County Open House

KidSport questions to council and staff from each department. Residents discussed finance, agriculture, the natural gas utilitiy, planning and community services, public works, and protective services.

Reporter Vermilion Tim Hortons owner Greg Whitney along with manager Rommel Mandocdoc presented KidSportVermilion representative Derek Young

Instead of meeting with each division or being offered a presentation style delivery with only enough time for a few questions, CAO Alan Parkin said this style of event gave each attending resident the opportunity to ask several

“It was good to have feedback (we received both positive and negative), and there were a lot of really great questions. We appreciate our residents taking the time,” said Reeve Stacey Hryciuk. “We are pretty dynamic, and it was really great to showcase each department because a donation on March 5. The donation was proceeds from the ‘Smile Cookie’ campaign that was held from September 14-20, 2020. The presentation was delayed due to COVID and Whitney said, “I was thankful for all the support from Vermilion and surrounding areas; this isn’t possible without them.” He also thanked his staff for all the hard work they put into the campaign.

KidSport Vermilion has been operating for more than 15 years and provides public works often takes up much of the budget, but this way they could also see what is offered through agriculture or protective services for example. Many concerns for the land use bylaw were spurred from Thorhild County, but are not applicable here. This process will take at least a year to complete and public feedback is welcome throughout. There won’t be any changes made until this fall, and residents can reach out to staff and council with any questions or concerns.”

Councillor Clinton Murray said several of the concerns brought forward regarding the land use bylaw, were from residents thinking that the county may try to develop 15 minute communities.

“It’s not even on the radar; it’s not possible here,” said Murray.

Instead he said they are trying to eliminate unnecessary information from a 500-600 page document, with the grant funding up to $300 for children under the age of 18 to cover registration and/or equipment costs. Eligibility is based on the total income and number of persons per household,” commented Young.

Continued on page 2 had been more library funding the past couple of years.

One asked with the existing few of the Grizzly Bear Creek wind turbines that