Welcome to Frontenac Islands
Frontenac Islands was formed in 1998 by the amalgamation of two of Ontario's oldest rural municipalities: Howe Island and Wolfe Island. Both islands can trace their European roots back to New France, but it was only in the years after the War of 1812 that settlement took place in any numbers.
The islands are named after two of Britain's generals from the time period of the Seven Year's War: James Wolfe (d. Sept 13, 1759) and William Howe (d. 1814), a subordinate of Wolfe's at the Plains Of Abraham and later Commander-in-Chief of British troops in North America during the American Revolution. The islands' current names first appeared on a map in 1818 when Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen of the Royal Navy conducted a naval survey of the 1,000 Islands.
Today, the islands have a mixture of agricultural and rural lifestyles with a growing proportion of residents working off the islands in Kingston or elsewhere in Frontenac County.
The islands, situated as they are at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River, provide a unique location to live and work. Access to the mainland is by boat: both islands are serviced by ferries year-round with the addition of a seasonal ferry to the USA from Wolfe Island from May to November.
NOTICE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
TOWNSHIP OF FRONTENAC ISLANDS NOTICE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Council of the Township of Frontenac Islands will have a Special Meeting of Council on Thursday March 4, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. in the Howe Island Municipal Office, 50 Baseline Road, Howe Island.
The purpose of this meeting will be a review of the proposed Development Charges By-Law.
Terry O’Shea
Clerk/CAO
NOTICE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
TOWNSHIP OF FRONTENAC ISLANDS NOTICE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
The Council of the Township of Frontenac Islands will have a Special Meeting of Council on Thursday April 8, 2009, at 9:30 a.m. in the Boardroom at the County of Frontenac Offices 2069 Battersea Road, Glenburnie.
The purpose of this meeting will be 2009 preliminary budget discussions.
Terry O’Shea
Clerk/CAO
THE TOWNSHIP OF FRONTENAC ISLANDS
Concerning a Proposed Development Charges By-Law
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Frontenac Islands will hold a Public Meeting on the 25th day of February, 2010, at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers, Municipal Office, 1191 Road 96, Marysville in order to consider a proposed Development Charges By-Law under Section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997.
Purpose and Effect: Council has prepared a development charges study and draft by-law which will apply to new development throughout the municipality. Development charges will be imposed on new development which increases the need for municipal services such as roads, fire protection, recreation and library services. Development charges are normally collected at the time a building permit is issued.
The new development charges by-law will replace the past by-law and will be valid for five years. Development charges will apply to both new residential and non-residential development. Non-residential development includes commercial, industrial, institutional and farm buildings. The charge does not apply to the expansion of an existing industrial building where the expansion is less than 50 % of the existing gross floor area. Other buildings or structures which will be exempted from the charge include accessory uses such as a garage, storage building, garden shed, swimming pool and any non-residential building less than 10 m2 (107.6 ft.2).
ANY PERSON may attend the public meeting and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed Development Charges By-Law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION related to the proposed Development Charges By-Law is available during regular office hours at the municipal offices.
Dated at the Township of Frontenac Islands this 1st day of February, 2010.
Terry O’Shea
Clerk
Township of Frontenac Islands
P.O. Box 130
Wolfe Island, ON K0H 2Y0
Tel: (613) 385-2216
Fax: (613) 385-1032
Email: tjoshea@kos.net