Recreation Committee Minutes – January 27, 2026

MINUTES

LAIRD RECREATION COMMITTEE

January 27, 2026, at 7:00 pm

Laird Township Council Chambers

Present: Matt Frolick, Rhonda Crozier, Justine Lamming, Shawn Evoy, JoAnne Entwistle, Crystal Wells and Joanne North

1. Call to Order

Chair Matt Frolick called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.

2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

3. Agenda Approval

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Moved by: Shawn Evoy

Seconded by: Justine Lamming

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation hereby approves the January 27, 2026 agenda as presented. Carried

4. Delegations and Presentations

5. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting

a. Recreation Meeting – December 16, 2025

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Moved by: JoAnne Entwistle

Seconded by: Crystal Wells

BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation approves Recreation Committee minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 16, 2025, as presented. Carried

6. Committee Reports

a. Bar River Hall – The hall is being rented a lot. Caretaker is looking into propane smell in the kitchen and the floor finish in the hall. The furnace has been services.

b. G. W. Evoy Rink – The Winter Carnival plans are underway. Gage Evoy is the subcommittee Chair. Kayden Lapish has been hired to be the caretaker. Talks about a hockey game for the Isbester Cup to be held end of February.

c. Heritage – A Facebook page has been made up and is going well.

d. Laird Fairgrounds – The Grounds Keeper is planning on working again this year.

e. Laird Hall – The organ has found a home along with the encyclopedias.

7. Adoption of Accounts

a. Recreation accounts for December 2025

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Moved by: Justine Lamming

Seconded by: Joanne North

BE IT RESOLVED that the Recreation Committee approves the accounts for December 2025 in the amount of $3862.93, as presented. Carried

8. Unfinished Business

a) The secretary reported that we are still waiting for a reply for the Capital Grant application to NOHFC for Laird Hall Improvements.

9. New Business

a) The secretary discussed the correspondence from Trisha Daynard dated Jan. 15, 2026 regarding additional hours for Summer Experience Program (SEP) student from 217.5 hours to 280 hours.

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Moved by: JoAnne Entwistle

Seconded by: Shawn Evoy

BE IT RESOLVED that the Recreation Committee approves of additional hours for the Summer Experience Program student. Carried

10. Adjournment

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Moved by: Crystal Wells

BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Recreation Committee shall now adjourn the meeting and will meet again February 24, 2026. Carried

Chair – (signature)

Matt Frolick

Secretary – (signature)

Rhonda Crozier