The Corporation of the Township of Laird

Recreation Committee Minutes – May 2025

MINUTES LAIRD RECREATION COMMITTEE May 27, 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 7:02 p.m.

2. Declaration of Pecuniary Interest

3. Agenda Approval

#26-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Justine Lamming BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation hereby approves the May 27, 2025 agenda as presented. Carried.

4. Delegations and Presentations

5. Adoption of Minutes of Previous Meeting

  1. a. Recreation Meeting – April 29, 2025 #27-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Jo-Anne Entwistle BE IT RESOLVED THAT Recreation approves Recreation Committee minutes of the Regular Meeting of April 29, 2025.

Carried.

6. Committee Reports

  1. a. Bar River Hall – The hall committee is planning a meeting to go over things need for the hall like replacement of the stage curtains and a new fridge.
  2. b. Heritage – The foundation of the new museum is been poured soon and a tender will be going out for the framing after that. Jacob Kluding has been hired as the heritage summer employee.
  3. c. Laird Fairgrounds – The mayor reported on the status of the water system and reported that the arena has been levelled and is draining great. The township hired Riston McBride again to help the caretaker this summer.
  4. d. Laird Hall – The secretary reported that the Trillium grant application is still pending and we should hear over the summer. Staff feels it’s a good idea to hold off on the N.O.H.F.C. grant application until after we hear about Trillium.
  5. e. Pumpkin Point Park – Some stumps have been removed and caretaker is doing work there.

7. Adoption of Accounts

  1. a. Recreation accounts to April, 2025

Moved by:

Seconded by:

BE IT RESOLVED THAT

8. Unfinished Business New Business

  1. a. Summer Program – The township hired Jayden Lefrancois and Abbigail Daynard to be summer employees for the program.
  2. b. Appreciation BBQ – The committee discussed the plans for the event.

9. New Business

  1. a. The Budget Update will be available next meeting.

10. Adjournment

#28-25 Moved by: Shawn Evoy Seconded by: Noah Crozier BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Recreation Committee shall now adjourn to meet again June 24, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. or until the call of the chair. Carried.

Chair – ___________________________ Matt Frolick

Secretary – ___________________________ Rhonda Crozier