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Employment Opportunity - Screening Officer

Pine River Trail Closure

Please be advised that Pine River Trail is closed until further notice due to flooding. We appreciate your understanding as we prioritize safety and assess the conditions. For any questions or comments, please contact Abbey McClinton at (705) 424-9917 ext. 108. Thank you for your cooperation.

Employment Opportunity - Tax Collector

The Township of Essa is recruiting for a Tax Collector. The deadline to apply has been extended to April 11, 2025.

Employment Opportunity: Roads Labourer

The Township of Essa is a dynamic and growing municipality with a current population of approximately 24,000, located in the County of Simcoe and southwest of the City of Barrie. The Township’s Public Works Department is currently seeking individuals to fill the requirements of contract Labourer positions. Reporting to the Roads Supervisor, the Labourer is responsible for a variety of construction, maintenance and repair services for Township roads. The position is based on a 40-hour work week from April to October. Candidates must be able to operate a variety of light equipment, possibly including: front-end loader, dozer, tractor-backhoe, tandem dump trucks, and other specialized equipment, and carry out labour-intensive tasks.

Employment Opportunity - Building Inspector

The Township of Essa is a dynamic and growing municipality, located in the heart of County of Simcoe, southwest of the City of Barrie, offers an excellent quality of lifestyle with a mix of rural and urban amenities with a current population of approximately 24,000. Applications are being accepted to fill the requirements of a Building Inspector. Reporting to the CBO, under the supervision of the Deputy CBO, this position will be primarily responsible for processing building permit applications, performing inspections, review drawings and construction for conformance with legislation, regulations and standards. A focus of this position will be compliance inspections of various stages of construction of all residential and small buildings, works, fixtures and service systems related to buildings regulated by Part 9, Division B of the OBC

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. A1-25

TAKE NOTICE that an application has been submitted for a Minor Variance application on the property known legally as CON 10 S PT LOT 14, municipally known 6608 11th Line. The subject property is zoned ‘Agricultural (A)’.

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR A MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. A2-25

TAKE NOTICE that an application has been submitted for a Minor Variance application on the property known legally as PLAN 51M1220 LOT 56, municipally known 36 Baycroft Boulevard The subject property is zoned ‘Residential, Low Density, Detached with Special Provisions (R1-40)’.

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSENT APPLICATIONS & A MINOR VARIANCE APPLICATION NO. A3-25/B1-25/B2-25/B3-25

TAKE NOTICE that an application has been submitted for three (3) Consent applications and one (1) Minor Variance application on the property known legally as ESSA CON 3 PT LOT 31 PLAN;51M1129 PT BLK 66 RP;51R41996 PARTS 2 6 AND 14, municipally known 4 Bank Street. The subject property is zoned ‘Residential, Low Density, Detached (R1)’.

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSENT APPLICATION NO. B6-24

TAKE NOTICE that an application has been submitted for a Consent application on the properties known legally as ON 9 W PT LOT 26 & PLAN 51M310 BLK 9 & 10, municipally known as 4992 25th Sideroad & 5002 25th Sideroad, respectively. The subject properties are zoned Rural (RL) and Environmental Protection (EP).