The Dryden Record

Council Meeting

May 11, 2026

Who was there

Present (7): Jack Harrison, Catherine Kiewning, Bill Latham, Martin MacKinnon, Ritch Noel, Michelle Price, Bryan Tardiff

Taken from the roll call in the town’s own minutes. The minutes record who was not there and almost never why.

What was decided (14 motions)

14 carried, 0 recorded otherwise. Every motion below is printed as the minutes print it.

That Council do hereby adjourn to a Closed Session of Council pursuant to Section 239 of The Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, for the following reasons: CAO Performance Review. (Personal matters about an identifiable individual) Administration-2026-10 Community Impact Mitigation Agreement Update. (A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to negotiations
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by M. Price
Carried
That the Open Meeting of Council be reconvened.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by M. Price
Carried
That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 1 - General under date of May 11, 2026 as read and adopted: 13. a
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
That the Minutes of the Council Meeting held April 27, 2026 be adopted.
Moved by B. Tardiff, seconded by R. Noel
Carried
That Council hereby consider the following items of the Consent Agenda - Part 2 - By-laws under date of May 11, 2026 as read and adopted: 18. a, b
Moved by M. Price, seconded by B. Latham
Carried
That By-law 2026-29 being a by-law to regulate parking and traffic within the City of Dryden be adopted; and Further that By-laws 2022-55, 2024-63, 2025-51 and 2025-70 be repealed.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by R. Noel
Carried
That By-law 2026-31 being a by-law to amend By-law 2026-2, a by-law to adopt the 2026 municipal budget estimates, be adopted.
Moved by R. Noel, seconded by B. Tardiff
Carried
That By-law 2026-30 being a by-law to repeal By-laws 4617-2019 and 4422-2016 and to delete Chapter 9, Alarms, of the Municipal Code of The Corporation of The City of Dryden be adopted.
Moved by B. Tardiff, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried
That By-law 2026-32 being a by-law to establish and regulate a Fire Department for the City of Dryden and repeal By-law 4779-2020 be adopted.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by C. Kiewning
Carried
That Council of The Corporation of The City of Dryden supports the Phase 2 application to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), project 75004102 Dryden Recreation Centre Modernization & Upgrades; and Further that of the total projected cost of $547,000, the City of Dryden will contribute $137,500; and Further that any cost overruns will be covered by the City of Dryden.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by B. Tardiff
Carried
That at the request of Bridge Road Construction LTD, Council extends the exemption to Chapter 132, Noise, of the Municipal Code of The Corporation of The City of Dryden to allow construction operations related to the ground thawing process at 176 Mary Avenue to Sunday, June 14, 2026 between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Moved by M. MacKinnon, seconded by C. Kiewning
Carried
That Council do hereby adjourn to a Closed Session of Council pursuant to Section 239 of The Municipal Act, 2001, as amended, for the following reasons: Administration-2026-11 Municipal Land Disposition. (Land disposition) Building & Planning-2026-15 Van Horne Landing Development Agreement. (A position, plan, procedure, criteria or instruction to be applied to negotiations
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by M. Price
Carried
That By-law 2026-33 being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of Council be adopted.
Moved by M. Price, seconded by C. Kiewning
Carried
That this meeting be declared adjourned.
Moved by C. Kiewning, seconded by M. MacKinnon
Carried

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