Bid euchre 4th Wednesday of every month -11am
Branch 184 Woodville & District (705) 439-2397 • The Country Music Jam is back the third Sunday of each month from 1-4 pm. • Dances the last Saturday of each month - 8pm to 11pm featuring The Gary Peters Band. $10 per person – light lunch at 11pm.
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Branch 239 Bobcaygeon (705) 738-2710 • August 15 - Rama Bus - Sign up at the bar • August 19 - Golf Tournament $50pp includes golf, cart, food and prizes - 1pm tee-off at Dunsford Golf Course. Sign up at the Bar • Sunday and Monday Closed until
after Labour Day • Tuesday - Classic Cars • Wednesday - Jam Session 2-5pm • Thursday – Hamburger 4-7pm • Friday - Karaoke with Merle – 8pm - Wings served from 7-11pm • Saturday - Meat Roll - 2pm
Branch 441 Kinmount (705) 488-3462 • Bingo – Fridays, 6:45 pm • Meat Draw – Saturdays, 5 pm • Seniors Cards – Mondays, 1 pm • Mixed darts – Wednesday, 7:30 pm
• Big Buck Bid Euchre - Third Wednesday of month, 11 am • Third Sunday - 8am to noon Ladies Auxiliary breakfast
Branch 497 Omemee (705) 799-5095 • August 29 - 7pm - Elvis, Buddy Holly & Patsy Cline Tribute • September 21 - 6pm - Ladies’ Night • October 13 - 1pm - Jim and the Jammers • Summer drop-in darts every Tuesday at 7:30pm - Open to Everyone • For Hall rentals, call 705-934-5095
Branch 519 Coboconk (705) 454-8127 • July 27 - Lunch 11:30am to 1pm - Hot Pork Sandwich or Liver & Onions - $10 - Followed by Country Music Jam 1 to 4pm - Open Mic & Local Talent - Food Bank donations would be appreciated. • July 28 - BBQ & Karaoke – 5:30pm
• Tuesday – 1pm - Euchre • Wednesday – 7:30pm - Darts • Saturday – 3pm – Meat Roll • Last Friday of the Month – 11:30am – Lunch & Music • First Wednesday of the Month – 11am – Big Buck Bid Euchre
July 26, 2018 - The Kawartha Promoter
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