Weather and Emergency

Kawartha Lakes – The City of Kawartha Lakes Emergency Operations Centre met today to assess ongoing storm recovery efforts.

Kawartha Lakes – The City of Kawartha Lakes Emergency Operations Centre met today to assess ongoing storm recovery efforts.

Kawartha Lakes – The City of Kawartha Lakes Emergency Operations Centre met throughout the weekend and today to assess ongoing storm recovery efforts.

Over the weekend, Mayor Elmslie met with Hon. Jill Dunlop, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response for the Province of Ontario and Laurie Scott, MPP.

Kawartha Lakes – The overflow from the Fenelon Falls Wastewater System – Colborne Street and Francis Street East Sewage Pumping Stations ended Saturday April 5 at 12pm. The overflow from the Lindsay Wastewater System – Rivera Park Sewage Pumping Station ended Sunday April 6 at 12:30pm.

Kawartha Lakes – The Kawartha Lakes Community Paramedic team is offering to do health and well-being checks throughout the community.

If you would like our Community Paramedics to check on a family member, friend, vulnerable person or whomever, this weekend (April 5 and April 6), please email cpresponse@kawarthalakes.ca and include the person’s name, address and phone number.

Kawartha Lakes – The City of Kawartha Lakes Emergency Operations Centre met this morning to assess ongoing storm recovery efforts.

Key updates:

In many critical municipal facilities, power and water has been restored. We are focused on providing resident supports through those locations.

Kawartha Lakes - The Boil Water Advisory issued on Monday, March 31, 2025 for the Norland Drinking Water System located in Village of Norland, Ontario has been rescinded by the Medical Officer of Health.
Persons using the water supply from the Norland Drinking Water System are no longer required to boil their drinking water.  The water is safe for human consumption.

For more information visit www.hkpr.on.ca or call 1-866-888-4577 ext. 5006.

Kawartha Lakes – Due to the impacts of the ongoing ice storm emergency in Kawartha Lakes, we’re expecting more organics food waste than usual.

As a result, we will be increasing organics collection efforts for households in the Organics Program.

Kawartha Lakes – The City of Kawartha Lakes Emergency Operations Centre met this morning to assess ongoing storm recovery efforts. Significant portions throughout the City remain without electricity. Our focus remains supporting those residents and communities, while clearing debris and supporting Hydro One’s efforts to bring power back online.

Kawartha Lakes – Beginning at approximately 5am on Thursday, April 3, 2025, the Lindsay Wastewater System – Rivera Park Sewage Pumping Station is currently bypassing, releasing untreated sewage into the Scugog River.    

The Lindsay Wastewater System is currently receiving higher than normal sewage flows due to extreme wet weather, and the amount of wastewater entering the sewer system has exceeded the capacity of the system. The impact of the spill on water quality will be minimal given dilution due to significant rainfall, however residents drawing water downstream from the Rivera Park Sewage Pumping Station should take precautions.