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Umicore is making a $1.5 billion investment in Loyalist Township to build a first of its kind industrial scale cathode and precursor materials manufacturing plant.

This investment in Lennox & Addington will support Ontario’s vision of building an end-to-end electric vehicle (EV) supply chain in the province and becoming a North American hub for building the cars of the future.

Building the facility will provide employment for around 1,000 people in the construction phase and employment for several hundred in operations.

We recognize that Rogers Network customers are experiencing a Canada-wide outage affecting cell and internet services.

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District 8 of the Association of Ontario Roads Supervisors (AORS) will be hosting a Provincial Truck Roadeo at the Strathcona Paper Centre on Wednesday, September 28, 2022.   District 8 is one of the largest local associations in the province with over 100 municipal members and over 90 supplier members, with geographic area which stretches from the Township of Elizabeth-Kitley (Prescott area) to the City of Quinte West. The County of Lennox and Addington is a proud member of District 8.  

Andy Cassibo, a Primary Care Paramedic with Emergency Services, received an Exemplary Service Award at the Eastern Ontario Association of Paramedic Chiefs – Exemplary Service Awards Gala on June 9, 2022.

If you are interested in being a Council or School Board Candidate or a Third-Party Advertiser in the 2022 Municipal and School Board Election, then this information session is for you!

Thursday, June 23, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 pm at the Strathcona Paper Centre, 16 MacPherson Drive, Napanee.

6:00 pm  - Attendees may visit Information Tables

Brenda Orchard, Chief Administrative Officer for the County of Lennox and Addington was elected Treasurer of the Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) during the Association’s Annual General Meeting held virtually on May 31, 2022.  

Lennox and Addington County’s Community Paramedic Program has been officially launched, following confirmation from the Ontario Ministry of Long-Term Care (MoLTC) of $2.5M in one-time funding to be provided between now and March 2024 and $365K from the Ministry of Health (MoH) for 2022-23.  This innovative program, operating with 6 Community Paramedics (CP) and one CP Superintendent, is designed to provide home-based care to eligible seniors and allows them to be safe at home while awaiting LTC placement.

In 2016, a Library Services Review was conducted by the St. Clement’s Group which provided recommendations to transform our County libraries to reflect the changing needs and expectations of the community. At the October 12, 2016 County Council Working Session, Council received the Library Services Review report and adopted the recommendations in principle.

Please be advised that Coco Paving Inc has been contracted by the County of Lennox & Addington to rehabilitate County Road 1 from County Road 18 to the western limit of Camden East.

The rehabilitation generally consists of drainage improvements (ditching & culverts), in-place pulverizing of the existing asphalt, adding granular material and re-paving, including paved shoulders.

On Wednesday, April 27, 2022, Lennox and Addington County Council will hold their first in-person meeting since March 2020.  The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm at the County Court House, 97 Thomas St. E, Napanee, ON.  All are welcome to attend.