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Planet Youth Lanark County Press Release - February 9, 2022
Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2022 03:50 PM
Lanark County is the first community in Canada to adopt the data-driven, community-based, problematic substance use prevention model called Planet Youth. When this model was pioneered more than 20 years ago, Iceland’s youth substance use rates were the worst in Europe. Today Iceland’s rates are the best in Europe.
In the Lanark County plan, data is gathered using surveys of Grade 10 students attending schools in Perth, Smiths Falls, Almonte and Carleton Place. Plans for March 2020 surveys were delayed...

Ontario Expanding Access to Free Rapid Tests for General Public
Posted on Wednesday, February 09, 2022 12:27 PM
NEWS RELEASE
Ontario Expanding Access to Free Rapid Tests for General Public
5 Million Free Rapid Tests Available Each Week at over 2,300 Pharmacy and Grocery Stores Across the Province
February 09, 2022
Ministry of Health
TORONTO — To further support the province’s cautious easing of public health measures, the Ontario government is expanding access to free rapid testing kits to the general public for at-home use. As a result of the province’s direct procurement, Ontario will be distributing 5 million...
New Bidding Platform for Tenders and Requests for Proposals
Posted on Tuesday, February 01, 2022 01:32 PM
NEW BIDDING PLATFORM
For Tenders and Requests for Proposals
As of February 1, 2022 all bids for Tay Valley Township now require electronic submissions through its Bid Opportunities Website.
What does my business need to do?
Register your business on our platform to receive notifications, register for and submit your digital bids for goods and services being purchased by Tay Valley, as well as those posted by hundreds of other municipalities and public organizations.
If you have a bids&tenders account...

Tay Valley Township Recognizes the Heritage Allan Farm
Posted on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 01:45 PM
Amongst the first land allotments of the Perth Military Settlement
The first historic property to be recognized in Tay Valley Township for the New Year was announced earlier this month by the municipal Council. The heritage Allan Farm on Allan’s Side Road in North Burgess Ward has been operated by five generations of the family.
The founders of the farm, John and Ann Allan, arrived at the Perth Military Settlement in 1816, amongst the first of the European settlers from Scotland...

Co-Housing Initiative
Posted on Monday, January 24, 2022 12:44 PM
The municipality is working with the Rural Development Network (RDN) under an Inclusive Communities Grant from the Ministry for Seniors and Accessibility to move forward with allowing Co-Housing options in the Township.
Zoning By-Law changes will be developed to allow individuals to share in owning a common space with separate living units. This may include a small cluster of stand-alone buildings or one larger building with shared kitchen and common space.
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