Council

That the minutes of the Regular meeting of Woodstock City Council held on February 19, 2026 and the minutes of the Special Revenue Budget Meetings held on February 24 and February 26, 2026 be adopted.

That Woodstock City Council approve the request from the Woodstock Lawn Bowling Club to run a Lawn Sign campaign from May 8th to May 21st 2026, subject to staff approval.

WHEREAS LifeLabs has announced its intention to close its Greater Sudbury laboratory, and the transfer of medical specimen processing from Northern Ontario to laboratories southern Ontario; and WHEREAS the Greater Sudbury laboratory provides essential diagnostic services to communities across Northern Ontario, including urban, rural, and remote municipalities, and plays a critical role in ensuring timely and reliable medical testing for Northern residents; and WHEREAS patients with chronic illness, newborns, long-term care residents, and individuals on time-sensitive medications depend on predictable laboratory turnaround times to support clinical decision-making; and WHEREAS transporting medical specimens long distances to southern Ontario increases the risk of delays, specimen degradation, and retesting, particularly during frequent winter highway closures—potentially jeopardizing patient outcomes; and WHEREAS Northern Ontario is already experiencing shortages of health-care professionals, and the closure of this laboratory further undermines regional workforce stability, training capacity, and recruitment and retention efforts; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the Corporation of the City of Woodstock call on the Province of Ontario and the Ministry of Health to take immediate action to ensure that essential medical laboratory services remain accessible within Northern Ontario, including maintaining local laboratory processing capacity in Greater Sudbury; and BE

That Woodstock City Council receives the 2025 Tender Awards report as information.

That Woodstock City Council approve the report regarding expenses excluded from the 2026 Preliminary Revenue Fund Budget.

The Woodstock City Council refer the Amendments to Traffic By-law #8021-04 report to the by-law section of the agenda.

That Woodstock City Council award the tender for the urbanization of Pittock Park Road to Viewcon Construction Limited, in the amount of $4,689,564.37 inclusive of HST.

That Woodstock City Council approve the sole source purchase of an HLA snowplow blade, under mount, wiring and hydraulic attachments for Fleet project EQU00108 for the amount of $26,827.93 exclusive of taxes from Premier Equipment Ltd.

That Woodstock City Council authorize the Mayor and the Clerk to sign an agreement of purchase and sale with Stigterstaal Canada Real Estate Inc. for the purchase of approximately 2.5 acres of City-owned industrial land on Alyea Street, and that the necessary by-law be read.

That Woodstock City Council approve the sale of 2 acres of City-owned industrial land located at 406 Woodall Way to 2731824 Ontario Inc., and the necessary Bylaw be read.

That Woodstock City Council approve waiving all transit fares on Voting Day for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections, at an estimated cost of approximately $5 000, to support accessible and inclusive voter participation. 6

That Woodstock City Council approve the revised version of Council Policy GA028 - Rules for the Use of Municipal Resources During the Election Period.

That Woodstock City Council receive the Woodstock Fire Department Annual Report - 2025 as information

That the following by-laws be given a first and second reading:  9802-26 - A By-Law to amend Zoning By-Law Number 8626-10 as amended, ZN8-25-16-125 Huron Street 7  9803-26 - A by-law to provide for the purchase and sale of certain lands owned by the City of Woodstock to Stigterstaal Canada Real Estate Inc. on Alyea Street.  9804-26 - A by-law to provide for the purchase and sale of certain lands owned by the City of Woodstock to 2731824 Ontario Inc. at 406 Woodall Way.  9805-26 - A by-law to amend Traffic By-law 8021-04, as amended.

That the following by-laws be given a third and final reading:  9802-26 - A By-Law to amend Zoning By-Law Number 8626-10 as amended, ZN8-25-16-125 Huron Street  9803-26 - A by-law to provide for the purchase and sale of certain lands owned by the City of Woodstock to Stigterstaal Canada Real Estate Inc. on Alyea Street.  9804-26 - A by-law to provide for the purchase and sale of certain lands owned by the City of Woodstock to 2731824 Ontario Inc. at 406 Woodall Way.  9805-26 - A by-law to amend Traffic By-law 8021-04, as amended.

That the meeting adjourn at 3:13 p.m.