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TOWN OF LAURENTIAN HILLS
Adopted by By-law 26-19
Corporate Strategic Plan
2018-2021
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COMMUNITY PROFILE
The Town of Laurentian Hills was incorporated on January 1, 2000 and is the
amalgamated Townships of Rolph, Buchanan, Wylie & McKay and the Village of Chalk
River. The Town comprises the communities of Chalk River, Point Alexander and
Rolphton. The Municipal office is located in Point Alexander on Highway 17 just north
of the Town of Deep River and is approximately 200 km north west of the City of Ottawa
and is 147 kms south of North Bay. The municipality surrounds the Town of Deep River
on the north, west and south.
According to the 2016 Statistics Canada census, the municipality is comprised of 642
square kilometres. Of the total land base, 51.8% is made up of Crown or Federal lands
(Military training areas, Forestry Institute). There are 1,490 households in the Town of
Laurentian Hills and the population density is 4.6 per kilometre
The Town of Laurentian Hills is located in the heartland of Ontario's Recreation system,
situated in the beautiful Valley of the Ottawa River bordered by the Laurentian
Mountains and Algonquin Provincial Park.
The Town has a population of 2,961. The majority of the population resides in the
settlement areas of Chalk River, Point Alexander, and Rolphton. The balance of the
residents resides along the Highway 17 corridor and along the shoreline of the Ottawa
River. This narrow and linear pattern of settlement is confined by the Ottawa River to
the east, the Petawawa Forestry Institute and Military Reserve to the south and
Algonquin Provincial Park to the west.
The area provides seasonal recreational opportunities such as fishing, swimming,
boating, paddling, hunting, cross-country skiing and API activities. You can easily
travel the Ottawa River to Pembroke.
The Pembroke/North Bay Top A snowmobile trail connects to the many well-groomed
local trails throughout the municipality, providing miles of enjoyment for the snowmobile
enthusiasts.
The Ottawa Valley Recreation/Algonquin Trail is the former abandoned CP Rail corridor
which runs 296 kms between Smith Falls and Mattawa. The County of Renfrew is
developing the rail corridor as a full multi use trail. The Algonquin Trail runs throughout
the municipality.
The Town of Laurentian Hills' real estate is reasonably priced with affordable new and
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resale housing. The Municipality is an easy commute to Garrison Petawawa and CNL
is located at end of Plant Road in the Village of Chalk River. Chalk River is also home
to St. Anthony's Elementary school and currently has an enrolment of 138 students.
Municipal water and sewer treatment plants provide services for the Village of Chalk
River. Water and sewer for the remainder of the municipality is provided by private
septic and well systems. The Town has two Fire Halls one in the east end and one in
the west end of the Municipality.
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Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is the area's largest employer.
It is located within
the geographical area of the Town of Deep River at the municipality's boundary and
accessed through the Town of Laurentian Hills municipal road located in Chalk River.
The Village of Chalk River also borders the northern edge of Garrison Petawawa.
CNL is a global leader in nuclear science and technology; an organization that is
commercially successful, respected for its scientific capabilities, and home to world-
leading expertise based out of a modern, efficient and collaborative campus
environment.
CNL's long term strategy includes a renewed science and technology mission reflective
of globally important priorities. This is being delivered in parallel with constructing new
infrastructure, decommissioning redundant facilities and performing environmental
remediation. This plan is underpinned by a defined government funding commitment
from Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), which provides very important stability
over the coming years.
CNL is busy with its infrastructure renewal program for the Chalk River campus. This
includes a new $370 million Advanced Nuclear Materials Research Centre, a complex
which will include new shielded facilities, and many advanced active laboratories for
research involving active or irradiated materials. Updates to important enabling
infrastructure are also planned or underway, a new electrical switchyard, expanded
natural gas service, potable water lines, and sanitary sewer system and the construction
of modern, energy efficient facilities to accommodate maintenance and operations
activities, logistics and security, and a new business centre.
Economic and Development Trends
The business directory on the municipality's website identifies businesses,
organizations and points of interest throughout the area. There are several businesses
in Deep River that Laurentian Hills' residents can access and do support due to the
close the proximity of the Town of Deep River to Laurentian Hills.
