Business View Civil & Municipal Apr-2023

13 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 4 TOWNSHI P OF SOUTHGATE Southgate CAO Dina Lundy, explained that the Township was formed in January of 2000 when the Village of Dundalk, the Township of Proton, and the Township of Egremont was amalgamated. At the time, a logo was designed to embody the individuality, strength, natural growth, and fraternity that the new township represented. The logo shows a tree, with three thumbprint leaves surrounded by a gold ring, meant to symbolize the three uniquely distinct communities that make up Southgate, and how they will grow together into the future. 23 years later, this logo still holds strong, representing a connected community with continued growth on the horizon. Southgate Mayor, Brian Milne reflects, “The history of the township is very much rural and agriculturally based. We have a lot of very productive farmland here. On the eastern extreme end of the township is our urban center, the town of Dundalk, and interspersed amongst the township are a number of small settlement areas.” Boasting the highest geographic elevation in southern Ontario, the Mayor quips, “One thing I’ve been telling people is once our new water tower is built, we will have the highest body of water in the province of Ontario.” Located 90 minutes from