South Frontenac Receives Substantial Provincial Grant for their Verona Housing Project

South Frontenac Township Release | Aug 21, 2025

South Frontenac Township, with great support from MPP John Jordan, is set to receive $3.2 million dollars from the Housing-Enabling Water System Fund (HEWSF) to be used for the communal servicing for the Verona Housing Project, a mixed housing project that will build an estimated 100 units in the rural community of Verona, Ontario.

The Verona Housing Project is a housing initiative set to increase density and diverse development in our rural community. As with most rural communities, Verona does not have municipal water or wastewater treatment facilities. Current housing relies on the use of traditional well and septic. The Verona Housing Project, however, will utilize decentralized communal systems, an affordable alternative to large scale municipal systems to allow for increased density and mixed housing types. Funds received from HEWSF will help partially fund the servicing for the mixed unit builds while supporting growth and housing needs in the Township.

“This grant is a major contribution for our Verona Housing Project”, says Mayor Ron Vandewal. “It will provide substantial support for this project that will bring housing development and alternate servicing technology to South Frontenac to support existing demand and growth. I want to thank MPP Jordan and the Province for their significant investment in our Township. The Verona project will lead the way in the future for other such projects to be built in South Frontenac and other rural communities.”

“My sincere congratulations to the Township of South Frontenac for its successful application through the Housing-Enabling Water Systems Fund,” said John Jordan, MPP for Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston. “This funding will be pivotal in moving forward with the demands of this growing community, while supporting new housing development and long-term sustainability and service delivery for residents.”

Important partners in this project include the Frontenac Municipal Services Corporation, a utility created through the Frontenac Municipalities dedicated to managing shared water and wastewater systems as well as 2B Developments providing development consulting and project management and JL Richards supporting the township through the environmental assessment process.