News and Notices

Take Notice: An Application for a Minor Variance from the provisions of Comprehensive Zoning ByLaw 2022-49 has been submitted to the Township of Algonquin Highlands Committee of Adjustment,
the approval authority in these matters. The Application has been reviewed and has been found to be
complete.

TAKE NOTICE that Council will conduct its 2024 budget deliberations during Special Meetings commencing at 9:00 a.m. on the following dates:

The Township of Algonquin Highlands is pleased to announce its acquisition of the Dorset Pavilion and Community Park in the hamlet of Dorset. The park has been gifted to the Township by cottagers Don Tapscott C.M. and Ana Lopes C.M. and has been renamed “Tapscott Lopes Park” in recognition of its donors.

One of the Township of Algonquin Highlands’ biggest events of the year returns Family Day Weekend with the Dorset Snowball Winter Carnival.

WHEREAS the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Algonquin Highlands has declared part of the original shore road allowance lying in front of Lot 5, Concession 2, in the geographic Township of McClintock, in the Township of Algonquin Highlands, County of Haliburton, to be surplus.

The Township of Algonquin Highlands wishes to address ongoing events near a public access to Maple Lake along North Shore Road near its intersection with Dawson Road. This property has traditionally been used, for decades, for emergency access and ice fishing. A small group of area residents is making claims they own the property and have been expressing this to members of the public attempting to access the lake.

The Dorset Snowball Winter Carnival is one of Algonquin Highlands’ biggest events of year, and the Township is seeking volunteers to ensure this year’s Snowball is another success.

Due to ongoing construction and plumbing work at the Dorset Recreation Centre, the public water refill station located beside the centre may be intermittently unavailable to the public. 

To: Prescribed Persons/Interested Parties
File No: AH-MV-024/23
Subject Land: Part of Lots 15 and 16, Concession 3, geographic Township of Stanhope
Civic Address: 1006 Rintoul Lane – Boshkung Lake
Municipality: Township of Algonquin Highlands
Applicant: Giancola

The Township of Algonquin Highlands and Haliburton County Public Library are thrilled to announce approval for the creation of a new library space within the Dorset Recreation Centre (DRC). The previous library in the DRC closed its doors to the public in 2019, making this new endeavor an exciting chapter in the facility's history.