Welcome to Frontenac Islands
Frontenac Islands was formed in 1998 by the amalgamation of two of Ontario's oldest rural municipalities: Howe Island and Wolfe Island. Both islands can trace their European roots back to New France, but it was only in the years after the War of 1812 that settlement took place in any numbers.
The islands are named after two of Britain's generals from the time period of the Seven Year's War: James Wolfe (d. Sept 13, 1759) and William Howe (d. 1814), a subordinate of Wolfe's at the Plains Of Abraham and later Commander-in-Chief of British troops in North America during the American Revolution. The islands' current names first appeared on a map in 1818 when Captain William Fitzwilliam Owen of the Royal Navy conducted a naval survey of the 1,000 Islands.
Today, the islands have a mixture of agricultural and rural lifestyles with a growing proportion of residents working off the islands in Kingston or elsewhere in Frontenac County.
The islands, situated as they are at the beginning of the St. Lawrence River, provide a unique location to live and work. Access to the mainland is by boat: both islands are serviced by ferries year-round with the addition of a seasonal ferry to the USA from Wolfe Island from May to November.
Council Meeting
The Council of the Township of Frontenac Islands will hold a Regular Meeting of Council on Monday, May 14, 2012, 6:30 p.m., at the Wolfe Island Office.
For a copy of the agenda please use the links below:
BUDGET NOTICE
Township of Frontenac Islands
Please take notice that pursuant to Section 290(1) of the Municipal Act S.O., 2001, Ch
25, the Council of the Township of Frontenac Islands will hold a Meeting of Council on
Monday May 14, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. in the Wolfe Island Township office at 1191 Road 96, Wolfe Island, to pass a by-law to adopt a budget for 2012.
The budget shall set out the estimated revenues, including the amount the municipality intends to raise on all the rateable property in the municipality and the estimated expenditures and shall provide that the estimated revenues are equal to the estimated expenditures. Written and/or verbal comments will be considered at the above noted public meeting. Written comments should be forwarded to:
Township of Frontenac Islands
P.O. Box 130
Wolfe Island, Ont.
K0H 2Y0
Home Ownership Program Now Available to County Residents
Down payment assistance equal to 5% of the purchase price of a home to a maximum of $12,500 is now available to those currently renting in the City of Kingston or the County of Frontenac; who do not have any vested interest in any real estate; and who qualify under the program guidelines.
This program is administered through the City of Kingston. For more information see www.CityofKingston.ca/homeownership or contact Mary McIntyre, City of Kingston Housing Department at 613-546-2695, ext. 4948