The West Perth Record

Regular Council

April 20, 2026

Who was there

Present (10): Diane Chessell, Ryan Duck, Doug Feltz, Alex Foster, Andrew Fournier, Steve Herold, Phillip O'Donnell, Murray Rose, Dean Trentowsky, Nicholas Vink

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (11 motions)

11 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept Consent Items 4.1 - 4.15 for information and the minutes of the April 7, 2026 Regular Meeting be adopted.
Moved by Ryan Duck, seconded by Steve Herold
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth receives the Heron Industrial Park Accounting Adjustment and Financial Implications Report for information.
Moved by Ryan Duck, seconded by Murray Rose
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth proceed with the Request for Drain Major Improvement to Branch ‘C’ of the Northeast Municipal Drain; and That Council, pursuant to the Drainage Act and subject to any objection from the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, appoint Dietrich Engineering Limited as the Drainage Engineer on a date thirty days from the notice to the Upper Thames Conservation Authority, for the examination of the drainage works and to proceed with the requirements of the proposed improvement under Section 78 of the Drainage Act.
Moved by Diane Chessell, seconded by Dean Trentowsky
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accepts the Petition received from Terry Nuhn under Section 4 of the Drainage Act; and, That staff be directed to notify the affected landowners and appropriate agencies of Council’s decision to proceed with the drainage works; and, That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth appoint R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited to prepare the engineer’s report for the proposed new drainage works.
Moved by Nicholas Vink, seconded by Ryan Duck
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approves an application by Terry Nuhn for a loan under the Tile Drainage Act, 1990, for property located at W PT Lot 20, Concession 11, Hibbert Ward.
Moved by Nicholas Vink, seconded by Andrew Fournier
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth accept the correspondence, as information.
Moved by Steve Herold, seconded by Murray Rose
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth approve the request from the Mitchell Coyote Men's Slo-Pitch Team to declare the Mitchell Coyotes Slo-Pitch Tournament held at Keterson Park from June 5th, 2026 from 12 pm to 2 am, June 6th, 2026 from 9 am to 2 am, and June 7th, 2026 from 9 am to 8 pm to be of municipal significance and advise the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario that it has no objection to it taking place.
Moved by Murray Rose, seconded by Diane Chessell
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth give first and second reading to By-law 29-2026, 30-2026, and Z319-2026, this 20th day of April, 2026.
Moved by Andrew Fournier, seconded by Alex Foster
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth give third and final reading to By-law 21-2026, 29-2026, 30-2026, and Z319-2026 this 20th day of April, 2026.
Moved by Doug Feltz, seconded by Ryan Duck
Carried
That By-law 31-2026 being a By-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of West Perth be read a third time and finally passed this 20th day of April, 2026.
Moved by Alex Foster, seconded by Nicholas Vink
Carried
That the Council of the Municipality of West Perth adjourn the Council meeting at 7:40 p.m.
Moved by Doug Feltz, seconded by Steve Herold
Carried

The town’s own record

Read the minutes this page was read from →

Where this page and that document disagree, the document is right and this record is wrong. Say so and it will be corrected.