Augusta Township
3560 County Road 26 K0E1T0 Prescott, ON, Canada

CHILD CARE FEE SUBSIDY

REMINDER: The Augusta Township Office, Public Library and Waste Transfer Sites will be CLOSED Monday, February 15th for Family Day.

WASTE MANAGEMENT WEDNESDAY! Do you have an idea to help reduce food waste? Check out the link below and see if you can register your idea. https://rco.on.ca/food-waste-reduction-challenge/

WEEKEND CHALLENGE: SKINNAMA-RINK Each year the Canadian winters make it possible to go outside for ice skating. Sometimes with a little help from the volunteers who build public rinks and maintain it all season long or a personal, homemade rink in the yard, a frozen pond, or even a frozen patch of ice in a field. Name it and as soon as the weather allows, we see people finding their way to the ice to practice their first ‘careful steps’ behind a chair or holding onto mommy/da...ddy’s hand, score another unforgettable goal in an exciting, friendly match of hockey or improving their braking skills while trying to cover their friends with snow. In the end it doesn’t matter where you skate as long as you have fun! And the weather forecast is promising for this weekend! Its supposed to be nice and sunny Saturday, with light snow on Sunday - great conditions for ice skating. So put on your warm clothes and enjoy one of the many opportunities to get some exercise and have some fun! And don’t forget to post a picture on your timeline and tag Augusta Township's Facebook page or share it in the comments below! Have fun!

REMINDER: The Township office will be closing at noon today, Thursday, December 24th and will reopen again on Monday, January 4, 2021. If you have any concerns regarding Township roads/snow plowing, please call the Public Works Garage at (613) 926-2002. To report urgent safety and infrastructure matters that cannot wait (e.g. a tree has fallen down on/over a Township road or a road is flooding) you can call the After Hour Line at 613-348-3455 ext. 311.

TRAIL & ICE RINKS UPDATE - JAN 12/21 North Augusta's rink is currently CLOSED until further notice due to the warm temperatures. Lights have now been installed to make night-time skating until 8pm possible once it reopens (flooding happens starting at 8pm). MERC's rink is also CLOSED until further notice. The trails have been groomed and available for use. Maynard's rink has been set up and flooded so it will available for use once the weather cooperates. Cedar St. ...Park rink will not be opening this season as we don't have volunteers to set up and maintain it this year. We apologize for the inconvenience. If you are interested in volunteering, please email the Community Development & Recreation Coordinator Matthijs van der Veen at [email protected]. ----------------------------------------------- NOTE: Face coverings and physical distancing from those outside your household are required at all times. A maximum of 10 people can be on the ice at one time. Team sports such as hockey are not permitted. See more

NOTICE RE: NORTH AUGUSTA RINK

ASK THE EXPERTS - ONTARIO TOGETHER RECOVERY FUND Have you experienced a loss of revenue? Are you struggling with what to do next? Are you frustrated with all the challenges and roadblocks you are facing with operating your business right now? Would you like some help with these topics: Accounting, Legal, Social Media, Human Resources, Business Planning and Coaching, Marketing. The Leeds Grenville Small Business Centre want to help. If you think that talking to one of these... experts would help your business, go to the link below and complete the brief application. They will connect you with one of their experts via email for your free consult with them. We all need a little help sometime! Let them do that for you! This program is funded by the Province of Ontario and available for a limited time. Go to: https://www.lgsmallbusiness.com/covid-recovery-program/ See more

The online booking system for the Brockville Assessment Centre is back up. Click to book a COVID-19 test in Brockville: https://ocean.cognisantmd.com//aadd1faa-2759-463d-8d92-e24

ARE YOU A SOUTH GRENVILLE BUSINESS, ARTIST, OR CRAFTER WHO WANTS TO START SELLING ONLINE? The ShopHere program can help you get going! ShopHere offers free, one-on-one support to create a customized Shopify website with a free three month subscription to Shopify, training and advice on digital marketing, and a free .ca domain name. Visit www.digitalmainstreet.ca/shophere-signup to register or contact Justin at [email protected] for more information.

REMINDER After Christmas, the North Augusta Transfer Station will accept your real Christmas tree for disposal as long as the trunk is under 4" in diameter and wrapping paper can be brought to either Transfer Station as garbage.

The Township of Augusta would like to thank the businesses that give back to our community. We are very luck to have received generous donations of time, materials and resources from these 36 local businesses. THANK YOU!!!

CENTENNIAL CAIRNS Did you know.... Funds to improve their facilities were given to most of the Township’s Recreation committees in 1965 as part of the festivities to commemorate Canada’s Centennial of Confederation in 1967. These stone memorials can be found in Maynard, Roebuck, Maitland and Domville.

LAST DAY FOR THE GIVING TREE Did you pick up an ornament from the Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Leeds & Grenville Giving Tree? Today is the last day to drop off your gifts for the kids.

REMINDER OF TOWNSHIP HOLIDAY HOURS

AUGUSTA MATTERS This week's Augusta Matters article (as published in the South Grenville Journal) "Augusta Township thanks and congratulates its Business of the Year Nominees and Winners". http://www.augusta.ca//augusta-township-thanks-and-congra/

NOTICE OF HOLIDAY HOURS FOR THE AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR - THANK YOU! Augusta Township Council and Staff would like to say THANK YOU to everyone who picked up ornaments and brought in gifts for our Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Leeds & Grenville Giving Tree again this year. WAY TO GO EVERYONE!!

