Waste & Recycling

A reminder that Algonquin Highlands Council will hold 2025 budget deliberations this week, during special meetings on Thursday, Feb. 27 and Friday, Feb. 28. The meetings commence at 9 a.m., respectively. 

Pine Springs and Oxtongue Lake sites - CLOSED
Maple Lake and Dorset - Delayed opening, 12 noon to 3 p.m.

Waste disposal sites in Algonquin Highlands will be operating special hours on Family Day, Monday, February 17th.
Pine Spring and Oxtongue Lake will be CLOSED.
Maple Lake and Dorset will be open late, from 12 noon until 3 p.m.

Please note the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will be closed on Monday, February 17 for Family Day, re-opening to the public on Tuesday, February 18 at 8 a.m.

The significant weather event declared by the Township of Algonquin Highlands on February 12, 2025, has been lifted as of February 13, 2025, at 4 p.m.

Environment Canada has issued a Winter Storm Warning with the following weather hazard(s) for our region on February 12, 2025, at 10:47 a.m.

There’s a common misconception that composting is a summer-only activity. Even with a layer of snow and ice, the organisms in your compost pile are ready and able to break down all that yummy waste.

Our monthly digital newsletter for January is out now!

A reminder that the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will close for the holiday break at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 24. The office will re-open to the public at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 8 a.m. Please note the AH Trails Office at 20130 Highway 35 North will be closed for the same time period. 

Please note the Algonquin Highlands Administrative Office at 1123 North Shore Road will close for the holiday break at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 25. The office will re-open to the public at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 8 a.m.