North Grenville meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

North Grenville agendas list no substantive items across six meetings in two weeks

North Grenville's published meeting record for the past two weeks contains no substantive agenda items, according to the documents reviewed for this roundup. Six meetings were scheduled between Oct. 5 and Oct. 15, 2026, including two Council meetings, but the agendas supplied for each contain only procedural text and placeholder fields from the municipal meeting software. No motions, reports, delegations, votes or dollar amounts appear in any of them.

What the agendas show

The six meetings listed in the record are:

• **Oct. 5** — Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee
• **Oct. 6** — Council Meeting
• **Oct. 8** — Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee
• **Oct. 13** — Health, Wellness, Fitness and Active Transportation
• **Oct. 14** — Council Meeting
• **Oct. 15** — Indigenous Advisory Circle

Each of the six entries is classified as an agenda only, with minutes not yet published.

Council

Two Council meetings fall inside the period: Oct. 6 and Oct. 14. The agenda text available for both contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface elements. Neither document lists a business item, a bylaw, a staff report or a recorded vote, so there is no decision from either session that can be reported here.

Advisory committees

Four committee meetings are recorded in the same period: the Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee on Oct. 5, the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee on Oct. 8, the Health, Wellness, Fitness and Active Transportation meeting on Oct. 13, and the Indigenous Advisory Circle on Oct. 15. As with the Council agendas, the documents provided list no specific topics, presentations or recommendations.

What this roundup can and cannot say

The absence of items in the supplied agendas is a limit of the record, not a finding about what happened in the room. An agenda that lists nothing in the text available to this outlet does not establish that a meeting was cancelled, that no discussion took place, or that no decision was made. Minutes for all six meetings remain unpublished in the record reviewed.

Residents who want the detail behind any of these dates should consult the municipality's official website, where finalized agendas and minutes are posted and where the linked documents are authoritative. This roundup is a secondary summary and does not replace them.

No dollar figures, contract values, planning applications, vote tallies or named motions appear anywhere in the material reviewed for this period, and none are reported here.

Coming up

The record provided lists no upcoming meetings for the next 14 days, through Nov. 2, 2026. That does not mean the calendar is empty. Meeting notices are typically posted closer to the date, and residents should check the municipal website and the Council calendar for confirmed times, locations and agendas before attending. Any meeting added to the schedule in the coming days would be the first opportunity in this cycle to see substantive business items published in advance.

North Grenville council agenda centres on aggregate resources study terms of reference; other meetings list no items

North Grenville's most substantive municipal business over the past two weeks appeared on the agenda of a special council meeting on Sept. 29, 2026, where council was asked to approve terms of reference for an Aggregate Resources Policy Study request for proposals.

The virtual meeting ran from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Its agenda listed three substantive items: Report J.1, asking council to approve the terms of reference for the study's RFP; Report J.2, a Chief Administrative Officer recruitment update; and Confirmation By-law 119-26, to be read a first, second and third time and passed. Council was also to adopt the meeting agenda. No items were listed under Public Meetings, Deputations and Proclamations, or Closed Session.

No minutes have been published for that meeting. The material provided is an agenda only, so it does not show what council decided, whether items were debated, or whether any votes were taken. No dollar figures or vote tallies appear in it.

Aggregate resources study

Aggregate resources generally refers to sand, gravel and crushed stone used in construction. The agenda describes Report J.1 as a request that council approve terms of reference for a policy study that would go out as a request for proposals. The document does not set out the study's scope, budget or timeline.

CAO recruitment

Report J.2 is listed as an update on recruitment for the town's Chief Administrative Officer, the municipality's senior staff position. The agenda material does not include details on the search, candidates or schedule.

Confirmation by-law

Confirmation By-law 119-26 was listed for first, second and third reading and passage. In Ontario municipal practice, confirmation by-laws ratify actions taken at a meeting. The agenda does not describe the by-law's contents.

