Nov-2017

224 225 C reated through two amalgamations and one name change, the popular cottage country Township of Selwyn has a complicated past and a beautiful future. In 1998, the Township of Smith and the Township of Ennismore amalgamat- ed as the Township of Smith-Ennismore,which then further amalgamated with the Village of Lakefield in 2001 to become Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield. But Canada Post took issue with the long name– too many characters to fit their postal requirements –so, in 2013, the name was changed to the Township of Selwyn.Angela Chittick,Manager of Community & Corporate Services/Clerk, explains,“We came up with a name that was shorter, and more inclusive for SELWYN TOWNSHIP, ONTARIO Selwyn Township, ONTARIO NATURALLY GREAT