Council · Regular

February 24, 2026

The Corporation of the Township of Norwich

19:00 – 20:22 · 1h 22m

5 present · 0 absent

Jim Palmer Mayor — Adrian Couwenberg Councillor — Karl Toews Councillor — Lynne DePlancke Councillor — Shawn Gear Councillor —

Staff & officers present

James Johnson Treasurer/Deputy CAO — Jason Simpson Director of Building Services/Chief Building Official — Ken Farkas Director of Operations — Kimberley Armstrong Director of Corporate Services/Clerk — Matt Smith Chief Administrative Officer — Sean McCoy Deputy Clerk/Planning Coordinator —

Revisions

First published Substantive fetched Jun 23, 2026
- · Motion 1 added: That the Agenda be accepted as presented.
- · Motion 2 added: That the following Minutes of the Township of Norwich Council be adopted as printed and circulated: February 10, 2026
- · Motion 3 added: That the following members sit as the Committee of Adjustment for the Township of Norwich: Chair Adrian Couwenberg and Members: Jim Palmer, Karl Toews, Lynne DePlancke and Shawn Gear; And further that the Committee of Adjustment is now con…
- · Motion 4 added: That with respect to the application by Tyson and Jessica Van Leeuwen, File No. A 29-25, for a Minor Variance... the Committee of Adjustment hereby approves the requested Minor Variance for the following reasons: Minimum property coverage;…
- · Motion 5 added: Be it hereby resolved that the Committee of Adjustment do now adjourn and that the Regular Council meeting resumes.
- · Motion 6 added: That the Correspondence as listed in Agenda Item 8.1 to 8.4 be received as information.
- · Motion 7 added: That report CAO 2026-09, Updated Gravel Road Conversion Policy, be received for information; And that Council hereby adopt the updated Gravel Road Conversion Policy as presented; And that Council direct staff to bring forward recommendatio…
- · Motion 8 added: That report CAO 2026-10, Building Services Customer Survey, be received for information; And that Council hereby direct staff to implement the customer survey presented through this report.
- · Motion 9 added: That report CAO-2026-11 Community Safety and Well-being Plan Options be received for information; And that Council direct staff to move forward with “Option 2 – Ask other local municipalities to agree to specific changes to the Plan”; and …
- · Motion 10 added: That the following By-law as listed, be introduced and taken as read a first and second time:
- · Motion 11 added: That By-laws 04-2026-Z, and 13-2026 as listed, be taken as read a third and final time and passed and signed by the Mayor and Clerk and the Corporate Seal be affixed thereto.
- · Motion 12 added: That this Council do now adjourn.
- · Attendance added: Karl Toews (present)
- · Attendance added: Lynne DePlancke (present)
- · Attendance added: Shawn Gear (present)
- · Attendance added: Adrian Couwenberg (present)
- · Attendance added: Matt Smith (present)
- · Attendance added: James Johnson (present)
- · Attendance added: Kimberley Armstrong (present)
- · Attendance added: Ken Farkas (present)
- · Attendance added: Jason Simpson (present)
- · Attendance added: Sean McCoy (present)
- · Attendance added: Jim Palmer (present)