Other meetings listed no items

Three other meetings in the past two weeks had agendas containing only procedural boilerplate and meeting-software text, with no motions, reports or discussion items listed:

• Oct. 5 — Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee
• Oct. 6 — Council Meeting
• Oct. 8 — Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee

An agenda that lists no items is not evidence that nothing occurred; it means the record provided does not describe any business.

Coming up

Three meetings are scheduled in the next two weeks. As provided, none of their agendas lists substantive items:

• Oct. 13 — Health, Wellness, Fitness and Active Transportation
• Oct. 14 — Council Meeting
• Oct. 15 — Indigenous Advisory Circle

Residents can check the municipality's official website for finalized agendas and for minutes of the Sept. 29 special council meeting, which are the authoritative record.

North Grenville council set to consider $992,863 flooring tender for Bell Hall

The most substantive item on North Grenville's municipal agenda this week is a proposed $992,863.97 flooring contract for Bell Hall. Council is also scheduled to consider a memorandum of understanding with the Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre Board and a funding increase for the North Grenville Historical Society. No decisions have been published yet; the items appear on the Aug. 13 special council meeting agenda, and minutes are not yet available.

Special Council Meeting (Aug. 13)

The agenda includes several items for council's consideration:

• Award a flooring tender for Bell Hall to Westboro Flooring for $992,863.97.
• Authorize the mayor and chief administrative officer to execute a memorandum of understanding with the Kemptville Campus Education and Community Centre Board.
• Redirect $10,000 and increase the annual contribution to the North Grenville Historical Society to $50,000.

A closed session is also scheduled to discuss confidential matters, including a land purchase, the Kemptville Campus MOU, Ferguson Forest Centre and Tree Nursery, and a compensation review. Notices of motion cover a Bell Hall sidewalk, bike racks and a commemorative gift budget, Reuben Crescent, and a commuter service and high-speed rail study.

Other Recent Meetings

Several other meetings in the past two weeks had no substantive items on their agendas. A special council meeting on Aug. 10, a regular council meeting on Aug. 18, the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee (Aug. 13), and the Indigenous Advisory Circle (Aug. 20) all consisted solely of procedural boilerplate with no listed decisions, discussions, or public hearings.

Coming Up

Upcoming meetings in the next two weeks are also largely procedural, with no substantive items listed on their agendas:

• Environmental Action Advisory Committee – Aug. 24
• Accessibility Advisory Committee – Aug. 26
• Council Meeting – Aug. 26
• Arts, Culture, and Heritage Advisory Committee – Aug. 27
• Council Meeting – Sept. 1
• Grenville OPP Detachment Board – Sept. 3
• Housing Advisory Committee – Sept. 3

Residents who wish to attend or follow these meetings should check the municipality's official agenda and minutes portal for any updates, as the current agendas contain no actionable items.

North Grenville council and committee agendas show no substantive items in mid-July

North Grenville residents looking for decisions from local government in mid-July will find little to review: every council and committee meeting agenda posted over the past two weeks contained only procedural boilerplate, with no listed items for discussion or decision.

What the agendas show

Four meetings were scheduled between July 14 and July 22, 2026:

• **Health, Wellness, Fitness and Active Transportation** — July 14. Agenda only; minutes not yet published. No specific items listed.
• **Council Meeting** — July 15. Agenda only; minutes not yet published. No specific business items listed.
• **Indigenous Advisory Circle** — July 16. Agenda only; minutes not yet published. No specific items listed.
• **Special Council Meeting** — July 22. Agenda only; minutes not yet published. No listed items for decision or discussion.

In each case, the provided document contained only procedural text and did not identify any motions, reports, bylaws, or discussion topics.

Why this matters

Agendas with no listed items can mean routine business was handled in prior sessions, that items were deferred, or that meeting documents were not fully posted at the time this roundup was compiled. Because minutes have not yet been published for any of the four meetings, it is not possible to confirm whether any decisions were made. Residents who want to verify what happened at these meetings should check the official minutes once they are posted on the Municipality of North Grenville's website.

