BSRA members who participated in the public meetings in August heard that Baird & Associates planned to have completed the actual draft of the SMP update by the end of September. The intention was to distribute to the ABCA Board of Directors, who hoped to be able to decide at the October 18th ABCA Board of Directors meeting if it was ready to be made available to the public. The draft report has not yet been delivered by Baird.  It is scheduled for the week of November 12th. The ABCA Board of Directors now plans to have a special meeting November 22, 2018, to decide if they want to send the draft back to Baird for changes or release for public comment.  The public comment period will extend to February in the interest of allowing property owners lots of time for review, but the current ABCA Directors who have knowledge of the SMP will decide if it is ready for public review.

Following our recent post with the responses to a questionnaire sent to municipal election candidates, for Mayor (Paul Klopp, Tyler Hessel), Deputy Mayor (Bill Dowson, Jim Ferguson), Councillor Stanley West (George Irvin, Taylor Van Aaken), Councillor Hay West (John Gillespie, Alwyn Vanden Berg). We followed this up with face-to-face meetings, with the same candidates, who were each asked a series of identical questions.  Those questions and the responses can be viewed by clicking: HERE

An all-candidates meeting for the Municipality of Bluewater, will be held at the Bayfield Town Hall, 11 The Square, Bayfield, on Thursday, October 11, 2018. The event is hosted by The Bayfield and Area Chamber of Commerce.

Doors will open at 6:30 pm and the meeting will start at 7 pm.

Following the BSRA Annual General Meeting in August, where candidates for the 2018 Municipal Election spoke. BSRA sent to those candidates, for Mayor (Paul Klopp, Tyler Hessel), Deputy Mayor (Bill Dowson, Jim Ferguson), Councillor Stanley West (George Irvin, Taylor Van Aaken), Councillor Hay West (John Gillespie, Alwyn Vanden Berg), a series of questions concerning the Municipality of Bluewater.  The questions and responses can be viewed by clicking: HERE