Howe Island resident floats idea of de-amalgamation

HOWE ISLAND — Howe Island would be better off as its own municipality, separate from Wolfe Island and Frontenac Islands Township, according to a discussion paper written by an island resident.Posted on a social media site for island residents, the draft discussion paper by Stephen Sorensen examines at the potential of the 31-square-kilometre Howe Island, with a full-time population of around 600, de-amalgamating from Frontenac Islands Township.Prior to amalgamation in 1998, Howe Island To