HIRA Briefing Note- January 12, 2021
This is a note to HIRA members and others on the Township of Frontenac Islands Council meeting held on Monday, January 11, 2021 on Wolfe Island. The public was provided with a Zoom call-in number. A number of our HIRA directors called into the meeting. Only matters of particular reference to Howe Island are highlighted here.
BY-LAW NO. 2021 – 01 2021 – 02
Two standard tax by-laws that are passed every year to Authorize borrowing during fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 and a By-law to provide for an Interim Tax Levy and to provide for the payment of taxes and to provide for penalty and interest if not paid.
BY-LAW NO. 2021 – 03
Bylaw 2021-03 was passed to appoint South Frontenac Building inspectors for use for Part 8 building code inspection of onsite sewage systems. There are 5 inspectors all qualified at the same cost as before but it was done through the Health Unit now to be done by South Frontenac.
Frontenac County Appointment of Warden and Deputy Warden
Please be advised that the Council of the County of Frontenac at its Inaugural meeting held December 16, 2020 appointed Councillor Ron Vandewal as Warden and Councillor Denis Doyle as Deputy Warden of Frontenac County.
Howe Island Trail and Ball Diamond damage by all-terrain vehicles.
Councillor Bruce Higgs brought it to the attention of Rob Dillabough that there has been additional damage done to the Howe Island Trail and to the ball diamond. This will be discussed at the upcoming budget meeting and discussion will be held on the use of cameras and By-law enforcement officer control.
Discussion was also held on individuals not paying on Ferries and the need for protocols or enforcement by our By-law officer.
Council is drafting a resolution on speeding up Covid-19 Vaccines in KFLA and asking that priority should be given to one that is easier to be given and handle than the Pfizer vaccine.
Presentation from Richard Allen Frontenac County Manager of Economic development. Here is the link or it is available on the Township website. There is a slide on Root Radical Howe Island in the presentation.
End of Council business
HIRA Howe Island Ratepayers Association
Your HIRA board wanted to thank our Ferry Operators for the great job that they have been doing in keeping our Ferries in operation. There has been no significant interruptions in service so far this winter. Hopefully the rest of the winter will go as smoothly for our ferries.
We also wanted to let you know that we do plan have a number of events this year. We will be organizing our annual Pitchin ( Island roadside pickup) campaign this year. We will be holding it during the week of Earth Day 2021 which is April 22. This year’s earth day theme is “Restore Our Earth.”. We will let you know the details as we get closer to the date.
We also plan to hold our Pancake Breakfast this year. Were planning it for the Labour Day weekend as we hope that the Covid-19 restrictions will allow it by then. The event would be held outside and proper protocols would be in place to allow the event to happen safely.
We would also like to formally announce that we have taken over complete control of our Website www.howeisland.org . Previously it was hosted by a US firm and it was costing us too much. We are looking for new photos of Howe Island to put on the site. If you have photos that you would like to share on the site please follow the photo guidelines listed below..
HIRA Web site photos 2021
Would you like to share some of your favourite Howe Island Landscape Photographs with other islander via www.howeisland.org our official HIRA web site.
In the interest of privacy the photo should not identify individuals, addresses or licence plate numbers as they could end up on the site which is open to the general public.
This means that anyone anywhere in the world will be able to see the pictures.They will not be able to modify or change the photos on the site but they will be able to copy them.
There are pictures on the site today as examples. Other ideas for the photos are as follows: (pictures of ferries, wildlife, barns, agriculture, sunsets, sunrises, trees, gardens, marsh, and ice) Just to name a few. The pictures must be delivered as an attachment to the following email address photos@howeisland.org . The pictures should be in landscape mode and we may have to crop them to use them on the site as they all have to be a similar aspect ratio.
You must be the owner of the picture to submit it to HIRA. Once the photo is submitted you relinquish the copyright of the picture to HIRA.
Your HIRA team would also like to remind everyone that HIRA dues of 10 dollars are due for 2021 if you have not paid in advance or you are not a lifetime member. You can drop off cheques to the HIRA mailbox at the township office or pay one of the executives listed on our web site.
