Greater Madawaska meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Greater Madawaska roundup: Pucker Street rezoning on two agendas, Legion grant request before council

No decisions are recorded in the meeting information supplied for Greater Madawaska's past two weeks. All three meetings — a Recreation and Culture Committee session, a public meeting on a zoning change, and a regular council meeting — are covered only by agendas, with minutes not yet published. The item that appears on both the public meeting and council agendas is a proposed rezoning of 2369 Pucker St to permit a hunting and fishing camp.

Pucker Street rezoning: lot area from 10 hectares to 0.7 hectares

The township held a public meeting on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM at the municipal office, 19 Parnell Street, Calabogie, on zoning by-law amendment application ZB2606.5 (Mahusky). The application would rezone 2369 Pucker St from Rural (RU) to Rural-Exception Fifty-Eight (RU-E58) to permit a Hunting and Fishing Camp by reducing the minimum required lot area from 10 hectares to 0.7 hectares.

The property is described in the agenda as Part E ½ Lot 30, Concession 7, Part 1 on 49R-9884, Geographic Township of Bagot. The meeting was held under Section 34 of the Planning Act; the agenda states that written or oral submissions are required to preserve appeal rights to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Virtual attendance was available through a Zoom link obtained from the Clerk by 9:00 A.M. on October 8, 2026, at (613) 752-2229 or clerk@greatermadawaska.com.

The agenda listed only the call to order, this item, and adjournment. What residents said at the meeting is not recorded in the documents supplied.

Council agenda: By-Law 40-2026, Legion grant, secondary plan

The October 15, 2026 regular council agenda listed By-Law 40-2026, the proposed rezoning of 2369 Pucker Street from Rural to Rural Exception Fifty-Eight with the same reduction in minimum lot area from 10 hectares to 0.7 hectares.

The same agenda also listed:

• A proposed application process for residents to serve on a potential Committee of Adjustment starting in 2027
• A municipal grant application for $767.00 for the Royal Canadian Legion Br. 148 annual Calabogie Remembrance Day Service
• Review of the Calabogie Secondary Plan draft
• The Q3 Building Permit Report

Whether council voted, deferred, or took any other action on these items is not established by the information supplied; minutes have not been published.

Recreation and Culture Committee reviews its own activities

The Recreation and Culture Committee met Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM in Council Chambers. The agenda was largely procedural: calling the meeting to order, approving the agenda, and approving minutes from the May 26, 2026 meeting.

The substantive items were discussion topics — what worked well, lessons learned, and a start, stop, continue review of committee activities. No decisions, contracts, or fee changes were scheduled.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings for the next 14 days appear in the information supplied to this outlet. That reflects a gap in the provided data, not confirmation that the township calendar is empty. Residents should check the Township of Greater Madawaska's published schedule or contact the municipal office at 19 Parnell Street, Calabogie for confirmed dates, times, and agendas.

Official agendas and, once published, minutes for these meetings are the authoritative record and should be consulted for the exact wording of any item summarized here.

Greater Madawaska roundup: Calabogie secondary plan, planning staff changes, and Pucker St rezoning input

Greater Madawaska council, its Recreation and Culture Committee and a public planning meeting all convened in the past two weeks, but as of October 13 no minutes have been published for any of them. The records available are agendas, so what follows describes what was scheduled and proposed, not what was decided.

Draft Calabogie Village Secondary Plan presented

A special council meeting on October 1, 2026, at 19 Parnell Street in Calabogie, with a Zoom option, was scheduled around a presentation of the draft Calabogie Village Secondary Plan by Michelle Blom of Re:public Urbanism. The draft plan document was included as background to the agenda.

The same agenda listed a recommendation to approve a permanent Planning Department structure — an Associate Planner supported by external senior planning services — and two salary-grid reclassifications: the Junior Planner (Pay Level 6) position reclassified to Associate Planner (Pay Level 7), and the Manager of Planning and Development (Pay Level 9) reclassified to Planner (Pay Level 8). Confirmatory by-law 39-2026 was also up for approval. The rest of the agenda was procedural. Because minutes are not yet published, it is not established whether council approved any of these items.

Recreation and Culture Committee reviews its own work

The Recreation and Culture Committee met Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 4:30 PM in Council Chambers. The agenda was largely procedural: calling the meeting to order, approving the agenda, and approving minutes from the May 26, 2026 meeting. The only substantive items were discussion topics — what worked well, lessons learned, and a "start, stop, continue" review of committee activities. No decisions, contracts or fee changes were scheduled.

Public input on 2369 Pucker St rezoning

A public meeting was held Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 3:00 PM at the municipal office, 19 Parnell Street, Calabogie, on zoning by-law amendment ZB2606.5. The item is listed under the name Mahusky and concerns 2369 Pucker St (Part E ½ Lot 30, Concession 7, Part 1 on 49R-9884, Geographic Township of Bagot).

The application proposes rezoning the property from Rural (RU) to Rural-Exception Fifty-Eight (RU-E58) to permit a Hunting and Fishing Camp by reducing the minimum required lot area from 10 hectares to 0.7 hectares. The meeting was held under Section 34 of the Planning Act; the notice states that written or oral submissions are required to preserve appeal rights to the Ontario Land Tribunal. Virtual attendance was available via a Zoom link from the Clerk at (613) 752-2229 or clerk@greatermadawaska.com by 9:00 A.M. on October 8, 2026. The agenda listed only the call to order, this item and adjournment. No council decision on the amendment is recorded in the available material.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days in the information provided. Residents who want to follow the Calabogie Village Secondary Plan, the planning department staffing changes or the Pucker St rezoning should watch for published minutes and future agendas from the Township of Greater Madawaska.

Greater Madawaska council, committee agendas include $330K road work and shoreline variance

Greater Madawaska's council and committee of adjustment met this month to consider items including a $330,000 road reconstruction, a new animal control by-law, and a shoreline variance request. Minutes for both meetings have not yet been published, so no decisions are confirmed.

Council agenda: Aug. 20

Council's agenda included several funding and policy items:

• **Peaks Village Road Reconstruction:** $330,000 added to the 2027 capital forecast.
• **Green Municipal Fund application:** $50,000 township contribution toward a $250,000 feasibility study for the Calabogie Junction Community and Wellness Hub Campus.
• **By-law 33-2026** — a new animal control by-law, repealing By-laws 09-2008 and 28-2018.
• **By-law 34-2026** — appointing a Joint Compliance Audit Committee for the 2026–2030 term.
• **CAO Performance Review** — council to choose between a third-party facilitator or a mayor-led process.
• **2026 Canada Day Committee Final Report** — directing staff to book 2027 event items.

All items were listed on the agenda; no votes or decisions have been reported.

Committee of Adjustment: Aug. 13

The Committee of Adjustment reviewed a minor variance application (A04/26) for 293 Eastside Way on Norway Lake. The applicant proposes a 22.2 m² (240 sq. ft.) accessory shed/garage, requesting:

• A reduction in the minimum water setback from 30 metres to 20 metres.
• An increase in the maximum cumulative shoreline structure area from 35 m² to 43.2 m².
• Permission to place a shoreline structure within the Shoreline Activity Area of an at-capacity lake.

This was an agenda item only; the committee's decision has not been published.

Coming up

No upcoming meetings are listed for the next 14 days.