The Corporation of the Township of Ignace invites local taxpayers to take part in the Free Dump Days 2025.

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Items That Will NOT Be Accepted

Applicant: Davy Lake R&RV Campground and Resort Ltd.

The Public is invited to participate in a Public Meeting, which the Council of the Township of Ignace will be holding to consider a Consent to Sever application on:

June 23, 2025 at 6:00pm

How to participate:

Submit written comments, by emailing Keith Roseborough This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., no later than June 18, 2025. Please quote File No. B-2023-01, in your submission.

Attend in person by visiting the Council Chambers located at 34 Highway 17W.

Purpose and effect of the application

The purpose of the application is to create one new parcel of land.

The Severed Lot has a frontage of 140 metres on Davy Lake Road, a depth of 90 metres and lot area of 12,600 square metres. The Retained Lot has a lot frontage of 45 metres on Davy Lake Road, an irregular depth and a lot area of 414,902.12 square metres.

If approved, the effect of this application would be the severance and conveyance of one new lot as set forth in the application.

The lands are located in the “TC” – Tourist Commercial Zone and are designated as “Commercial Area” in the Official Plan.

The Applicant’s Site Sketch and a Key Map of the subject lands are shown as part of this Notice.

The subject lands are not subject to any other application under the Planning Act at this time.

Additional information

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed consent, you must submit a written request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you have any questions about this notice or you require accessible accommodations or materials, please contact Keith Roseborough, Community Development Strategist at 807-747-0318 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Copies of all comments will be forwarded to Council and to the Applicant. The collection of personal information including names and contact information provided in written submissions is made under the authority of the Planning Act for the purpose of creating a Public Record.  Personal information is collected in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

If this notice has been received by an owner of lands which contain seven or more residential units, please post this notice in a location which is visible to all residents living on the property to which this notice applies.

Right to appeal

If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Council of the Township of Ignace, in respect to the proposed consent, does not make written submissions to the Council before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal.

Applicant: Clair Yvonne Berube

The Public is invited to participate in a Public Meeting, which the Council of the Township of Ignace will be holding to consider a Consent to Sever application on:

June 23, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

How to participate:

Submit written comments, by emailing Keith Roseborough This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., no later than June 18, 2025. Please quote File No. B-2025-001, in your submission.

Attend in person by visiting the Council Chambers located at 34 Highway 17W.

Purpose and effect of the application

The purpose of the application is to create one new parcel of land.

The Severed Lot has a frontage of 45 metres on Poplar St, an irregular depth for lot area of depth of 4000 m2.

The Retained Lot has a lot frontage of 76.2 metres on 808 Cedar St, an irregular depth and a lot area of 6926.5 m2.

If approved, the effect of this application would be the severance and conveyance of one new lot as set forth in the application.

The lands are located in the “IND” – Industrial Zone and are designated as “Industrial Area” in the Official Plan.

The Applicant’s Site Sketch and a Key Map of the subject lands are shown as part of this Notice.

The subject lands are not subject to any other application under the Planning Act at this time.

Additional information

If you wish to be notified of the decision of the Committee of Adjustment in respect of the proposed consent, you must submit a written request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you have any questions about this notice or you require accessible accommodations or materials, please contact Keith Roseborough, Community Development Strategist at 807-747-0318 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Copies of all comments will be forwarded to Council and to the Applicant. The collection of personal information including names and contact information provided in written submissions is made under the authority of the Planning Act for the purpose of creating a Public Record.  Personal information is collected in compliance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

If this notice has been received by an owner of lands which contain seven or more residential units, please post this notice in a location which is visible to all residents living on the property to which this notice applies.

Right to appeal

If a person or public body that files an appeal of a decision of the Council of the Township of Ignace, in respect to the proposed consent, does not make written submissions to the Council before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Ontario Land Tribunal may dismiss the appeal.

To help keep Ignace safe and clean, the Municipality encourages residents to report concerns so that they may be addressed.

If you have a concern, please either complete the online form below or submit a manual complaint form included on the right-hand side of the webpage. Your request will be directed to the appropriate staff member for action or response. Regular business hours are Monday – Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Ignace Aerodrome Feasibility Study : Final-Report

Ignace Transitional Housing Strategy : Final Report

The Ministry of Natural Resources – Dryden Fort Frances Atikokan District is advising area residents that a Flood Watch is in effect in the District until Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 17:00 hrs.

Residents in the Dryden, Wabigoon, Fort Frances, Mine Centre, Emo, Rainy River, Atikokan, Sapawe and surrounding areas throughout the District should keep a close watch on upcoming weather forecasts and local water conditions. Residents should also exercise caution around less traveled roads, lakes, rivers and areas of high potential run-off.

