Service Disruption

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. 

Please note the Stanhope Municipal Airport has been re-opened to traffic following the completion of line-painting on the Airport's runway. The line-painting crew is set to return to complete the Airport's front parking lot this evening, between approximately 8 and 10 p.m.

Please note the Stanhope Municipal Airport will be closed for runway painting between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 7. This may limit access to the Airport's front parking lot, which would also limit access to the public water refill station located there. 

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. 

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. 

Please note construction fencing has now been installed around the Dorset Tower and work has begun on the installation of a lightning strike protection system on the structure. This means that as of today (Tuesday, July 29) visitors are no longer able to to climb the Tower. This construction project is scheduled to conclude Friday, August 8.

While construction work on the Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower is set to commence within coming days, for the time being, visitors are still able to climb the Tower. We will inform the community via social media and the Township of Algonquin Highlands website when the construction barriers are in place, so please continue to check these spaces for details. The project - which will see a lightning strike protection system installed at the Tower - will be completed by Aug. 8.

Please note the Dorset Scenic Lookout Tower will undergo the installation of a lightning strike protection system, as well as structural upgrades, during the latter half of July and into August.