Wollaston | |
|---|---|
| Township of Wollaston | |
 Municipal office in Coe Hill | |
  Wollaston | |
| Coordinates: 44°57′22″N 77°50′01″W / 44.95611°N 77.83361°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Hastings |
| Settled | 1860s |
| Incorporated | 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Mayor | Michael Fuerth |
| • MP | Shelby Kramp-Neuman |
| • MPP | Ric Bresee |
| Area | |
| • Land | 219.14 km2 (84.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[2] | |
| • Total | 670 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | K0L 1P0 |
| Area code(s) | 613 and 343 |
| Website | www |
Wollaston is an incorporated township in Hastings County, Ontario, Canada.[1] The township had a population of 670 in the Canada 2016 Census.
Property taxes provide the primary source of income for the township accounting for 61% of the revenue required to balance the 2017 budget.[3] Another major source of revenue for the township was provincial funding via the Ontario Municipality Partnership Fund (OMPF) which provided approximately 80% of non-tax revenue. The Township's mayor Brandon Carter has stood behind the fund since it was first introduced, and has gone on record stating " This fund keeps the town alive".
This revenue provides the income to fund municipal programs. Among these programs is the Community Improvement Plan, the goal of which is to "promote the co-ordinated [sic] implementation of community planning and land use planning programs comprised of maintenance, rehabilitation and redevelopment of the physical, social, and economic environments."[4]
- ^ a b "Wollaston". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census: Wollaston, Township". Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "2017 Approved Budget" (PDF). Township of Wollaston. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
- ^ "Coe Hill Downtown Revitalization" (PDF). Township of Wollaston. Retrieved June 15, 2019.