A notice of motion was presented at the last Peterborough County council meeting to amend that by-law that prohibits an individual to run for Warden after serving for four years. The Notice of Motion was moved by Coun. Carolyn Amyotte and seconded by Coun. Jim Whelan
It stated that the by-law, which was just passed in 2022, prohibits someone from running for the position of County Warden after serving two consecutive two-year terms as in the position in an effort to allow all members to run with a Council vote.
The motion stated that currently, the Warden is not allowed to run after four consecutive years in the role and that this also restricts the County Warden from appointing an Deputy Warden for more than two consecutive two-year terms.
Amyotte, through the motion, requested that staff be directed to review the Procedure By-law and recommend necessary changes for the upcoming election and to remove all wording restricting an individual to hold the position of Warden for more than two consecutive terms.
On Friday March 20, the last day of March Break, Douro Dummer hosted a special community art activity at the Warsaw Arena called The Final Flood. Pictured above are Seamus and Callum painting the ice at the arena.
A new Community Partnership and Development Fund program has been implemented in Selwyn Township. Earlier this month a draft policy for the program was presented to council for feedback.
Staff presented the program to council as last October council asked staff to divert funds from the Community Improvement Program (CIP) in the amount of $10,000 to create a program that would support and promote volunteer growth and viability within the municipality.
This new program will now provide financial support for
Community Organizations for minor capital projects or to support an initiative/program to develop internal capacity and/or enhance service delivery.
The policy outlines that there would be $10,000 set aside each year for the program with it being topped up should some funding remain from the previous year.
During the presentation of the draft policy earlier this month, a few tweaks were made and a final policy was presented to council this week.
The township of Douro-Dummer has decided to contract Emterra Group to service their recycling needs at township properties.
The decision to hire Emterra for a one year period was made at the March 17 regular council meeting.
As of January 1, 2026 regular curb side pick-up for recycling came to a halt. As of that date the collection of recycling at all Institutional, Commercial, and Industrial properties became the responsibility of said institutions.
As a temporary solution, Township staff have been collecting and transporting all recycling associated with their facilities to the Waste Connections Canada Transfer Station on County Road 6 that is designated to receive these materials for a small fee.
The township properties that require servicing by Emterra are the Douro Community Centre, Library, Douro Public Works and Station two, Warsaw Community Centre, Municipal Office and Warsaw Public Works and Station four.
This short documentary is a portrait of a tiny town, Lakefield, Ontario, and its independent weekly, the Herald. Across North America, newspapers are dying, but in Lakefield, Terry McQuitty, the town paper’s publisher, carries on a rich, 150-year-old tradition. Set to the pace of small-town life, Unheralded is a testament to the vital role newspapers can still play, and the close bond between reporter and reader.
