LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD

As a reminder, the Town plans to host a neighbourhood information session this coming Wednesday September 25th, regarding the road design for Adelaide Street in the Huron to Lambert Lane neighbourhood . Please attend and let your voice be heard. Your participation will provide the staff with needed input about the concerns members have about the potential impacts the engineering proposals will have on the environment, safety, community, tourism, and the heritage feel of the Cottage district. If you are unable to attend the session in person, please send written comments to the Town, or do both. 

MEETIING: ADELAIDE STREET NEIGHBOURHOOD INFORMATION SESSION

• Date and Time

  Sep 25, 2024, 5:00 pm - Sep 25, 2024, 7:00 pm

• Location

  Bruce County Museum and Cultural Centre
  33 Victoria Street North, Southampton, ON, Canada

 Link to the Town website page with more information as well as how to connect to the livestream session:

https://engage.saugeenshores.ca/cottage-streets/adelaide-street-neighbourhood-information-session

The presentation will also be live streamed on the Town of Saugeen Shores YouTube page.

Send Written Comments:

ruhul.amin@saugeenshores.cs

lukas.heathers@saugeenshores.ca

New Information about the All Candidates Meeting in Saugeen Shores

CFUW Southport

Sponsors All Candidates Meeting

@ The Plex

Thursday October 13th

6:30p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

doors open 6:00 p.m.

Eastlink will be live-streaming the meeting to their customers on TV Channel 10 and 610.

A recording of the meeting will be available at Eastlink until October 22.

Learn what our candidates (and acclaimed officers) have to say about their goals for the next 4 years on Town Council. In addition to prepared remarks there will be plenty of time to ask questions. Yes, it's on Labour Day weekend, but if you aren't planning to be here in October and November, this is your opportunity to learn about candidates before the vote. A Zoom link will be distributed for members late next week. Zoom participants will be able to ask questions, too.

Town Staff is hosting a public information session to help determine what the proposed wellness centre should include (pool, gym, fitness space, etc.). Your input will help staff and consultants with a conceptual design for Council to consider.  Here's a link (if it doesn't work try to copy and paste it into your browser):

https://www.saugeenshores.ca/en/news/public-consultations-for-aquatic-wellness-centre.aspx

2022 SOUTHAMPTON RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE OF MEETING

The 2022 Annual General Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday July 9, 2022 at Bevan Hall, located adjacent to St. Paul’s Church, corner of High and Victoria Streets in Southampton, Ontario.

NOTE: In order to accommodate as many members as possible, this will be a hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting.

A Zoom link, proposed Agenda, minutes of the 2021 AGM, Financial report and other information will be sent to members before the meeting. Unfortunately, this will not allow enough time us to mail this information to you via Canada Post.

If you want to attend the meeting please contact:

Bill Bowden

President, SRA

Email: bbowden@bmts.com

 Healthy beach, Healthy you!  Beach and Dune Conservation

                   Southampton Ontario’s Beaches

With 20 beach access points between Miramichi Bay and the north end of town, Southampton’s beaches are crucial to our economy and quality of life     

• How do they work?
  
• How can we preserve, protect, and improve them while enjoying the recreational opportunities they offer?
  
• Who is responsible for them?

Join us for a free webinar about Southampton’s beaches—learn about their natural history, current use, threats, and opportunities with keynote presenter Daniela Klicper, M.W.S, B.Sc. of The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation, and Q&A moderated by the Southampton Residents Association.

When:  August 31, 2021, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Complimentary & open to the public. Pre-registration is required. REGISTER HERE

About the Southampton Residents Association: SRA is a volunteer organization of some 400 households whose mission is to maintain and enhance our unique, historic lakeside town of Southampton by working collaboratively to encouragesustainable development and community engagement.   

About The Lake Huron Centre for Coastal Conservation: LHCCC is a non-government charitable organization established in 1998 with the goals of protecting and restoring Lake Huron's coastal environment, and supporting a healthy coastal ecosystem through education, restoration, and research projects.

Residents urged to stay home for all but essential activities

The Town of Saugeen Shores has declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Town’s Emergency Control Group (ECG) met today to review plans as municipal staff continue to deliver critical services.

Declaring a state of emergency means that the municipality can access additional resources and expertise throughout this period. With this declaration and the provincial government’s decision to close non-essential businesses, the Town of Saugeen Shores will also see several changes.

