September Report
- pproderick9
- Oct 9
- 8 min read
September 2nd Committee of Adjustment
September 6th Heritage Committee
September 9th Council and Committee of the Whole Meeting
September 10th Long Service Awards
September 11th Cataraqui Conservation Authority General Manager's Meeting
September 12th Barr Homes
September 12th Cataraqui Conservation Authority Budget Committee
September 22nd Conservation Ontario Meeting
September 23rd Council and Committee of the Whole Meeting
September 24th Lennox & Addington County Information Day
September 24th Cataraqui Conservation Authority Full Authority Board Hearing
September 29th Facility Use Allocation Meeting
September 30th Arts, Culture and Heritage Master Plan Next Steps
September 2nd Committee of Adjustment
Report D13-2025-0008 - 1141 County Road 6 - BCP lV Service Station LP -
A minor variance was approved to to construct an EV car charging station at the gas station. Details at https://loyalist.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=2142
September 6th Heritage Committee
Recommendations sent to council
Heritage Permit Application — 367 Academy Street, Bath
That the report from the Development Services Division, dated September 3, 2025, re: Heritage Permit Application for 367 Academy Street, Bath be received; and
That Council approve the Heritage Permit to permit the work as outlined in the application, subject to the following condition:
The eavestroughs and downspouts will be white to match the existing eavestroughs and fastened in the same manner.
Heritage Permit Application for 15095 Front Road, Stella Dry Stone Wall
That the report from the Development Services Division dated September 3, 2025, re: Heritage Permit application for 15095 Front Road, Stella, be received; and that
That Council approve the Heritage Permit for 15095 Front Road, Stella, to repair sections 1-4 of the Dry Stone Wall as part of the Dry Stone Wall Festival.
September 9th Council and Committee of the Whole Meeting
Presentations
• Inspector David Tovell and Staff Sergeant Al O’Byrne provided an overview of the 2024 OPP Detachment Board Annual Report highlighting community engagement, staffing, and statistics on calls for service.
Delegation
• Krista Ross addressed Council regarding the Tax Review of Amherstview and requested an independent audit of the municipal operating and capital budgets, with the aim of identifying cost saving measures to reduce the residential property tax rate.
Items for Consideration
• Council authorized the Mayor and CAO to execute a Gift Agreement with Naming Rights with Brookland Fine Homes for the naming of the arena and with Amherstview Golf Course Ltd. for the naming of the arena timekeepers box, at the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre.
• Council authorized the Mayor and Clerk to execute a Letter of Agreement between the Province of Ontario and The Corporation of Loyalist Township, related to funding provided under the Dedicated Gas Tax Funds for Public Transportation Program 2024/2025.
• Approved the Part Lot Control lift request by Barr Homes for Block 107 on Registered Plan 29M-69, for the Lakeside Ponds Phase 2 Stage 3, Plan of Subdivision.
• Council authorized the Mayor to sign a letter of support from the Township to the CRCA for Invasive Phragmites Control Fund (IPCF grant funding).
Consent Agenda
• Bill 17 - Protect Ontario by Building Faster and Smarter Act, 2025
• Building Activity Report - July 2025
• Confirmation of the minutes of the August 12, 2025 meeting of Council and Committee of the Whole Minutes of the September 3, 2025
• Heritage Committee By-law to appoint Chantall Ellingwood to the Heritage Committee
Next Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings. October 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. October 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
You can view the highlights from the Council and Committee of the Whole meeting and view the full Council Meeting Agenda Package at
September 10th Long Service Awards
I attended the annual Long Service Awards that recognize the many township employees who often go unnoticed providing day to day services. Employees with up to 35 years' serviced were recognized this year. As a reminder of one of the services provided see the chart below which may be of use to some in the upcoming months?
September 11th Cataraqui Conservation Authority General Manager's Meeting
As Chair of the Conservation Authority I meet monthly with the general manager and staff to review items that are current with the authority.
