Council Highlights - May 11, 2026

Stay-up-to-date with what’s happening at the Council table with the Town of Arnprior’s meetings in just a few minutes.  Please note these summaries are not an official record of Council meetings. Official minutes are posted online once they are approved during a subsequent meeting. You can also access the meeting recording on the Town’s YouTube channel.

Presentations:
 
2025 Audited Financial Statements
Representatives from the town’s municipal auditor, KPMG, presented the 2025 Audited Financial Statements.
 
Summer Recreation Preview
Program and Event Supervisor, Lucas Power, provided an overview of the events and programming happening this summer.  He noted that, because of the Robert Simpson Park Refresh project, many events will be held at various other Town parks, and suggested ways our residents and visitors can stay in the know:
•      Summer Arnprior Life publication and/or the Summer Event 2026 booklet available at the Nick Smith Center, Town Hall and Library.
•      Event websites (ex. Arnprior.ca/Priorpalooza)
•      Event posters
•      Online booking system (Arnprior.ca/programs)
•      Events calendar (calendar.Arnprior.ca)
•      Monthly Recreation Newsletter
•      Contact the Nick Smith Centre at 613 623 7301 or email at recreation@Arnprior.ca
 
Reports:
 
Multi-Year Extension Award to Perfect Minds for Recreation Software Services
Council awarded the provision of recreation software services to PerfectMind Inc in
the amount of $115,000 plus HST for a five-year period. The contract also includes the introduction of a new mobile app to better support the user experience and functionality of the PerfectMind system by our customers.
 
Budget Matters – Expenses: Ontario Regulation 284/09
Council received the Treasurer’s annual report, required under legislation, indicating the expenses that have been included in the PSAB Financial Statements but excluded from the budget, showing the impact of these differences on the change in the municipality’s accumulated surplus, and analyzing the impact of excluding these expenses from the budget on future capital assets funding requirements.
 
Proclamation:  AccessAbility Week
Council proclaimed May 31st to June 6th, 2026, as National AccessAbility Week in the Town of Arnprior and encourages all residents to learn more about Accessibility and Inclusion, wear a red shirt on June 3rd, 2026, and help promote awareness, acceptance and inclusivity in our community.
 
By-laws:
Council passed By-law 7673-26 - 2025 Reserve Contributions for Operating Surplus & Shortfalls and By-law 7674-26 – 2026 Tax Rates.
 
Resolution: Bee City Canada
Council resolved that in order to enhance understanding among municipal staff and the public about the vital role that pollinators play and what each of us can do to sustain them, Council of the Town of Arnprior agrees to meet the following commitments required of all Bee Cities;
1.   Create Pollinator Habitats
2.   Engage the public with opportunities to learn and support pollinator habits
3.   A yearly commitment to celebrate pollinators during International Pollinators
Week (third week of June); and
Further, in addition to these commitments, Council of the Town of Arnprior will:
1.   Designate Arnprior's Environmental Engineering Officer as the Bee City Canada
program "liaison;” who, along with the Environmental Advisory Committee will;
2.   Develop a Municipal Pollinator Habitat Plan that will include a locally native,
pollinator-friendly plant list with regional sources for such plants.
3.   Annually apply for renewal of Bee City Canada designation at a cost of $150 and
submit a report of the previous year’s activities.
4.   Publicly acknowledge the community’s commitment by agreeing to:
a. display Bee City Canada or appropriate signage in a prominent location, and
b. create and maintain information on our town's website with links to a signed Resolution, the Bee City Canada’s website, contact information for our local community’s Bee City Canada liaison and reports of the pollinator friendly activities the community has accomplished the previous year(s).