Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby approve of the open session agenda, dated January 26th, 2022, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby approve of the minutes of the Community Safety and Well-being Committee meeting held on November 24th, 2021, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby receive the Bancroft OPP Detachment update from the Detachment Commander, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby receive Our Shared Commitment, for discussion; AND FURTHER THAT: direction be provided to staff to update the following sections: ________.

BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby receive an update on the North Hastings Community Centre - Warming Centre, from the General Manager, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED: the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby direct staff to contact the principal of York River High School regarding their desire to sit as a member of the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee.

WHEREAS due to the Omicron variant's high rate of spread, positive results from rapid antigen tests should be treated as confirmed cases of COVID-19 and do not need to be verified by a PCR test; AND WHEREAS Ontario has limited supply of rapid tests and is working to procure additional rapid tests while continuing to urge the federal government to make more rapid tests available to provinces as quickly as possible; AND WHEREAS Ontario is currently prioritizing distribution of rapid antigen tests for our most vulnerable sectors to help prevent worker shortages and protect individuals who work and live in the higher risk settings; AND WHEREAS the Town of Bancroft is a rural community that has a population that is older than the provincial average; AND WHEREAS there is concern in our rural community about the deployment of the rapid antigen tests for the general public, specifically our seniors; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby request that Ontario focus on the distribution of rapid antigen tests to seniors in rural areas, so that rapid tests are readily available to this population.

RESOLVED THAT the Bancroft Community Safety and Well-being Committee does hereby adjourn at 9:45 AM.