A Word from our Reeve…

Algonquin Highlands remains a stable and progressive municipality which, like any other, is facing its various challenges. There’s no questions that some tough decisions are ahead. OPP Billing Reform will affect Tax Rates as the increase is phased in and our ‘new...

Bridge Construction Site Clean Up

If you weren’t up this fall, the bridge site was cleaned up prior to the Artist’s Day festival.  Thank you to council for putting the pressure on the contractor and making sure our lake was looking it’s best.

Ministers Report on Drinking Water

From FOCA:  The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has released the 2014 Ministers report on Drinking Water . The comprehensive report not only relates important data about the performance of Ontario’s municipal drinking water systems, but also...

Are we loving our lakes to death?

FOCA wants to ensure we don’t “love our lakes to death” and as such has looked to the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) in determining what those thresholds are, and how we might measure and enact limits.  For a visual essay...

Would it still be cottage country without the loon?

From Terry Rees, FOCA Executive Director with permission to republish as an open letter: Two reports released in October 2014 remind us that big changes are coming to Ontario’s lakes and rivers. First: Audubon’s Birds and Climate Change Report suggests that within...

Algae Blooms

On Sept 25, Algonquin Park reported two blooms of blue-green Algae which forced the closure of Dickson and Lavielle lakes.  It is an important reminder to treat our lakes with respect.  Algal bloom formation and subsequent release on toxins is an extremely complex...

Bridge Clean-Up – Finally

If you weren’t up this fall, the bridge site was cleaned up prior to the Artist’s Day festival.  Thank you to council for putting the pressure on the contractor and making sure our lake was looking it’s best.