February 27 Meeting Highlights

Grey County Council met February 27, 2025, in the Grey County Council Chamber and virtually on Zoom. The meeting was immediately followed by a session of Committee of the Whole. A recording of the meeting can be found on the Grey County YouTube Channel.

County Council

• Council accepted the minutes of the February 13 County Council and Committee of the Whole meetings.  Council   Committee
• Council received a verbal update on the 2025 Regional Job Fair. The event on February 20^th attracted more than 600 job seekers and dozens of employers.
• Council received a verbal update on the Gather campaign which launched earlier in the month. Gather is a celebration of local food and producers staring culinary ambassador and celebrity chef Roger Mooking. The campaign and video series can be viewed at www.GatherInGrey.ca.

Committee of the Whole

• Council heard highlights from the minutes of the February 20 Budget and Finance Committee meeting and February 12 Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee meeting.  Budget Committee   Accessibility Committee
• Grey County will work with the Municipality of Grey Highlands to acquire land in Feversham for a new paramedic services base. A base is needed in the area to enhance response times and meet the increased and projected volume of calls for service. The need was identified as part of the 2023 Paramedic Services Comprehensive Service Review and is part of Grey County’s plan to improve coverage in rural areas where distance is a factor. The report also informed Council of a likely need to relocate the paramedic base in Dundalk in the future. The current facility is shared with the Dundalk Fire Department, and they expect to need more space as their community grows.  Report
• Council received an update on the progress of the local licensed childcare growth plan. In 2023, Grey County was allocated a total of 504 spaces as part of the directed growth plan. Since the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program was launched, Grey County has seen an increase of 516 CWEL spaces. At the end of 2024, more than 2,000 children under the age of 6 remain on the waitlists of local childcare operators. More childcare providers have asked to enroll in the CWELCC program in Grey but all funded spaces have already been committed. Staff have notified the Ministry of Education of the additional interest.  Report

The Clerk’s Department maintains the official record for Grey County. This publication is intended to provide meeting highlights only. For official records, please refer to the meeting minutes, or contact the Clerk’s Department at 1-800-567-4739.