Ward 1 incumbent Councillor John Henry Rutledge has put his name forward to run for Council in this fall’s municipal election. (Shown above at Feb.2022 Council meeting. Photo YouTube) Rutledge is the only candidate declared as certified by Deputy Clerk Virginia Phanenhour as of May 10 on the Township website. …
At a Special Meeting held on Mar.16, Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan (BLR) Council met to fill two vacancies. This was made necessary when former Councillor Andrea Budarick’s seat was vacated by Court order and former Councillor Trevor Lidtkie resigned from Council. Above: Mayor Sheldon Keller (left), Councillor Iris Kauffeldt, Candidate Stefan …
The Current has today received the following Press Release from former BLR Councillor Trevor Lidtkie: For over 15 years I have proudly served as a member of Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan Council (BLR) and am immensely proud of my record of demanding that our Township spend our limited money in …
In a ruling today a three-judge panel of the Divisional Court dismissed the appeal of BLR Councillor Andrea Budarick, who has now been officially removed from her Council seat. A ruling from the Divisional Court in December had prohibited BLR Council from filling the seat until the appeal could be …
The longstanding concerns of some ratepayers as well as some members of Council regarding the billing practices of the Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan (BLR) Integrity Commissioner, as well as their lawyers, were confirmed in a decision released by Justice Robyn Ryan Bell of the Divisional Court on January 4, 2022. …
The fate of a Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan Council seat is in limbo following the decision of an Ontario court released on December 6, 2021. Madam Justice Ryan Bell dismissed Budarick’s request for a stay , stating in her decision, “Ms. Budarick has not shown that it is in the …
As exclusively reported by The Current earlier this week, Councillor Andrea Budarick has appealed the Decision of Justice Martin James declaring her seat on Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan Council (BLR) vacant. Yesterday, Budarick’s lawyer Angela Chaisson of Millard & Co. (Pictured above. Photo millardco.ca) persuaded Superior Court Justice Robyn M. …
Superior Court Justice Martin James ruled that Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan Councillor Andrea Budarick contravened the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act and ordered that her Council seat be declared vacant as of 28 November 2021. Click HERE to read his decision. In his 15 page decision released on November 22, …
During a re-scheduled Regular Council Meeting of Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan Township (BLR) on Oct.27, Mayor Sheldon Keller used a claim of “harassment” to abruptly stop questions related to municipal fraud raised by Councillors Trevor Lidtkie and Andrea Budarick. It happened during a discussion about responding to the Township’s auditors’ …
For the second time in seven months Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan’s (BLR) Integrity Commissioner, Peggy Young-Lovelace of Expertise for Municipalities (E4m) will be taking Court action in an attempt to remove a BLR Councillor from office. Council was advised of this at a Special Council Meeting on June 16 held in …
In keeping with the policy of Renfrew County and District School Board (RCDSB), Palmer Rapids Public School (PRPS) has flown a PRIDE flag during the month of June. But this year the flag was removed twice since June 4. Jude Kelley, PRPS Principal, told The Current that they replaced the …
The June 2 Council meeting of Brudenell Lyndoch and Raglan Township (BLR) rewarded residential ratepayers with a Zero Percent Municipal Tax Increase in the 2021 budget. The budget included an amount of $150,000 for legal costs (up from $30,000 last year). At the May 19 budget meeting, Acting Clerk-Treasurer Valerie …
As previously reported by The Current, last November Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan Township (BLR) commenced a Superior Court application under the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA) against Councillor Andrea Budarick (at right above). The claim which was commenced by BLR’s Integrity Commissioner, Peggy Young-Lovelace of E4m (above left), asks the …
The Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan (BLR) Council meeting on April 7 began with an apology and a request for members of Council to declare any pecuniary interest. Advertised as BLR’s first videoconference meeting, Mayor Sheldon Keller apologized that instead it would be the usual teleconference because a grass fire had called …
The Brudenell Lyndoch Raglan (BLR) Integrity Commissioner, Ms. Peggy Young-Lovelace of the Sudbury consulting firm E4m Solutions Inc., was criticized on April 7th when a resident spoke during a public council meeting. BLR resident Mike McCloskey accused E4m of making false statements, misusing its authority to influence council and ultimately …