The distribution of the employment in the Municipality reflects the service industry
associated with the Highway 17 corridor and the specialized employment and
related services of CNL and Garrison Petawawa.
Service Clubs and Volunteers
The Chalk River and Area Lions Club and Branch 532 of the Royal Canadian Legion
are located in the municipality.
The Rolph Buchanan Wylie & McKay Historical Society volunteers maintain the School
House Museum located in Point Alexander.
The museum contains unique collections
of artifacts and photographs as far back at the 1800's illustrating the history of the
Upper Ottawa Valley, including the Town of Laurentian Hills and the Town of Deep
River.
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There is a strong sense of community in Laurentian Hills due to its healthy volunteer
base.
Recreation Facilities
The Town of Laurentian Hills has a number of municipal facilities for use by residents,
visitors and local businesses.
Travelling from west to east, you will find Tee Lake Beach
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Rolphton.
Pt. Alexander is home to a play structure, an outdoor rink and rink building. Burke's
Beach is a beautiful sandy beach on the Ottawa River and is located at the end of
Burke's Road.
A revitalized playground located in the McKee Subdivision is a safe fenced in area for
children to play.
The Glenfiddich Subdivision located on Gutzman Road has a small open playground
and paved surface that is used as both a basketball and pickleball court.
Mountain View Subdivision is home to another playground and an outdoor rink.
The Village of Chalk River boasts many outdoor recreational areas. Tenna-Brise Park
is home to the Hudson Stone. Anne Crosson Park on Railway Street provides children
with a safe, fenced play yard with various climbing equipment and will soon be home to
a natural book tree.
The Chalk River Ball Park is a popular spot in the summer thanks to the revamped
minor ball program. The mixed adult league also enjoys this facility. The outdoor rink
and rink building are well used throughout the winter.
Bob Seguin Drive has a fenced outdoor playground that is also enjoyed by many
children!
Corry Lake Beach is a federally owned beach. The Town maintains the access to this
area allowing people to utilize the boat launch at this very popular fishing area.
The Town's outdoor rinks can also be used in the summer for various sports including
pickle ball, basketball, and ball hockey.
The Town has a team of dedicated volunteers that keep the rinks maintained and
flooded in the winter season and assist with the ball program. Our volunteers are one of
the Town's best assets.
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Administration
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Corporate Services is responsible for most of the administrative duties of the
municipality. This would include municipal treasury such as accounting, budgeting and
reporting and tax collection. The Clerk's department is responsible for record keeping
and management, preparing Council agendas and minutes and elections. Other duties
that fall under Corporate Services are human resources, development of policies,
implementing Council direction and initiatives, communications, coordination of land use
planning and by-laws, cemeteries, lottery licences and marriage licences.
Waste Management
The North Renfrew Waste Disposal Site is located on Baggs Road just off of Plant Road
in the Village of Chalk River. The Site is a joint effort between the Towns of Laurentian
Hills and Deep River. The operations of the site are looked after by the North Renfrew
Landfill Operations Board. The Board consists of two members of council each from
Laurentian Hills and Deep River and one resident.
Following the guidelines of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Control, the
Board is dedicated to diverting as much waste as possible from the site through various
programs such as the tire recycling, the re-use area, the household hazardous waste
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area, a scrap metal area, brush and wood chipping programs, mattress grinding as well
as a textile drop off box.
All construction and demolition waste are deposited at the Town of Deep River's Miller's
Road Waste Site.
Municipal Services
Corporate Services
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Clerk's Department
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Treasury
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Human Resources
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Information Technology
Environmental Services
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Solid Waste Management
Recreation and Culture
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Parks
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Community Centres!Halls
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Chalk River and Point Alexander
Libraries
Roads
Planning and Development
Planning
Protective Services
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Fire Protection and Prevention
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By-law Enforcement
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Policing
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Building
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The Municipality provides curbside garbage pick-up on a weekly basis and curbside
recycling is picked up weekly on an alternating schedule (containers one week and
carboard the next).
Roads
The municipality is responsible for maintaining 156 kilometres of roads.
Building and Planning
The Chief Building Official is a full-time permanent employee of the municipality and is
also the Planning Coordinator.
