Council awards $246,500 tender

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Several questions arose about equipment the Town of Rainy River has had repaired recently when council held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening.
When the monthly financial statements came up for approval, Councillor Brent Anderson raised the recent repairs to the town's bobcat tractor.
Public Works Chair Gerry Marchuk noted that it was over $5,000 and Mayor Deb Ewald noted that it was a very expensive part. "It was the head on it."
Anderson commented, "When we start getting into expenses like that maybe it is time to start looking at a new one."
Anderson also raised expenses paid to fix a piece of rented equipment. A escavator being used on the town's sewer project, has had numerous repairs paid for by the town. "We are paying rent and have to pay for repairs as well?" questioned Anderson.
Town office staff member Corey Dyck who was filling in for CAO Veldron Vogan Monday evening, said that Town Foreman Bob Jenson goes over all the repairs and either approves payment of them or sends them back to Stratton Equipment for them to pay.
Councillor Marchuk said he thought that, "It was my understanding that if we rented they would cover the repairs. We need to check into this."
Other business
•Council passed a motion to award a tender to Thermaltecs/Filmore Mechanical in the amount of $246,500 to retrofit the Town Garage, making it more energy efficient.
•Council renewed their cleaning contract with B & B Cleaners for another year at a cost of $1,299.21 plus GST. Councillor Anderson noted there was no increase over last year's rate.
•Council approved sending Economic Development Officers Anthony Mason and Andrew Hartnell to the Emo Fair with expenses paid to hand out Rainy River promotional materials Aug. 13-15.
•Labour Day Fastball Tournament was declared a community festival.
•Council agreed to purchase $40.00 worth of ribbons in support of the Support Our Forces Campaign.
•Council donated $100 to the Rainy River Cattlemen's Association to help with expenses associated with their upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebrations on Sept. 19, 2009.
•Mayor Deb Ewald received approval to attend the RRCA Sales Barn celebrations with expenses paid.
•Council agreed to loan the RR Community Garden Organization $1,000 with the expectation of reimbursement once funding flows from the Healthy Communities Coalition to the group.
•Council donated $100 to the Haldimand County Disaster Relief Fund.
•Council supported a resolution to have Giant Hogweed designated as a plant on the 1990, Reg. 1096 Weed Control Act so that immediate action to destroy it by an appointed weed inspector can be taken. The resolution came from Huron-Kinloss, a southern Ontario community.
•Council sold two pieces of property for $2,200 and $1,250 respectively.
•Council went in camera to discuss property matters.