Penetanguishene - With Municipal offices being closed to the public, the Town of Penetanguishene would like to remind Mid-Pen Transit riders that they can now reload their transit SmartCards from the comfort of their homes by using the new Mid-Pen Transit Service Online Portal.
The Town of Penetanguishene deemed the following application to amend the Town’s Zoning By-law 2000-02, as amended, “Complete” Applications under Subsection 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13 on the 13th day of January 2021.
The Town of Penetanguishene continues to monitor news and updates concerning COVID-19 in order to ensure we work to keep our community members safe. The following update provided on January 15th, 2021 is in addition to the updates provided in previous weeks here.
Virtual Visioning Workshop - The Town of Penetanguishene is undertaking a Town Dock Secondary Study to examine potential new uses in the Town Dock area to help guide development and assist in making future investment decisions.
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.
Town of Penetanguishene Public Works Department - The Corporation of the Town of Penetanguishene intends to participate in one or more procurements conducted by Local Authority Services (LAS) between January 1st to December 31st, 2021.
Penetanguishene - At last night’s virtual Council meeting, Penetanguishene Council approved the 2021 operating and capital budgets and the 2022 capital budget, which include expenditures totaling $22.9 million ($14.2 million operating & $8.7 million capital). Town staff worked closely with Council to meet the established budget target of 1.5% for the Town’s tax impact. After much hard work, the approved budget resulted in an increase of $168,806 ($59,376 or 0.5% Operating; $109,430 or 1.0% Capital and 0% Policing).
January 13, 2021 – With the provinces decision to issue a stay-at-home order requiring everyone to remain at home with exceptions for permitted purposes or activities, the Town of Penetanguishene Municipal Offices will be closed to public effective, January 14, 2021 at 8:30a.m.
TORONTO - In response to a doubling in COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, the real and looming threat of the collapse of the province's hospital system and alarming risks posed to long-term care homes as a result of high COVID-19 transmission rates, the Ontario government, in consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and other health experts, is immediately declaring a second provincial emergency under s 7.0.1 (1) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA).