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CalendarDevelopment Charges Presentation | March 7 at 8:30 a.m.

Planning Council | March 7 at 9:00 a.m.

Council | March 7 at 11:00 a.m. or immediately following Planning Council

Committee of the Whole | March 7 at 1:00 p.m. or immediately following Council

Committee of Adjustment | March 15 at 9:00 a.m.

Meetings are held in the municipality’s Council Chambers (99 Lone Pine Road, Port Severn). Tune in live to Council,

Committee of the Whole and Committee of Adjustment meetings or watch previously recorded meetings on the

Township’s YouTube channel.

Georgian Bay Fire Department Lock Box Program

The Georgian Bay Land Trust recently protected a 92-acre property(as shown above) off Honey Harbour Road.92 acres of wildlife habitat are now known as the Ingram Biodiversity Reserve.

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Your Library - Your Community HubMacTier Public Library

March 9 Grow Your Own Grass Person10:00 - 11:00 a.m.Join us for the creation of your very own grass person! Practice your hair cutting skills on the head of your grass person. No worries if you mess it up- it will grow back again quickly! Ages 2 to 12

March 13 Miracle Butterflies1:00- 2:00 p.m.Amaze an audience by balancing your pet butter�ies on the tips of a pencil, straw or even your nose! They �oat as if by magic. Ages 4 to 12

Please preregister by calling 705-375-5430 or email [email protected]

Honey Harbour Public Library

March 13 Circuit Critters 11:00 a.m.Make your own circuit bugs at the HHPL. Starting at 11 am, create your own circuit bugs to take home and light up. Ages 8 to 12

March 15 Elephant and Piggy Day 11:00 a.m.Come and join us for Elephant and Piggy Day at the HHPL on Friday, March 15 at 11 am. There will be games, crafts and so much fun! Ages 3 to 8.

Please preregister by calling 705-756-8851 or email [email protected]

We will be planning more adult and family programs so please visit our website at gbpl.ca for up to date information.

How reliable is YOUR internet?

Share the campaign on social media. Make sure to tag Bernadette Jordan (@bernjordanmp), the Minister for Rural Economic Development, as well as your own MP and @FCM_online.

Tell your story. How is the lack of reliable Internet a�ecting your community? Tell us about it on Twitter and tag #uni-versalbroadband, #cdnmuni, @FCM_online and @AMOPolicy.

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Burn Permits are required from January 1 to December 31 every year for any type of open air burning (the Township allows daytime burning with a valid permit).

Permits are available at no cost online on March 8, 2019 at gbtownship.ca. Permits can also be submitted by fax at 705-538-1328, or in person at the Township municipal offices and library (all branches). Make sure to call 1-877-847-1577 for the most recent fire rating before burning or your Fire Department at 705-538-2765.

Burn Permits - New Date Requirements

Mayor Peter Koetsier presented Perry with his 20 years of service certificate at Council on Februrary 11. During the presentation, Perry advised the Mayor:

“Your Worship, I will continue to work here with integrity, honour and commitment, as I have for the last 20 years”.

You might recognize Perry as he was an actor in the movie Porcupine Lake filmed here in Port Severn. Outside of Perry’s normal hours, staff have witnessed many heartfelt acts of charity and good will, including car detailing to raise funds for the local food bank.

Thank you Perry for the last 20 years.

Perry Gendron 20 Years of Service

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MacTier Food Bank

Open Wednesday 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.New Life Fellowship Church455 High St. MacTier, ON

Donna O'Callaughn, Manager Phone: 705-774-1756

FoodBank Port Severn

Open Wednesdays From

10AM—2PM Call to make appointment

(705) 538-0003 or (705) 706-5498

Baxter Ward Community Centre 279 Honey Harbour Rd

Port Severn, ON



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Sign up for property tax pre-authorized payment plans

You can sign up any time of the year. There are three plans available: due date (March and August), monthly, and properties in arrears. Applications are avail-able at the municipal o�ce or on the Township website under “Taxes”. Contact [email protected] or 800-567-0187 x223 for more information.

