Regional Councillor Report
Submitted by:
Colleen Jordan, Regional Councillor Wards 3 & 4
Regional
Council - Jan. 19, 2005
Regional Transit
Four municipalities, (Ajax, Pickering,
Clarington and Scugog) supported the bylaw to transfer transit
to the Region. This
does not meet the requirement of a triple majority that
stipulates the requirement of consent by a majority of lower
tier municipalities representing a majority of electors.
Legal advice provided by the Regional solicitor indicated
that as there is no sunset clause in the transit bylaw,
the bylaw could be implemented if any one of the
municipalities changed their position.
Mayor John Gray, Oshawa moved a motion to defer receiving
the information from the Regional Clerk that the bylaw did not
receive a consenting majority, until three weeks time,
Durham Tsunami Relief
Durham Council suspended their no grants
policy in order to approve the allocation to match lower tier
municipal contributions to a maximum of $40,000.00 to the
Tsunami Durham Relief Committee to be directed to the Red Cross
Society. A
presentation by Gordon Dyck, President Rotary Club of Pickering
and employee of the Red Cross updated Council on the generous
outpouring from Durham residents to assist in the relief
efforts.
407 E.A. Terms of Reference
Council was advised by the Chairperson that
the terms of reference for the 407 Environmental Assessment had
been approved.
HKPR District
Health Council
It was announced on January 17th, to members of
the District Health Council that DHCs
would be disbanded effective March 31, 2005. The planning function performed by District Health Councils,
for over 30 years in the province, would be assumed by Local
Health Integration Units. LHINS
are a provincial restructuring of health service delivery that
will assume the functions of planning, system integration, service
coordination and allocation of resources in their areas of
responsibility. Durham
Region belongs to the Central East LHIN which is one of the
geographically larger LHINS in the province.
Dr. Robert Kyle, Medical Officer of Health, Durham advised
Council that he had been chosen to represent ALPHA (Association of
Local Public Health Agencies), as a member of the LHIN Action
Group that will act as a reference group providing advice to the
Assistant Deputy Minister, regarding the
implementation of the LHINS. Dr. Kyle will take forward the
message to the reference group, that Regional Council wishes to
have representation on the LHIN Board.
Chair Anderson will also send a letter to relay
this message. Currently Durham Region has two spots ( the writer was
appointed to one) reserved for Regional Council representatives on
the District Health Council.
Durham Tsunami
Relief Committee - Sat.
Jan. 29th, Deer Creek Ajax
The committee comprised of
representatives from organizations, businesses and political
bodies have worked expeditiously to plan an all day fundraising
event for Saturday January 29th at Deer Creek in Ajax.
Free family events and entertainment are planned during the
day. Tickets for the
evening event which will have a variety of live entertainment,
silent auction, cultural cuisine and door prizes are available at
the Ajax Town Hall, 65 Harwood at a cost of $50.00 per person.
An on line auction of donated items is
scheduled to begin on
January 20th.
The auction can be accessed at
Further details can be found at
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