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Kawartha Lakes – The City of Kawartha Lakes Emergency Operations Centre met today to assess ongoing storm recovery efforts and provide plans for support services for residents over the weekend.
Key updates:
- All municipal buildings now have power.
- Under 5,000 customers in the greater Kawartha Lakes area are without power, primarily in the Burnt River and Coboconk areas.
- Residents without power are reminded to contact Hydro One directly by calling 1-800-434-1235 or online at https://hydroone.ifactornotifi.com/ui/m/outage-reporting.
- Hydro One installed 200 new poles in the municipality on April 9, with at least 350 more to be replaced.
- Road closures and flooded areas are still a challenge. There are some areas where entire sections of the grid need to be rebuilt.
- Warming centres across the municipality remain open, with some remaining open through to April 14. Details below.
- Clean up efforts are being mobilized, with details on curbside brush collection coming near the end of the month.
- Localized flooding is imminent in flood prone areas in and around Burnt River, although cooler temperatures have paused the flooding temporarily.
What’s Open and Closed April 10 through April 14
Warming Centres
Shower access is on a first come first serve/walk-in basis at the three Warming Centres listed below. Please bring towels and toiletries. All community centre Warming Centres have access to water, charging, and warm rooms. Please bring refillable water bottles.
- Lindsay Recreation Complex 7am to 10pm, through Friday April 11
- Woodville Community Centre 10am to 8pm, through Friday April 11
- Fenelon Falls Community Centre 10am to 8pm, through end of day on Monday April 14
- Bobcaygeon Library and Service Centre 8:30am to 4:30pm, through Friday April 11 (no showers)
Fire Station Warming Centres (8am to 6pm)
Bottled water will be available – courtesy of Sobeys, along with charging and warm rooms.
- Bethany Fire Station 8am to 6pm, through Friday April 11
- Burnt River Fire Station 8am to 6pm, through end of day on Monday April 14
Landfills
All landfills open regular winter hours with some extensions identified below:
Laxton: Thursday 11am to 5pm, Sunday 9am to 5pm
Eldon: Wednesday 9am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm
Somerville: Monday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 5pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm
Lindsay Ops: Monday to Saturday, 8am to 5pm
Waste Bins for Spoiled Food Drop-off
Expanded curbside waste collection (up to 4 bags per household) is taking place the week of April 7 to enable residents to dispose of food waste. Those that wish to drop off your spoiled food waste ahead of regularly scheduled collections can do so at the below locations:
- Bethany Fire Station 8am to 6pm, until end of day Friday April 11
- Bobcaygeon Service Centre 8:30 to 4:30pm, until end of day Friday April 11
- Burnt River Fire Station 8am to 6pm, through to end of day Monday April 14
- Coboconk Service Centre, 8:30 am to 4:30pm, starting on Monday April 14
- Fenelon Falls Community Centre, 10am to 8pm, through to end of day Monday April 14
- Woodville/Eldon Community Centre 10am to 8pm, until end of day Friday April 11
Waste Collection
- Storm debris: Waived tipping fees will end April 20 with regular tipping fees applying as of April 21. Regular leaf and yard debris that weighs under 250kg remains free of charge.
- Storm debris cleanup by the municipality: For those who can’t access landfill, we will be picking up and/or chipping storm tree and brush debris when resources shift from immediate emergency response to future clean up and recovery, toward the end of April. In some areas of the municipality, contractors and neighbouring municipalities are already assisting with cleanup. It will take some time to work through all areas, likely several weeks, so please be patient. We ask that you bring your storm tree and brush debris to the curb. Please don’t block sidewalks, road ways, lines of sight and ditches. Place storm debris in small piles at the edge of the sidewalk or roadside, ensuring the material is not obstructing pedestrian or vehicle traffic. Place cut or broken ends facing out towards the road. Please ensure that the debris is separated from other types of waste or yard materials. Branches larger than 8 inches in diameter and logs will not be picked up. Leaves, twigs and small debris, should be processed according to regular yard waste collection guidelines.
- Waste collection: Double collection week of April 7, two extra bags will be collected to assist with spoiled food. Double bags should be used and bags should not weigh more than 40 pounds for collector safety.
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Missed collection: If your collection was missed due to road accessibility for the past two collection cycles, triple collection (six bags) is permitted the week of April 14. For questions, please call Miller Waste at 1-888-557-4711 or contact the City’s Customer Service line at 705-324-9411.
- Organics: Curbside collection in urban areas Friday. Please remove packaging from food before placing in green bin. Additional organics can be placed in compostable bags in other containers as long as the weight of containers is less than 40lbs. Details
Community Paramedics Health and Well-being Checks
If you would like our Community Paramedics to check on a family member, friend, vulnerable person or whomever you are concerned about during storm recovery:
Customer Service: inquiries@kawarthalakes.ca or call 705-324-9411 ext. 0 (Mon to Fri, 8:30am to 4:30pm). Any requests received outside those hours will be responded to on the next business day.
Paramedics will call first, and if there’s no response, they’ll visit the address.
For emergencies, call 911.
Municipal Administration
All administrative buildings and Municipal Service Centres are open.
Libraries
As of 8am on Wednesday April 9, all library branches are open for their regular hours with the exception of the Dalton, Kinmount and Norland branches. These branches may reopen over the weekend. Please check the Kawartha Lakes Public Library website for hours and open locations.
Parks and Recreation
All programming has resumed at open facilities. The Lindsay Recreation Complex and Forbert Memorial Pool are open.
All bookings will take place as scheduled in facilities that have had power restored and internal safety systems cleared. Please contact 705-324-9411 ext. 1226 if you have questions about your booking.
CLOSED: Victoria Rail Trail (VRT) is closed to motorized and non-motorized traffic until further notice for public safety.
Transit
Lindsay Transit back to regular service
Boil Water Advisories
All boil water advisories are lifted. Water is safe to drink.
Burn Ban
Burn Ban in Effect – April: No open fires. Brush can be taken to Lindsay Landfill or burned (with permit) in May.
Learn more about burn permits.
Flood Preparedness
Kawartha Conservation has issued a Flood Warning for the Kawartha Lakes region on Monday April 7, 2025 until 12pm on Friday April 11, 2025.
A Flood Warning watershed condition statement issued by Peterborough Bancroft District, Ministry of Natural Resources for the Burnt River and Black River watershed remains in effect until April 11, 2025.
Fill-Your-Own Sandbags:
- Ward Park (Norland)
- Dalton Community Centre (Sebright)
- Chisholm Trail (near Amon Drive)
- Burnt River Community Centre
Contact and Reporting Info
Customer Service
Monday to Friday: 8:30am–4:30pm (705-324-9411 or 1-888-822-2225) Press 5 for Storm Updates
After hours emergencies: 1-877-885-7337
Stay Informed
- Call 911 for life-threatening emergencies
- Kawartha Lakes Police (Lindsay/Ops): 705-324-5252 (non-emergency)
- OPP (outside Lindsay/Ops): 1-888-310-1122
- Property damage? Contact your insurance company
- Website: www.kawarthalakes.ca/stormupdates
- Radio: Bounce 91.9 FM, Country 105.1 FM
- Social: Facebook, X (Twitter)
- Handouts at local stores, warming rooms, libraries and more
- Road closures: www.municipal511.ca
- Sign up for municipal alerts via Jump Inbox: www.kawarthalakes.ca/subscribe
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