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Champlain refutes “F” score on infrastructure RICHARD MAHONEY richard.mahoney@eap.on.ca municipality’s financial capacity to fund the asset’s average annual requirement for sustainability.”
set usually lasts, but fromwhat we have dug up in the last few years with water and sew- ers, our pipes are in very good shape and will last longer than forecasted.” Thériault assured council: “Most of our infrastructure is good for another 20 years.”Major compo- nents are replaced when other services are being upgraded during street work. While the township may disagree with the “grim” infrastructure report card, mu- nicipalities are required by the Ontario government to prepare such evaluations in order to qualify for provincial support of improvements. The report was prepared by the firm of Public Sector Digest, which grad- ed the condition of assets classes and “the A refreshed brand is one of the ideas be- ing considered by the BMA as it sounds out members about the organization’s goals and strategy. A meeting was to be held Thursday to brain-storm about pro- motional efforts such as a “welcome kit” to be presented in cooperation with real estate professionals. MacWhirter observes that businesses benefit from Vankleek Hill events, 90 per cent of which are organized by Phil Arber. “We want people to say, “We want to be part of that.” Businesses could prosper more. We want them to take ad- vantage of the events. So on a Sunday when there are all those people visiting, businesses should be open.”
$115.3 million, or $69,367 per household, reads the assessment, relating the munici- pality should be spending $1.63 million more on infrastructure. “This may look grim, but the numbers are based on the lifespan of our assets and some of these lifespans, es- pecially in water and sewers, will have to be confirmed,” chief administrator Jean Théri- ault said in a presentation to council last week. “We believe that our water and sewer infrastructure is in much better condition and will last longer than what is in the plan.” He added, “The problem is that it is difficult to assess the condition of the infrastructure we have underground. The lifespan each as- set has in the plan is based on what the as- thing you eat,” says BMA President Tara MacWhirter. Some visitors arrive in the vil- lage expecting to see a cookie factory or mass production of gingerbread houses. To clear up the confusion, the new exec- utive of the BMA is considering a new slo- gan, designed to reflect the level of activity in the community. “We got excited when we heard a per- son recall that Vankleek Hill used to be always so busy,” relates MacWhirter. Thus, a new possible slogan emerged: “The Busi- est Little Town in Ontario.”The idea is still in the discussion stages. The BMA is not sure what administrative work would be required to implement the new slogan.
Most assets were in poor to critical condi- tion. The exception was the water facilities assets, where most were in fair condition. The storm sewer collection network, based on age data only, has all pipes listed as be- ing in critical condition. The firm stressed that in order for an AMP to be effectively put into action, it must be integrated with financial planning and long-term budget- ing. “The province has advised munici- palities that if a project is not in the asset management plan as a priority, they will not help with the funding of the project,” Thériault said. “In other words, if you are going to ask for a grant from the province for a project, make sure it is in the asset management plan and explain why or you will not get any help from the upper levels of government.”
PLEASANT CORNER | While it is difficult to accurately assess the state of under- ground pipes, Champlain Township is confident that it does not deserve an “F” on its asset management plan. Like many of its neighbours, Champlain received a low grade for its investment in infrastructure, scoring an “F” on its asset management plan that was submitted to council in December, 2013. The replace- ment value of township infrastructure is
Business group mulls new slogan for Hill
RICHARD MAHONEY RICHARD.MAHONEY@EAP.ON.CA
VANKLEEK HILL | Since 2003, Vankleek Hill has been officially known as the “Gin- gerbread Capital of Ontario,” referring to the architectural ornamentations, not the traditional cookies, nor the tiny houses people make at Christmas. But that soon may change. How does “Busiest Town in Ontario” grab you? Con- fusion among tourists is the prime reason the Vankleek Hill Business and Merchant Association is thinking about a new catch phrase. “For a lot of lot people, when you mention “gingerbread,” they think of some-
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