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NOTICE: 2026 Municipal Election Nomination Day is August 21^st

The deadline to register as a candidate in the 2026 Municipal Election is Friday, August 21st, 2026 by 2:00 p.m.

Clerk's Office staff will be available at the Municipal Office between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Nomination Day to receive the submission of nomination papers.

Nominations may be made for the following list of elected offices by completing the prescribed form in the Office of the Clerk, 2529 Stirling-Marmora Road, Stirling, ON until 2:00 p.m. on Nomination Day, Friday, August 21st, 2026.

Please make an appointment with the Clerk to file your nomination.

Nomination forms can be picked up at the Office of the Clerk or downloaded online.

The required filing fee for the Head of Council is $200.00 and all other offices are $100.00 (cash, debit, certified cheque, or money order) made payable to the Township of Stirling-Rawdon.

Individuals who wish to be a candidate in the upcoming election cannot solicit or accept contributions for election purposes or incur campaign expenses until a nomination has been filed. Full details on the procedures to be followed may be obtained from the Clerk.

The public notice of nominations will be available on the Township’s Elections webpage.

The 2026 Municipal Election will be held on Monday, October 26th for the following offices:

 Township Council Mayor:

One to be elected Ward 1 Rawdon Township:

Two councillors to be elected Ward 2 Village of Stirling:

Two councillors to be elected

School Board Trustees

English Public School Trustee (1)

English Separate School Trustee (1)

French Public School Trustee (1)

French Separate School Trustee (1)

Hastings & Prince Edward District School Board (HPEDSB) - English Public

One trustee to be elected to represent Centre Hastings, Marmora & Lake, Madoc Township, and Stirling-Rawdon

* Note: Nominations will be received in the Office of the Clerk, 2529 Stirling-Marmora Road, Stirling, Ontario

Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board (ALCDSB) - English Separate

One trustee to be elected to represent Tweed, Marmora & Lake, Hastings

Highlands, Stirling-Rawdon, Bancroft, Centre Hastings, Highlands East,

Faraday, Madoc, Wollaston, Limerick, Tudor Cashel, Carlow/Mayo, South

Algonquin

* Note: Nominations will be received in the Office of the Clerk, Municipality of Tweed, 255 Metcalf Street, Tweed, Ontario

Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario - French Public

One trustee to be elected to represent all municipalities in the Counties of Frontenac, Hastings, Prince Edward, and Lennox & Addington * Note: Nominations will be received in the Office of the Clerk, City of Kingston, City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, Kingston, Ontario

Conseil des écoles catholiques de Centre-Est - French Separate

 One trustee to be elected to represent all municipalities in the Counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Lennox & Addington, and Frontenac * Note: Nominations will be received in the Office of the Clerk, City of Kingston, City Hall, 216 Ontario Street, Kingston ON Visit the Township’s Elections webpage for more information and resources for candidates as well as voters and third-party advertisers. If you have questions, you can email clerk@stirling-rawdon.com.

Becky O’Hara

Clerk / Returning Officer

Township of Stirling-Rawdon

Box 40, 2529 Stirling-Marmora Road

Stirling, ON K0K 3E0

613-395-3380 ext. 2234 clerk@stirling-rawdon.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 Township Provides Context on Review of Stirling-Rawdon BIA and Future Opportunities 

STIRLING-RAWDON, ON – August 11, 2026 – The Township of Stirling-Rawdon would like to provide additional context regarding Council’s ongoing review of the Stirling-Rawdon Business Improvement Area (BIA), following a meeting between representatives of the Township and the BIA Executive.

Council has not made a decision to dissolve the BIA. 

Township of Stirling-Rawdon
Reconstruction of Belleville Road and North Street
July 29, 2026

Notice of Preliminary Works – Reconstruction of Belleville Road and
North Street

Dear Resident, Business/Property Owner,

Jewell Engineering Inc. has been contracted by the Township of Stirling-Rawdon to
complete the necessary investigations and prepare tender ready drawings and
specifications for the Reconstruction of Belleville Road and North Street.

Preliminary works are started on July 13, 2026 with various crews planning and setting
up geotechnical investigations and surveys of the project sites. There will not be any
road closures during this preliminary work but geotechnical investigations may require
intermittent lane closures.

Notices will be circulated when crews are scheduled to commence these investigations.
Should you have any questions or require any further information , please contact the
following.

Name – Dan Fencott, Jewell Engineering Inc.
Email – dan@jewelleng.ca

Due to hot dry conditions there is a Restricted Burn Ban on. Campfires only allowed between the hours of 7:00pm to 7:00am.

Market in the Village begins Friday June 26th, we are asking everyone to avoid parking in the Covered Bridge parking from 3:00pm to 8:00pm every Friday until Oct 9th, 2026. 

Due to on going vandalism the washrooms at station park are closed.

Joint Compliance Audit Committee

The Corporations of the Townships and Municipalities of Hastings County are currently seeking interested professionals for appointment to a Joint Hastings County 2026 Election Compliance Audit Committee.

Interested applicants can click here for the application.