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2019 Interim Tax Billing

The 2019 interim tax bills were mailed mid-Feb-

ruary and payment is due on March 28. If you do

not receive your tax bill, contact us at

[email protected] or 800-567-0187 x223.

Note: Failure to receive a tax bill does not excuse

the property owner from responsibility for pay-

ment, nor relieve him/her from liability of inter-

est/penalty for late payment. Tune in live to Council, Committee of the Whole and Committee of Adjustment meetings – or watch previously recorded meetings on the

Township of Georgian Bay’s YouTube channel.

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Budget 2019Tentative Budget

Approval at Council

2019 Township BudgetThe 2019 Township budget is scheduled to be approved at the March Council meeting. Budget details will be provided with the final 2019 tax bill scheduled to be mailed in June/July.

If you have any questions related to the 2019 Township Budget, please contact Jane Corbeil, Director of Financial Services/Treasurer at: [email protected] or 705-538-2337 ext. 246

Amendments to User Fees and Charges By-law

An updated by-law was approved by Council in Febru-ary and takes effect March 1, 2019. The revised by-law is posted on the Township website.

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92 acres of wildlife habitat protected at Ingram Biodiversity Reserve

Honey Harbour’s wildlife has a reason to celebrate: 92 acres of prime wetland, forest, and rock barren habitat is protected forever thanks to the vision and generosi-ty of a local landowner.

The new Ingram Biodiversity Reserve is situated just o� Honey Harbour Road, about halfway between Honey Harbour and Port Severn. Home to a Provincially Signi�cant Wetland and dozens of animal species, it is a signi�cant conservation achievement for the area and a huge win for regional biodiversity.

Jay Ingram, (in photo above to the left) a science writer and former host of Daily Planet and CBC’s Quirks and Quarks, is the owner of the newly

protected area. He chose to place a Conservation Easement on his property through the Georgian Bay Land Trust to ensure that its impressive ecologi-cal features remain intact forever, even if the land is sold or inherited by future generations. Although the property remains privately owned, the Land Trust is responsi-ble for long-term monitoring and co-stewardship of the protected habitat. Ingram says, “it is a beauti-ful landscape, and I’m delighted that it will remain that way.”

Sheltered from severe weather coming in from open water, the Ingram Biodiversity Reserve nonetheless has many attributes in common with coastal Georgian Bay. The treed portions of the interior are predominantly mixed conifer and deciduous forest interspersed with acidic and shrubbed rock barrens. There are several healthy wetlands on the property, including a large marsh at the northern end that has been designated a Provincially Signi�-cant Wetland (PSW). Although the immediate area to Ingram is known to contain the “transition zone” from northern Precambrian Shield to southern moraine, the Ingram property is �rmly on the Shield.

The property provides habitat for

seven documented species at risk which were all sighted on the proper-ty during the baseline visit. Three specimens of Five-lined Skink, an Eastern Ribbonsnake, Blanding’s Turtle, Snapping Turtle, and Mon-arch Butter�y. Eastern Massasau-ga and Eastern Whip-poor-will have also been con�rmed on the property by Ingram.

There has been a great deal of recreational development take place in the Honey Harbour/Port Severn area, and the remaining undeveloped properties are under pressure. In consideration of its diversity and habitat for docu-mented at-risk species, setting aside the vacant portion of the Ingram property as a Conservation Easement will provide a home for wildlife in this increasingly busy area, will add to existing local protected spaces, and will connect conservation “corridors” in all directions, a critical provision for the seasonal movement of wildlife.

Jay Ingram is to be commended for his conservation-mindedness and his generous gift to the Honey Harbour community. Thank you Jay!



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Georgian Bay Fire Department Lock Box Program

Install a lock box at your business, home or cottage , so that the Georgian Bay Fire Department can get inside when you can’t.

One call to Surelock Homes and you can be a part of the Georgian Bay Lock Box Program. See contact information below

For more information contact Deputy Fire Chief Chad Dowell at 705-538-2337 ext 255

Barrie 705-725-8830Collingwood [email protected]

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