The ministry is closely monitoring the weather and developing watershed conditions. Further updates will be issued as appropriate.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Description of Weather System

A large, warm southerly flow is forecast to move into Ontario today.

Very unsettled conditions are developing across the Northwest Region as a warm front enters Ontario and meets a cold front in the far north. Potential rainfall amounts of 15mm to 25 mm expected from Rainy Lake as far south as Wawa and Sault Ste. Marie.

The daytime temperature forecast 10°C to 15°C, with lows near 10°C in southern Northwest.

Description of Current Conditions

Levels and flows are beginning to rise due to warming temperatures and melting snow in Northwest Region, primarily on the East side of the District. Modelled snow water equivalent amounts range anywhere from 5 to 100+ mm of snow water equivalent. Increasing flows and rotting river ice, and ice jams are possible.

Flooding in low-lying areas can be expected, and those areas currently experiencing high water levels or flooding can expect these conditions to continue. A close watch of local weather forecasts, special weather statements, and warnings is recommended.

This message will be in effect until (or updated before) Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 at 17:00 hrs.

DEFINITIONS

• WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY: indicates that high flows, melting ice or other factors could be dangerous for such users as boaters, anglers and swimmers but flooding is not expected.
• WATERSHED CONDITIONS STATEMENT – FLOOD OUTLOOK: gives early notice of the potential for flooding based on weather forecasts calling for heavy rain, snow melt, high winds or other conditions
• SHORELINE CONDITIONS STATEMENT – WATER SAFETY: indicates that along the Great Lakes shorelines high water, melting ice or other factors could be dangerous but flooding is not expected.
• SHORELINE CONDITIONS STATEMENT – FLOOD OUTLOOK: gives early notice of the potential for flooding along the Great Lakes shorelines based on weather and lake conditions, and water safety information.
• FLOOD WATCH: potential for flooding exists within specific watercourses and municipalities
• FLOOD WARNING: flooding is imminent or occurring within specific watercourses and municipalities.

LEARN MORE

Surface Water Monitoring Centre public webpage www.ontario.ca/page/surface-water-monitoring-centre

Environment Canada bulletins: www. weather.gc.ca

A close watch on local conditions and weather forecasts from Environment Canada is recommended.

Support for NWMO and Deep Geological Repository Project

The Township of Ignace is proud to continue its efforts to support the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) and its Revell site for the deep geological repository for the storage of used nuclear fuel. As we know, there have been studies completed in the past, which include many hours of preparation and participation from the Township of Ignace. We appreciate the hard work that has been completed to date and the initiation and launch of these two new studies will be building upon and incorporating elements of those foundational efforts from the past into the work that lies ahead for the future. It is important that we have up-to-date and relevant information that the consultants can utilize through their engagement with the community, discussion with relevant stakeholders, governments of Ontario & Canada and other community groups. Ultimately, this feedback will come back to Council with sound recommendations to analyze and move forward.

To prepare for the projected growth and changes within our community, we have partnered with Explorer Solutions to develop a transitional housing strategy that addresses the community's short- and long-term housing needs. In addition, Explorer Solutions will conduct a feasibility study to determine whether there is enough demand to support the reopening of the Ignace Municipal Airport.

These projects will directly impact our community, and we want to hear from our residents. As such, we invite you to complete this survey to share your opinions and insights. Your thoughts will help shape the direction of both projects, as well as inform the recommendations that will guide the future of Ignace.

(Note: There will be an opportunity to provide additional comments at the end of the survey.)

We invite you to complete this short online survey. 

Alternatively, hard copies of this survey are available at the following locations:

All hard copy and electronic survey responses will be accepted until Friday, February 14, 2025 (at 5:00 pm).

Thanks again and we encourage you to fill in the survey questions and be an active participant in shaping the future of Ignace.

Mayor Kim Baigrie and Members of Council

PUBLIC STATEMENT – The Township of Ignace

On April 29, 2024, a draft agreement appeared publicly on the upcoming agenda released by the Municipality of South Bruce, for their Council’s consideration and signing for their upcoming May 1, 2024, Special Meeting. The agreement was received earlier that morning and briefly analyzed by Township of Ignace Council, staff, and advisors. 

At first glance, the Municipality of South Bruce agreement seems to be more than double that of the Township of Ignace, but once you begin to conduct a simple per capita amount analysis of their agreement based on their population base, housing/homes, location of the proposed DGR including taxation factors, it is a much different picture. “That said, we are very different communities with unique characteristics and goals, and we, in Ignace remain proud and steadfast to have been the first community in this willingness process to be out of the gate with the NWMO by signing our hosting agreement in March 2024”, stated Mayor Kim Baigrie.

