Temporary Zoning By-law Amendment (Rock Crushing)

Temporary Zoning By-Law Amendment (Rock Crushing) Township of Georgian Bay - At the end of August, the Superior Court of Justice (Ontario Divisional Court) issued a decision to deny the Township’s request to appeal the Ontario Land Tribunal’s (OLT) decision to permit the temporary zoning by-law. Therefore, the Township is compelled by the Ontario Land Tribunal to issue a zoning by-law amendment to OBD Developments Inc. to allow crushing of rock on the Summerside Phase of the development for a...

Fill A Backpack Campaign 2024 A Success

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Forty plus students went to school today with a brand new backpack!

Township of Georgian Bay - The Township of Georgian Bay is proud to announce the successful conclusion of the Fill A Backpack campaign, thanks to the incredible generosity of our community and the Baxter Ward Lions Club. A total of $1,700 was raised, allowing the Port Severn / Honey Harbour / MacTier Food Banks to provide 42 backpacks filled with essential school supplies to students in need across the...

Annual Fill a Backpack Campaign Launches

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Township of Georgian Bay Launches Second Annual Fill a Backpack Campaign  Township of Georgian Bay - The Township of Georgian Bay is proud to announce the launch of the Second Annual Fill a Backpack Campaign, a community-driven initiative to support local food banks and ensure that every student starts the school year with the essentials they need. Following the tremendous success of last year's campaign, which provided over 60 students with fully stocked backpacks, we are...

Grant from Ontario Government

$10,000 OTF Grant from the Ontario Government Gives Library a Technology Boost

Honey Harbour, ON – On Saturday, MPP Graydon Smith was at the Georgian Bay Public Library to hear more about the $10,000 Resilient Communities Fund grant it received earlier this year from the provincial government’s Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF). The grant, applied for through the Township, was used to purchase a set of laptops for digital literacy training and organizational flexibility. The project will...

OBD Developments Inc. Appeal OLT Decision 23-000741

Township of Georgian Bay confirms position regarding appeal to OLT Decision 23-000741

Georgian Bay, Ontario OBD Developments Inc, known as Oak Bay Developments, were successful in their appeal at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT-23-000741) with respect to rock crushing at their Summerside development, in Port Severn through a decision dated the 15th of April, 2024.

As a reminder, in 2022 Oak Bay Developments submitted a Zoning By-law amendment application (Z22-12) to temporarily permit rock...