Council Highlights from the June 24, 2024 meeting

The final meeting of Council before summer recess took place on June 24. You can watch the recording and see the full meeting minutes on the Council Meeting Calendar.

Awards for Academic Excellence

Mayor Adrian Foster presented Clarington’s 23^rd annual Awards for Academic Excellence to local students from schools across Clarington to celebrate their academic achievements, commitment to leadership and community service.

The following elementary school students were recognized and presented with a personal framed certificate:

• Central Public School – Taylor Smith
• Clarington Central Intermediate School – Monisha Kuna
• Courtice Intermediate School – Erin Jennings
• Courtice North Public School – Samaira Kapoor
• Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School – Paige Worden
• Holy Family Catholic Elementary School – Joe Ajesh Gnanapragasam
• Knox Christian School – Tomisin Adesanmi
• Monsignor Leo Cleary Catholic Elementary School – Stephanie Adelanwa
• St. Elizabeth Catholic Elementary School – Chelsea McConnell
• St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School – Payton Stockwell
• St. Mother Teresa Catholic Elementary School – Logan Forbes
• The Pines Senior Public School – William Bongard
• Vincent Massey Public School – Hannah Hall
• Waverley Public School – Hayden Pomfret

The following secondary school students were acknowledged and presented with a personal framed certificate and a bursary:

• Clarington Central Secondary School – Sehrish Veerani
• Clarke High School – Priyanka Chote
• Courtice Secondary School – Annie Mills
• Durham Christian High School – Tise Osunsanya
• Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School – John Walchuk
• St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School – Noemie Nyemb

Several students could not attend the Council meeting due to conflicting schedules. However, their names were still read out to recognize their achievement:

• Bowmanville High School – Caitlin Dalziel
• Dr. Emily Stowe Public School – Briar Isherwood
• Dr. Ross Tilley Public School – Muhammad Bin-Yasir
• Duke of Cambridge Public School – Kiril Soltesz
• Harold Longworth Public School – Diya Gokul-Nathan
• John M. James Public School – Grace Elsden
• Lydia Trull Public School – Kayleigh Trommeshauser
• M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School – Nathan Burnett
• S.T. Worden Public School – Morgan Martin
• St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Elementary School – Cadence Tello

Clarington Diversity Leadership Bursary awarded

Jenae Heron-Kelly, a Grade 12 student at St. Stephen Catholic Secondary School in Bowmanville, was recognized by the Mayor and Council as the inaugural recipient of the Municipality of Clarington’s Diversity Leadership Bursary.

Read the full story for more details.

Family Physician Recruitment Program

Council approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Region of Durham for the development of a Family Physician Recruitment Program.

Staff were also directed to create an incentive program to attract physicians locally to Clarington medical clinics. There is a shortage of family physicians in this area and across Ontario. The Municipality is working to attract more doctors to Clarington so the growing population can continue to enjoy a high quality of life here.

This is a direct action item from the community-informed 2024-27 Clarington Strategic Plan: to support efforts to improve access to medical practitioners and health care services.

Rodenticide use in municipal facilities

Council received an update about a project to reduce the use of rodenticides at municipal facilities. Following a successful pilot at the Courtice Community Complex, the rodenticide-free program will be expanded to other municipal recreation facilities. Staff were also directed to develop an administrative pest management directive to reduce the use of anti-coagulant rodenticides on all Municipal properties.

Asset Management Plan

Council approved Clarington’s 2024 Asset Management Plan, which will guide the maintenance and management of Municipal assets, now and in the future.

The updated Asset Management Plan outlines the capital costs required to maintain the current service delivery standards of the Municipality’s non-core assets over the next ten years. These assets include Clarington’s community centres, parks, fleet vehicles, sidewalks, parking lots and more.

Clarington’s total asset value—the sum of all taxpayer-owned Municipal infrastructure—is approximately $2.2 billion.

Planning and development updates

Find out more about Council’s planning and development decisions in the Growing Clarington Together newsletter, including:

• Three new developments approved in Courtice.
• Policy updates on Additional Dwelling Units.
• Direction to a developer to resubmit a development proposal at Highway 2 and Bowmanville Avenue for a maximum of 18 storeys.

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The next regular Council Meeting is on September 23, 2024.

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Find out more about the Mayor and Council, and get in touch with your Councillor, at www.clarington.net/Council.