The municipality will be repealing its Official Plan and joining the County of Renfrew's
Official Plan as part of its Five-Year Update. The Draft Revised County Official Plan
has been posted on the County website. A new zoning by-law to conform with the
County Official Plan will be developed and adopted and will be the primary means of
implementing the policies of the new official plan.
The Renfrew County Planning Division is the approval authority for subdivisions and the
County Land Division Committee is the approval authority for consents. Zoning
amendments, site plan control agreements and minor variances are approved by the
municipal council.
Protective Services
Fire Protection and Prevention
The Town of Laurentian Hills has fire halls in Chalk River and Point Alexander, allowing
its volunteer department to respond to any emergency within the municipality in
minutes. The volunteer department is headed by a Fire Chief, who is a part4ime
employee, and a complement of 39 volunteer Fire Fighters.
Policing
Policing is provided by the Ontario Provincial Police through the Upper Ottawa Valley
Detachment located in Petawawa.
By-law Enforcement
By-law enforcement services are provided by the Chief Building Official.
Ambulance
The County or Renfrew provides paramedic service for the municipalities in the county,
including Laurentian Hills. The services include 130 front-line Paramedics supported by
an additional 9 qualified Supervisory staff who also maintain their annual certification
status. The fleet consists of 19 Ambulance Vehicles, 5 Emergency Response Vehicles
an Emergency Support Unit and has drone capacity to assist with emergencies.
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Municipal Government
The Town of Laurentian Hills is governed by a five-member council comprised of a
Mayor and a councillor for each of the four wards. The Deputy Mayor is appointed by
way of a vote by council members at the inaugural meeting.
The Municipality budgeted for $7.7 million in expenditures for 2017 which included the
amounts collected for and paid to the County of Renfrew and School Boards. Property
assessment values as of 2017 was $352,909,825.
The upper tier is the County of Renfrew, which is headquartered in Pembroke, Ontario.
The Mayor represents Laurentian Hills on County council.
The county provides the
following services:
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Paramedic Services
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Long-Term Care
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Social Housing
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Children's Services
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Ontario Works employment services and financial assistance
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Planning and Economic Development
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Land Use Planning
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Economic Development
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GIS Mapping
Strategic Planning Process
Members of Council and senior staff met on March 9, 2017 to participate in a strategic
planning exercise facilitated by Penny Sharman of Sharman Municipal Consulting. The
participants completed a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Threats); identified the municipality's Decreasing and Increasing Pressures; developed
a wish list of strategic actions and concluded the session by prioritizing that wish list.
The consultant presented a report to Council on April 19, 2017 to review the results of
the prioritization. Council and senior staff reviewed the report and in July 2017 provided
the consultant with comments/amendments and permission to proceed to write the draft
strategic plan. Proposed Vision and Mission Statements were developed by a
committee consisting of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and two senior members of staff on
October 11, 2017. The proposed statements were included in the draft plan for
consideration by Council.
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The draft plan was reviewed by the Committee of the Whole of Council on 2 October,
2018 and it was recommended that a Public Meeting be held. Public input regarding
the draft plan was received at a Public Meeting held on November 28, 2018.
The Strategic Plan was adopted by Council on September 18, 2019.
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Introducing the Strategic Plan Components
The Strategic Plan for the Town of Laurentian Hills is divided into four areas which
comprise the main elements of any good strategic plan.
Vision, which describes what the Town of Laurentian Hills is striving to become
Mission, which describes the role of the Town of Laurentian Hills in realizing the
municipality's vision
Focus Areas which describe the key areas of interest and
Strategic Actions, which identify the activities within each of the focus areas
demonstrating the way that the township will contribute to making those results happen.
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VISION & MISSION STATEMENTS
The municipality is committed to the delivery of cost-effective services,
ensuring policies are in place to foster a healthy natural environment,
promoting and supporting recreation activities, as well as encouraging
economic development opportunities.
