June TBL council meeting

the opening in the fence will be by the parking lot and can be closed to limit the people on the beach. There will be an employee starting on Thursday to collect the fees from non-residents.

A citizen asked to put barriers at the entrance to the beach for each vehicle that goes in and double the tariff for non-residents.

The mayor said this would create a jam on Lakeside road. The barrier will only be used to close off the parking once it is full. The security guard will control the admission of people to the beach. He added that there are similar problems in all the nearby tourist towns.

Another citizen asked, when will the town start holding the council meetings in public again?

The mayor said they received an email from the government during the weekend saying they could start having public meetings again. The next meeting will be held in person at the community centre. They will follow government guidelines and only 50 people will be admitted to the meeting to respect distancing.

The last question asked what is the town going to do about extra dust, excessive speed, and extra truck traffic that will be caused by the paving work planned for Iron Hill road?

The mayor confirmed that there will be a lot of traffic when the project starts. He explained that they will make sure calcium is put down to control dust and advise the SQ of the work and the speeding issue.

The council authorized the final payment of $11, 383 for the play installation at Douglas beach. The total cost of the project is $34,495.

A sum of $744,148 was allocated for payment to Groupe Allairegince for work done under contract for sanitation of wastewater in West Brome.

$57, 221 was allocated for payment to the contracted company Asphalte des Cantons for paving and patching work.

For the replacement of culverts on Papineau, Brandy and Howard roads, $164,070 was allocated to Excavation A.R. Valois inc.

Excavation St-pierre et Tremblay were allocated a total of $183,652 for the replacements of culverts under contract.

The parking of Bistro Knowlton Inc. (The Knowlton Pub) will be used for the public market.

The council renewed the agreement for the management of the Public Market for a contract of $30,950.

The town will apply and distribute new protocols for firefighters and first respondents, non-syndicated employees, and public works employees during COVID-19 .

The lake patrol warns of the danger of drowning and have noticed more people using paddle boards on the lake. The minimum equipment for this