Fire Rescue and Safety

Highlands East to resume issuing open air burning permits

Effective May 20, 2020 the Highlands East Fire Department will begin accepting applications for open air burning. A permit is required for any fire that is larger than 24 inches...

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Information

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Canada's COVID-19 updates and resources

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Restricted Fire Zone lifted, daytime burning forbidden

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry has announced that as of 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, 2020 that the Restricted Fire Zone affecting the Municipality of Highlands...

A reminder to keep doing your part to stop the spread

As of April 8, 2020 we continue to see the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rise in Ontario and across Canada.  Everyone needs to be aware of the seriousness of this situation...

Help others by wearing a non-medical mask

Wearing a non-medical mask (such as a homemade cloth mask) when out in public has not been proven to protect the wearer, but it will help prevent you from contaminating others...

Daytime burn restrictions in effect

There is no daytime burning during between April 1 and October 31 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. This includes but is not limited to burn barrels, incinerators, brush...

County COVID-19 Assessment Centre opens March 31, 2020

Local health service providers (Haliburton Highlands Family Health Team, Haliburton County, and Haliburton Highlands Health Services) have collaborated in the creation of a local...

Haliburton County's doctors ask seasonal residents to remain at primary residence

Our local physicians at the Haliburton Highlands Family Health Team have written a letter to seasonal residents of Haliburton County requesting that they consider remaining at...