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RVCA - Watershed Conditions Statement - April 17, 2025

UPDATE #5: Flood Watch maintained in Upper Watershed in face of elevated water levels, rainy forecast

April 17, 2025

A Flood Watch is being maintained within the Rideau Upper Watershed lakes due to continuing elevated water levels and flows. With the recent rainfall and melt, limited capacity remains to absorb further runoff, which increases the risk of localized flooding in low-lying areas (especially around Bobs Lake and Christie Lake).

Residents are still strongly encouraged to remain vigilant,...

Rideau Canal - Water Level Management Update – April 17, 2025

Rideau Canal - Water Level Management Update – April 17, 2025

Parks Canada's water management team continues to actively monitor water levels, flows, and weather forecasts across the Rideau Canal National Historic Site. These factors are used to determine dam operations on a daily basis for the Rideau Canal National Historic Site.

Parks Canada maintains the Ontario Waterways Water Management InfoNet on the Rideau Canal website at https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/rideau/info/infonet.

The InfoNet...

Measuring Progress: Our 2024 Municipal Report Card

Curious how the Municipality performed last year? Our 2024 Municipal Report Card breaks down key metrics, highlights community progress and identifies areas of improvement. 

Check out the 2024 Municipal Report Card! 

This Saturday! Annual Pancake Brunch & Bake Sale Fundraiser for the Maberly Fair!

Come and celebrate the maple syrup harvest!

Saturday April 19th, 2025
10am to 1pm
Maberly Community Hall - 180 Maberly Elphin Road

Adults - $10
Children 6 to 12 years of age - $5
Children under 6 are free

Enjoy a traditional Lanark County meal - generous helpings of country size pancakes topped with pure Lanark County Maple Syrup!

Also: Sale of home baking - Sale of Maple Syrup by local producers Gordon Patterson, Mark Van Alstine and Tammy/Tom Crain.

Come out and support the Maberly Agricultural...

Free Contractor Training - Better Homes Lanark

Lanark County is partnering with industry leader, Building Knowledge Canada Inc., to offer local contractors free training on high performance homes and the upcoming home energy retrofit program, Better Homes Lanark.

In addition to learning the latest and best practices to retrofit homes, contractors who attend one of the two training sessions will be listed on the Better Homes Lanark website for applicants to see. This program is expected to generate hundreds of local projects, and being...