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Notice of Proposed By-law Amendment - Road Names - November 20, 2025

NOTICE OF PROPOSED BY-LAW AMENDMENT
ROAD NAMES
IN THE TOWN OF HUNTSVILLE
 
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Huntsville,
pursuant to Section 11 and 48 of the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended,
proposes to name the following roads:

Snell Cr, Avery Ln, Callaghan Ln, James Knott Dr
in the Town of Huntsville, in the District Municipality of Muskoka.
The proposed by-law amendment will come before Council for consideration at its regular meeting to be held on December 10, 2025 at the time and location indicated on the Town website.
 
Written comments regarding the proposed amendment may be submitted to the Clerk at the address below or by email to clerk@huntsville.ca no later than 12 noon on November 26, 2025.
Please note that comments submitted will be part of the public record.
 
Clerk
Town of Huntsville
37 Main Street East, Huntsville, ON
P1H 1A1
25 Gouldie St Development Area – condition of CPPA/31/2024/HTE:
Road names:
  • Snell Crescent
  • Avery Lane
  • Callaghan Lane
Meanings:

These are names of Huntsville’s past Mayors or Reeves and where selected from Group B Mayors and Reeves of the Road Naming for 911 Civic Addressing Policy  # Communication-13.  Gord Snell, Sidney Avery and A.E. Callaghan.

Map showing this location:
 
Laneway off of Chaffey Township Rd – condition of consent file # B/17/2024:

Road name:
  • James Knott Dr
Meaning:
 
Jas. Knott is indicated as this property's owner name in the 1879 Muskoka Atlas.   The 1879 owner name aligns with Group A – Geographic Reference Names for historical reference in the Road Naming for 911 Civic Addressing Policy  # Communication-13.
Jas is a short form of the name James in that era.

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