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General Committee Pre-Meeting Highlights - September 27 2023

This month, General Committee is hearing from Town staff on key issues on Town facilities, budgets, and winter road operations. Here are some of this month’s topics:

• Town staff are providing an update on the wayfinding strategy, including sharing the look and feel of the signage family. This signage will be used to help direct vehicular and pedestrian traffic, connecting with key points of interest.
• Huntsville has been chosen by Explorers’ Edge in a proposal of a new model of housing called

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Media Release: Test Your Smoke Alarm Day on September 28, 2023

(Huntsville, ON) The Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department urges residents to test their smoke alarms on or before Thursday, September 28, 2023, which marks the first annual Test Your Smoke Alarm Day in Ontario. This simple action requires less than five seconds and can be instrumental in saving lives during a fire incident.

In 2022 Ontario witnessed 133 fire fatalities, the highest recorded in 20 years. "In construction, we are using a greater number of engineered products to build more...

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Huntsville Honours National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2023 with March and Gathering

(Huntsville, ON) The Town of Huntsville, the Huntsville Public Library, and Hope Arises Project Inc. invites the community to join in Huntsville’s 3rd Annual Orange Shirt Day March and Gathering on September 30, 2023. September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as well as Orange Shirt Day in Canada. This national day commemorates the tragic history and healing journey of residential school survivors, their families, and the children who never returned home.

On September 30, the...

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SMDHU Public Notice: Blue-Green Algae Impacting Longs Lake

The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit (SMDHU) has received test results from the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) confirming a blue-green algae bloom impacting the southwest shoreline of Longs Lake, Huntsville.

Many species of blue-green algae (also called cyanobacteria) have the potential to produce toxins that are harmful to the health of humans and animals when exposed in large amounts. Due to the confirmed presence of the bloom, we are asking residents to exercise...

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Special Council Meeting - September 20, 2023

A Special Council Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 20, 2023. Details are as follows:

Special Council Meeting
5:30 pm at the Huntsville Civic Centre, Municipal Council Chambers
In person only
Agenda Package

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