Council Matters – March 10, 2026

At the Leamington Council meeting of Tuesday, March 10, 2026, Council:

• Application ZBA No. 366, 352 County Road 31, M.Z.M. Development & Resources was withdrawn by the Applicant and not considered by Council.

• Approved an application for 441-459 Talbot Street West to permit the rezoning of the lands from an Agricultural Hobby Farm Zone to an Agricultural Extractive Zone to support the continuation of existing aggregate operations.

• Approved an application for 915 Mersea Road 5 to sever lands to create a surplus farm dwelling and rezone those lands to an Agricultural Residential Zone. Council also approved the rezoning of retained lands to an Agricultural General Zone and the rezoning of the adjacent farmlands to an Agricultural General Zone.

• Approved an application for 283 Seacliff Drive West to sever lands and add them to 293 Seacliff Drive West and rezoned the severed parcel to a Residential Zone.

• Approved an application for 97-99 Seacliff Drive West to remove the Holding symbol from the property to facilitate a multi-unit residential development.

• Authorized the removal of the ice at Highbury Canco Arena effective March 24, 2027, to accommodate the 2027 Ontario Gymnastics Championships and directed Administration to implement mitigation measures for affected user groups.

• Authorized the execution of the Ontario Transfer Payment Agreement of the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, Irrigation/Agriculture Stream.

• Awarded additional funding in the amount of $882,965 to AECOM Canada Ltd. for increased site inspection, contract administration services and project management during construction of the Northeast Trunk Sewer and Seacliff Drive Reconstruction (phases 2-4) project. Council also awarded additional funding in the amount of $1,864,733 to Sterling Ridge Infrastructure Inc. for the expanded construction scope proposed for the Northeast Trunk Sewer and Seacliff Drive Reconstruction (phases 2-4) project.

• Authorized the execution of the Ontario Transfer Payment Agreement of the Municipal Housing Infrastructure Program, Health and Safety Water Stream.

• Approved funding for the BREW onthe42 proof of concept project in the amount of $90,042.64 and committed to funding the capital and operating costs for a two-year pilot program. Council also authorized the single-source procurement to TWIST Creative Studio for supply and delivery of the BREW onthe42 shipping container and associated contract administration services in the upset amount of $125,000 plus HST.

• Adopted a Sale and Disposition of Land policy and repealed the previous Lands policy.

• Amended the 2025 and 2026 Tarriff of Fees By-laws in relation to the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre and Arena Fees, Marina Fees and By-law Enforcement Fees.

• Received for information a progress report regarding the Records and Information Management System.

• Received for information an annual report on open and closed Council meetings for 2025.

• Repealed the Election Signs policy.

• Received for information annual reports from Union Water Supply System, Leamington (Union) Distribution System, Wheatley Drinking Water System and Leamington (Wheatley) Distribution System for 2025 and authorized Administration to make them available to the public.

• Authorized an agreement with KEWIN & Associates Inc. and SKA Apartment Rentals to permit the use of designated common areas within Lakeview Tower as a temporary shelter space for Marina attendees during a weather event.

• Renewed the Preventative Maintenance Agreement with LIVunltd for monthly preventative maintenance servicing of fitness equipment at the Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre for a three-year term.

For further information, please refer to the Municipality of Leamington Council agenda and minutes at leamington.ca/Meetings.