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PRESENTATION BY REPRESENTATIVES OF EMPOWER SIMCOE CONCERNING COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
Presentation by Dr. Claudine Cousins, Chief Executive Officer from Empower Simcoe concerning Community Initiatives.
Dr. Cousins discussed slides concerning the following topics:
• The role of the organization;
• The organizations supports for individuals;
• The organization’s advocacy and membership with the Intentional Community Consortium;
• The Development Services Ontario Demand for Services in Simcoe County;
• The Development Services Ontario Demand for Service in the Province;
• The legislative barriers for decreasing demand in the municipality;
• The proposed zoning by-law provisions to support provincial legislation; and
• The organization funding shortfalls.
Members of Council asked a number of questions of the presenter and received responses