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Midland provides 90-day notice period to begin Automated Speed Enforcement Program

Media Release Midland provides 90-day notice period to begin Automated Speed Enforcement Program

For Immediate Release

(June 2, 2025, Midland ON) Further prioritizing public safety on town roads to reduce speeding in designated areas, Midland is officially launching its Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) Program. Signage has been installed at designated locations, and enforcement begins in early September following the mandatory 90-day public awareness period, ensuring that residents and motorists...

Midland proclaims Pride Month

Proclamation Pride Month June 2025

Whereas; June is recognized as Pride Month in Canada and around the world as an opportunity to celebrate and advocate for visibility and acceptance of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community; to reflect on the trials that the Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and plus community have endured and overcome; and to recommit to the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in our community; and

Whereas; Pride Month promotes the call for...

Temporary Lane Closure - Angela Schmidt Foster Road

Where: Lane closure on Angela Schmidt Foster Road, from Marshall Road to Highway 93

When: June 2, 2025 to June 13, 2025

Why: Maintenance work for the Angela Schmidt Foster Road Resurfacing Project. 

Other Information: 

• Access to properties will be maintained.
• Expect delays, use alternate routes.
• Asphalt work to be completed August 2025.

You butter believe it – the tarts are back!

Media Release You butter believe it – the tarts are back!

For Immediate Release

(May 30, 2025, Midland ON) The sweetest day of the year is almost here! More than 300,000 butter tarts will be up for grabs in Midland at Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival presented by Chapman’s on June 14.

The festival begins at 9 a.m. with the ceremonial Piping of the Tart by the Midland Pipes and Drums and opening remarks from Mayor Bill Gordon.

"Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival presented by Chapman’s is more...

Midland raises flag for National AccessAbility Week

The Town of Midland raised the flag for National AccessAbility Week.

National AccessAbility Awareness Week celebrates Canadians with disabilities, raises awareness for the critical need of accessibility and inclusion in our workplaces and communities, and recognizes the work continually being done to remove barriers.

The County of Simcoe has an Accessibility Advisory Committee whose purpose is to advise County Council on ways to improve opportunities for persons with disabilities with respect to...