Frontenac County is…

Frontenac County is fortunate to have hundreds of lakes, rivers, and wetlands covering its geography, including pristine lakes on the Canadian Shield, Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River waterbodies surrounding Wolfe and Howe Islands, as well as the southern section of the Rideau Canal National Historic Site and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest, and numerous local and provincially significant wetlands. These features form the backbone of the County’s economy and cultural identity. The County takes pride and responsibility in ensuring that these features are managed in a sound and sustainable manner.
The County is pleased to see that the Natural Heritage Policies of the Provincial Planning Statement remain largely unchanged from PPS 2020. The County notes that under the definition of “Significant”, the reference to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has been removed in the context of evaluation criteria and procedures for identifying provincially significant wetlands and Areas of Natural and Scientific Interest.
The County urges the Province to ensure that all changes to evaluation criteria and procedures continue to be based on best practices, modern science, and be subject to public consultation.

Jannette Amini, County Clerk
On behalf of the Council of the County of Frontenac