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Ontario Senior of the Year Award Nomination - Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands will take nominations from the community for the annual Ontario Senior of the Year Award.
Nominations can be completed online using the Ontario Senior of the Year Award nomination form
Hard copy nomination forms are available at the Township administrative building, 1233 Prince St, Lansdowne, or at any of the Leeds Thousand Islands libraries.
Nominations from the public close on April 10, 2026.
Weight Restrictions on Township Roads
Due to fluctuating temperatures, weight restrictions on Township roads take effect on March 2, 2026.
These half-load restrictions help maintain the Township's road network and infrastructure.
Depending on spring temperatures and weather conditions, half-loads may be lifted sooner than the usual May 15 end date.
The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands is responsible for maintaining 330 kilometers of roads year-round. Roads are regularly monitored to meet the provincial Minimum Maintenance Standards. If you see a hazard, such as downed trees, branches, potholes, snow, icy conditions, etc., please report it.
If you live on a County road, provincial highway, the 1000 Islands Parkway or a private lane or road, please visit the Road Ownership and Responsibility page for information and contacts.
Parking in the Township is regulated by By-laws and Enforcement. The penalty for parking infractions ranges from a fine to having a vehicle towed.
If your vehicle has been towed, the license plate number, date and towing company information will be provided to the OPP and the Township Administration Office.
The Township road allowance extends beyond the shoulders of the road surface. As per By-Law 08-51 permission must be obtained from the Township before placing any object or structure on a road allowance. These objects or structures can include:
Contact us to confirm the placement of your structure or object .
Sidewalks in the Township villages are maintained by our public works crews. If you discover a sidewalk issue, please Report It.
Requests for reduced speed limits are received and reviewed by our Operations and Infrastructure department in consultation with the Ontario Provincial Police, Leeds Detachment.
Under the Highway Traffic Act, the current speed limit is 50 kilometres per hour by default in built up areas, and 80 kilometres per hour elsewhere.
To request a reduction in speed limit, please:
Street sweeping of our villages occurs each spring. Every effort is made to have at least one pass of the sweeper through each village by the end of May.
Each June, the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville conduct roadside spraying. Vegetation control along the County roadsides is an important part of road maintenance to:
Controlling noxious and invasive weeds is another objective of the County vegetation management program. Each year the County publishes a map of spraying coverage. Spraying herbicides is completed by a qualified contractor licensed by the Ministry of the Environment under requirements of the Pesticides Act. Only unmaintained ditches will be sprayed with herbicide, from the edge of the gravel shoulder to approximately 1 metre from the fence line. Maintained yards and ditches are not sprayed.
The County Roadside Spraying page has fact sheets on noxious and invasive weeds in Leeds Grenville. For residents living along Township roads who are concerned about weeds and noxious plants, please contact the County at 613-342-3840 ext. 2413 or visit the Managing invasive species in Ontario web page.
A public notice of pesticide use will be advertised in the local papers and on the County website.
Contractors conducting work within our Township are encouraged to follow the Clean Equipment Protocol for Industry.
To help maintain the Township's road network and infrastructure, seasonal half load restrictions are generally imposed during the Spring thaw. Please watch our website news posts and follow our social media pages for dates and duration.
To allow snowplows to safely clear roads, no person shall park a motor vehicle on any of the streets, sidewalks, or highways within the municipality between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time between the 1st day of December and the 31st day of March.
The Parking By-law, 23-064, is enforced through Administrative Monetary Penalties, By-law 22-044. The penalty for parking on a Township road during winter parking restrictions may range from $40.00 to having the vehicle towed at the owner's expense.
If your vehicle has been towed, the license plate number, date and towing company information will be provided to the OPP and the Township administration office.
Questions? Please contact Parking By-law at By-Law Enforcement & Education.
Select the permit type you require.
How to Guide for Roads & Infrastructure Permits
Putting in a driveway? Properties on Township roads require an Entrance Permit for new or altered entranceways. This also includes temporary construction entrances and commercial entrances.
Review the following before proceeding with an entrance permit.
Non-commercial entrance platforms are to be a minimum of 6 metres wide, unless otherwise agreed upon and with a longer pipe, allowing the ends to be exposed by 30cm (minimum)
Entrance Material must be 200mm (8 inches) of 5/8 inch crushed stone, minimum depth.
Only new, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) smooth interior dual-wall pipe or new corrugated steel pipe is to be used, unless otherwise approved (HDPE O.P.S.S. 1840 or CSP O.P.S.S. 1801).
Before submitting the application, the applicant agrees as follows:
By submitting an application, I declare that:
Properties on County roads must obtain a County entrance permit through the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
Properties along, or adjacent to the Thousand Islands Parkway, require a permit from the St. Lawrence Park's Commission for any entranceway, building construction or vegetation alteration. Email St. Lawrence Parks Commission or call 613-328-3295 for permit requirements.
Properties adjacent to or near Provincial highways may require a permit from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO). For information regarding permit areas, setbacks and contact information please complete a General Inquiry form.
Utility companies require municipal consent to install, alter, move, or transfer services (e.g., electrical, fibre optic, pipeline, telephone).
If the municipal road or road allowance is affected by proposed work, please consider completing a Road Cut permit or Temporary Road Closure/Use permit instead.
Please be prepared to upload the following documents when submitting the application:
Sometimes the movement of heavy or oversize loads may be required by residents. If you need to transport an oversize load, apply below; there is a fee for this service.
On occasion, it is necessary for a resident or contractor to install a service or utility beneath a Township road. Because this often damages the road surface, a road cut permit is required as outlined in our Road Cut Policy. See our General Rates and Fees By-law for the applicable permit fee.
Prepare Attachments for Uploading
Prepare Securities (fully refundable deposit)
Before submitting this application (the “application”), I agree as follows:
By submitting the application I declare that:
Agencies, businesses, residents and community groups may request the use and/or closure of a municipal road for specific purposes.
Applications must be submitted 15 days prior to the start date of the proposed event.
Prepare attachments for uploading:
If applicable, it’s the applicant's responsibility to inform the following of the permit details:
Where other road agencies are affected (i.e., United Counties of Leeds & Grenville, MTO, 1000 Islands Parkway) it is the applicant's responsibility to connect with the agency about permit requirements. The Township will include both applicant and agency in correspondence.
Contact Us
Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands
1233 Prince St., P.O. Box 280
Lansdowne, ON K0E 1L0
Phone: 613-659-2415
Toll Free: 1-866-220-2327
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