September 12th Barr Homes Ribbon Cutting
I had the chance to visit the Barr Homes/Barr Development ribbon-cutting for their latest project, Lakeside Place, located in Loyalist Township at the corner of County Rd 6 and Taylor-Kidd Blvd. It is the first apartment complex built in Loyalist in many decades and will host professional offices and a bakery on the main level.
September 12th Cataraqui Conservation Authority Budget Committee
Minutes of the June 13, 2025, Budget Review Committee, were approved.
Cataraqui Conservation 2026 Fee Schedules were Received; and Approved, effective January 1, 2026
Project Files Database Update, was Received; and, the Project Closure list was approved; and, the proposed 10-year Project Forecast was Received; and endorsed for circulation.
Draft 2026 Operating and Capital Budget Summary Report Cataraqui Conservation Draft 2026 Operating and Capital Budget Summary, was Received; and be approved for presentation
September 22nd Conservation Ontario
Four times a year Conservation Ontario brings together the Chairs of Ontario's conservation Authorities for meetings and updates on policies. The September meeting was held in person at Richmond Hill. The following topics were received and/or approved by the board.
Conservation Ontario Council Meeting Invitation Extended to Honourable Todd McCarthy, Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks
Recent Conservation Authority Decision for Discussion
Budget Status Report: As of August 31, 2025
Conservation Ontario’s Proposed 2026 Annual Workplan
2026 Operating Budget & CA Levy
Conservation Ontario’s 2025 and 2026 Federal Pre-Budget Submission
Strategic Plan 2026-2030
25 Years of Source Protection in Ontario
Pilot Conservation Authority Lean Reviews of CA Permitting Processes (Client Service and Streamlining Initiative 2.0)
Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) – Marginal Lands Initiative
Adapting to Coastal Hazards Across the Great Lakes
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative Mayors’ Commission on Coastal Resilience/Conservation Ontario Memorandum of Collaboration
Climate Proof Canada – National Resilience Recommendations 2025
Tree Planting Partnerships Update
September 23rd Council and Committee of the Whole Meeting
• Shaheer Aziz, Vice President and Lucas Thexton from Hydrostor addressed Council regarding the Hydrostor & the Quinte Energy Storage Centre, highlighting technology used, various projects throughout the world, the Long-lead Time RFP, and the community engagement plan.
Items for Consideration
• Council adopted a municipal support resolution for Westbridge Renewable Energy Corporation’s Switzerville Solar Project. As part of the IESO Long Term Procurement 2 (LT2), written confirmation of municipal support for the project is a mandatory requirement to be included with the proposal submission to the IESO.
• Council directed staff to undertake a feasibility study that identifies and assesses options for the Township to dispose of the portion of the Amherstview Secondary Plan lands owned by the Township, located at the south west corner of County Road 6 and Taylor Kidd Boulevard, to optimize development planning and land use in the area.
Committee of the Whole
• The Committee discussed and provided feedback to staff to incorporate into the drafting of the new Council Remuneration and Expense Policy. The draft policy will be brought back to a future Council meeting for consideration.
• The Committee discussed the draft Financial Securities Policy and recommended that the Development Securities Requirements Policy dated November 2, 2009 be repealed and the Financial Securities Policy be adopted.
Notice of Motion
• Councillor Proderick issued a notice of motion indicating that he will propose a motion for staff to examine the Facility Allocation Policy concerning ice time distribution. This review will take into account historical ice usage, local ice user groups within Loyalist, the needs of youth user groups, and evolving requirements based on population trends. The updated policy is to be presented to the Committee of the Whole at the meeting on January 13, 2026.
Consent Agenda
• Building Activity Report - August 2025
Confirmation of the minutes of the September 9, 2025 meeting of Council and Committee of the Whole
• By-law 2025-58 a by-law to appoint David Clazie as Treasurer for Loyalist Township
Next Council and Committee of the Whole Meetings.
