The Corporation of the Township of Laird

Recreation Committee Minutes – September 2025

MINUTES LAIRD RECREATION COMMITTEE September 30, 2025, at 7:00 pm Laird Township Council Chambers

Present: Shawn Evoy, Matt Frolick, Rhonda Crozier, JoAnne Entwistle, Justine Lamming, Noah Crozier, Suzanne Evoy

1. Call to Order

Chair Matt Frolick called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.

2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

3. Agenda Approval

#33-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Justine Lamming BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation hereby approves the September 30, 2025 agenda as presented. Carried

4. Delegations and Presentations

5. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting

  1. a. Recreation Meeting – August 26, 2025 #34-25 Moved by: Justine Lamming Seconded by: Suzanne Evoy BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation approves Recreation Committee minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 26, 2025. Carried

6. Committee Reports

  1. a. Bar River Hall – Fridge shelves are installed, Turkey Dinner this weekend, Christmas Dance scheduled for Fri. Dec. 17/25 not on Saturday this year.

Water System was over heating so Plumbers Plus installed a relief valve and its fixed.

  1. b. Heritage – The plans for the new building have to be redone.
  2. c. Laird Fairgrounds – The water will be turned off tomorrow and storage vehicles go in Oct 18/25.
  3. d. Laird Hall – Coffee Fundraiser for Sylvan Circle turned out good. The handwash sink is installed along with outdoor plug. The furnace is repairs and the stoves were replaced from two that came from Laird Fairgrounds
  4. e. G. W. Evoy Rink – A new chest freezer wash purchased.
  5. f. Finns’ Bay Wharf – Meeting was held Sept. 23/25. Welcome new member Carole Ranta.

7. Adoption of Accounts

  1. a. Recreation accounts for August, 2025 #35-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Jo-Anne Entwistle BE IT RESOLVED that the Recreation Committee approves the accounts for August 2025 in the amount of $12,949.71. Carried

8. Unfinished Business New Business

  1. a. Budget Update – The treasurer presented a recreation budget update until end of Aug. 2025.
  2. b. Pumpkin Fest – The committee discussed the Pumpkin Fest things like revenue cash $1350 approx. and pie revenue $420. Lots of coffee and hot chocolate consumed likely because of the rainy weather for an hour. We should consider selling T-Shirts next year.

#36-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Jo-Anne Entwistle BE IT RESOLVED that the Recreation Committee approves of donating the cash revenue from the Pumpkin Fest to the food bank along with the non-perishable food items. Carried

9. New Business

  1. a) The donations received in memory of Mike Goertzen was discussed and the committee would like to see something purchased for the fairgrounds with the donated money.

10. Adjournment

#37-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Justine Lamming BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Recreation Committee shall now adjourn to meet again Sept. 30, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. or until the call of the chair. Carried.

Chair – ___________________________ Matt Frolick

Secretary – ___________________________ Rhonda Crozier