Municipality of Highlands East

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The Wilberforce Pharmacy is now open!

Located at 2165 Loop Road at the former medical centre and open Monday to Friday 10:00AM to 4:00PM

Phone: 705-448-1222 
Fax: 705-448-1225

The City of Kawartha Lakes and the County of Haliburton are collaborating on the development of a Poverty Reduction Strategy. Poverty reduction impacts all of us. Job loss, illness, or accidents can place people into difficult situations. We need your views on how to make our community a better place for those having trouble making ends meet. Nine focus groups have already been held providing input from over 80 people.

Two engagement sessions are now being held to solicit input from the public to better understand the impact of poverty and to identify solutions. The results of the sessions will be incorporated into the strategy report and will be used to guide the implementation of a strategy for the future. All results will protect participant confidentiality.

Take part in one of the following sessions:

Monday, December 5th from 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Jane's Kountry Kitchen - 115 Kent Street W., Lindsay

Tuesday, December 6th from 6:30PM to 8:30PM
The Village Chalet - 105 Bobcaygeon Rd., Minden

For further information regarding the sessions, or to register to attend a session, please contact Robbin Savage at 705-324-0472 ext. 932 or by email at rsavage [at] jhscklh [dot] on [dot] ca. Transportation may be available if required. Light refreshments will be provided at each session.

For further information regarding the Poverty Reduction Strategy, contact Lynda Rickard, Executive Director of TAG at 705-878-9261 or Rod Sutherland, Manager of Social Services for City of Kawartha Lakes at 705-324-9870, ext. 3206.

The Municipality of Highlands East is conducting a Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) to assess alternatives for the rehabilitation or replacement of the Deer Creek Bridge, located on Inlet Bay Road southwest of Cardiff, in the County of Haliburton.

Rehabilitation or reconstruction of the Deer Creek Bridge is required to address structural deficiencies identified by the Municipality.

A Public Information Centre will be held from 5:00PM to 7:00PM on Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at the Cardiff Community Centre located at 2747 Monck Road, Cardiff to present the preferred solution and solicit input from members of the public.

For further information, please download the information sheet below:

Download file: 2011.11.15_notice.study_commencement.pdf

The Haliburton County Rail Trail Task Group has developed a strategy to engage the community in a conversation about the development, operations and management of the Rail Trail.

Get involved by taking the survey or participate in a workshop taking place on the 15th & 17th and 28th & 29th of November in Minden and Haliburton.

More information on the engagement strategy and details for the workshops are available on the Haliburton County website.

A public information session will be held at 4:00PM on September 8, 2011 at the Lloyd Watson Centre in Wilberforce.

The Advisory Committees of Council have been invited to attend this information session. The focus of the meeting is to provide the new advisory committees with an overview of the Strategic Planning Process, provide information from the County of Haliburton Economic Development and Tourism and the Haliburton County Development Corporation.

Public participation is welcome!

Download file: 2011.09.08_notice.advisorycommiteemeeting.pdf

A meeting to inform the public of a proposed Official Plan Amendment to update the current Official Plan will be held on October 4, 2011.

This public meeting is being held in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Act to provide members of the community with an opportunity to provide comments on the draft Official Plan Amendment directly to Council. This public meeting follows a series of prior public open houses on the Official Plan Update and Review, the most recent of which was held on Friday, June 17th, and Saturday June 18th, 2011.

For further details, please download the complete notice below.

Download file: 2011.10.04_notice.official_plan_meeting.pdf

The Corporation of the Municipality of Highlands East proposes to enact a by-law to change the fees for applications for a building permit and for the issuance of a permit, at the regular Council meeting scheduled on October 4, 2011. The Council meeting commences at 9:00AM and will be held at the Council Chambers, Wilberforce, Ontario.

Download the complete notice below.

Download file: 2011_notice_building_permit_fees.pdf

The Council of the Municipality of Highlands East wishes to acknowledge and thank all of the businesses, churches, museums, private homeowners and volunteers who participated in Doors Open.

Doors Open was a great success and proved to be an excellent event to showcase our Municipality and the Heritage this area has to offer.

Pursuant to Section 48 of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, the Municipal Council, at their regular meeting, will be considering a by-law to name/rename all public and private roads, as required, to accommodate the addition/revision of road names within the County of Haliburton. 

This meeting will take place on Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 9:00AM.

For further information, please contact Irene Cook, Clerk at 705-448-2981 ex. 222