Present: Mayor Roland Stanke and councillors Daniela Dyck, Margaret James and Marian Nelson. Coun. Bonnie Stanke was absent.
RCMP delegation
Cpl. Barb Holley gave Council a quarterly update and asked whether Council had any concerns with regard to policing.
She advised that the Clinton Detachment members made 600 traffic stops last year, more than double the number made in 2009. They responded to just over 1,100 calls, dealt with 30 criminal code files, 88 traffic accidents, six impaired files and had the second or third highest number of warrants in the district. Air support was used eight times, twice for medi-vac. There were also ATV and boat patrols, which worked very well.
Cpl. Holley’s scheduled transfer this year has been extended for another year. Cst. Dean Maynard is still waiting to hear where he will be transferred to as he is scheduled to transfer out in April.
She advised that the Clinton detachment could use a couple more guards. Some of the ones they have now are retired folk who like to travel, etc., so there is a need for people to fill in.
Water treatment pilot project
Council received a letter from Dave Underwood of TRUE Consulting Group regarding a proposal to conduct a pilot project on Clinton Creek. TRUE has been working with the Village to find ways to comply with IHA water treatment guidelines.
Public Works Foreman, Karl Hansen advised that the turbidity in Clinton Creek is too great in the Spring run-off period to make the use of UV technology feasible. The pilot test would use activated charcoal filtration on a small scale to see if it cleared the water sufficiently to use UV disinfection in conjunction with the existing chlorination system.
The cost of the pilot testing would be approximately $18,000. Council passed a motion to authorize staff to proceed providing appropriate funding is available.
Next Meeting
The next regular meeting of the Clinton Council is Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 7 pm.
