Plans, Publications and Reports

Plans

The Asset Management Plan 2022 (AMP) will assist the Municipality in making decisions regarding the building, operating, maintaining, renewing, replacing, and disposing of infrastructure assets. The intent of the plan is to make the best use of the funds available while managing risk and continuing to provide adequate levels of services to the public.

The Community Improvement Plan or CIP outlines the financial incentives for the community of Belle River

The plan includes an inventory and analysis of all existing parks, public consultation with the community, benchmarking against provincial standards, trends in recreation and the guiding principles to lead the way for future recreational growth for the Municipality of Lakeshore.

Master Plan Presentation

Master Plan Final

Community Consultation

Condition and Maintenance

MP Appendix

Waterfront Master Plan

The Official Plan is a blueprint for long term policy for the community of Lakeshore.

The Strategic Plan developed by Council provides the key direction for the Municipality to ensure that the organization is addressing the issues that the Municipality faces today and will face in the future.

Transportation Master Plan provides a comprehensive long range plan that integrates the transportation infrastructure requirements of existing and future land use, with the community planning principles of the municipality for growth management, public safety, affordability, economic vitality and quality of life developed through the Municipality's Official Plan.

These plans provide long term planning of the Water and Wastewater infrastructure for the Municipality.

2024 Water/Wastewater Master Plan

Ontario Regulation 25/23 requires the Municipality of Lakeshore to prepare a five-year Energy Conservation and Demand Management (ECDM) Plan. 

Energy Conservation and Demand Management (ECDM) Plan (2024-2028).

Proper management of our local stormwater is one of the ways The Municipality of Lakeshore is adapting to Climate Change.

The Municipality of Lakeshore has taken a streamlined approach to ensure stormwater is managed effectively and responsibly to help protect local water sources, as well as Town infrastructure.

Over the past decade, key federal, provincial, regional and local policies, guidelines and regulations have either been created or changed - requiring The Municipality of Lakeshore to expand policies and develop an integrated stormwater master plan.

Municipality of Lakeshore Stormwater Master Plan- Phase1 is made up of guidelines and policies that dictate how the Municipality will manage stormwater over the next years. The plan prioritizes the projects and provides a means for Lakeshore to estimate future stormwater requirements and costs.

Publications

The Development Manual is a Guideline for contractors and developers working in Lakeshore 

Development Manual (Full Document)

Development Manual (Figures)

Reports

In 2020, the Municipality of Lakeshore hired the consultant firm KPMG to conduct a Service Delivery Review. The overall goal of the Service Delivery Review was to determine whether the Municipality of Lakeshore is providing exceptional value in service delivery, in a cost effective manner.

Finance documents are found on our Budget and Finances page

A RNS is a crucial planning tool for Lakeshore to ensure its road infrastructure is safe, efficient, and sustainable. Since roads are critical public assets that require ongoing management and investment, the primary goal of the study is to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for the maintenance, repair, and improvement of roads and related infrastructure. 

Road Needs Study

Contact Us

Municipality of Lakeshore
419 Notre Dame St.
Belle River, Ontario N8L 0P8

Phone 519-728-2700
Email PublicService@Lakeshore.ca