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(Peterborough, ON) – June 3, 2024 – The Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN), the Government of Canada, the Government of Ontario, and Rogers Communications have announced that Rogers 5G mobile services are now available in 21 communities across Eastern Ontario, including the County of Frontenac. Forty-two new cell towers and four additional upgrades to existing sites are completed, offering Rogers 5G mobile services to residents, businesses and visitors.

**LOCATION UPDATE** Due to thunderstorms in the forecast, we are moving the location of this event to the Verona Lions Hall, 4504 Sand Road, Verona. All activities will go on as planned outside on the grounds weather permitting or indoors if the weather doesn’t cooperate. 

We’ve updated our Road Closures and Construction page with details on the main road construction projects planned this summer including maps of where the work will take place. You can also see real-time updates on Municipal 511 on this page.

Our Recreation, Parks, and Leisure Master Plan called for a comprehensive review of recreation service fees, facility rental fees, allocation policies, and procedures. We engaged Sierra Planning to help complete the review. The goal is to ensure recreation service delivery is fair, efficient, equitable, sustainable, and transparent across all services and facilities managed or owned by the Township.

At the May 21, 2024, Council meeting, Safe Roads Engineering presented its findings on the preliminary design for a 5.8 km section of Road 38 between Murton Road and Kingston Road. Pavement condition ratings on the highway are among the poorest ratings in the arterial network and the corridor serves over 8,100 vehicles daily. The design study presentation is now posted on the Road 38 project page on engagefrontenac.

June kicks off a month-long of community and cultural celebrations in South Frontenac, starting with Pride Month, Parks and Recreation Month activities, National Indigenous Peoples Day and culminating with Canada Day celebrations on July 1.

We are pleased to open a second intake for applications for our Community Grant Program for 2024. The application deadline for this intake is July 31, 2024.

**DATE CHANGE** The Council of The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac will hold a public meeting, pursuant to section 12 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, as amended, to present and obtain public input on the municipality’s proposed development charges (D.C.) by-law and underlying background study.

The Council of The Corporation of the Township of South Frontenac will hold a public meeting to consider a Zoning By-law Amendment in accordance with Section 34 of the Planning Act.

We recently completed a background study on development charges which is now posted on our website for viewing and comment. Development charges are how municipalities help cover costs from roads to fire stations to libraries.