Public Notices and Hearings

Please take notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Municipality of Neebing, at its regular meeting held on November 3, 2021, passed By-law 2021-043 to change the ward boundaries and Council composition, pursuant to Section 222 of the Municipal Act, 2001.

Effects of the change:

Under the current structure, there are seven (7) members of Council, made up of a Mayor, a Councillor elected at large, and five (5) ward Councillors (one each for electoral wards made up of the geographic townships of Blake, Crooks, Pardee, Pearson and Scoble).

Under the new structure, there will be five (5) members of Council, made up of a Mayor and four (4) ward Councillors (one each for electoral wards made up of the four geographic townships of Blake, Crooks and Scoble; and one for the combined geographic townships of Pardee and Pearson).

How to appeal:

Under Subsection 222(4) of the Municipal Act, 2001, any person or agency may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk-Treasurer of the Municipality of Neebing.

The Notice of Appeal must:

• be filed within 45 of the by-law being passed;
• set out the objection to the by-law and the reasons in support of the objection; and
• be accompanied by the fees required by the Ontario Land  Tribunal (certified cheque or money order payable to the “Minister of Finance”).

The by-law will not take effect or be in force until after the appeal period has passed without an appeal, or, in the case of an appeal, until after the appeal has been heard.  If there are no appeals, the by-law will take effect for the 2022 Municipal election.

 
For the by-law to be effective for the 2022 election, one of the following must occur:

• No notices of appeal are filed;
• If notices of appeal are filed, they are withdrawn before January 1, 2022; or
• If notices of appeal are filed, the Ontario Land Tribunal either affirms or amends the by-law before January 1, 2022.

If the by-law comes into force after January 1, 2022, then it will be effective for the 2026 election.

The deadline to file a notice of appeal is Monday, December 20, 2021 at 5:00 pm.

Further information regarding this matter may be obtained by contacting the Clerk-Treasurer at 807-474-5331 or clerk@neebing.org.

DATED AT THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEEBING this 5^th day of November, 2021.

Erika Kromm, Clerk-Treasurer
Municipality of Neebing
4766 Highway 61
Neebing, Ontario P7L 0B9
Phone:  807-474-5331; Facsimile:  807-474-5332
Email:  clerk@neebing.org

In the fall of 2019, the Municipality published a series of articles seeking input from residents regarding the composition of Council. As the current term of Council is nearing an end in 2022, Council is interested in providing another opportunity for residents to provide input on the composition of Neebing’s Council.

In the 2019 articles, we explained the differences between elections “at large” and elections by geographic ward. In addition, we looked at the possibility of reducing the size of Council from seven to five members. Over the next couple of months, we will provide different opportunities for members of the public to provide feedback on the size and make up of Neebing’s Council. 

NEW - It has been proposed that Neebing Council be reduced to 5 members by removing the seat for Councillor-at-Large and having one seat for Pardee and Pearson combined. The Blake, Crooks and Scoble Wards would remain the same. Please complete the follow-up survey to provide your input on this proposed Council Composition.

Comments can be submitted by one of the following methods by 12:00 pm (noon) on Wednesday, November 3, 2021:

• Complete the online survey
• NEW - Complete the online follow-up survey
• Submit written comments using the PDF Version of the Survey by:
• Email: clerk@neebing.org
• Fax:  807-474-5332
• Mail or hand deliver to: 4766 Hwy 61, Neebing, ON   P7L 0B5
• NEW - Attend the Council Meeting being held at 6:00 pm on November 3, 2021. You can attend the meeting either online or by phone. (This is the final meeting where Council Composition will be reviewed, which follows public meetings held September 29 and October 27, 2021.)

Your feedback is important!  These are the questions we are asking:

1. Is it important to you to have a “ward councillor”, elected to represent your geographic township’s interests?  Or would you be comfortable having all Council members elected “at large”? 
2. If you are a fan of the “ward councillor” system, are you comfortable with the way the wards are drawn up?  Or do you think the ward boundaries should be changed?  If so – how do you think they should be changed?
3. Are you comfortable with a 7-member Council when most other rural municipalities opt for 5-member Councils? 

If you have not seen the previous articles or would like a refresher, they are posted below. Alternatively, contact the office, and we can make paper copies of these articles available to you. 

We look forward to your input. Make your voice heard on this important matter. 

• Past Neebing News Articles
• Ward Elections and "At Large" Elections - August 2019
• Seven Members or Five? - September 2019
• Electoral Options - October 2019
• Neebing's Elected Officials - November 2019

• Notice of Public Meeting
• Application for Minor Variance
• Meeting Link

Due to a technicality it is necessary for Council to repeal the by-law passed on November17, 2021 and pass a new by-law to adopt the Official Plan. There have been no changes to the proposed Official Plan since it was passed on November 17, 2021. The purpose of the public meeting is to pass the new by-law to adopt the Official Plan.

• Notice of Public Meeting
• Official Plan as Adopted on November 17, 2021 and to be re-adopted on August 22, 2022
• Map Schedules A to F
• Meeting Link

• Notice of Meeting

Wording changes were formally adopted by Council on April 7, 2021.  Mapping was not available at the time, however, verbal descriptions of mapping changes were provided at the public meeting.

Apart from some technical amendments (i.e. changes to the titles of provincial ministries) no wording changes are being considered by Council on November 17^th, from those previously approved April 7^th.

The purpose of the public meeting is to consider the final wording for Neebing’s proposed Official Plan, as well as the map schedules to the plan.

• Official Plan - Final Draft to be Adopted on November 17, 2021
• Map Schedules A to F
• Blacklined Official Plan with Changes since March 24, 2021
• Meeting Link
• Notice of Passage of By-law

• Notice of Public Meeting
• History of Process
• Summary of Changes 2017 to 2021
• Official Plan Passed in 2009
• Official Plan Passed in 2017
• Blacklined Official Plan with 2021 Changes
• Unmarked Official Plan with 2021 Changes
  • Property Site Map 1: 3935 Highway 61
  • Property Site Map 2: Gooseberry Island
  • Property Site Map 3: Flatland Island
  • Property Site Map 4: Mink Mountain
  • Property Site Map 5: Pie Island
  • Property Site Map 6: 1410 Sturgeon Bay Road
  • Property Site Map 7: Landlocked Parcel
  • Property Site Map 8: Vacant Land on Sturgeon Bay Road

Submit comments by contacting the Clerk or attending the meeting at the link below on March 24, 2021.

• Meeting Link

• Notice of Public Meeting
  • Property Site Map for 11 to 65 Margaret Street North
  • Property Site Map for 590 and 596 Memory Road
  • Property Site Map for 214 to 222 Cottage Drive East

Submit comments by contacting the Clerk or attending the meeting at the link below on March 24, 2021.

• Meeting Link