Councillor McKenzie sent his regrets for being in attendance virtually. He heard Oyama Days was fantastic and wishes he could have been there.
Councillor Irvine enjoyed laughing and smiling with everyone at Oyama Days.
Councillor Lewis was not able to attend Oyama Days, but noted it was a great day.
Councillor Reed thanked the Oyama Community for the opportunity to participate in Oyama Days. She attended the Wounded Warriors Charity Event at the Oyama Zipline Adventure Park where 100% of the funds from that day were donated to Wounded Warriors Canada. She hopes to follow Garry McCracken's bike ride next year from Vancouver to Winnipeg. Councillor Reed announced the Carrs Landing Community and Recreation Association meeting is Wednesday June 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the District of Lake Country Firehall with a discussion on FireSmart. She drew the communities attention to this summers events put on by Lake Country Health, especially the make your own air purifier workshop on Friday June 13 from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Councillor Patel participated in the first annual Lake Country Food Bank golf tournament on Friday May 30. He also attended the 243 Royal Air Cadets Squadron Parade at the Airport Museum over the weekend. Councillor Patel participated in the dunk tank at Oyama Days this year again.
Councillor Brett summarized her time at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Conference in Ottawa over the last week. She shared themes of discussions that occurred, including commonalities of problems across all municipalities in the country, the notion of an equity lens and the way communities can use it in decision making, and the importance of strong municipal leadership for the purpose of certainty and consistency.
Mayor Ireland summarized his time at Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), mainly discussing the last presentation which addressed the "superpower" municipalities hold; the opportunity to create strong and trusting communities which will contribute to a strong economy.