TOWN OF LOCKEPORT

COUNCIL MEETING

FRIDAY AUGUST 14, 2026, AT 10:00 A.M.

AGENDA

 

  1. Call to order

 

  1. Silence Electronic Devices

 

  1. Approval of Agenda, including additions or deletions

 

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the agenda for the August 14, 2026, meeting with the following additions/deletions.

  1. Conflict of Interest

 

  1. Approval of Minutes

 

  • Regular Council Meeting Minutes July 10, 2026

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the Minutes from the Regular Council Meeting of July 10, 2026.

  • Finance Committee Meeting Minutes July 31, 2026 (Page 1-3)

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the Minutes from the Finance Committee Minutes of July 31, 2026

  1. Business arising from Previous Minutes      

         

  1. Community Forum (Open Mic)
  • 20 Minutes Maximum
  • Each resident is allowed a maximum of five minutes
  • The resident is to speak directly to Council
  • There will be no interaction by Council at this time
  • If questions are posed by residents the question will be recorded to be researched
  1. Presentations

 

                    Dave Holdaway – Lockeport Legion Branch 80 (Page 4)

                    Tim Rhyno – Letter of support (Page 5)

         

  1. Finance

 

  • List of invoices already paid in the amount of $166,054.36 (Page 6-9)
  • Motion to transfer $27, 212.93 from the Gas Tax account to General operating account to cover the cost of two new sewer pumps purchased from Xylem. (Page 10)
  • Installation of alarms in Town Office and Council Chambers (Page 11-12)

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the Town Clerk engaging with Superior Alarms in Barrington Passage, to install panic buttons and camera as shown in quote

  • Request for sponsor from Barrington and Area Chamber of Commerce (Page 13-14)
  1. Other Business

 

  • Request for a representative for the Shelburne and Area Chamber of Commerce (Page 15-16)

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council appoint a representative from the Town of Lockeport to support the Shelburne and Area Chamber of Commerce.

  • Artist recognition plaque for the Red Petticoat Interpretative sign at the Widow’s Walk (Page 17-18)

Staff Suggested Motion – That Council approve the Town Clerk/Treasurer having a 4” by 6” plaque made to be placed on the Red Petticoat Interpretative sign at the Widow’s Walk.  This sign will depict the artist acknowledgement and acknowledgement of the Ragged Island Historical Society

 

  • First reading of Regional Emergency Management By-Law #109 (Page 19-25)

Staff Suggested Motion - That Council approve first reading of the Regional Emergency Management By-Law

  • Review of proposed Municipal Communication process and Town of Lockeport Social media policy (Page 26-34)

Staff Suggested Motion – that Council approve the proposed Municipal Communication process as presented

 

  • Review of Committee appointments (Page 35)
  • Request from REMO for staff representative from Lockeport (Page 36)

Staff Suggested Motion – that Council approve June Harding, Town Clerk/Treasurer to represent the Town of Lockeport on the REMO committee as Public Works liaison

  • Preliminary Staff report – Public Works (Page 37)
  1. Council Reports
  • Mayor Derek Amalfa (Page 38)
    • Canada Day meeting minutes for July 29, 2026 (Page 39-41)
    • Regional Emergency Management Advisory Committee Minutes July 16, 2026 (Page 42-47)
  • Deputy Mayor Craig Hillen (Page 48)
    • Heritage and Tourism Minutes from June 15, 2026 (Page 49-53)
  • Councillor Anna Chetwynd (Page 54)
    • Recreation Meeting Minutes from July 6, 2026 and August 4, 2026 (Page 55-60)
    • Update from Seacaps Playpark Fundraising Group (Page 61-63)
    • Sample sign for Playpark (Page 64)
  • Councillor Candace Malik (Page 65)

 

  1. Correspondence
  1. Information Only
  • Thank you card from recipient Kaitlyn Brown for Town of Lockeport Bursary (Page 66)
  • Letter of concern from Jeff Wood, owner of Seaside Cottages at Ginger Hill (Page 67-68)
  • News release from NSFM (Page 69)
  • Modernization of Ground Search and Rescue in Nova Scotia – report prepared by NS Department of Emergency Management (Page 70-79)
  • Tri-County Youth Summit report – Shelburne County (Page 80-84)
  • Letter of approved funding support from the REMO Capacity Grant Program (Page 85-93)
  • Change of hours notice for Lockeport Library (Page 94-95)
  • Notice of South Shore Labour Councils Annual Labour Day event (Page 96)
  • Thank you letter from Harmony Bazaar (Page 97)
  1. Date of next meeting

 

  • September 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
  1. “In Camera”

 

  • Personnel

 

  1. Adjournment

 

 

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