Dufferin County Council met on October 10, 2024 for a Council meeting. For the full Council meeting agenda and minutes, please see the County’s Meeting Agendas and Minutes page.

Here are the highlights from the October 10 meeting:

• County Council proclaimed October Circular Economy Month in Dufferin County
• County Council proclaimed October Early Childhood Educator Month in Dufferin County
• County Council proclaimed November 5 to 11 Veterans’ Week in Dufferin County
• Older Adults Services Review and Master Housing Strategy

Warden White and County Council proclaimed October Circular Economy Month in Dufferin County.

A circular economy is an economic system that operates on reusing and recycling materials and products for as long as possible. Dufferin County residents are invited to do their part to help the environment this October by taking part in County activities and getting creative with reusing and recycling.

Warden White and County Council proclaimed October Early Childhood Educator Month in Dufferin County. This month recognizes the commitment, hard work and dedication of Early Childhood Educators and all that they contribute to the community.

Dufferin County knows that high-quality, licensed child care provides children with safe, responsive, and caring interactions that help them develop the vital skills and strong foundation they require to grow into healthy and productive adults.

Quality child care also supports economic growth, and is important to the success of women in the workplace.

Warden White and County Council proclaimed November 5 to 11 Veterans’ Week in Dufferin County.

Veterans’ Week is an opportunity to reaffirm that, as Canadians, we each have a duty to reflect on and commemorate the sacrifices of all those who have served and continue to serve our country in times of war, military conflict and peace.

The Museum of Dufferin will host a Veterans’ Week Ceremony on November 2 at 10:30am. The ceremony will be led by representatives of the Shelburne Legion Branch 220 and Orangeville Legion Branch 223. The ceremony is followed by a presentation by local historian and Governor General’s Award Winner, Neil Orford.

The consultants engaged by the County to lead the development of the Older Adult Services Review (OASR) and Master Housing Strategy (MHS) initiatives made a presentation to County Council. The presentation highlighted:

• Information about the assessment of current and future service needs, population trends and analysis for the OASR and MHS
• Stakeholder engagement findings
• The final reports for the OASR and MHS. The MHS report included

Staff will report back to County Council on how to begin implementation of the MHS and OASR. As part of the implementation plan for the MHS, staff will focus on the top three County-owned sites recommended by the consultants in the Master Housing Strategy.

Dufferin County Council consists of 15 members representing each of the eight municipalities in Dufferin. Council meeting processes are set out in the County’s Procedural By-Law.

Dufferin County Council and Committee meetings can be watched live on the County’s YouTube channel.