October 14, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
Special Committee of the Whole Meeting November 11, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.
You can view the highlights from the Council and Committee of the Whole meeting and view the full Council Meeting Agenda Package at https://loyalist.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=2132
September 24th Lennox & Addington County Information Day
County staff hosted an information day outlining the services that our residents can access through our upper tier partners. We toured the John Parrot Centre, Lennox& Addington Paramedic Services as well as a session with Prince Edward-Lennox & Addington Social Services which outlined supports available including social housing.
September 24th CRCA Full Authority Board Meeting
Delegation
Cataraqui Conservation Full Authority Board received the presentation by Michael Dakin, Supervisor, Development Review, on Development Review Service Activity Report
The following items for Consideration were received
General Manager’s Monthly Progress Report – September 2025
Mid-year Development Review Activity Report and Procedures Update (2025) (report IR-080-25)
Operating Variance to August 31, 2025, and Estimates to Year End Report (report IR-081-25)
Report IR-081-25, Operating Variance to August 31, 2025, and Estimates to Year End Report
Report IR-084-25, Report on Communications
Report IR-082-25, Proposed Project File – LiDAR Conversion Project, was received; and, a project file for the LiDAR Conversion Project was Created; with $8,000 transferred from the Data Acquisition Reserve to the LiDAR Conversion Project.
Minutes of the Cataraqui Conservation Full Authority Board Meeting of August 27, 2025, were approved
Report from the Budget Review Committee Meeting of September 12, 2025, was approved
September 29th Facility Use Allocation Meeting
I met with staff to discuss the current Facility Users Policy in regards to a motion concerning ice time distribution. I asked for a review taking into account historical ice usage, local ice user groups within Loyalist, the needs of youth user groups, and evolving requirements based on population trends.
September 30th Arts, Culture and Heritage Master Plan
In the next step in developing the Arts, Culture, and Heritage Master Plan, I attended a presentation of “What We Heard" from residents this summer. Feedback was gathered through idea labs, focus groups, community questionnaires, interviews, and sounding boards.
A hands-on session to co-create future directions for arts, culture, and heritage in Loyalist Township was based on our findings.
These sessions were crucial in ensuring the Master Plan reflected the voices, ideas, and needs of our community. For more information go to https://engage.loyalist.ca/LoyalistCreates
Want to share an idea or opinion with Council? Share your ideas or opinions with Loyalist Township Council by emailing clerk@loyalist.ca The official record of Council is contained in the Council minutes, available on the CivicWeb Portal. Please refer any further questions to the Clerk’s Division clerk@loyalist.ca
Engage Loyalist is a place to learn about and give feedback about Township projects and initiatives. Go to https://engage.loyalist.ca to participate.
For more information about transit including routes and schedules go to the following link
Lennox & County Council agendas and minutes can be found at https://lennoxandaddington.civicweb.net
Our county representatives are Mayor Hedagorn and Deputy Mayor Townend who can be contacted for County issues.
CamSafe
Registering your camera with CamSafe allows the OPP to locate cameras that may be of assistance in addressing a crime instead of going door to door in a neighbourhood looking for info. This is a totally volunteer program which is available to all residents and no cost and can be withdrawn from at anytime. For further information go to https://www.loyalist.ca/en/news/camsafe-program-launches-in-loyalist-township.aspx or https://camsafe.ca/
Loyalist Township uses the CodeRED notification system to help us get important messages to you quickly when an emergency is happening. CodeRED is a notification system you can sign up for. When you subscribe you will get alerts about emergencies and other important situations happening near you. We can deliver alerts to you by phone, text, email, or TDD for the hearing impaired, depending on what you choose. To sign up go tp the following link.
Check out the following link to find to stay update with consultations going on in Loyalist and sign up for email information.
For information on the Cataraqui Conservation Authority and its programs go to the following link https://cataraquiconservation.ca/
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