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Municipal Office and Waste Site Hours - Easter 2025

Municipal Office – Hours

The Tay Valley Township Municipal Office will be CLOSED on Friday, April 18th for Good Friday and Monday, April 21st for Easter Monday. 

Waste Site – Hours

Good Friday April 18th – All Waste Sites Closed
Saturday April 19th – All Waste Sites Open
Sunday April 20th – All Waste Sites Closed
Easter Monday April 21st – All Waste Sites Closed

Have a safe and happy holiday.

Binoculars Up! Bird Watching Season has Officially Taken Flight! Register Now!

Get ready to spread your wings and explore the beauty of nature with our upcoming Spring Bird Watching Program in Tay Valley Township. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with fellow nature lovers and discover some of our many birds that call Tay Valley their home. 

It’s FREE, and space is limited so be sure to register for our first outing of the season right away!

Register Online

Tay-Havelock Trail will be our first guided tour this Spring - 7:00am on Tuesday, April 29th

Equipment Required...

RVCA - UPDATE #4: Flood Watch Maintained for Upper Watershed Lakes as Water Levels Remain Elevated

April 11, 2025 – Water levels and flows remain high in the Upper Watershed lakes area, while reservoirs in the area have limited remaining capacity. This increases the risk of localized flooding in low-lying regions. As such, a Flood Watch continues to be in effect for this area. The Flood Watch for the Long Reach portion of the Rideau River between Smiths Falls and Manotick has ended as water levels and flows have stabilized.

Residents are strongly encouraged to remain vigilant, monitor local...

Rideau Canal - Water Level Management Update – April 11, 2025

Rideau Canal - Water Level Management Update – April 11, 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...

Mississippi Valley Watershed- Flood Watch- April 11, 2025

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WATERSHED – FLOOD WATCH – April 11, 2025

A Flood Watch Statement indicates that flooding is possible in specific watercourses or municipalities. Municipalities, emergency services and individual landowners in flood prone areas should prepare.

MVCA is terminating the Flood Warning issued April 5, 2025. A Flood Watch remains in effect.

Watershed Conditions: Water levels and flows throughout the Mississippi Valley watershed have peaked and are currently stable or gradually declining...