North, South Frontenac Receive Emergency Readiness Grant
North and South Frontenac townships are each receiving $50,000 from the Ontario Community Emergency Preparedness Grant (CEPG) program, which is designed to strengthen emergency preparedness by helping communities improve their local resilience.
The Township of South Frontenac will use $50,000 in funding to purchase mobile digital signage that can be deployed to inform residents and visitors of emergency situations such as road and highway incidents and severe weather events including winter storms, high winds, and flooding. The portable nature of these signs will allow them to be relocated as conditions change, ensuring timely and visible messaging during emergency events.
The Township of North Frontenac will use $50,000 in funding to install two mobile communication towers to deliver timely emergency alerts, evacuation instructions and safety messages in regions lacking reliable cellular or internet connectivity. These towers will enhance response efforts during wildfires, storms, floods, power outages, and major road closures.
“This funding is vital for our rural communities to strengthen local response capabilities and ensure they are better equipped to handle natural disasters and other emergencies,” said John Jordan, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston. “The Emergency Preparedness Grant plays a critical role in closing the gap between risk and readiness.”
The CEPG supports small- to medium-sized municipalities, local services boards, First Nations communities, Tribal Councils and Indigenous service organizations. Recipients were selected through a competitive review process. Since the program launched in 2023, the province has invested $15 million to provide 342 recipients with grants.
A third $50,000 grant was approved in Jordan’s Lanark-Frontenac Kingston riding. The Town of Carleton Place will use $50,000 in funding to equip the Carambeck Community Centre with a generator and the necessary electrical components, to ensure they can operate during power outages.
