Municipality of Highlands East

The Haliburton Highlands Detachment, along with the Municipality of Highlands East will be hosting a Community Mobilization Forum on Tuesday March 30, 2010 at 7:00pm. The forum will take place at the Lloyd Watson Centre in Wilberforce.

The forum will focus on current Drug and Break and Enter trends in the eastern portion of Haliburton County. Members of the public are invited to attend this free forum. Officers from the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau-Drug Enforcement Section, the O.P.P. Rural Agricultural Crime Team (R.A.C.T.) and Crime Stoppers will be presenting at the forum.

This is a great opportunity for members of the public to learn about local Drug and Break and Enter trends, learn how they affect you and your family and what you can do to assist the police in keeping your community safer.

For more information please contact Mark McMaster or Sandy Adams at 705-286-1431

The following items shall accompany an application for a building permit.

Site Plan

• Site Plan showing location of building and septic system on lot, and also showing distances to the property lines, Front Yard Setback, Side Yard (both sides) and Rear Yard.
• Location to other buildings on the lot.
• Location to Hydro Lines or any other hazards on the lot.
• Entrance to the Lot.
• When difference in Municipal records, Ownership of property is required.
  

Building Plans

• Two sets of Scaled drawings
• Foundation Plan: example showing footing sizes, pier footings, locations, laminated beam sizes and floor joist size and spacing etc.
• Floor Plan: example showing room sizes, locations, exterior, interior wall thickness, door sizes, window sizes, chimneys and ventilation system etc.
• Cross Section: example showing foundation depth, foundation type (block or solid concrete etc.), foundation damproofing, foundation drainage, foundation slab, footing sizes, sill gasket, anchor bolts (spacing), joist size, subfloor size stud sizes and spacing, insulation, vapour barrier, interior, exterior finishes, roof type, sheeting, shingles and venting etc.
• Copy of TRUSS DRAWINGS from manufacturer.

Other Requirements

• HALIBURTON, KAWARTHA, PINE RIDGE DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT copy of the Site Inspection Report for a Sewage System, when required.
• Entrance Permit from the Municipality of Highlands East Roads Department, County of Haliburton or the Ministry of Transportation when required.
• Any Permit required by any other authority.
• Payment of Fees

Please note that any application which is not signed by the owner, and is signed by another authorized person, it shall be accompanied by a letter of authorization signed by the owner.

Any difference found in the Front, Side, or Rear setbacks by the Chief Building Official may result in an Application for a Building Permit being refused or revoked, until the Plot Plan is corrected.

Download file: application_building_permit.pdf

Download file: newsletter_2010_february.pdf

The Accessibility Standards for Customer Service (Ontario Regulation 429/07) came into force on January 1, 2008. If you are a provider of goods and services, and have one or more employees in Ontario, you will be required to comply with this regulation.

If you are a public sector organization designated in the standard, you must comply by January 1, 2010. 

If you are a private business, non-profit organization, or any other service provider with at least one employee in Ontario, you must comply by January 1, 2012.

The Corporation of the Municipality of Highlands East has established an accessible customer service policy, procedures and practices, and has provided staff with training. The procedures and practices sets out a feedback process, notice of service disruptions and more.   

Download files: accessibility_ standards_policy.pdf, best_practices_and_procedures_manual.pdf

Download file: bylaw_24.2004_clean_and_clear.pdf

Download file: bylaw_2006.45_noise.pdf

The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge Health Unit has provided guidelines to help you make the best decision for you and your family if you are experiencing flu like symptoms. 

Download file: H1N1_decision_chart.pdf

Information sheet outlining recycling categories and requirements.

Download file: 2009.county_recycling_guide.pdf

Bicroft Landfill Site
Address: Highway 118 Approximately 5 minutes outside of townsite of Cardif.

Summer Hours (Wednesday prior to July 1st to the Monday Labour Day Weekend)
Wednesday 2 - 4 pm
Saturday 10 - 6 pm
Sunday 10 - 6 pm
Open Statutory Holiday Mondays

Winter Hours: (Commencing Saturday following Labour Day Weekend)
Saturday 10 - 4 pm
Sunday 10 - 4 pm
 

Glamorgan Landfill Site
Address: McColl's Road one mile outside of Gooderham.