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Vision
Laurentian Hills is a vibrant rural community that will continue to provide a
strong fiscal government, embrace its natural environment, promote a
healthy active lifestyle and welcome economic development opportunities
Mission
FOCUS AREAS
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Capital Projects InfrastructureITangible Capital Assets
Making the best possible decisions regarding capital projects and assets, whether it is
for new construction, an upgrade or a repair
Emergency Management
To assist the municipality in meeting its emergency management goals by protecting
people and property from hazards, minimizing losses associated with emergencies and
ensuring a swift and effective recovery from disasters
Good Governance and Effective Administration
To provide effective and efficient municipal governance and administration
Health, Recreation, Culture & Lifestyle
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To promote healthy lifestyles and to meet the broad range of community needs
Public Works
Ensure residents are being served by an efficient and cohesive Public Works
Department
Waste Management
To address the Waste Management needs of the municipality
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The focus areas for the Town of Laurentian Hills are:
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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Protection of people and property
from hazards
Minimizing losses from emergencies
Swift and
from
HEALTH, RECREATION,
CULTURE & LIFESTYLE
To promote health lifestyles and to
meet the broad range of community
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CAPITAL PROJECTS
Making the best possible decisions
regarding capital projects, whether it
is new construction, upgrade or repair
VISION
Laurentian Hills is a vibrant rural community that
will continue to provide a strong fiscal government.
embrace its natural environment, promote a
healthy active lifestyle and welcome economic
development opportunities
MISSION
The municipality is commilled to the delivery of
cost-effective services, ensuring policies are in
place to foster a healthy natural environment,
promoting and supporting recreation activities, as
well as encouraging economic development
opportunities
GOOD GOVERNANCE &
EFFECTIVE
ADMINISTRATION
To provide effective and efficient
municipal governance and
administration
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PUBLIC WORKS
Ensuring residents are being served
by and efficient and cohesive Public
Works Department
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The following tables list the strategic actions within the focus areas:
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1.
Determine the feasibility of building the Meilleurs Bay Boat Launch based on
the results of the based on the McIntosh Perry engineering design report as
well as costing and proceed if possible
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Determine the feasibility of building the McConnell Creek Bridge based on the
results of the report and costing from Valley Window and Doors and MADI
bridges and proceed if possible
3. Repair Sewer Line at Chalk River Fire Hall
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Upgrade Parks (McKee, Gutzman)
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Upgrade Anne Crosson Park (Book tree)
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Investigate the need to expand sewer capacity
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Point Alexander Rink issues
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Develop a process for the effective collection of back taxes
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Strive to keep all technology hardware and software current in order to respond
to Municipal needs and changes
3. Review and update the appropriate By-laws to ensure the content is up to date
and meets current needs and legislation.
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CAPITAL PROJECTS (INFRASTRUCTUREITANGIBLE CAPITAL ASSETS)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
1. Tanker Repair
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Replacement of Equipment Vans
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Review and update the Town's Emergency Response Plan to ensure it is
current and meets the needs of the Municipality and legislative requirements.
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION
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Develop a Succession Plan
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5. Review and Update appropriate municipal policies
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Continue to support ongoing training and professional development for staff and
Council. Continuous professional development helps to ensure that staff and
Council are engaged, knowledgeable, and possess the skills/training to meet the
needs of changing legislation and the Municipality.
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OEM Training/ CAO & Treasurer
8. Develop a process for an ongoing review of Infrastructure
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recreational facilities, the Wastewater and Water Treatment Plants, and the
Point Alexander Municipal office complex and garage.
HEALTH, RECREATION, CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE
1. Continue to support the Recreation Committee in their current programs and
encourage the development of future programs to meet the needs of the
Community
2. Ensure existing facilities meet the recreational needs of the community
3. Support and encourage the development and construction of a senior housing
complex in our community
PUBLIC WORKS
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Implement Road Needs Study
2. Equipment Replacement (truck, grader, tandem)
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Investigate Creation of Turnarounds
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WASTE MANAGEMENT
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Complete a Waste Management Review of the Town's current garbage and
recycling
programs
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Implementing and Monitoring the Strategic Plan
In order to implement and monitor the Strategic Plan, Implementation Tables have been
established as an integral part of the plan itself. They are directly related to each
strategic action and will assist Council and Staff in assessing the success of
implementing the Plan.
Quarterly reports will provide Council with up to date status on each strategic action.
Appendix I
-- Implementation Tables
Appendix II
-- Corporate Work Plan 2018-2021
-- is a graphical representation of the
timeframes for each strategic action.
Contact Information: CAO/Clerk, Town of Laurentian Hills
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