Essential services will focus on the following: policing, fire and emergency response; water supply and waste water treatment; emergency infrastructure repair; winter control; and supporting other essential services as identified by the province.

The Southampton Landfill operations and hours will be modified. As well, the municipality has closed all playground structures, public washrooms, the Skate Park, BMX Park and Off-Leash Dog Park.

“The Town is committed to keeping our community safe and continuing essential service delivery,” said Mayor Luke Charbonneau. “But I want to be clear: the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious situation for everyone in Saugeen Shores. Stay home for all but essential activities, including buying food, medicine, or going to work.”

The Mayor added: “To anyone planning to visit cottages in Saugeen Shores in the coming days, I am asking you now to postpone those plans. Our healthcare resources will be stretched thin by those people already in our community, so please, stay home. When this situation is over, Saugeen Shores will eagerly welcome you, but now is not the time.”

Residents are encouraged to visit www.SaugeenShores.ca/COVID-19 for accurate information and resources from our community.

Watch Mayor Luke Charbonneau's address to the public on March 24, 2020.

The Town of Saugeen Shores has initiated a review of its Official Plan and will hold a Public Meeting and an online survey seeking input to this initiative and to understand the opinions of the public.

 

Date: Monday, August 19, 2019

Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Location: Town of Saugeen Shores Municipal Office, 600 Tomlinson Drive, Port Elgin, ON

 

The purpose of the Official Plan Review is to address the requirements of the Planning Act, which requires municipalities to conduct an Official Plan Review every five years and to address Provincial plans, policies and matters of Provincial interest. The Official Plan Review is a Town-wide initiative potentially affecting all land within the Town of Saugeen Shores. GSP Group Inc. has been retained by the Town to assist Town Staff with the process.

 

The Official Plan is a statement of goals, objectives and policies to guide future growth, land use and development within the Town of Saugeen Shores for the next 20 years. The Town’s current Official Plan was approved in 2014 and has been subject to several amendments.

 

The purpose of the Public Meeting is to provide members of the public with information about the Official Plan Review process and how to participate. This is also an initial opportunity for public input to areas of the current Official Plan that should be changed or addressed differently in the new Official Plan, and to participate in shaping the future vision and direction for the Town of Saugeen Shores.

 

Anyone attending with respect to the Official Plan Review will be given an opportunity to provide comments at the Public Meeting. Additional opportunities to submit comments will be made available at other times during the Review. If you are submitting letters, faxes, e-mails, presentations or other communications to the Town concerning the Official Plan Review, personal information (such as name, address and comments) may be contained in reports to council and published on the Town’s website.

 

In addition to the Public Meeting on August 19 at 6:30 pm, the Town will be holding the following public engagement opportunities during Summer 2019:

• Cruisers Cruise Nite in Southampton, Thursday August 15, 6:30-9:00 pm. Come enjoy the classic cars and talk to us about your ideas for land use planning and development in Saugeen Shores.
• An online survey to gather respondents' top priorities, which will be used to develop a list of policies to be reviewed. Complete the survey before September 30, 2019 at saugeenshores.ca/OPReview.

Additional opportunities for public comment will be provided at later dates. Visit saugeenshores.ca/OPReview to stay up to date on the OP Review.  

For additional information or to be added to the project mailing list, please contact:

 

Jay Pausner

Supervisor, Development Services

jay.pausner@saugeenshores.ca 

519-832-2008 x120

The Town now has composters and Green Cone solar digesters available to purchase at cost.

These will be sold at the Municipal Office (600 Tomlinson Drive, Port Elgin) on Friday, August 9 and Friday, August 16, 2019 from 10 am to noon and 1 to 3 pm.

Composters are $40 each and Green Cone solar digesters are $130.

If anyone is unable to come out on these dates, we have other purchase opportunities available: visit saugeenshores.ca/Composting for more details.

SRA’s Annual Meeting will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday July 13, 2019 at Bevan Hall, adjacent to St. Paul’s Church. We have moved the location to Bevan Hall to accommodate more people. Please arrive early so you have time to register for the meeting and, if you wish, renew your membership. You may also renew via our webpage ( www.southamptonontario.org ) any time. Memberships paid in June will extend to the July, 2020 annual meeting. We are finalizing the agenda, but an interesting session on Recycling in Saugeen Shores is confirmed, and, as in past years, the business part of the meeting will be brief.