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MUNICIPAL OFFICE & WASTE SITES
HOLIDAY HOURS - THANKSGIVING DAY

MUNICIPAL OFFICE

The Municipal Office will be CLOSED on Monday, October 11^th for Thanksgiving
and will re-open Tuesday, October 12^th at 9:00 a.m.

WASTE SITES

ALL Municipal Waste Sites will be OPEN on Monday, October 11^th, 2021
from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Plenty Canada is launching a brand new youth program that involves monthly online workshops and discussions over the next six months with influential leaders in Ethical Space. There is a kickoff event on October 14th, being held in person in Shanly, ON, that will involve tree-planting as well the creation of a children's garden and ceremony for Remembering the Children. The cost of the program is covered by sponsors for youth ages 14-25 across Canada, so it is at no cost to participants, and those...

Lanark County issues challenge to help reduce LDD moth defoliation

Lanark County – are you up for an egg mass scraping challenge? There are prizes!

Over the last couple of years, local forests have experienced defoliation due to a high infestation of LDD moths (formerly known as the European Gypsy moth and now known by its Latin name: Lymantria dispar dispar or LDD.)

This year, Lanark County is issuing a challenge in an attempt to help reduce next year’s defoliation by removing as many egg masses...

Low Water Status Returned to “Normal” in Rideau Valley Watershed

October 6, 2021

Watershed conditions in the Rideau Valley Watershed have returned to “Normal’ under the Ontario Low Water Response Program.

With above average rainfall amounts across the watershed over the last month, stream flows and water levels have recovered from the previous low water status and are now above average for this time of year.

Parks Canada continues to closely monitor the water levels throughout the Rideau Canal system...