South Dundas meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Iroquois Waterfront Committee defers fitness equipment, approves planting budget in principle

The Iroquois Waterfront Committee made its most substantive decisions of the past two weeks at its Aug. 12 meeting, deferring a choice on outdoor fitness equipment and approving in principle a budget for the Miyawaki planting project. The committee also agreed on wording for Indigenous signage and recommended changes to enforcement patrol scheduling.

Iroquois Waterfront Committee

At its Aug. 12 meeting, the committee deferred a decision on outdoor fitness equipment to its next meeting to allow more time for evaluation and to explore other manufacturers. No specific equipment or vendor was named.

The committee approved in principle the proposed budget for the Miyawaki planting project, but requested a detailed cost breakdown before final approval. The budget amount was not listed in the minutes.

Other actions included:

• Agreed on wording for Indigenous signage to be added to the path.
• Recommended staggering enforcement patrol hours to reduce predictability and deter beach rule violations.
• Requested clarification on the timeline for installing picnic tables and concrete pads.

The committee also approved its agenda and the minutes from its May 20 and June 17 meetings.

Other recent meetings

Three other meetings took place in the past two weeks, but none contained substantive items.

• The Environmental Committee met Aug. 13. Its agenda contained only procedural boilerplate with no listed items, decisions, or discussion topics.
• The Morrisburg Waterfront Committee met Aug. 18. Its agenda was likewise procedural only, with no substantive content.
• A Special Council meeting was held Aug. 20. The agenda listed no substantive items, only interface text from the eSCRIBE system.

Minutes for these three meetings have not yet been published.

Coming up

Two meetings are scheduled in the next two weeks, but both agendas are currently procedural only.

• The Economic and Community Development Committee meets Aug. 25. No substantive items are listed.
• The regular council meeting is set for Sept. 2. The agenda contains only standard procedural elements.

Residents may want to check the official meeting pages for updated agendas before attending.

South Dundas council considered Morrisburg Plaza rehabilitation tender at special meeting

South Dundas council convened a special meeting on July 22, 2026, to consider tender results and a recommendation for award for the Morrisburg Plaza Infrastructure Rehabilitation project. Minutes from that meeting have not yet been published, so the outcome of the contract award is not yet confirmed in the public record.

Morrisburg Plaza Infrastructure Rehabilitation

The July 22 Special Council meeting agenda listed two items related to the Morrisburg Plaza project:

• Tender results for Morrisburg Plaza Infrastructure Rehabilitation, attributed to D Jansen.
• Recommendation for Award (PRF26-05) for Morrisburg Plaza Reconstruction.

The agenda indicates a decision on the contract award was expected at the meeting. However, because minutes have not yet been published, the vote tally, the awarded contractor, and the dollar amount — if any — are not available in the current record. Readers should consult the official minutes once they are released to confirm what council decided.

Morrisburg Waterfront Committee — July 21

The Morrisburg Waterfront Committee met on July 21, 2026. The provided agenda contains no listed items, contracts, rezoning proposals, or other decisions. It appears to be a procedural document without substantive content.

Economic and Community Development Committee — July 21

The Economic and Community Development Committee also met on July 21, 2026. The agenda contains only procedural boilerplate and software interface text, with no specific decisions, proposals, or discussion items listed.

Coming up

• **Regular Meeting — August 5, 2026:** The agenda for the upcoming regular council meeting currently consists solely of procedural boilerplate, with no substantive items listed as of this report. Residents should check the township's official agenda page for any additions or revisions before the meeting.

All meeting details above are drawn from official agendas. Where minutes have not yet been published, outcomes remain unconfirmed in the public record.

Environmental Committee approves terms, proposes tree canopy study

South Dundas's Environmental Committee met on June 24 and formalized its structure by approving its Terms of Reference. The committee also recommended that the Town Council ask staff to research tree canopy initiatives from other municipalities — a move that could shape future local greenery policies.

Environmental Committee

The committee, meeting on June 24, 2026, took the following actions:

• **Approved its Terms of Reference** (moved by Danielle Ward, seconded by Colin Lachance), officially establishing its operating rules and purpose.

• **Recommended that Council direct staff to conduct a desktop review of tree canopy initiatives** from other municipalities and report back (moved by Cindy Saucier, seconded by Danielle Ward). If the recommendation is adopted by Council, the review would help identify best practices for expanding or preserving tree cover in South Dundas.

• **Finalized plans for a rain barrel and tree giveaway event** scheduled for May 7, 2026. Volunteers were assigned roles including greeter, administration, distribution, and customer assistance; traffic control remained to be assigned.

• Accepted a presentation from RainBarrel.ca, including posters and handouts.

• Approved the minutes of the committee's March 17, 2026 meeting (moved by Danielle Ward, seconded by Geraldine Fitzsimmons) and adopted the meeting agenda (moved by Melinda Crump-Phifer, seconded by Geraldine Fitzsimmons).

No funding decisions or updates on Environmental Registry of Ontario matters were discussed.

The meeting's actions are drawn from the official approved minutes.

Coming up

The next regular meeting of South Dundas Council is scheduled for July 8, 2026. According to the published agenda, the meeting contains only procedural boilerplate with no substantive items listed for discussion or decision. Residents who wish to confirm whether any late-added items appear should check the town's website on the day of the meeting.