Fire Services

Please note the public water refill stations at the Algonquin Highland Administrative Office and Stanhope Firefighters' Community Hall on North Shore Road have been repaired and are back in working order. Thank you for your patience. 

Effective at noon on Tuesday, Aug 5, 2025, there will be a total fire ban throughout the County of Haliburton, including the townships of Algonquin Highlands, Minden Hills, Highlands East and Dysart et al. This means no outdoor burning any time of day or night. 

TAKE NOTICE members of Council will be participating in a tour, for educational purposes, of municipal infrastructure located in the Township of Algonquin Highlands on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, commencing at 9:00 AM. 

Please note the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will be closed on Monday, August 4 for the civic holiday, re-opening to the public at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5. 

The next regular meeting of Algonquin Highlands Council takes place this Thursday, July 17 commencing at 9 a.m. You can view the agenda, which includes a link to the livestream, here. 

Celebrate Canada Day in Oxtongue Lake on Tuesday, July 1! 

The next regular meeting of Algonquin Highlands Council takes place this Thursday, June 19 commencing at 9 a.m. You can view the agenda, which includes a link to the livestream, here. 

The Township of Algonquin Highlands is introducing the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) to process and adjudicate contraventions of its regulatory by-laws and provincial regulations, including those applying to short-term rentals, noise, parking and more.