PUBLIC NOTICES

The Almaguin Area Joint Compliance Audit Committee is seeking four members to serve a four-year term from November 15, 2026 to November 16, 2030 . The Committee reviews audit requests related to campaign finances from candidates in the 2026 municipal election and any by-elections, representing 12 participating municipalities: Armour, Burk's Falls, Joly, Kearney, Machar, Magnetawan, McMurrich/Monteith, Perry, Ryerson, South River, Strong, and Sundridge. Compensation: ✔️ $500 annual honorarium ✔️ $100 per meeting ✔️ Mileage reimbursed at CRA rates 🗓 Apply by 4:00 p.m., Friday March 27, 2026 Submit your resume to: Municipal Clerk Township of Armour P.O. Box 533, 56 Ontario Street Burk’s Falls, ON P0A 1C0 📧 clerk@armourtownship.ca 📞 (705) 382-3332 Details are available at www.e-laws.gov.on.ca and participating municipal websites. Accommodations are available in accordance with AODA.

Ready to make a difference in 2026? 🗳️ Step up. Speak out. Serve your community! If you’ve ever thought about running for Municipal Council, this is your moment. Join us for a FREE Candidate Information Session on Thursday, April 16, 2026, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. at the Armour, Ryerson & Burk’s Falls Memorial Arena – Karl Crozier Community Hall (220 Centre Street, Burk’s Falls).  Hosted by the Municipalities of the Almaguin Highlands, this dynamic session will energize and equip you with everything you need to know— from the nomination process and financial filing requirements to campaign rules and the real-life roles and responsibilities of council members. Open to all East Parry Sound municipalities, this is your chance to ask questions, gain insight, and discover what it truly takes to run. Can’t make it in person? Join virtually via Zoom by emailing clerk@armourtownship.ca by noon on April 16, 2026 for the link. Big ideas start with bold steps—could 2026 be your year? 💬

We understand the eagerness to make use of the facility, but please respect the posted signage to assist in the success of the rink’s operating season. The outdoor ice rink will remain closed until colder weather settles back in.

Tender 2026-01: Supply and Apply 35% Calcium Chloride

SolarBank has secured IESO approval to establish a 4.99 MW BESS in Armour Township. During recent consultations with Township staff in connection with proposed Official Plan and Zoning Amendments, and site plan approval for BESS, Township staff requested a full and transparent public engagement process. The applicant proposes to co-locate a 4.99 megawatt BESS operation with an existing solar array on the land. Ontario’s electrical distribution regulator, IESO approved the subject Pegg’s Mountain property for expedited approval. The applicant will be submitting an information package on BESS systems as part of the application submission.

To Apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter clearly indicating “Application for Office Administrator” Submission Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026 @ 4:00PM Anticipated start date: Monday, March 23, 2026 To: Dave Gray, Chief Administrative Officer Email: cao@armourtownship.ca By mail or in person: 56 Ontario Street, Burk’s Falls, ON P0A 1C0 The Township of Armour is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Accommodations will be provided upon request in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will only be used for the purpose of determining eligibility for this competition. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Your Community, Your Budget JOIN THE DISCUSSION The Township of Armour will be discussing its 2026 Municipal Draft Budget at its regular meeting of March 24 and will be presenting a by-law to approve the draft budget at its regular meeting of April 14, 2026. Core services and capital projects are primarily funded by your tax dollars. The Township strives to allocate its limited funds the most efficient way possible, but your feedback is part of the process. Anyone interested in participating in the budget process is encouraged to attend and share their views. For more information please contact: Alison McGregor, Treasurer 56 Ontario Street, PO Box 533 Burk's Falls, Ontario P0A 1C0 Tel: 705-382-3332 ext. 105 Email: treasurer@armourtownship.ca

