Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Report

2019 Community Impact Grant (New Events) Allocation

Information

Department:Corporate and Community ServicesSponsors:
Category:Report

Body

THAT $105,700 of the Community Impact Grant – New Events stream be allocated as follows:

 

Organization

Recommendation

1

BrainSTEM Alliance Ltd.

          $      5,000

2

Camp Yogi Society

          25,700

3

Fort McKay Metis Community Association

          50,000

4

Rehoboth Alliance

          25,000

Total New Events Stream

$  105,700

 

Meeting History

Jan 22, 2019 11:00 AM Video Council Meeting

Ron Quintal, Fort McKay Métis, spoke in support of the grant allocations as presented within items 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4.

Pecuniary Interest

Councillor K. Balsom declared pecuniary interest in relation to four organizations within Item 6.3, namely FuseSocial Wood Buffalo Society, Keyano College, Kings’ Kids Promotion and United Way of Fort McMurray, and exited the meeting at 4:58 p.m.

Councillor S. Lalonde declared that she serves on the Board of Directors for Habitat for Humanity and noted that the organization receives funding through the United Way. It was noted that following consultation with legal counsel, she has no pecuniary interest on this matter and will be participating in deliberations.

RESULT:CARRIED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER:Sheila Lalonde, Councillor
SECONDER:Jeff Peddle, Councillor
FOR:Don Scott, Mike Allen, Krista Balsom, Bruce Inglis, Sheila Lalonde, Keith McGrath, Phil Meagher, Verna Murphy, Jeff Peddle, Jane Stroud, Claris Voyageur