Coming up

• **Special Council Meeting** — August 4, 2026. The posted agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and no specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items. Residents planning to attend should check the municipal website for any additions or changes closer to the date.

No other meetings are listed in the next 14 days.

North Grenville council agendas include $7.4M in Bell Hall tenders, $2.13M water plant contract

North Grenville's July 7 council meeting agenda included awarding more than $7.4 million in Bell Hall construction tenders and a $2.13 million contract for Water Pollution Control Plant Phase B administration. Minutes for all meetings covered in this roundup had not been published as of July 20, so the items below reflect what agendas listed for consideration, not confirmed outcomes.

Bell Hall and Water Pollution Control Plant

The July 7 council meeting agenda listed three Bell Hall tender awards: Accurate Drywall at $1,888,630, Oscar Ladoucer Mechanical at $3,100,000, and DCore Electric at $2,428,870. The same agenda proposed awarding $2,130,400 to J.L. Richards for contract administration of the Water Pollution Control Plant Phase B project.

The agenda also included authorizing $43,000 for enhanced communications during County Road 43 construction.

New by-laws and Tourism CIP

The July 7 agenda proposed enacting new by-laws covering Transient Traders, Refreshment Vehicles, Door-to-Door Sales, and Open Air Fires. It also listed adoption of a Tourism Community Improvement Plan under By-laws 85-26 and 86-26.

Special council meetings

Two special council meetings were scheduled the same week. On July 8, council was set to hold a closed session to review trade-secret or financial information related to the Ferguson Forest Centre, then reconvene in open session to read and pass Confirmation By-Law 88-26.

On July 10, another special council meeting agenda listed closed-session discussions on a Mental Health Initiatives Fund, a Compensation Review, and Training, followed by Confirmation By-Law 89-26 in open session.

Advisory committee agendas

The Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee met July 6 to hear deputations on a Clean Energy Pilot Program from Community Futures Grenville, Leeds Grenville's Greatest Entrepreneur and CED Grant Program, Cycle Tourism presented by Councillor O'Sullivan, and the North Grenville Curling Club. A closed session was scheduled to discuss the Bill Thake Economic Development Award.

The Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee met July 8 to review a draft Rural Community Improvement Plan and related comments, and to adopt April 8 meeting minutes.

The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee met July 9 to review an EDI Strategy Progress Report for July 2026, a Youth Discussion report, and general correspondence, with adjournment to September 10, 2026.

The Grenville OPP Detachment Board met July 9 to review draft policies for travel and expenses, remuneration, and a procedure by-law, along with support letters for traffic calming and speed mitigation. The board also reviewed a 2025 year-in-review report and adopted May 7 minutes.

Meetings with no listed items

The Health, Wellness, Fitness and Active Transportation committee (July 14), the July 15 council meeting, and the Indigenous Advisory Circle (July 16) each had agendas containing only procedural boilerplate with no specific items listed.

Coming up

A Special Council Meeting is scheduled for July 22. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate with no listed items for decision or discussion.

North Grenville council set to award over $9.5M in contracts; advisory committees review rural and economic plans

North Grenville's July 7 council meeting agenda includes awarding more than $9.5 million in construction and engineering contracts, headlined by three Bell Hall tenders totalling over $7.4 million and a $2.13 million contract for Water Pollution Control Plant Phase B administration. Minutes for the meeting have not yet been published, so these items reflect what council was scheduled to act on rather than confirmed outcomes.