The South Bruce agreement includes base factors such as population figures - which are five times that of Ignace (5600 vs 1200) and the number of homes/housings that is almost four times greater (2381 vs 644) than Ignace and include the direct taxation amount of the DGR which is located within their municipal boundaries.  When this significant amount is deducted from the proposed DGR (25%) because it is situated within the boundaries of their community and includes two other villages and you conduct the calculation on a per capita basis, the Township of Ignace corrected amount far exceeds that of South Bruce ($150k vs $56k). 

Another important factor to consider is the after the site operations are closed, a monitoring phase begins which, in South Bruce includes calculations for revenue for the community for up to 138 years, as the property tax/special facility payment will be continued to be paid to the Municipality of South Bruce.

The following chart provides a brief summary of the per capita analysis for both communities:

“Regardless, of our analysis, when we began negotiations with the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, we were advised that each and every potential hosting agreement would be negotiated in good faith, with the community’s best interest as a guiding principle and as such would all be different based on the fact that all  four of  the communities/areas remaining in this process have very unique circumstances, and as the first community to have set the bar, we remain proud of the potential hosting agreement for the benefit of all in Ignace”, stated Mayor Baigrie.

“It is important to remember that each community we are negotiating an agreement with for the potential siting of the deep geological repository, has extremely unique circumstances and variable factors including population, housing needs and whether the potential site is within municipal boundaries or not. These are all factors that we needed to consider moving forward in that community’s proposed draft agreement”, stated Lise Morton, Vice President of Site Selection, NWMO.

Mayor and Council for the Township of Ignace would like to remind its residents that If you have not already registered and voiced your vote With Chela Inc., please do so until midnight tonight.

Approximately 40 Exhibits, Panelists and Nuclear Industry representatives from all of over Canada set to descend in Ignace, ON on April 12th and 13th, 2024!

The Township of Ignace Mayor and Council, event planning personnel and Township staff, including members of the Willingness Ad Hoc Committee have been diligently preparing to host the most important Northwestern Ontario Nuclear Exploration Event yet.  The event is set to take place on April 12^th and 13^th, 2024 at the Ignace Recreational Centre, with a special smudging ceremony and prayer from Donna Chief, Wabigoon Lake Ojibway First Nation at 10 am.

“We are so excited to once again be hosting this important, learning, and educational event for our residents, surrounding municipalities, our First Nation neighbours, local students and regional partners and stakeholders.  We are stressing that all our greater community comes out and has an opportunity to ask questions about our recently signed potential hosting agreement, our recent tours, and meetings with industry partners across Canada, First Nation, and other community meetings we have attended around Canada and the world, including Finland.  We have Canadian representatives that are ready to tell their stories and we are so pleased that we have over 40 exhibits who will be on the ground and providing factual and critical information about the nuclear industry, safety in transportation, this proposed deep geological repository and the opportunities that are associated with it”, stated Mayor Kim Baigrie.  “But we don’t stop there, we also have invited those who are presenting the potential challenges of this project, and their voice must also be heard”, the Mayor went on to state.

On March 18^th,2024 Mayor and Council passed a unanimous resolution to sign an historic potential hosting agreement with the NWMO. The signing of this historic agreement allowed the Township, the Willingness Ad Hoc Committee, its residents, stakeholders, and other interested parties to consider the legal, financial, and regulatory implications as critical data points in moving forward with the willingness process and the determination of a final decision by Council in mid 2024.  This agreement and the Ignace Community Well Being Studies become very important resources for both the residents and Council in the community moving forward. Representatives of the Township and NWMO will be on hand to answer questions about that agreement and share summaries with the residents of Ignace.  The agreement in its entirety, a summary of the agreement, the Township resolutions and other information are all posted on the Township website.

The Northwestern Nuclear Exploration Event will also be an important opportunity resident within the community to continue to stay engaged with the willingness process currently underway in the Township of Ignace.  With Chela Inc., the municipal engagement consultants, advisors and peer review experts for the study and Willingness Ad Hoc Committee members will all be represented and in attendance.  With Chela Inc. will also be registering residents for confidential interviews, and the community will be able to ask questions about the methodology and hear about the progress of the study.

Mayor Kim Baigrie will be hosting a special PANCAKE Breakfast on Saturday April 13^th at 9:00 am in the Kid’s Zone with Mayor Blair Skinner (Pinawa, Manitoba) and Mayor Adrian Foster (Clarington, Ontario) both members of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities.  The breakfast will be sponsored by the Township of Ignace, and everyone is invited to come free of charge.  Organizers are asking those attending that, if they are able to, please bring and donate a dry good for the local Mary Berglund Food Bank. It would be very much appreciated.