Loyalist Township
Luke MacDonald serves as the Engineering & Environment Manager at Loyalist Township since August 2022, overseeing a team responsible for the management of various infrastructure projects including water and wastewater systems, road rehabilitation, and municipal facilities. Prior to this, Luke held the position of Project Manager for Facilities Construction at the City of Kingston from January 2020 to August 2022, managing the complete project life cycle for city-owned facilities. Additional experience includes a role as a Professor of Structures and Drafting at Loyalist College and as a Civil Engineer at J.L. Richards & Associates Limited, focusing on infrastructure and site development projects. Luke's career commenced with roles in various engineering and labour positions, beginning with a co-op at General Motors and culminating in a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from Queen's University, completed in 2015.
Loyalist Township
On January 1, 1998 the former Townships of Ernestown, and Amherst Island, and Village of Bath, amalgamated to create one municipality called Loyalist Township. Loyalist Township is located in the southern most part of Lennox and Addington County, on the shores of Lake Ontario, midway between Toronto and Ottawa. Straddling the 401 corridor and encompassing an area of 342.27 square kilometers (132.16 square miles) the Township consists of a variety of living environments including the fully serviced areas of Amherstview, Odessa, and Bath. Farms, countryside residences, recreational areas and a short ferry ride to Amherst Island create a community like no other. Other hamlets include Wilton, Millhaven, Stella, Violet, and Switzerville. The Loyalist Parkway (Highway #33) begins in Amherstview and continues along the Lake Ontario shore to the Glenora Ferry at Adolphustown. It is a scenic stretch of road, dotted with numerous 18th and 19th Century homesteads, major historical sites and tourist attractions.