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Media Release - County Council October 2023

For immediate release
Oct. 4, 2023

Here are the highlights from the Lanark County Council meeting held Oct. 4, 2023.

World Homelessness Day Proclaimed: Lanark County Council has proclaimed Oct. 10, 2023 to be World Homelessness Day in Lanark County.

The proclamation states the county’s homelessness response team serviced 289 people experiencing homelessness in the community in 2022. “The homeless crisis is taking a devastating toll on individuals, families and communities, undermining a healthy and...

Municipal Office Closure - Off-Site Emergency Training 2023

The Municipal Office will be closed for Emergency Management training on Wednesday, October 11th and Thursday, October 12th.

The Municipal Office will re-open on Friday October 13th at 8:30am.

Community Safety and Well-being - Community Survey

The Community Safety and Well-being (CSWB) Advisory Committee is updating the CSWB Plan for Lanark County and Smiths Falls. These provincially mandated plans are designed to evaluate local data, determine existing community assets and gaps, and strategize ways to bridge those gaps. The current plan was completed before the pandemic - and a lot has changed! Our goal is to be a voice from a community safety and well-being perspective to increase positive social outcomes in the community. 

As a...

Municipal Office & Waste Site Hours - Thanksgiving 2023

Happy Thanksgiving from Tay Valley Township!
Municipal Office & Waste Sites Holiday Hours

MUNICIPAL OFFICE

The Municipal Office will be CLOSED on Monday, October 9th, 2023 
for Thanksgiving and will re-open Tuesday, October 10th at 8:30 a.m.

WASTE SITES

ALL Municipal Waste Sites will be OPEN onMonday, October 9th, 2023  from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Media Release - Tay Valley Township Clarifies Position on Tow Sports on its Lakes

Tay Valley Township Clarifies Position on Tow Sports on Its Lakes

A report titled “Tow Sports on Tay Valley Lakes” came forward to the September 12th Township Committee of the Whole meeting in response to numerous complaints on one of its lakes.  This report contained a recommendation for the Township to request that the federal government “expedite the federal process underway to regulate tow sports on lakes according to the width and depth of lakes”.

As a reading of the report makes clear, the...