Council meeting — July 7

The agenda lists five Bell Hall-related and infrastructure items:

• **Bell Hall tenders**: Accurate Drywall ($1,888,630), Oscar Ladoucer Mechanical ($3,100,000), and DCore Electric ($2,428,870) — a combined $7,417,500.
• **Water Pollution Control Plant Phase B**: $2,130,400 for contract administration to J.L. Richards.
• **County Road 43 construction communications**: $43,000 authorized for enhanced communications during construction.
• **By-laws**: New Transient Traders, Refreshment Vehicles, Door-to-Door Sales, and Open Air Fires by-laws were scheduled for enactment.
• **Tourism Community Improvement Plan**: Adoption of By-laws 85-26 and 86-26.

Because minutes are not yet published, the status of each item — whether it was approved, amended, or deferred — is not confirmed in the available record.

Special council meetings — July 8 and July 10

Council held or scheduled two special meetings with closed sessions.

• **July 8**: A closed session to consider trade-secret or financial information concerning the Ferguson Forest Centre, followed by reading and final passage of Confirmation By-Law 88-26 in open council.
• **July 10**: Closed sessions on a Mental Health Initiatives Fund, a Compensation Review, and Training, followed by Confirmation By-Law 89-26.

No details from the closed sessions are available in the public agenda.

Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee — July 6

The committee was scheduled to hear deputations on:

• A Clean Energy Pilot Program from Community Futures Grenville.
• Leeds Grenville's Greatest Entrepreneur and CED Grant Program.
• Cycle Tourism, presented by Councillor O'Sullivan.
• The North Grenville Curling Club.

A closed session was also scheduled to discuss the Bill Thake Economic Development Award. Reports from the FCM Conference, workplan updates, and working group updates were listed.

Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee — July 8

The committee was set to review a draft Rural Community Improvement Plan (CIP) for North Grenville — described as a tool to support rural economic development — along with comments on the proposal. Adoption of April 8, 2026 meeting minutes was also listed.

Other advisory meetings

• **Housing Advisory Committee (July 2)**: The agenda contained only procedural boilerplate; no specific items were listed.
• **Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee (July 9)**: Scheduled to review an EDI Strategy Progress Report for July 2026, a Youth Discussion report, and general correspondence, and to adopt June 11, 2026 minutes. The committee was scheduled to adjourn to September 10, 2026.
• **Grenville OPP Detachment Board (July 9)**: Scheduled to review draft travel and expense, remuneration, and procedure by-law policies, plus support letters for traffic calming and speed mitigation. Adoption of May 7, 2026 minutes was listed.

Coming up

• **July 14** — Health, Wellness, Fitness and Active Transportation committee. Agenda lists no substantive items.
• **July 15** — Council meeting. No specific business items were provided in the available agenda.
• **July 16** — Indigenous Advisory Circle. Agenda appears procedural only, with no specific items listed.

All recent meeting summaries above are drawn from agendas; minutes have not yet been published. Residents seeking confirmed decisions should watch for the official minutes on the North Grenville website.

North Grenville council considered sewage station contract, ARU show home; Bell Hall tenders on July 7 agenda

North Grenville's June 23 council meeting was scheduled to weigh a $101,000 sewage pumping station upgrade contract, $8,700 in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion fund allocations, and a proposed accessory residential unit show home at Kemptville Campus. Minutes from that meeting and two other recent committee sessions have not yet been published, so outcomes are not confirmed.

Council Meeting — June 23

Council's agenda listed several items for decision, though minutes are not yet available to confirm what was approved:

• **Equinelle Sewage Pumping Station upgrades**: Award of contract NG26-23 to Black and McDonald for $101,000.
• **EDI Fund allocations**: $8,700 total, split among Rainbow Nights ($2,700), Empowering Women Workshop ($3,000), and an EDI board game ($3,000).
• **ARU show home at Kemptville Campus**: A proposed Accessory Residential Unit build with a sole-source contract to CABN.
• **Interim Control By-law 49-25**: Proposed extension for an additional year on municipally serviced lands.
• **Sponsorship Fund Policy**: Approval of a new policy for Parks, Recreation and Culture.

