The Public Works Administration Building direct phone line is currently down. While we work to resolve the issue, please phone Town Hall directly to be transferred to the Public Works Department, 705-549-7453. Alternatively, email contact information for the Public Works Department is outlined here. An update will be provided through this notice once phone lines have been reconnected.
The Town of Penetanguishene continues to monitor news and updates concerning COVID-19 to ensure we work to keep our community members safe. The following update provided on June 4, 2021 is in addition to the updates provided in previous weeks, found here.
(Penetanguishene) - In line with the end of the provincial Stay-at-Home Order, The Town of Penetanguishene will be reopening Town Hall, the Public Works Administration Building and the Penetanguishene Fire Hall to the public Thursday, June 3, 2021. Previously, these offices were operating by appointment only. In accordance with the Provincial Re-opening Plan, the Penetanguishene Centennial Museum will continue to remain closed to the public until Step 3 in the Roadmap to Re-opening Ontario.
Please be advised that Golf Link Road will be temporarily closed starting on June 14, 2021 for construction. The closure will last for approximately 4 weeks.
The Town of Penetanguishene will be ditching (a long, narrow excavation made in the ground to assist with draining or irrigating land) on Payette Drive starting the week of June 7th, 2021.
Flags on Town properties will be lowered to half-mast in honour of the 215 children found in a mass grave at a residential school in Kamloops, British Columbia.
May 28, 2021 –Town of Penetanguishene and Town of Midland Council members approved changes to the current fare rates for the Mid-Pen Transit Service. As of June 14, 2021, the fare rates for all riders will increase to the following amounts:
Council Highlights provide a brief overview of noteworthy decisions and presentations made at Town of Penetanguishene Council meetings. Detailed agendas and minutes from the meetings are available on our website.
In conjunction with Midwestern Line Painting, The Town of Penetanguishene will be line painting throughout the Town, starting Tuesday, May 25, 2021 between the hours of 7:00 am to 3:30 pm. This work is scheduled to take approximately two (2) days to complete.