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Media Release: County Council Elects Warden and Deputy Warden

Beth

December 15, 2022 – At their December 14, 2022 Inaugural Meeting, County Council elected their Warden and Deputy Warden for the year 2023.  County Council elected Henry Hogg, Reeve of the Township of Addington Highlands as Warden and John Wise, Reeve of the Township of Stone Mills as Deputy Warden.

County Council Inaugural Meeting

Tracey

Lennox and Addington County Council's Inaugural Meeting will take place on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at 6:30 pm.  The meeting will be in-person at the County Court House, 97 Thomas Street E, Napanee. 

At the meeting, Council will elect their Warden, Deputy Warden and make all Committee appointments for the year 2023.

All are welcome to attend.

The meeting will also be livestreamed on the County's You Tube Channel: 

 

 

County of Lennox and Addington Climate Action Plan

Beth

Climate Action Plan

At the October 22, 2022 meeting, County Council approved a Climate Action Plan for the County of Lennox and Addington. 

Cyber Security Incident

Tracey

The Lennox and Addington County Paramedic Service has been informed that our electronic health record management system has been voluntarily and precautionarily shut down as a result of a cybersecurity incident within the IT infrastructure of our Service Provider.

Prince Edward and Lennox & Addington Counties making progress on Housing and Homelessness Initiatives

Tracey

At their September 28 meeting, County Council received updates regarding Housing and Homelessness initiatives as part of a report on Strategic Priorities.  In 2019, Council made ‘Facilitating Safe and Affordable Housing’ the top priority for their term of office.

Highlights of the 2019-2022 report by Lynn Chenier, Director of Prince Edward-Lennox & Addington Social Services included:

Proposed Federal Election Riding Changes in Ontario

Susan Corbett

The Electoral Boundaries Readjustment Act creates an independent non-partisan process for the review and, if necessary, revision of the federal electoral map following the most recent decennial census.  

County Council Meets with Ministers of Health and Education at AMO Conference

Tracey

At the annual Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference held in Ottawa this week, Lennox and Addington County Council had meetings with Ontario’s Minister of Health and Minister of Education.

Umicore to build industrial scale battery materials manufacturing plant in Loyalist Township

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Umicore is making a $1.5 billion investment in Loyalist Township to build a first of its kind industrial scale cathode and precursor materials manufacturing plant.

This investment in Lennox & Addington will support Ontario’s vision of building an end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) supply chain in the province and becoming a North American hub for building the cars of the future.

Building the facility will provide employment for around 1,000 people in the construction phase and employment for several hundred in operations.

Rogers Network Issues

Tracey

We recognize that Rogers Network customers are experiencing a Canada-wide outage affecting cell and internet services.

Some may experience issues connecting with 9-1-1.

If your call fails, please try again, or call from a landline or cell phone with another provider.

Andy Cassibo Receives Exemplary Service Award

Beth

Andy Cassibo, a Primary Care Paramedic with Emergency Services, received an Exemplary Service Award at the Eastern Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs – Exemplary Service Awards Gala on June 9, 2022.