WASTE MANAGEMENT WEDNESDAY! Happy Hallowe'en! If you are looking to dispose of your Hallowe'en products we ask that you: - Donate your old costumes in the clothing bins at the Transfer Stations - Compost your pumpkin on your property - Donate any decorations you no longer want at local donation centres... This will help to reduce the waste received at the Transfer Stations! See more

LOCK IT OR LOSE IT - CAR THEFT PREVENTION TIPS The OPP have received several calls in regards to car break ins within the Township lately. The investigation is ongoing, however they asked us to share these Auto Theft Protection Tips. If anyone has any additional information about these thefts, you can call the OPP’s non-emergency number at 1-888-310-1122.

NOTICE OF HOLIDAY HOURS FOR THE AUGUSTA TOWNSHIP TRANSFER STATIONS

Visit the Canadian War Museum website for more information on the significance of Remembrance Day and why we remember.... https://www.warmuseum.ca//exh/remember/armisticeday_e.html

REMINDER: There will be an electronic Community Development Committee meeting today at 2:00 pm. If you have questions for the Committee or to virtually attend the meeting, please email [email protected] at least one hour before the start of the meeting. You can find the agenda on our website: http://www.augusta.ca//town/council-and-committee-agendas/

REMINDER The Augusta Township Office and the Public Library will be CLOSED TODAY - Wednesday, November 11th for Remembrance Day. The Maynard Waste Transfer site will be OPEN (9-5).

BOOK SALE The Augusta Township Public Library will be having a fundraising book sale from Wednesday, October 28th Saturday, November 14th. During regular hours over this time period we will be letting patrons browse through a selection of donated books for sale in our meeting room. Masks and physical distancing will be required and hand sanitizer will be available.

MAIN STREET PAVING COMPLETE As of Saturday, November 7, 2020, the construction work on Main Street in North Augusta is complete for this year. The Public Works dept. would like to thank everyone for their patience and understanding while work was being completed.

REC CENTRES REOPENING WITH NEW PROTOCOLS We are happy to announce that Augusta recreation centres (Maitland, Maynard, North Augusta & Roebuck) are now open again for bookings. Staffed events are subject to capacity limits established by the Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG). Other events are subject to a 10 person capacity (for further information on this, please visit the Province's website: https://www.ontario.ca//guidance-meeting-and-event-facilit) To learn more about getting approval to book the halls, please visit our website: http://www.augusta.ca//recreation-/parks-and-recreation-2/

AWARD BREAKFAST Come on out to the Maitland Education & Recreation Centre (MERC) on Friday, November 6th at 7:30 am and help us celebrate this year's nominees for the Augusta Business of the Year and New Business of the Year Awards. Limited in-person numbers are available due to COVID-19. The event will also be cast via Zoom. Register by Friday, October 30, 2020 at: https://www.lgsbec.com//township-of-augusta-business-of-t/

REMINDER: There will be an electronic Council meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. If you have questions for Council or to virtually attend the meeting, please email the Clerk ([email protected]) at least one hour before the start of the meeting. You can find the agenda on our website: http://www.augusta.ca//town/council-and-committee-agendas/

BUSINESS & NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD NOMINEES The 2020 nominations are in! BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Coville's Greenhouses Creekside Diner... Dewar’s Inn on the River Elmer’s Construction Shannon Farms NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR: Flowers of the Field House of Knapp’s Photography JJ Construction Congratulations to all the nominees. The event will be held on Friday, November 6th at MERC Hall. There are limited in-person spaces available due to COVID-19. The event will also be cast via Zoom. Register today: https://www.lgsbec.com//township-of-augusta-business-of-t/ See more

NOTICE Usually when an oversize load is to travel on one of the Township's roads, the Public Works Department is notified. On OCTOBER 27, 28 & 30th, such a load (carrying a wind tower) will be travelling through the area - taking County Road 18 to Cedar Grove Road. They will be travelling through around 3 pm each day and will have escort vehicles with them as a safety precaution.... Please plan your route accordingly.

AUGUSTA MATTERS This week's Augusta Matters article (as published in the South Grenville Journal) "Making Change Work for Our Augusta Business Community". http://www.augusta.ca//making-change-work-for-our-augusta/

HALLOWE'EN: COVID-19 STYLE Follow the links below to read the full releases. Health Unit: https://healthunit.org//covid-19/gatherings-social-circles/ Chief Medical Officer Media Release: https://news.ontario.ca//stay-safe-and-follow-public-healt

**UPDATE** HE IS HOME SAFE MISSING CAT We received a call from a resident whose cat went missing around the McIntosh Road area today (October 22). If anyone sees it, could you please contact Carol at 905-808-8678 or contact the Township Office. He has a little less hair now and his name is Jackson. Let's help this kitty get home!

REMINDER: There will be an electronic Joint Recreation Committee Meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. If you have questions for the Committee or to virtually attend the meeting, please email [email protected] at least one hour prior to the start of the meeting. You can find the agenda on our website:... http://www.augusta.ca//town/council-and-committee-agendas/ See more