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July 2026

This Commission meeting is being conducted in a HYBRID format in person at the Georgetown Office and via Microsoft Teams. If you are a member of the public and would like to watch (or listen to) this meeting through your electronic/mobile device, please contact us at nec@ontario.ca. You may also download the public participation guide for more information.

Time

9:30 AM to 9:45 AM

TOPIC/ACTIVITY

  • Introductions and Land Acknowledgement
  • Chair’s Opening Remarks
  • Director’s Comments
  • Approval of Commission Minutes M856-06-2026 and business arising
  • Conflicts of Interest – Declarations
  • Motion for Speakers

Speakers:

  • NEC Chair

  • NEC Director

Location:

Hybrid Meeting (Georgetown Office and Microsoft Teams)

Discussion Agenda

Note: Brief staff presentation for each item in the Discussion Agenda. Individual motions required for each item.

Time

9:45 AM to 10:45 AM

Item

A1

STAFF REPORT

ADDENDUM STAFF REPORT
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION N/R/2022-2023/493

Eller Road (no municipal address)
Part of Township Lot 85 Part 1 on Plan 59R4279
City of Thorold, Region of Niagara

Speakers:

  • Rosi Zirger, Senior Planner, to review the staff report and answer questions.
  • Applicants, to present and answer questions.

Closed Session

Note: As per the Guidelines for Commission Meeting Procedures section 3.4, Any other matter of a confidential or sensitive nature, as determined by the Chair or the temporary presiding officer, which concerns the exercise of a statutory decision under the NEPDA (e.g., decision on a development permit application).

Time

10:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Time

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

LUNCH BREAK

Discussion Agenda

Note: Brief staff presentation for each item in the Discussion Agenda. Individual motions required for each item.

Time

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Item

UPDATE

UPDATE

Regulations 826 and 828 Update

Shawn Carey, Director, to provide an overview and next steps on Regulations 826 and 828 which were recently approved by the Minister.

Time

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Item

DISCUSSION ITEM

DISCUSSION ITEM

Commission-Initiated Niagara Escarpment Plan Amendment

Commission to discuss the possibility of initiating an amendment regarding additional dwelling units as per Commissioner Vida’s motion under new business at the June 25th Commission meeting.

Consent Agenda

Note: One motion covers all the staff reports in the Consent Package. There will be no discussion on these items. However, Commissioners can pull an item from the “bulk approval” and that item will be moved to the end of the Discussion Agenda.

Time

2:00 PM to 2:15 PM

Items

G1
G2
G3

Topic/Activity

Information-only Items:

G1: Director Approvals and Dashboards for month of JUNE 2026
G2: Appeals and Hearings update as of JUNE 30, 2026
G3: Plan Amendments Status update as of JUNE 30, 2026

New Business

Time

2:15 PM to 2:30 PM

Adjournment

Motion to adjourn.

What is your concern?