Events

Community members are invited to usher in the festive season with a tree-lighting celebration in Stanhope this Friday, November 29 starting at 6 p.m. The event will take place outside the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road. There will be hot chocolate, carols and a visit from Santa Claus. Residents are asked to bring travel mugs to enjoy their hot chocolate. 

Residents are invited to welcome the festive season with a community tree-lighting celebration in Dorset on Sunday, December 1 at 4 p.m. The event will take place at Dorset Lions Centennial Park. There will be hot chocolate, carols and a visit from Santa Claus. Please bring a travel mug to enjoy your hot chocolate. 

Algonquin Highlands Council will commence its 2025 Budget discussions with a special Projects and Priorities meeting on Thursday, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. This is chance for members of Council to hear about potential priority projects for the upcoming year from senior Staff. 

We are excited to offer residents some new ways to connect with the Township of Algonquin Highlands!

There will be a grand opening celebration for the new Dorset branch of the Haliburton County Public Library this Friday, Oct. 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for 1 p.m.

There will be a Household Hazardous Waste collection event at the Maple Waste Disposal Site at 1302 McPhail Road this Saturday, October 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will be the final HHW collection event of the year. 

The Dorset Arts & Crafts Show takes place Saturday, October 12 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Dorset Recreation Centre and will feature local artisans selling a variety of items. There will be pottery; wood working pieces; images from Muskoka, Haliburton and Algonquin; oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings; quilting; folk art; rugs; candles; diffusers; fused glass ornaments; pendants; and much more! Come and see us in the gymnasium and support the local artisans. There will be sandwiches and pie available to purchase for lunch. 

Next week is Fire Prevention Week and Algonquin Highlands Fire Services will be holding open houses at each of its three fire stations on the evening of Wednesday, October 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.