North Frontenac is a township in Frontenac County in eastern Ontario, Canada.

History North Frontenac was created on January 1, 1998, by the amalgamation of three municipalities: the Township of Barrie; the Township of Clarendon and Miller; and the Township of Palmerston, North and South Canonto.

Geography North Frontenac is in the heart of Eastern Ontario's cottage country. Cottages and campsites dot the shores of the Township's many clean lakes. Located entirely on the Canadian Shield, the landscape can often be rough and unpredictable, but at the same time provides scenic vistas. Residents, both permanent and seasonal, enjoy a wide variety of outdoor activities. The Township is bordered by Greater Madawaska to the north, Addington Highlands to the west, Central Frontenac to the south and Lanark Highlands to the east.

Communities

The township includes the communities of Ardoch, Beatty, Beech Corners, Canonto, Coxvale, Donaldson, Fernleigh, Harlowe, Mississippi Station, Myers Cave, Ompah, Plevna, Robertsville, Snow Road StationA History of Snow Road & McLaren's Depot. A paper prepared and read by Miss Maude Walker at the July 1936 meeting of the Snow Road Women's Institute. Transcribed from the Perth Courier, 7 August 1936, Page 6. Accessed 8 July 2023. and Wilbur.

Lakes Lakes of notable size within the Township's borders are:

Fauna With the Township consisting of a significant portion of Crown land administered by the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry, North Frontenac is home to many of Ontario's endangered and threatened animals such as;

Endangered:

American eel American ginseng Butternut tree Eastern small-footed myotis Golden eagle Lake sturgeon Mountain Lion Northern myotis Tricoloured bat

Threatened:

Bank swallow Barn swallow Blanding's turtle Cerulean warbler Least bittern Whip-poor-will Bobolink

In the many lakes, rivers and streams you can find:

Black crappie Bluegill Brook trout Bowfin Burbot Common carp Lake sturgeon Lake trout Largemouth bass Longnose gar Muskellunge Northern pike Pumpkinseed Rainbow trout Rock bass Smallmouth bass Walleye White crappie Yellow perch

Demographics In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, North Frontenac had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of , it had a population density of in 2021.

Mother tongue (2021): English as first language: 93.4% French as first language: 2.0% Other as first language: 3.7%

Local government North Frontenac is governed by a mayor, a deputy mayor (who serves as both deputy mayor and councilor) and five councilors. Each municipal ward is represented by two councilors. The Mayor and one other member of Council represent the municipality on the Frontenac County Council.

Current government Source: Mayor: Gerry Lichty Deputy Mayor: Roy Huetl Councilors: Ward 1: Wayne Good Ward 1: Stephanie Regent Ward 2: Vernon Hermer Ward 2: Roy Huetl Ward 3: Fred Fowler Ward 3: John Inglis

List of former mayors Mayors of the Township of North Frontenac: 1998–2003: Stan Johnson 2003–2010: Ron Maguire 2010–2014: Bud Clayton 2015–2022: Ron Higgins

Pre-Amalgamation Reeves of the former Township of Barrie

1873–1873: T. Tapping 1874–1874: D. Kenyon 1875–1875: D. Kenyon 1876–1878: T. Tapping 1879–1881: R. Scott 1882–1882: T. Tapping 1883–1883: R. Tapping 1884–1886: A. Wickware 1887–1887: Wm. Dempsey 1888–1893: T. Tapping 1894–1894: G. Deline 1895–1895: G. Deline 1896–1896: Wm. Salmond 1897–1897: G. Deline 1898–1898: J. Mitchell 1899–1899: J. Mitchell 1900–1900: G. Deline / Wm. Salmond 1901–1904: Wm. Salmond 1905–1905: G. Deline 1906–1906: G. Deline 1907–1909: C. Macgregor 1910–1913: Wm. Salmond 1914–1917: J. Gray 1918–1926: C. Macgregor 1927–1933: S. Wheeler 1934–1942: H. Levere 1943–1951: A. Macgregor 1952–1952: A. Hillier 1953–1957: J. Head 1958–1966: J. Hill 1967–1988: T. Neal 1989–1990: W. Van Kempen 1991–1997: T. Neal

Reeves of the former Township of Clarendon and Miller

1865–1882: B. Watkins. (one of the first settlers in Clarendon) 1883–1885: J. Howell 1886–1891: J. Howell 1892–1892: B. Watkins 1893–1896: A. Monroe 1897–1900: J.F. Card 1901–1901: B. Watkins 1902–1904: J. Mcdonald 1905–1905: S.S. Barton 1906–1906: J. Mcdonald 1907–1907: J. Mcdonald 1908–1912: J.D. Godkin 1913–1913: J.F. Card 1914–1914: J.F. Card 1915–1919: P.J. Wensley 1920–1922: T. Armstrong 1923–1928: J. Flake 1929–1931: J. Brouse 1932–1934: J. Flake 1935–1951: L. Kring 1952–1954: C. Armstrong 1955–1955: L. Kring 1956–1956: G. Kring 1957–1957: C. Armstrong 1958–1974: G. Kring 1975–1984: Wm. Flieler 1985–1997: S. Johnston

Reeves of the former Township of Palmerston, North and South Canonto.

1896–1901: J. Mckenzie 1902–1902: P. White 1903–1903: J. Moore 1904–1904: R. Wood 1905–1905: Wm. Millar 1906–1908: D. Wood 1909–1909: Wm. Donaldson 1910–1910: D. Wood 1911–1915: Wm. Donaldson 1916–1924: D. Gemmill 1925–1932: S.J. Shanks 1933–1949: A.C. Rhodes 1950–1952: W.B. Cameron 1953–1972: A. Trombley 1973–1976: R. Ryder 1977–1988: B. Sproule 1989–1991: B. Carnell 1992–1997: B. Sproule

Attractions

The municipality is host to Bon Echo Provincial Park (shared with Addington Highlands) and the North Frontenac Parklands.

On August 3, 2013, North Frontenac became the first municipality in Canada to achieve Dark Sky Preserve Status by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

Education Students attend the Clarendon Central Public School in Plevna, ON (JK to Grade 8), the North Addington Education Centre in Cloyne, ON (JK to Grade 12) or the Granite Ridge Education Centre in Sharbot Lake, ON (JK to Grade 12). All schools are part of the Limestone District School Board.

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