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ATV and Side by Side Safety

Press release

May 9, 2022

(HAWKESBURY, ON) - The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind riders that with the nice weather in place, more people are hitting the trails and enjoying outdoor activities on their Off Road Vehicles (ORV).  

An information session will be held on May 19th 2022, at 5:30 p.m., in the parking lot of the Alfred-Plantagenet Town hall, located at 205 Old Highway 17, Plantagenet. 

Dirt Bikes: 

A two wheeled dirt...

Water Conditions Statement: Flood Outlook — Lower Ottawa River

Source

14-Apr-2022

A Flood Outlook Statement is being issued for areas along the Lower Ottawa River (Arnprior to Hawkesbury). Based on forecasted precipitation and anticipated snow melt, levels and flows along the Ottawa River are expected to increase over the next few days as a result of the onset of the spring freshet in the Ottawa River basin.  

Snow cover varies significantly across the 146,300 km2 Ottawa River basin, with most southern areas having no snow cover at all. A large...

Information Bulletin March 2022

NEW—WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION

Effective April 18, 2022, the Township will strictly enforce By-law 2020-36 which allows each residential unit to dispose of a maximum of 120 litres of household garbage per week in the municipally provided garbage bin. Any excess bag must be clearly tagged and weigh less than 30 lbs. Excess bags that are not tagged, or any items deemed unacceptable will no longer be collected.

The same applies to recycling collection. Although there is no maximum amount of...

Ontario Moving to Next Phase of Reopening on February 17

Improvements in key indicators allowing province to safely ease public health measures sooner

Press release taken from Ontario Newsroom's website

February 14, 2022
Office of the Premier

TORONTO — With key public health and health system indicators continuing to improve, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, is cautiously and gradually easing public health measures sooner, with the next phase of measures being eased on February 17, 2022 at 12:01 a.m.

“Given...

Mayor's Statement on the 2022 Budget

Dear citizens,

On Tuesday evening, the Township Council adopted the 2022 budget for the Township of Alfred and Plantagenet, which includes a 2.5% increase in property taxes. This represents an average increase of approximately $33.86 per residence.

Among the highlights of the budget, council allocated $4,039,770 for capital projects. This will allow for the repair of 11 municipal roads, the purchase of essential equipment for the protection of the population for the fire and public works departments,...