The Southeast Parry Sound District Planning Board is the governing authority in the Township of Armour for land division. Generally, the notice, circulation, possible site visit, and a decision on a consent application will be completed within 60 days of receipt of a Complete Application. This time frame is dependent upon the date of submission of the application, whether or not concerns or objections are raised and the complexity of the application. If a person or public body has the ability to appeal the decision of Southeast Parry Sound District Planning Board in respect of the proposed consent to the Ontario Land Tribunal but does not make written submissions to Southeast Parry Sound District Planning Board before it gives or refuses to give a provisional consent, the Tribunal may dismiss the appeal. IF YOU WISH TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE DECISION OF THE SOUTHEAST PARRY SOUND DISTRICT PLANNING BOARD IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED CONSENT, YOU MUST MAKE A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE PLANNING BOARD Prior to making a decision on the application for consent, the approval authority must provide at least 14 days notice of the application to the persons and public bodies prescribed in O. Reg. 197/96. See below Notice of Application header for a list of current applications. The conditions to the granting of consents must be fulfilled within two years from the date of the Notice of Decision. The conditions must be fulfilled prior to the granting of consent. The Southeast Parry Sound District Planning Board meets virtually on the fourth Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Any member of the public who wishes to attend the virtual meeting may contact the Secretary-Treasurer by noon on the meeting date by email at lmoyer@sepsdplanningboard.ca to request the Zoom link. Notice of Application from the SEPSDPB: B-033/24; B-034/24 & B-035/24: Part Lot 3, Concession 6 - Creasor B-047/24 & B-048/24: Part Lot 11, Concession 13 - 529153 Ontario Limited (Amended) S-001/24: Part Lot 23, Concession 1 & 2 - Plan of Subdivision - Prentice (Notice of Application & Public Meeting) Prentice Subdivision Reports/Studies Subdivision Application - Prentice Draft Subdivision Plan - Prentice Public Meeting Details & Submissions - March 2025 Planning Board - Planning Justification Report - April 2025 Agent's Response to Planning Board's PJR - April 23, 2025 Planning Board - Planner's Response to Agent - April 30, 2025 RiverStone Environmental Response to Planning Board's PJR - May 26, 2025 RiverStone Environmental Response to Deer Wintering - June 6, 2025 Don Murphy - Deer Habitat Assessment 101 Submission - June 17, 2025 Planning Board - Planner's Recommendation Report - June 17, 2025 Township of Armour - Recommended Conditions - July 8, 2025 Deer Lake Association -Recommended Conditions - July 16, 2025 B-001/25 & B-002/25: Part Lot 20, Concession 6 - Creasor B-003/25 & B-004/25: Part Lot 20, Concession 6 - Creasor B-006/25: Part Lots 23 & 24, Concession 13 - Holder B-015/25 & B-016/25: Part Lot 11, Concession 8 - Patterson B-027/25 & B-028/25: Part Lots 17 & 18, Concession 7 & 8 - Stevenson B-032/25 & B-033/25: M632 Lot 10 - Hodge B-044/25: Part Lots 12 & 13, Concession 1 - Taylor B-049/25: Part Lot 21, Concession 4 - Armstrong (Lot Addition to Part Lot 22, Con 4) B-051/25, B-052/25 & B-053/25: Part Lot 11, Concession 10 - James Notice of Decision: B-010/21: Part Block C, Plan M91 - Murphy B-018/21: Lot 14, Concession 11 - Komadowski B-021/21 & B-022/21: Part Lot 14, Concession 1 - Forler B-026/21 & B-027/21 & B-028/21: Lot 14, Concession 10 - Meier/Pingel B-029/21 & B-030/21 & B-031/21: Part Lots 13 & 14, Concessions 13 & 14 - BLHR Holdings Ltd. B-033/21: Part Lots 6 & 7, Concession 7 - Allen B-034/21: Part Lots 27 & 28, Concession 10 / Lots 28 & 29, Concession 9 - Quinn B-035/21: Part Lot 8, Concession 11 - Jessop B-036/21: Part Lot 18, Concession 5 - McPhillips (formerly Ewart) B-041/21 & B-042/21 & B-043/21: Part Lot 20, Concession 12 - Murney B-053/21: Part Lot 28, Concession 8 - Cubberley B-054/21: Part Lot 7, Concession 2 - Mulligan B-057/21: Part Lots 22 & 23, Concession 3 & 4 - Edwards B-059/21: Part Lot 3, Concession 13 - Gertlbauer B-001/22: Part Lots 25 to 27, Concession 1 - Ricknauth B-002/22 & B-003/22: Part Lot 11, Concession 14 - Ross B-007/22 & B-008/22 & B-009/22: Part Lot 20, Concession 12 - Gosbee B-012/22 & B-013/22: Part Lot 20, Concession 6 - Nasturzio B-014/22 & B-015/22: Lot 3, Concession 6 - Creasor B-022/22: Part Lot 7, Concession 1 - Peavoy B-036/22: Part Lot 16, Concession 3 - Vignale/Gray B-037/22: Lot 24, Concession 10 - Carter-Adams B-038/22 & B-039/22: Part Lot 14, Concession 14 - BLHR Holdings Ltd. B-040/22 & B-041/22 & B-042/22 and B-043/22: Part Lot 13, Concession 2 - Rand/Warren B-048/22 & B-049/22 & B-050/22 & B-051/22: Part Lot 11, Concession 14 - 2152900 Ontario Inc B-055/22 & B-056/22: Part Lots 17 & 18, Concession 7 - Stevenson B-064/22 & B-065/22 & B-066/22: Part Lot 7, Concession 1 - Healey B-069/22: Lot 20, Concession 9 - Boyes B-075/22: Part Lot 20, Concession 10 - Boyes B-076/22: Part Lot 20, Concession 9 - Boyes B-084/22 & B-085/22: Part Lot 23, Concession 2 - Prentice B-086/22 & B-087/22: Part Lot 13, Concession 14 - BLHR Holdings Ltd. B-099/22, B-100/22, B-101/22, B-102/22, B-103/22, Part Lot 5, Concession 4 - 1658101 Ontario Inc. B-004/23 & B-005/23: Part Lot 8, Concession 1 - Maw B-006/23: Part Lot 21, Concession 12 - Gosbee B-009/23 & B-010/23: Part Lots 29 & 30, Concession 14 - Todd B-011/23 & B-012/23: Part Lot 18, Concession 7 - Patriki B-013/23, B-014/23, B-015/23, B-016/23: Part Lots 16 & 17, Concession 11 - Mashinter B-017/23, B-018/23, B-019/23 & B-020/23: Part Lot 3, Concession 13 - Ferrier & Garrod B-024/23: Part Lot 14, Concession 14 - BLHR Holdings Ltd. B-032/23, B-033/23, B-034/23, B-035/23: Part Lots 21 - 24, Concessions 3 - 5 - Armstrong B-039/23 & B-040/23: Part Lot 20, Concession 6 - Nasturzio B-006/24: Concession 2, Part Lot 13 - Murray B-007/24 & B-008/24: Concessions 17 & 18, Part Lots 7 & 8 - Stevenson B-013/24: Concession 11, Part Lot 7 - Gomes B-014/24, B-015/24, B-016/24 & B-017/24: Concession 13, Part Lot 3 - Ferrier/Garrod B-020/24 & B-021/24: Concession 4, Part Lot 4 - Valvur/Oakes B-022/24 & B-023/24: Concession 1, Part Lot 7 - Healey/Gracey B-033/24, B-034/24 & B-035/24: Concession 6, Part Lot 3 - Creasor B-047/24 & B-048/24: Part Lot 11, Concession 13 - 529153 Ontario Limited B-001/25 & B-002/25: Part Lot 20, Concession 6 - Creasor B-003/25 & B-004/25: Part Lot 20, Concession 6 - Creasor B-006/25: Part Lots 23 & 24, Concession 13 - Holder B-015/25 & B-016/25: Part Lot 11, Concession 8 - Patterson S-01/24: Part Lot 23, Concessions 1 and 2 - Prentice B-027/25 & B-028/25: Part Lots 17 & 18, Concession 7 & 8 - Stevenson B-032/25 & B-033/25: M632 Lot 10 - Hodge B-044/25: Part Lots 12 & 13, Concession 1 - Taylor B-049/25: Part Lot 21, Concession 4 - Armstrong (Lot Addition to Part Lot 22, Con 4) B-051/25, B-052/25 & B-053/25: Part Lot 11, Concession 10 - James The Southeast Parry Sound District Planning Board will hold meetings via the ZOOM application until further notice.