Transfer Station for Household Waste only. Building materials et cetera are to be taken to Monmouth Landfill in Tory Hill (Ward 4).

Please Note: Residents of Ward 3 may also use the Ingoldsby landfill site as well as the Irondale/Snowdon landfill site, both located in the Township of Minden Hills. Visit www.minden.on.ca or phone 613-339-2442 during regular office hours for more information on the se sites.

Summer Hours (Commencing the last Saturday prior to Victoria Day)
Monday 10 - 6 pm
Wednesday 10 - 6 pm
Saturday 10 - 6 pm
Sunday 10 - 6 pm
Open Statutory Holiday Mondays

Winter Hours (Commencing the Saturday following Thanksgiving)
Monday 10 - 4:30 pm Wednesday 10 - 4:30 pm Saturday 10 - 4:30 pm Sunday 10 - 4:30 pm Open Statutory Holiday Mondays
 

Highway 28 Landfill Site
Address: Highway 28 (Heading south on Highway 28, next driveway past Eels Lake Landing sign on same side of road.)

Summer Hours (Commencing Friday prior to Victoria Day Weekend)
Friday 10 - 5:30 pm
Saturday 10 - 5:30 pm
Sunday 10 - 8 pm (Long weekends 10 - 5:30 pm)
Monday 10 - 5:30 pm (Long weekends 10 - 8 pm)
Tuesday 10 - 5:30 pm

Winter Hours (Commencing the last Monday of September)
Friday 9 - 4 pm
Sunday 9 - 4 pm
Monday 9 - 4 pm
 

Monmouth Landfill Site
Address: Highway 118 between Wilberforce and Tory Hill

Summer Hours (Commencing the last Saturday prior to Victoria Day)
Monday 10 - 6 pm
Wednesday 10 - 6 pm
Saturday 10 - 6 pm
Sunday 10 - 8 pm (Long weekends 10 - 6:00 pm)
Monday 10 - 8 pm

Winter Hours (Commencing the Saturday following Thanksgiving)
Monday 10 - 4:30 pm
Wednesday 10 - 4:30 pm
Saturday 10 - 4:30 pm
Sunday 10 - 4:30 pm
Open Statutory Holiday Mondays
 

Mumford Road Landfill Site
Address: Mumford Road off County Road 648

Summer Hours (Commencing Friday prior to Victoria Day Long Weekend)
Saturday 10 - 6 pm
Sunday 10 - 6 pm
Wednesday 10 - 6 pm

Winter Hours (Commencing the last Monday in September)
Saturday 9 - 4 pm
Tuesday 9 - 4 pm

It shall be the goal of the department to utilize its resources to protect the lives and property of the inhabitants and the environment from the adverse effects of fires, sudden medical emergencies or exposure to dangerous conditions created by man or nature; first to the corporation, second to those municipalities requiring assistance through the authorized emergency fire service plan (mutual aid) and third to those municipalities which are provided fire protection services by the department under an authorized agreement.

In order to accomplish this goal the department was mandated to, "Provide a range of programs including but not limited to the following."

1. Fire suppression response of all types.
2. Emergency medical response, Level A.
3. Response to vehicle accidents and extrication.
4. Response to farm, home and industrial accidents.
5. Response to public hazards.
6. Response to hazardous material incidents and awareness levels.
7. Provision of rescue services in fire and other than fire situations.
8. Search and rescue services.
9. Disaster and emergency planning.
10. Fire cause determination and investigation.
11. Fire prevention services and inspections.
12. Public education services and programs.
13. Shore based water rescue, Level 1.

All Firefighters are trained and certified in Advanced First Aid and C.P.R. The department has also become involved in providing defibrillator services to enhance our capabilities in serving our community. The Firefighters train three times each month to ensure all members are ready to respond to any type of call they may receive. The Firefighters provide Public Education and Fire Prevention to the community by visiting local schools and groups.