Committees and Boards
Public Members are appointed by Council to certain special purpose bodies, concurrent with term of Council. Anyone interested in serving must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian Citizen, a resident of the Township and not employed by the Board or the municipality. Below is a current list of Committees and Boards.
Discharge of Firearms
Council has approved the formation of a committee to explore the concerns of stray bullets and discharging of firearms within the Township. If you are interested in joining the committee please send an email expressing your interest to the Clerk Nicole Martin at nmartin@amaranth.ca. Please note the committee is volunteer based and no compensation will be provided. The role of the committee is to explore the concerns and provide avenues of resolution to Council.
September 28 & October 7 - Minutes
Conservation
Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Grand River Conservation Authority
Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority
Fire
Grand Valley and District Fire Board
Orangeville Fire Advisory Committee
Shelburne and District Fire Board
Health
Grand Valley Medical Dental Board
Library
Grand Valley Public Library
Shelburne Public Library
Planning and Development
Economic Development and Sustainability Committee
Upper Grand Watershed Committee
Police
Amaranth Police Services Board
The Township of Amaranth's Police Services Board consists of these members:
Mayor Bob Currie, Council appointment
Walter Kolodziechuk, Public appointment
Patricia McKibbon, Provincial appointment
Amie Zukowski, Provincial Representative
Recreation
Centre Dufferin Recreation Complex
Grand Valley Community Centre
Upper Grand Trailway Committee
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community Advisory Committee
Chris Gerrits, Council Appointment
Vacant, Chair
diversityandequity@amaranth.ca
Amaranth Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Community Advisory
Committee Terms of Reference
February 25, 2022 - In honour of Black History Month the Amaranth Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee would like to highlight the life of Emily Colley, one of the early settlers in The Township.
Emily (aka Emma or Emeline) Clarkson was born in 1824 in a shanty in Vaughan. Her mother is noted on the 1851 census as Black, born in Canada, although later records indicate she was born in the United States. Little is known of the name or background of her father. Emily married William Colley, a recent immigrant from England who was 25 years her senior, in 1854. William and Emily took up 50-acres of land in Amaranth Township at Lot 5, Con 9, just north-west of Waldemar Village, during the infancy of the Township sometime prior to 1861 but formally purchased it from the Canada Company in March 1869. Emily and William raised their family of 13 children at this location until William’s death in 1889 resulted in Emily losing the farm to under power of sale a couple years later.
Emily and her children remained in Dufferin County, eventually relocating to a 100-acre farm at Lot 15, con 5 NE of the Toronto-Sydenham Road (Highway #10) in Melancthon Township. Emily rented and ran the farm until her son, Alfred took over operations 1905. Emily and her children Bessie, Jane and Alfred continued to live with together until Emily’s death on August 17, 1914, at the Melancthon farm, at the age of 80 years.
No known photos of Emily Colley exist but the photo provided in the post shows one of Emily and William’s daughters (Mary Ann (Colley) Walls) who was born and raised on the Amaranth Township property, and her family.