Service Disruption

Please note that the Dorset Recreation Centre will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Please note the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will be closed on Monday, August 5 for the Civic Holiday, re-opening to the public at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6. 

Please note that the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will be closed on Monday, July 1 for Canada Day, re-opening to the public at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, July 2. The AH Trails Office will also be closed for Canada Day. 

Please note the Stanhope branch of the Haliburton County Public Library will be closed Wednesday, June 26 through Monday, July 1 while the concrete walkway outside the building is replaced. We thank residents for their patience. 

The Township of Algonquin Highlands is updating its Corporate Communications Plan in 2024, and you can be part of that process by taking a brief survey.

Please note that starting Monday, June 10, construction work is underway along Provincial Highway 35 between Carnarvon and Ox Narrows in a project with an anticipated end date of Friday, Aug. 22, 2025.

Dorset area residents will notice a significant amount of cyclist traffic this weekend as the Huntsville-based Spin the Lakes Cycle Tour takes place on Saturday, May 25. A fundraiser for the Canadian Mental Health Association, hundreds of cyclists are registered to take part in this event, which features four routes, one of which passes directly through the hamlet of Dorset.