Councillor’s Corner
Cheryl is committed to being accountable, transparent and open. As promised,
a new column called ‘The Mayor’s Message’ is where Cheryl will write bi-monthly
articles after council meetings.
Celebraton Time!
Celebration time is here! What a wonderful week we had in our community. I was able to attend the Grade 8 and Grade 12 graduation ceremonies and was wonderfully surprised by all the talented and high achieving students we have. The Grade 8 graduation at the Hornepayne...
Escaping an Echo Chamber
“In news media, echo chamber is a metaphorical description of a situation in which beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system. By visiting an "echo chamber", people are able to seek out information which reinforces their...
Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association
Thank you for opportunity to go to the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association's Annual General Meeting and Conference, it was a pleasure to represent our community. The conference was insightful for a number of reasons but also a tremendous learning experience....
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day to all the Hornepayne Mom’s! Celebrating Mother’s day is a privilege and an honour because we honour those in our lives that have had a tremendous influence on our lives. So whether your mom is still here or she has past on, let’s take time to...
General Update
Hello Hornepayners, finally some nice weather and sunshine. Hopefully it lasts and helps us get into a better mood and forgot about how long and cold this past winter was, apologies now for those winter lovers out there. Although I do make the best of winter, the warm...
Let’s Plan To Succeed
This past Friday I was able to meet Doug Griffins the author of 13 Ways to Kill your Community, although I was out of town on personal business my mind doesn’t venture far from how we can improve our community and how we can make our home the best it can be. It was...
At the Heart of The Matter, Everytime!
On April 4th, 2018 we entered into a funding agreement with Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) to continue in the Learn More Process and move forward toward bole hole drilling. This is an important next step in the process with our relationship with the NWMO...
Get informed and ask questions
Hello Hornepayners. Well spring is in the air. I was out for my first jog of the season, right on April Fool’s Day, and that’s no joke! There was a new release on January 23, 2018 at 9:00 am that the Ontario Government through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and...
Deputations CT Scan & Snowmobile Club
At our last council meeting on March 7th, 2018 we had the pleasure of two deputations, one from the Notre-Dame Hospital of Hearst and the second from our local Snowmobile Club. The first deputation was about the fundraising campaign that is moving forward to try and...
Got a few dollars!
Just a quick few tidbits to report: · Hornepayne will receive just over $36,000 for downtown improvements. · Hornepayne was successful in acquiring the grant for the accessibility door and ramp for the arena to the tune of just over $14,000. · We have a few upcoming...