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Community Car Pool - A New Way to Get Where You Need to Go

Looking for a ride? Rural Frontenac Community Services in partnership with Lanark County, has just launched a community carpool website!

Signing up and using the website is easy!

Step 1: Go to https://www.communitycarpool.ca/

Step 2: Register by filling out the registration form.

Step 3: Let someone know you have available carpool space by using the "Post a Ride" form or hitch a ride with someone by visiting the "View Rides" tab.

This program is in the early stages and feedback would be appreciated....

FIRE BAN NOTICE - April 13, 2023

FIRE BAN NOTICE: April 13, 2023 A TOTAL FIRE BAN has been implemented for all of Lanark County. This means that absolutely NO open-air burning is permitted until further notice. Local Fire Departments hope to lift the fire ban as soon as possible. However, firefighters have been actively fighting grass and brush fires and the Fire Departments want to ensure that all areas are safe to burn before the ban is partially or totally lifted. We understand that residents are trying to clean up from the ice...

Did You Know? (2023-13)

Did You Know? The Township has over 185 km of gravel roads and applies 15 km of new gravel each year.

The 2023 scheduled roads are as follows:

• Rutherford Side Road 
• Doran Road – from McVeigh Road to the seasonal section of Doran Road
• Christie Lake North Shore Road 
• North Mac Lane 
• Ferrier Road – from Allan's Side Road to Mackler Road
• Patterson Road 
• Tysick Road 
• Palmer Road 
• Upper 4th Concession - from Tysick Road to Elliot Road

Job Posting - Deputy Clerk

JOB POSTING - DEPUTY CLERK

Situated in the heart of Eastern Ontario’s cottage country, Tay Valley Township is a community of picturesque hamlets and historic homesteads with an abundance of shoreline on thirty-two lakes. Located within a one-hour driving distance of both Ottawa and Kingston, it affords an opportunity to combine urban and rural lifestyles.  

Reporting to the CAO/Clerk, the Deputy Clerk will be responsible for providing support in the performance of the statutory duties of the Clerk,...

RVCA - Watershed Conditions Statement - April 11, 2023

Flood Warning & Flood Watch – Update #2

Water Levels Now Declining Across Rideau Valley Watershed Except in Some Upper Watershed Lakes

April 11, 2023

The previous Flood Warning and Flood Watch messages issued on April 6th and 8th, 2023 are being updated to reflect current conditions.

Rainfall amounts between 40 and 70 mm fell across the Rideau Valley Watershed on April 5, 2023, resulting in increased water levels and flows across the watershed which caused flood conditions in many low-lying areas...