News

National Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in Canada from October 1 to 7 each year. This week serves as an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of breastfeeding and to promote supportive practices within communities. Council and staff welcomed representatives from the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit to raise the National Breastfeeding Week flag and release a proclamation of support for this initiative. 

Read the October 2026 Municipal Update for key Township news, project updates, meeting information, community events, and more.

Water and wastewater (sewer) bills have been issued to customers with a payment due date of October 31. 

Our Administration Office (1024 Hurlwood Lane, Severn) will be closed on Monday, October 12, for the Thanksgiving holiday. The office will reopen on Tuesday, October 13, at 8:30 a.m.

Final tax bills were mailed in June. The first instalment was due August 8, and the second instalment is due on October 8.

Voter Information Letters were mailed on September 25 to eligible electors on the Township of Severn’s Voters’ List. Your letter includes voting instructions and how to obtain assistance if needed.

Bayou Road will be temporarily closed from Grand Tamarack Crescent to Hedgemere Landing on Monday, October 5 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. as contractors lay the final layer of asphalt.

Township of Severn will begin approximately $953,823 in safety improvements at the intersection of Burnside Line and Division Road on September 29.

Bayou Road will be temporarily closed from Grand Tamarack Crescent to Hedgemere Landing on Thursday, September 24 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for asphalt paving.

Township of Severn welcomed residents to the Washago Community Centre on September 21 for an open house celebrating Stay Active Stay Connected, a free recreation and social program for adults 55+ funded by the Government of Ontario through the Seniors Community Grant program.