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Kawartha Lakes – In an effort to mitigate fire hazards, Kawartha Lakes Fire Rescue Service has issued their annual April burn ban for the municipality. The burn ban will be in effect as of 12am on Tuesday April 1, 2025.

Kawartha Lakes – With the fluctuations in temperature and warmer weather on its way, the Water and Wastewater Division would like to advise residents that although the water in municipal systems can become cloudy or greyish-coloured due to unseasonably warm temperatures during the day and colder temperatures at night, the water remains safe to drink.

Kawartha Lakes – In 2021, the Words While We Wait public art initiative gave residents an opportunity to share their experiences of the pandemic through poetry, displayed in Kawartha Lakes Public Transit shelters. That initiative provided a meaningful way to document a collective moment in time. 

Kawartha Lakes – Users of the municipal drinking water system in Oakwood may experience periods of pressure fluctuations and/or low pressure on Tuesday March 25, 2025 due to system upgrades and the required temporary shutdown of the Oakwood Reservoir.

Kawartha Lakes – The following are highlights from the Regular Council Meeting on March 18, 2025.  

The meeting can be viewed in full on our YouTube Channel. 

The Regular Council minutes from February 18, 2025 were received and adopted.

Kawartha Lakes - Staff are conducting pressure tests today in the Oakwood Drinking Water System. Some residents may experience pressure fluctuations. These are temporary and pressure will resume when the testing is complete.

UPDATE: The blockage was removed by the MNR/Parks Canada last night (March 20), water is flowing normally and the flood risk at the Kinmount Dam has been mitigated.

Kawartha Lakes - Kawartha Conservation has issued a Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety, effective Wednesday March 19, 2025 through to noon on Friday March 21, 2025.

Kawartha Conservation Watershed
Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety
Date: Wednesday March 19, 2025
Time: 3pm

Kawartha Lakes – Following a winter of historic snowfall, Kawartha Lakes is gearing up for potential spring flooding. As snow melts, some areas are prone to high water levels, and residents in flood-prone zones are encouraged to prepare.

The City of Kawartha Lakes has completed the Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Update that incorporates updated population and employment forecasts to guide the enhancement of a multi-modal transportation network to the year 2051. The TMP will serve as a road map for short-range, medium-range, and long-range transportation infrastructure investments. It will guide how we: