Councillor Parrish advised Committee Members that the City acquired the Grand Highland Golf Course lands.
John Dunlop, Manager, Heritage Planning and Indigenous Relations advised Committee Members that the property is located adjacent to a significant archaeological site, Lakewood Village that dates back 700 to 800 years. Mr. Dunlop informed the Committee that the site was an indigenous village to the ancestors to the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Wyandotte nations. Mr. Dunlop advised the Committee that a report will be brought to the Committee regarding the archaeological site and history.
Matthew Wilkinson, Citizen Member advised the Committee that he would like to obtain an oral history from a family descendant and requested to be involved in the provision of an interpretive plaque.