Environmental Action Advisory Committee — June 22

This committee was scheduled to discuss a report on the loss of forest cover in Kemptville, along with updates on tree care from Director T. Torch, tree asset management training, and water security from Member P. Friedrichs. The agenda included adoption of previous minutes and adjournment to August 24, 2026. Minutes are not yet published.

Housing Advisory Committee — July 2

The agenda for this meeting contained only procedural boilerplate. No specific discussion items, decisions, or reports were listed.

Coming Up

Several meetings are scheduled in the next two weeks:

• **July 6 — Community and Economic Development Advisory Committee**: Deputations on a Clean Energy Pilot Program from Community Futures Grenville, Leeds Grenville's Greatest Entrepreneur and CED Grant Program, Cycle Tourism by Councillor O'Sullivan, and the North Grenville Curling Club. A closed session is scheduled for the Bill Thake Economic Development Award.

• **July 7 — Council Meeting**: The largest items on the agenda are Bell Hall construction tenders totaling over $7.4 million: Accurate Drywall ($1,888,630), Oscar Ladoucer Mechanical ($3,100,000), and DCore Electric ($2,428,870). Council is also scheduled to award a $2,130,400 contract to J.L. Richards for Water Pollution Control Plant Phase B administration, enact new by-laws covering transient traders, refreshment vehicles, door-to-door sales, and open air fires, adopt a Tourism Community Improvement Plan (By-laws 85-26 and 86-26), and authorize $43,000 for enhanced communications during County Road 43 construction.

• **July 8 — Agriculture and Rural Affairs Advisory Committee**: Review of a draft Rural Community Improvement Plan for North Grenville and comments on the proposal.

• **July 9 — Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee**: EDI Strategy Progress Report for July 2026, a Youth Discussion report, and general correspondence. The committee plans to adjourn to September 10, 2026.

• **July 9 — Grenville OPP Detachment Board**: Review of draft policies for travel, expenses, remuneration, and a procedure by-law, plus support letters for traffic calming and speed mitigation.

• **July 14 — Health, Wellness, Fitness and Active Transportation**: No substantive agenda items listed.

• **July 16 — Indigenous Advisory Circle**: No substantive agenda items listed.

All recent meeting outcomes remain unconfirmed until minutes are published. Residents can consult the official agendas and minutes on the Municipality of North Grenville's website for authoritative records.

Council considers ARU show home, $101,000 sewage station contract

North Grenville’s council faced a packed agenda at its June 23 meeting, including a proposed accessory residential unit (ARU) show home on the Kemptville Campus and a $101,000 contract for sewage pumping station upgrades. The meeting was one of two substantive sessions in the past two weeks, with minutes yet to be published for all gatherings.

Council Meeting – June 23

Council was asked to award Contract NG26-23 to Black and McDonald for $101,000 to upgrade the Equinelle Sewage Pumping Station. The agenda also proposed allocating $8,700 from the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Fund, divided among three initiatives: $2,700 for Rainbow Nights, $3,000 for an Empowering Women Workshop, and $3,000 for an EDI board game.

A sole-source contract with CABN was put forward for a proposed ARU build on the Kemptville Campus. If approved, the project would serve as a show home for the additional residential unit model. Council also considered extending Interim Control By-law 49-25 for another year on municipally serviced lands and adopting a Sponsorship Fund Policy for the Parks, Recreation and Culture department. No vote tallies or final outcomes are available, as meeting minutes have not been released.

Environmental Action Advisory Committee – June 22

The committee discussed a report on the loss of forest cover in Kemptville, along with an update on tree care from Director T. Torch and a tree asset management training update. Member P. Friedrichs provided a water security update. The committee adopted previous minutes and adjourned until August 24, 2026.

Housing Advisory Committee – July 2

The Housing Advisory Committee held a session with no specific discussion items or reports listed on the agenda. Only procedural items appeared in the published document.

Coming up

No meetings are scheduled for the next 14 days that were included in the provided upcoming agenda list.