Regular Council

That Council of The Township of Whitewater Region approve the regular session and closed session minutes of March 5, 2025 understanding that the closed session minutes remain confidential.

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region provide the Chief Administrative Officer delegated authority to authorize an expenditure greater than $25,000 per section 5.1 of the Procurement Policy, to purchase a crew cab truck, to a maximum of the allocated budget of $70,000 (inclusive of non-refundable HST).

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region approve the award of Tender 2025-03 Arena's Structural Condition Assessment to GEMTEC at a cost of $13,155.46 inclusive of non-refundable H.S.T.

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region receive the 2024 annual reports for the following Drinking Water Systems:  Beachburg Drinking Water System  Cobden Drinking Water System  Haley Drinking Water System.

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region authorize the Mayor and Chief Administrative Officer to sign the The Township Whitewater Region Drinking Water Quality Management System (DWQMS) Operational Plan Commitment and Endorsement.

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region receive this report for information purposes as it relates to the Cobden Wastewater Treatment Plant operations.

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region 1. approve the award of Tender 2025-08 Gravel Crushing to McCrea Excavating Ltd. at a cost of $239,136.00, inclusive of non-refundable H.S.T.; 2. approve the standing offer from Dave Bromley for the granular supply of 35,000 tonnes of granular 'A' and 15,000 tonnes of granular 'B' from the Bromley Pit at a cost of $117,024.00, inclusive of non-refundable H.S.T.

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region approve the award of the 2025 Asset Management Plan Update to Dillon Consulting Limited at an upset limit cost of $45,000.00, inclusive of non-refundable HST.

Whereas Canada recognizes and is committed to trade as essential and integral in increasing prosperity both domestically and internationally; and Whereas foundational to this commitment is an inviolable respect for negotiated trade agreements and World Trade Organization rules based on fundamental principles that form the foundations of the multilateral trading system; and Whereas the tariffs proposed by the U.S. Administration are predicated on lax Canadian border security regarding the inflow of fentanyl and illegal immigration; and Whereas this basis is without merit and are simply a capricious pretext to a façade of legality to an act of economic aggression; and Whereas the U.S. President has acknowledged the tariffs are instead entirely predicated on a trade imbalance that he perceives in a grossly misinformed position to be predatory; and Whereas trade between Ontario and the U.S. is vital to the economic prosperity of Renfrew County and its businesses, industries, and workforce; and Whereas the proposed tariffs on Canadian goods exported to the U.S. could negatively impact local businesses, industries, and municipalities, increasing costs and reducing economic opportunities; and Whereas according to data from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, across Ontario municipalities are expected to spend between $250 and $290 billion on infrastructure in the next 10 years; and Whereas municipalities spend over $22 billion annually procuring goods and services and are

That Council of the Township of Whitewater Region support ORPC's application to Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) under the Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways (SREPs) Utility Support Stream (USS) grant program.

Regular Council Minutes March 19, 2025 Page 8 of 9 Be it resolved that the By-laws be listed on the March 19, 2025 agenda, be taken as read and passed.