Ted JohnsonNatalie Evans

Official results in Loyalist Township are in for the 2026 municipal election. The township’s new council will include Mayor Jim Hegadorn, Deputy Mayor Paul Proderick, Councillor Lorna Willis representing Ward 1, Councillor Larry Laird for Ward 2, as well as Councilors Jake Ennis, Ted McGrath, and Jennifer Shea representing Ward 3.

Lennox and Addington County council approved the town of Greater Napanee’s latest official plan. Staff with Greater Napanee conducted a review of the plan, and county staff made adjustments to more closely align it with the county’s plan. Modifications to the town’s original plan included extending the planning period until 2051 to match the county’s plan, as well as a number of definitions, wording, and policies.

Department directors at Lennox and Addington County have provided council with the final six-month update for their strategic action plans. They’ve prepared a document for the incoming council as well to provide an overview of the past 4 years of strategic work by the current council. The plan noted that council will maintain its long-term commitment of investing in capital infrastructure and increase its current commitment of investing an annual 2% county budget levy increase.