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May has been proclaimed Lyme Disease Awareness Month in the Town of Amherst.
“I urge all residents of Amherst to educate themselves about this disease and to learn about Lyme disease prevention,” Mayor David Kogon said on April 29, 2022, as he signed the proclamation on behalf of the Amherst town council.
Retired RCMP officer and longtime resident Paul Calder has been named Amherst’s 2022 volunteer of the year.
Nominated for the award by the Rotary Club of Amherst, Calder was recognized for a lifetime of service to the community during a ceremony hosted by the Town of Amherst on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
Amendments to a town policy and a bylaw were approved by the Amherst town council when it met on Monday, April 25, 2022.
The Appointment of Members of Council to External Boards, Committees and Commissions Policy was amended to include a conflict-of-interest section in the document.
Amherst town council’s committee of the whole accepted a staff recommendation during its April 19, 2022, session to add a conflict-of-interest section to its Appointment of Members of Council to External Boards, Committees and Commissions Policy.
The amendment encourages all members of council/committees/commissions to consider the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act while performing their duties, defines what a conflict of interest is and outlines the steps they must take if a member believes they are in a conflict of interest.