March 2018

CONGRATULATORY ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Congratulaons to local hockey player Nicole Blanche, winner

of the 2018 AUS Defensive Player of the Year. Nicole is a

member of the St. Mary's Huskies women's hockey team.

• Congratulaons to local hockey players Brooke Lannon and

Laura Gambin who were part of the Tri Pen Ice AAA Bantam

Girls team which won the Provincial AAA Bantam Girls tle

recently. The team will now represent NL at the Atlanc

championships in PEI April 5-8.

EXEPENDITURE APPROVAL

Highlights of approved expenditures included:

• $19,500.00 (HST included) to Concord Paving for paving

• $9,270.00 to Atlanc Technical Services for pump house

repairs

• $5,559.96 plus HST to Infotech Services for website upgrade

• $3,499.00 plus HST for the purchase of a new radar speed sign

• $1,287.00 plus HST for purchase of a salter controller

• $19,009.50 less a refund of $950.00 (plus HST) for the

purchase of snow and ice control materials

• $10,014.22 for repair of three li< staon pumps

• $5,000 grant to the Placena Rega>a Commi>ee

• $100 for Minor Hockey ad

• $512 for equipment rental

OTHER APPROVALS

• Amended tax structure for 2018 to include a tax rate of

$300,000.00 per annum for Industrial Port Operaons and a

Water/Sewer Rate for Industrial Port Operaons at a rate of

9.5 mils or a minimum of $400.00

• Adjustment of $718.48 business tax on account #CASTL007

due to business has ceased operaon

• Adjustment of the water hook up fee for Husky Energy in

Argena as it is covered in the tax agreement

• Adversing to hire five workers for a five week period for the

summer clean up period. (Details to be posted online soon)

• Approval of AVIVA Community Fund Agreement to accept

$100,000.00 for the Southeast Playground Splash Pad project

• Approval of reclassificaon of business tax for Oceanex from

Import/Export to Marshalling Yard

PERMITS

Council approved the following permits:

• One residenal building applicaon

• One commercial building extension

• Four accessory buildings

• Two drive-in carwashes

• One business permit for warehouse and office

• One business occupancy for naturopathic supplements

• One occupancy permit for storage and transport

• One occupancy for property rentals

• Four taxi permits

• One crown land applicaon

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Congratula�ons to organizers, sponsors and all par�cipants of

the “Get Your Paddy On” 5K Walk/Run.

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RECREATION SUMMER PROGRAM

The Town is working with Placena Area Development

Associaon to explore the possibility of PADA delivering the

youth summer program. More informaon is expected to

be ready for next month's meeng.

GARBAGE COLLECTION

LW Consulng has been retained to manage a tender for

waste collecon. The tender will be released in April with a

temporary contractor providing services on a weekly basis

in the interim. Garbage collecon will be held on Thursdays

for the period March 29 to April 12, 2018. The Town’s

annual bulk collecon date will be announced later in the

month.

VOLUNTEER EVENT

The Town will be holding a Volunteer Appreciaon event on

April 19th in Freshwater. Representaves from community

groups and organizaons will be invited to a>end. Guest

speaker for the event will be Heather Miller with the NL

Special Olympics.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The following is a list of upcoming events that the Town is

hosng or partnering with community stakeholders to

deliver:

• Wild Rose Award - March 28

• Lions Speak Out - March 25

• Volunteer Appreciaon - April 19

• Business Facebook Session - May 9

• Age Friendly Fair and Expo - May 11 & 12

• Mulcultural Celebraon - June 27

• Canada Day Celebraon - July 1

• Les Pets Chanteurs de Mont-Royal - July 4

• Annual Placena Rega>a - July 21

• Voices Fesval and Laval 50 - August 2-6

• Basque Fesval - August 21

• Placena Bay Industry Showcase - September 18-20

• Trunk or Treat - October 28

• Light up the Square - November 26

• Santa Parade - December 1

• Mummer’s Parade - December 30

Visit www.placena.ca/events for more details!

PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT

Adam Greene was hired for the posion of Public Works

Superintendent. Adam will start his employment with the

Town of March 26th.

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSION

Council noted that the February Community Consultaon

session went over well with approximately 30 people in

a>endance. Council would like to see this number increase

at the next session that will be scheduled for May.

WILD ROSE AWARDS

The Annual Wild Rose Awards is apart of the Town’s

Community Beauficaon Program. The award was

introduced to recognize the efforts of individuals and

community organizaons who contribute to the

beauficaon of our Town as well as improve the

environment in which we live and foster community pride.

Members of our community are nominated for

beauficaon, property maintenance or gardening projects

in public or private spaces and or community clean-up and

environmental efforts. The Town is now accepng

nominaons for the 2018 awards. Applicaons can be

found on the Town app or by dropping by the Town Hall.

TRAFFIC CALMING

The following stats collected on the Town’s staonary

traffic sign during the period February 26 to March 25,

2018.

• 65,584 motorists travelled west on Blockhouse Road

• Average number of vehicles per day 2,342

• 30% of motorists exceeded the 50km speed limit

• Max speed clocked 93km/h

These stats are shared regularly with the RCMP. Council

urges all motorists to please slow down to keep everyone

safe.

EQUIPMENT RENTAL STANDING OFFER

The Public Works Commi>ee will be updang the standing

offer for equipment rental and seeking new bids in the

coming weeks.

REMOVAL ORDERS

Council issued two removal orders for accessory buildings

without required permits on Harbour Drive.

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Wild Rose Awards Recipients for 2017 front row L-R: Brendan McHugh, Robert &

Ruby Baldwin, Joe Pearson, Theresa Power, Mary Tobin, Linda Miller, Glenys &

Harold Walters - Front Row L-R: Anne Smith, Donna Murphy, Rose Gale & Annie

Ennis - Missing from photo: Anne Whelan & Kevin Woodbury ,Dominic & Sandra

O’Reilly, Helen & Dave Griffin, Lee Everts, Linda Grimm & Philip Meade, Richard &

Camilla Elliot and Scott Stone.