Bruce County Council

That the minutes of the June 18, 2026 Council meeting be approved as circulated.

That the 2026 budget be amended to include additional revenue and associated expenditures in the amount of $152,436.48, reflecting funding received from Bruce Power to undertake a Growth Forecast Study.

Bruce County Council Minutes – July 16, 2026 That Council endorse the draft comments on the National Electricity Strategy, Powering Canada Strong: A National Strategy for an Electrified Canadian Economy; and That Council direct staff to submit the County’s comments to Natural Resources Canada.

That a by-law be passed to authorize the execution of a Tax Increment Equivalent Funding Grant Agreement, as endorsed by Brockton Council on May 12, 2026, for a residential housing development owned by WT Lands LP in Eastridge, Walkerton.

That report CS-2026-028 be received for information; and That the Treasurer be directed to publish a copy of the attached 2025 Annual Treasurer’s Statements on the County’s website and provide a copy to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing as required under the Development Charges Act.

That the 2026/2027 Canada Ontario Community Housing Investment Plan be approved; and That the 2026/2027 Ontario Priority Housing Investment Plan be approved; and That the 2026/2027 Homelessness Prevention Program Investment Plan be approved.

That Section 7.5.11 (Cultural Heritage and Archaeology) Subsection 4 be amended to remove the word "suspected" and add language making reference to "provincial direction".

Bruce County Council Minutes – July 16, 2026 That Section 7.5.11 (Cultural Heritage and Archaeology) Subsection 4 be amended to remove the word "suspected" and add language making reference to "provincial direction"; and further, That a by-law be passed to adopt the new Bruce County Official Plan consisting of the attached text and schedules, as amended, and forward the same to the Province of Ontario for approval.

That report TES-2026-017, regarding the Bruce-Dufferin-Grey- Wellington Regional Transit Study Update and Interim Recommendation, be received; and, That Council endorse re-introducing the GTR Route 5 from Owen Sound to Wiarton, until a decision can be made on a Unified Regional Transit Network; and, That the service be funded within the approved 2026 County budget allocations and supported by Ontario Transit Investment Fund (OTIF).

That the Bruce County Long-Range Waste Management Plan be endorsed; and Bruce County Council Minutes – July 16, 2026 That the Long-Range Waste Management Implementation Framework as a guide for future County-led waste management planning, coordination, and collaboration activities be endorsed.

That a by-law be passed to approve temporary reduced speed limits on designated sections of Bruce Road 2 and Bruce Road 3 to accommodate the 2026 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo.

That the following by-laws be approved: By-law 2026-031, being a by-law to authorize the execution of an agreement between the Corporation of the County of Bruce and the Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton for the purposes of providing a grant under the Tax Increment Equivalent Fund Program to the Corporation of the Municipality of Brockton; and By-law 2026-032, being a by-law to establish temporary reduced speed limits on Bruce Road 2 and Bruce Road 3; and By-law 2026-033, being a by-law to the Bruce County Official Plan.

That the following by-law be approved: By-law 2026-034, being a by-law to confirm the proceedings of the Council of the County of Bruce at its meeting held the 16th day of July 2026