O. Reg. 93/00: RESTRUCTURING COMMISSION FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF SIOUX NARROWS AND GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIPS OF CLAXTON, CODE, CROOME, DEVONSHIRE, GODSON, LE MAY, MANROSS, MATHIEU, MACQUARRIE, MCMEEKIN, PHILLIPS, TWEEDSMUIR AND WORK AND UNORGANIZED AREAS

 

ONTARIO REGULATION 93/00

made under the

Municipal Act

Made: February 7, 2000
Filed: February 7, 2000

RESTRUCTURING COMMISSION FOR THE TOWNSHIP OF SIOUX NARROWS AND GEOGRAPHIC TOWNSHIPS OF CLAXTON, CODE, CROOME, DEVONSHIRE, GODSON, LE MAY, MANROSS, MATHIEU, MACQUARRIE, MCMEEKIN, PHILLIPS, TWEEDSMUIR AND WORK AND UNORGANIZED AREAS

1. A commission is established to develop a restructuring proposal for the locality described as the Township of Sioux Narrows and the geographic townships of Code, Devonshire, Godson, Manross, MacQuarrie, Phillips, Tweedsmuir and Work and portions of the geographic townships of le May and McMeekin and unincorporated areas in the Territorial District of Kenora and the geographic townships of Claxton, Croome and Mathieu in the Territorial District of Rainy River, all as described in the Schedule.

2. The commission shall be composed of one member to be appointed by the Minister.

3. (1) The following are the types of restructuring that may be included in the restructuring proposal to be developed by the commission:

1. Annexing unorganized territory to a municipality.

2. Dissolving all or part of a local municipality.

3. Incorporating a local municipality.

(2) Subsection (1) does not include a restructuring that results in,

(a) an increase in the number of municipalities;

(b) territory becoming unorganized territory;

(c) unorganized territory becoming part of a municipality that is incorporated under paragraph 3 of subsection (1).

(3) Subsection (1) does not include a restructuring of a municipality outside the locality described in the Schedule.

4. The commission is authorized to determine its costs and may charge these costs to the Township of Sioux Narrows or a local body.

Schedule

Commencing at the intersection of the natural boundary of the easterly shore of the Lake of the Woods and parallel of latitude 49° 37¢ 40² north, more or less, which parallel of latitude is the projected limit between the geographic township of Manross and the geographic township of Kirkup;

Thence easterly along parallel of latitude 49° 37¢ 40² north, more or less, being the projected limit between the geographic township of Manross and the geographic township of Kirkup, to the southeasterly corner of the geographic township of Kirkup;

Thence northerly along the limit between the geographic township of Kirkup and the geographic township of le May to the point of intersection with the southerly limit of Highway No. 71;

Thence easterly and southerly along the southerly and westerly limit of Highway No. 71 to the point of intersection of the westerly limit of Highway No. 71 with the northerly limit of the geographic township of Work;

Thence easterly along the northerly limit of the geographic township of Work to the northeasterly corner of the geographic township of Work;

Thence southerly along the easterly limit of the geographic townships of Work, Devonshire, Willingdon, Tweedsmuir and Phillips to the intersection of the easterly limit of the geographic township of Phillips and the natural boundary of the southerly shore of Kakagi Lake;

Thence easterly and southerly along the natural boundary of Kakagi Lake to the point of intersection of the natural boundary of Kakagi Lake and the production easterly of the southerly limit of the geographic township of Phillips, which production is the projected northerly limit of the geographic township of Godson, along parallel of latitude 49° 12¢ north, more or less;

Thence easterly along the projected northerly limit of the geographic township of Godson, being parallel of latitude 49° 12¢ north, more or less, to the point of intersection with a line drawn north along meridian of longitude 93° 43¢ 30² west, more or less, from the northeast corner of the geographic township of McLarty, said point of intersection being the projected northeast corner of the geographic township of Godson;

Thence south along the meridian of longitude 93° 43¢ 30² west, more or less, to the northeast corner of the geographic township of McLarty;

Thence westerly along the northerly limit of the geographic township of McLarty, which limit is also the limit between the Districts of Kenora and Rainy River, to the projected northwest corner of the geographic township of McLarty at meridian of longitude 93° 50¢ 30² west, more or less;

Thence south along the meridian of longitude 93° 50¢ 30² west, more or less, being the projected limit between the geographic townships of McLarty and Claxton, to the projected southeast corner of the geographic township of Claxton;

Thence westerly along the southerly limits of the geographic townships of Claxton, Croome and Mathieu to the southwest corner of the geographic township of Mathieu;

Thence northerly along the westerly limit of the geographic township of Mathieu to the northwest corner of the geographic township of Mathieu being the point of intersection of the westerly limit of the geographic township of Mathieu with the natural boundary of the Lake of the Woods;

Thence easterly along the natural boundary of the Lake of the Woods to the northeast corner of the geographic township of Mathieu, being the point of intersection of the natural boundary of the Lake of the Woods with the easterly limit of the geographic township of Mathieu;

Thence northerly to the point of intersection of the production westerly of the southerly limit of the geographic township of Phillips, being parallel of latitude 49° 12¢ north, more or less, and the production southerly of the westerly limit of the geographic township of Phillips;

Thence westerly, following the parallel of latitude 49° 12¢ north, more or less, to meridian of longitude 94° 12¢ west;

Thence northerly to the projected southwest corner of the geographic township of McGeorge;

Thence northerly along the projected westerly limits of the geographic townships of McGeorge and MacQuarrie to the projected southeasterly corner of the geographic township of Manross;

Thence westerly along the southerly limit of the geographic township of Manross to the southwesterly corner of the geographic township of Manross being the point of intersection of the southerly limit of the geographic township of Manross with the natural boundary of the Lake of the Woods;

Thence westerly and northerly along the natural boundary of the Lake of Woods to the point of commencement.

Tony Clement

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Dated on February 7, 2000.