Township of North Frontenac
Letter from the Mayor
March 2010
Hello again, everyone! We have several success stories and looming good news. Foremost among the latter is the
growing possibility that North Frontenac will next year be able to boast the presence of a major astronomical
observatory (OMI) to search and study the "darkest skies in southern Canada for observing the Milky Way". A market
feasibility study will conclude later this month. The spin-off benefits to local tourism and business are expected
to be substantial.
Let me list several other promising developments:
- North Frontenac has signed an agreement with Omniglobe Inc. to provide broadband service
to households and cottages in the areas of Cloyne, Myers Cave, Mazinaw Lake, Shabomeka Lake and Marble Lake that are able
to see the equipment on the TVO Tower located north of Cloyne or on a repeater tower in the Mississagagon Lake area.
Potential expansion to other areas and lakes will depend on the business case and demonstrated demand. Please contact
Omniglobe or Corey Klatt at the Township for the latest news. In the meantime, we are exploring other avenues to bring
high speed to the rest of the Township.
- This Spring we will have glass recycling containers at the 506, Plevna and Mississippi Waste Sites.
- We will have an E-Waste Day again this year, to be held on August 14th, 2010 from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please see the reverse side of this newsletter for a list of accepted items.
- Our Household Hazardous Waste depots re-open on May 18 at the following Waste Sites:
Mississippi (every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.; and every Wednesday at Plevna from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and
Road 506 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.)
- Our Septic Re-Inspection Program will be running again this year.
- Our Crown Land Stewardship Program is a growing success and will no doubt benefit and
compliment the OMI initiative above.
- The Library in Plevna has re-opened at the former MNR site on Buckshot Lake Road.
- A satellite office in Plevna for a new Family Health Team in Northbrook has received
provincial approval and is imminent.
- The County has committed to co-locating a new Land Ambulance Base with the Township's
proposed new Fire Hall in Ompah.
Please also note that dog tags are mandatory and the earlier that you buy them, the cheaper they are. Further, our Emergency
Preparedness Week will be held May 2nd until the 8th. Please consult your comprehensive booklet on North Frontenac for the
list of supplies that you need on hand for a minimum 72 hours.
Mayor Ron Maguire
Letter from the Mayor
March 2010
