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If you wish to attend this meeting you must call the Municipal Office to register to ensure capacity due to COVID guidelines.Please note that all meetings of Council are now being audio recorded. Recordings will be posted to the municipal website as well as agendas and minutes which can be found at https://www.saint-marys.ca/council-agendas-and-minutes.html

COTW Meeting Agenda- March 17, 2021 at 7:00pm

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Additions to the Agenda
4. Approval of the Agenda
5. Approval of Minutes from Committee Meeting held Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
6. Business Arising from Minutes
7. Correspondence
    a. St. Mary’s Shooter Association- Thank You Letter
8. Presentations
    a. Whale Sanctuary Project- Charles Vinick (virtual)
9. Other Matters of Business
    a. Strait Area OEM Newsletter
    b. Port Hawkesbury Paper
    c. Council Chambers IT
    d. Incident Command System (ICS) Courses
    e. Road Name Request
    f. Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission
10. Adjournment

The second round of projects have been designed. Projects in St. Mary's Municipality include areas of Goshen, Liscomb, Melrose, Port Bickerton and Sherbrooke.
The maps of coverage areas are below. For more information on the project, please visit:
https://internet.developns.ca/zones/eastern-strait-guysborough/

Goshen Region Map:https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Goshen_Round-2.pdf

Liscomb Region Map: https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Liscomb.pdf

Melrose Region Map:https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Melrose.pdf

Port Bickerton Region Map: https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Port-Bickerton.pdf

Sherbrooke Region Map: https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Sherbrooke.pdf

Under regular circumstances the building capacity of the St. Mary’s Recplex is 150 people including the ice surface and designated spectator area. Based on provincial regulations and with the Municipality being responsible for monitoring the compliance of the Covid-19 protocols, the following rules apply to the St. Mary’s Recplex:

• The maximum capacity of the facility is 75 individuals.
• The maximum capacity of the ice surface is 50 individuals.
• One care-giver per family is permitted for St. Mary’s Coyotes House League Hockey.

o Participants are asked to arrive right before their time on the ice and depart the facility right after.

o Dressing rooms may be used for participants to put on skates (it is still recommended that participants arrive dressed in gear). Five children per dressing room, each may be accompanied by a caregiver (up to a maximum of ten individuals per room).

o Care-givers are asked to stay in the designated spectator area until your child has completed their activity. Once your child is finished, you may assist them in the dressing room and depart the facility immediately following.

• One care-giver per family for youth 12 and under is permitted for St. Mary’s Rec Programs.
• No spectators are permitted for St. Mary’s Curling Club.
• No spectators are permitted for Adult Hockey League.

We ask for your patience while we attempt to keep recreational programs running and providing our residents the opportunity to be physically active during these unforeseen circumstances due to the current Global Pandemic caused by Corona Virus. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

To the Residents of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s,
Here at the District of the Municipality of Saint Mary’s we have been receiving many questions regarding the Recplex and the rules regarding Covid-19. We appreciate each and every concern. At the beginning of the winter season it was determined that it was essential for the Recplex to be opened for individuals who wish to participate in recreational programming. There were many factors taken into consideration when determining how to open the Recplex under Covid-19 regulations and guidelines. The Recplex has limited space designated for spectators. This space must be available for the next group of individuals coming in for their ice time. In regards to allowing one parent per family for St. Mary’s Coyotes House League Hockey it was determined in consultation with the St. Mary's Coyotes president; that to adequately run the program one parent in attendance per family would be beneficial to help with their child's equipment before and after their game. Without the extra support, coaches would be spending the majority of their time helping the children prepare to participate, instead of the youth participating in programming. Allowing more than one parent per family would quickly put the Recplex over its capacity for spectators. The Municipality has put a great amount of thought into how we can provide the opportunity for our residents to participate in physical activity, while protecting the community from a potential Covid-19 outbreak. Additional measures we have taken include hiring a Recplex Monitor. It is their responsibility to ensure that the facility is kept clean and disinfected; ensure that Covid-19 protocols are being followed; and ensuring that the capacity of the building is not exceeded.
Here at the Municipality we have been working hard to ensure that our residents have the opportunity to participate in physical activity while following Covid-19 rules and regulations.
If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Kind regards,
Mallory Fraser- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.