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Leeds & Grenville | Affordable Housing Series Proposal - April 11, 2024

Leeds and Grenville’s Affordable Housing 2024 Workshop Series is Calling on Innovators, Builders and Land Developers

The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville’s, Community Housing Department is inviting local innovators, builders, and land developers to partner on a topic-specific workshops that offer solutions to create more Affordable Housing units faster in Leeds and Grenville.
Share your expertise for a skill or solution you have for increasing affordable housing units related to:

• Rural...

Leeds & Grenville | Agricultural Area Review Continues

MEDIA RELEASE - Additional Public Comments Welcome as Agricultural Area Review Continues

The Agricultural Area Review (AAR) has not been completed, and there have been no final decisions made as part of this process.

The public engagement phase of the process remains ongoing, and feedback from the landowners and the community is still welcome as we continue to work with the study.

Public engagement is key to this process, and we are looking to build on the communications we had sent to over 2,000...

Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Health Unit| Raises awareness about preventing dog bites

In 2023, as part of the provinces rabies prevention program, the Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit responded to over 500 incidents of people being bitten by animals in Leeds, Grenville and Lanark Counties. This is not unusual with similar numbers occurring every year.  A large proportion of these incidents involved dogs and in almost all of these incidents the bite could have been prevented.

In recognizing Dog Bite Prevention Week (April 7-April 13), and in an effort to reduce the...

Cataraqui Conservation Updates Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety|April 9, 2024

Kingston – Cataraqui Conservation has issued a Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety due to forecasted rainfall in the coming days. Residents and visitors to the Cataraqui Region should exercise caution around water bodies as there is the possibility of high water levels and flows.

Weather Situation:
Approximately 30 – 45 mm+ of rain is forecast for April 10 through April 14.

Risks:
Many streamflows have only recently fallen back down to normal levels, following the heavy rain received...

Rideau Canal - Water Level Management Update| April 8, 2024

Rideau Canal - Water Level Management Update – April 8, 2024

Parks Canada's water management team continues to actively monitor water levels, flows, and weather forecasts across the Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada. These factors are used to determine dam operations on a daily basis for the Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada.

Parks Canada maintains the Ontario Waterways Water Management InfoNet on the Rideau Canal website at https://parks.canada...