Notice of Refusal of Official Plan Amendment Application OPA-2025-01 (Amendment No. 4) and Zoning By-Law Amendment Application ZBA-2025-01, 219 Peggs Mountain Road (PowerBank/Creasor) TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Armour on January 13, 2026 refused a request to amend the Official Plan pursuant to Section 17 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13. (“Planning Act”), and refused an application to amend the Zoning By-law pursuant to Section 34 of the Planning Act, with respect to the lands known as 219 Peggs Mountain Road, Lot 3, Concession 6 Armour, save and except Part 1 and 2, Plan 42R22137 and Parts 1, 2 and 3, Plan 42R22689; Township of Armour. 1. The amendments were submitted by PowerBank Corporation and David Creasor and processed under files: OPA-2025-01 (Amendment No. 4) and ZBA-2025-01. The purpose of the Official Plan Amendment application was to amend the Township of Armour Official Plan to permit a Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) as a permitted use in the Rural Community designation on the subject lands. The purpose of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment was to amend the Township’s Zoning By-law to permit a Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) as a permitted use in the Rural zone on the subject lands. 2. A statutory public meeting was held on November 18, 2025 and Council considered 82 written and 13 oral submissions in making the decision. Two opposition submissions were petitions: one from No Lithium Way – Citizens United with 901 signatures, and one from Change.Org with 527 signatures. Please see “November 18, 2025 PowerBank BESS Public Meeting” at https://www.armourtownship.ca/agenda-and-minutes 21 additional oppositions were received after the meeting. 3. The applications were refused because Council determined that the proposal does not adequately address public safety and hazard management, emergency response planning, emergency services capacity, firefighter training, infrastructure, and inter-municipal and cross-boundary impacts. The application was absent of finalized emergency response planning, firefighter training, and stormwater management documentation. 4. Take notice that an appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal in respect to all or part of the requested amendment to the Official Plan and/or Zoning By-law amendment application may be made by filing a notice of appeal with the Clerk either via the Ontario Land Tribunal e-file service (first-time users will need to register for a My Ontario Account) at olt.gov.on.ca/e-file-service by selecting Township of Armour as the Approval Authority or by mail to 56 Ontario Street, P.O. Box 533, Burk’s Falls, Ontario, P0A 1C0 no later than 4:30 p.m. on February 4, 2026. The filing of an appeal after 4:30 p.m., in person or electronically, will be deemed to have been received the next business day. The appeal fee of $1,100 can be paid online through e-file or by certified cheque/money order to the Minister of Finance, Province of Ontario. If you wish to appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) or request a fee reduction for an appeal, forms are available from the OLT website at olt.gov.on.ca . If the e-file portal is down, you can submit your appeal to clerk@armourtownship.ca. Any appeal must be accompanied by a certified cheque/money order in the amount of $700.00 made payable to The Municipal Corporation of the Township of Armour. 5. Only specific stakeholders, including the applicant, the Minister, public bodies, a “specified person” (as defined under the Planning Act), and/or registered owner of any land to which the applications apply may appeal to the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). A notice of appeal may not be filed by an unincorporated association or group. However, a notice of appeal may be filed in the name of a specified person or registered owner who is a member of the association or the group on its behalf. No person or public body shall be added as a party to the Hearing of the appeal unless, before the By‑laws were passed, the person or public body made oral submissions at a public meeting or written submissions to the Council or, in the opinion of the Ontario Land Tribunal, there are reasonable grounds to add the person or public body as a party. More information is available for review at the Armour Township office during regular business hours or phone 705-382-3332. A copy of this Notice, email links, and additional information can also be found on the Armour Township website https://www.armourtownship.ca/proposed-battery-energy-storage-system-bess-in-armour-township Dated at the Township of Armour, this 16th day of January, 2026. Charlene Watt, Municipal Clerk Township of Armour 56 Ontario Street, P.O.# Box 533, Burk’s Falls, ON P0A 1C0