Municipality of Highlands East

P.A.W.S.: Protecting Animal Welfare Shelter

Municipal Dog Pound meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday in January, April, July and October. Meetings take place at 10:00am in the Faraday Municipal Office located at 29860A Highway 28.

For further information please contact 613-332-5573

For information on lotteries and raffles, please contact Irene Cook at the Municipal Office.

The following fee structure and fees are applicable to only that waste which is disposed of at the waste site and which specifically excludes any materials, which are subject to a recycling or reuse program by the Municipality of Highlands East.

Building Material (Fees doubled for unsorted materials.)
1/2 ton pickup or car with trailer: $10.00
1/2 ton with trailer: $20.00
Single-axle: $50.00
Tandem: $75.00
Tri-axle: $125.00

Tires (Must be de-rimmed.)
Passenger & light truck: $3.00
Medium truck: $12.00
Oversize truck: $15.00
Tractor: $7.00 (front); $25.00 (rear)
Tires over 4' in diameter: $45

Information for residents on how to be prepared for emergencies.

Download file: emergency_preparedness.pdf

The Municipality of Highlands East Emergency Management Committee developed this Emergency Response Plan. Every official, municipal department and agency must be prepared to carry out assigned responsibilities in an emergency. The response plan has been prepared to provide key officials, agencies and departments of the Municipality of Highlands East with important emergency response information related to:

• Arrangements, services and equipment; and
• Roles and responsibilities during an emergency.

In addition, it is important that residents, businesses and interested visitors be aware of its provisions. Copies of the Municipality of Highlands East Emergency Response Plan may be viewed at the main Municipal Office and Sub Offices and can be downloaded below.

Download file: emergency_response_plan.pdf

Cemertaries in Highlands East with plots available:

• McGillvray Cemetery
• Deer Lake Cemetary
• South Wilberforce Cemetary
• Gooderham Cemetary

Other cemetaries in Highlands East:

• Essonville Cemetary & Heritage Church
• Gooderham Pioneer Cemetary

Please contact the Municipal Office at (705) 448-2981 for information on burial records, sales, plots, internments, headstones and foundations.

For snow plowing call 705-448-2934 (24 hr).

Sweeping of Municipal roads is subject to availability of equipment, dust control (calcium chloride) is applied on or around the first week of June.

For any other roads related inquiries please contact Road Superintendent.

Please note that the we are responsible for Municipal Roads only; please call 705-286-1762 for roads maintained by Haliburton County.

Being a by-law for the regulation of parking within the Municipality of Highlands East.

Download file: bylaw_2008.10_parking.pdf

Being a by-law to establish a township policy on the use of unopened road allowances. Includes application form.

Please contact Irene Cook for more information.

Download file: bylaw_2007.53_unopened_road_allowance.pdf

A by-law for the prohibiting and regulating the running at large and tresspassing of cats and other animals (other than dogs) and to restrict the keeping of certain animals in the Corporation of the Municipality of Highlands East.

Download file: bylaw_2007.51_cats.pdf