Author Archives: Ross Sutherland

About Ross Sutherland

retired nurse, researcher, public health care activist.

Short-Term Rental Presentation

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

November 2, 2021, residents will be presenting to Township Council on their concerns about the corporate short-term rental business in South Frontenac. This is their presentation.

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Electric Transportation Leadership Needed

Posted on October 26, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

Time for South Frontenac Township to show leadership on electric transportation: set up the infrastructure to electrify the fleet and facilitate residents using electric vehicles. It will help mitigate the worse effects of global warning and reduce costs to the … Continue reading →

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Money Season: Country Roads, Buildings and Budgets

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

Budget 2022 Budget season for next year is about to begin.  Our budget is a central document that determines what services the Township thinks are needed and who pays.  Municipalities are limited in both respects; property taxes are our main … Continue reading →

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Southern Frontenac Community Services Building Support Request

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

Attached is the request from Southern Frontenac Community Services to support their building expansion.  Consideration of the proposal will be coming to Council’s Committee of the Whole on October 12.

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A Plan is Better than No Plan?

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

August saw progress in two Township planning initiatives: the Recreational Master Plan and the new Official Plan. Both are at mid points in their development and now the heavy lifting, that is actual policy development, starts. The Recreational Master Plan … Continue reading →

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Recreation Background Documents

Posted on August 30, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

These two reports contain important information on the future of recreation facilities in South Frontenac including the Cataraqui Trail. They are both background information for discussions that will take place over the next year.

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Things Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

Fire Hall Energy Update Council agreed to place a 10 KWH solar power plant on the roof of the new Battersea Road fire hall.  This will be the first renewable energy installation on South Frontenac Township property.   Council also agreed … Continue reading →

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Communal Problems: Moths, Climate and Drinking Water

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

Communal Services Proposal Frontenac County consultants have made a proposal on how to increase collective, or communal, water and sewage services within the County.  It was item 5.a on the May 4 Township Council agenda. While no binding motions were … Continue reading →

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Building Pressures

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

Development Pressures Even during a pandemic there is strong and increasing development pressures in South Frontenac. In the first months of 2021 the construction value of building permits was $5.3 million, 86 permits, significantly higher than the previous high of … Continue reading →

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High Speed Internet: Boom and Bust

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Ross Sutherland

The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), the organization charged with improving high-speed internet in our area, announced a significant expansion to high- speed cell coverage. Like most initiatives, it has good and bad elements. The ‘boom’ part is that more … Continue reading →

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