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Holiday Garbage and Recycling Collection

All garbage and recycle collection will move one day later the week of December 26 and January 2.

Monday collection moves to Tuesday Wednesday collection moves to Thursday Tuesday collection moves to Wednesday Thursday collection moves to Friday Get ready for the holiday season by downloading South Frontenac Recycles!

South Frontenac Recycles is a new app that sends garbage and recycling reminders to your phone. It’s especially helpful this time of year because it will tell you exactly what days you should put items out for collection over the holidays, plus you can enter items in the Waste Wizard and see if seasonal items can be recycled. There’s only ten days left in our South Frontenac Recycles Contest. Download the app or sign up for reminders from our website and click on the contest icon before Dec 31, 2022 for your chance to win great prizes. See full contest details at southfrontenac.net/SFRecycles.

Household Hazardous Waste Depot

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot located at 2491 Keeley Rd in Sydenham is now closed until the new year. The depot will reopen the second and fourth Thursdays of the month between 3-7 pm starting in January (Jan 12 and 26).

Winter Road Restrictions in Effect December 1

Just a reminder, there is no parking on Township roads and village streets from 12 midnight to 7 am from December 1, 2022 to March 31, 2023 so our crews can keep roads clear and safe. We will not be responsible for damages to cars parked overnight or other obstacles that interfere with winter road maintenance. Thanks for your cooperation!

Sand and salt mix available 2490 Keeley Rd, Sydenham 3910 Battersea Rd, Sunbury • 5286 Hinchinbrooke Rd, Hartington • 1389 Westport Rd, Godfrey

Residents can pick up sand/salt mix any time of the day, 24/7 from any of these locations. We ask residents to be mindful and just take two 5-gallon buckets at a time.

Things To Do

Holiday Public Skating at Frontenac Arena

• Wednesday, December 28: 9 – 10:30 am

• Wednesday, January 4: 9 – 10:30 am

• Sunday, January 8: Noon – 1:20 pm

Public skating is free for the 2022/23 season thanks to a Queen’s Platinum Jubilee grant.

Snow Social – January 21, 2023, 10 am – 4 pm – Sydenham Village

Join us for the first ever Snow Social! This event will be a celebration of the winter season and will feature activities at The Point Park and throughout the village of Sydenham. Dress like a well prepared Canadian and plan to take part in all sorts of winter fun including snow tubing and skating on the lake (weather and ice conditions permitting). We will have a vendor’s market at The Grace Centre, lots of live music, activities at the Library Community Room, and so much more! Volunteers are wanted! Call Amanda at 613-376-3027 ext. 4447 or email recsupport@southfrontenac.net to get involved!

Holiday Office Hours

Town Hall

Township Administrative Offices will be closed on Friday, December 23, 2022 at 12 noon, and will reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 at 8:00 am. To reach the Public Services Department during this time, please call (613) 376-3027 x4330.

Job Opportunities

Reception Clerk. Competition #22-41-CS. Closing date is January 3, 2023.

Clerk. Competition #22-38-CS. Closing date is December 30, 2022.

For details on all current open positions including salary and job descriptions, see www.southfrontenac.net/careers/.

Now Recruiting for Two Committees

We are currently looking for one resident to serve on the Police Services Board and four members of the public to serve on the Committee of Adjustment. If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please fill out the form on Committees and Boards page under Town Hall on our website. Deadline for applications is December 30, 2022. We’ll be recruiting for more committees in 2023.

Tenders

PS-P03-2022: Request for Proposal for Consulting Services – Recreation Service Fee & Facility Allocation Project. Closes 1 pm on January 5, 2023. Questions regarding this RFP may be directed to Tim Laprade, Recreation & Facility Manager at 613-376-3027 ext. 2231 or via email at tlaprade@southfrontenac.net. See the Tenders page on our website for more details.

Meetings

• January 10, 2023 – Council Meeting – 7 pm

• January 17, 2023 – Committee of the Whole – 7 pm

• January 31, 2023 – Council Meeting – 7 pm

How to Participate

Public meetings take place on Zoom (computer and telephone) and are streamed live on our Facebook page @ SouthFrontenacTwp. Go to the Events Calendar on our website for the link to register. If you want to attend the meeting in person, please email jthompson@southfrontenac.net before noon on the day of the meeting to confirm if space is available.

Public Meeting Notice

Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac will host a public meeting on January 31, 2023, at 7:00 pm on proposed amendments to By-law 2017-76 which provides for governing the proceedings of Council, the conduct of members and the calling of meetings. The amendments are related to the proposed implementation of the Committee By-law. Members of the public may review the agenda and register to participate in the meeting via Zoom by clicking on the meeting on the Events calendar on our website. Residents may contact the Deputy Clerk, James Thompson at jthompson@southfrontenac.net or by phone at 613-376-3027, x2239 for more information. Any written comments should be submitted to the Deputy Clerk by noon on January 31, 2023.

Resident Survey on 2023 Budget

There’s only ten days left in our budget survey. We’re asking residents to fill out the survey before December 31, 2022 to provide input into budget priorities for the Township for 2023. To take the survey, learn more, or to sign up to receive updates about this year’s budget process, see the budget consultation project page on EngageFrontenac.ca