News and Notices

Easter Holiday Closures - March 29 and April 1, 2024

Easter Holiday affected services: 

• Town Hall - will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1.
• Mid-Pen Transit - no service on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1.
• NSSRC - will be closed on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1.

For after-hour emergencies related to water, sewer or roads please call 705-527-8274. 

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Property Taxes and Water 

• While the office is closed, please use alternative options for payments. See the Paying Property Taxes page or the Water and...

Midland proclaims World Water Day

Proclamation World Water Day, March 22,2024

Whereas, an international day to celebrate freshwater was recommended at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating March 22, 1993, as the first annual World Water Day; and

Whereas, Midland is privileged to be located on the shorelines of Georgian Bay, the world’s largest freshwater archipelago. The importance of World Water Day echoes through the attention on...

Midland proclaims Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day

Proclamation Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day, March 18, 2024

Whereas; Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day is an annual event to celebrate the incredible service that public transit vehicle operators and workers provide in communities; and

Whereas; Transit Operators and workers play a vital role in ensuring passengers arrive safely to their destinations; and

Whereas; Many Midland residents rely on Transit’s regular and specialized services daily to get to work, school, events,...

Fire Code Conviction for Rooming House in Midland

Media Release Fire Code Conviction for Rooming House in Midland

For Immediate Release

(March 15, 2024, Midland ON) On Thursday, March 7th, 2024, the Justice of the Peace of the Orillia Provincial Offences Court, found the owner of an illegal rooming house in Midland guilty of contraventions of the Ontario Fire Code.

The owner, who is not a Midland resident, was found guilty and subsequently fined $16,500 plus fees and victim surcharge, for failure to maintain smoke alarms, as well as failure to...

Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival Charting on the Top 100 Festivals List

Media Release Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival Charting on the Top 100 Festivals List

For Immediate Release

(March 14, 2024, Midland ON) Ontario’s Best Butter Tart Festival made the Top 100 Festivals and Events in Ontario list for a fourth time, learning of this prestigious honour at the Festivals and Events Ontario “IMAGINE” Conference Awards Gala in February.

“Midland has become synonymous with butter tarts, and we are very proud that our festival has been included on this list,” said Mayor...