2025 Santa Claus Parade and Tree Lighting

The Township of Douro-Dummer will host its annual Santa Claus Parade in the Village of Warsaw on Saturday, November 29, 2025.

This year the theme is “Home for the Holidays”. The parade will depart from the Warsaw Public Works Depot (1402 County Road 4) at 5:00 p.m., and travel south to the Township Office, where Santa Claus will park his sleigh.

Following the parade, please join us at Millennium Park beside the Township Office (894 South Street) for hot chocolate, cookies, Christmas music, the tree lighting ceremony, and a visit with Santa.

If your family, team or business would like to enter a float in the parade, please complete the float registration form. 

For more information click here. 

Notice of Yard Waste Bin Closure – Effective November 28, 2025

The Township of Douro-Dummer wishes to advise residents that the yard waste bin located at the Warsaw Public Works Garage will be available for use until 1:00 pm on Friday, November 28, 2025.

After this date, the bin will be removed for the season. Residents are encouraged to dispose of any remaining yard waste prior to the closure date.

For more information click here to read the full news release. 

Zoning

The Zoning By-law  regulates land use in the Township of Douro-Dummer. Before you submit a building permit or planning application, you need to make sure the proposal meets the zoning requirements for the property.

The Zoning By-law includes:

  • Land use for each property
  • Where and what types of buildings or structures may be located on the land
  • The requirements of lot sizes, parking lots, building heights and setbacks

The Zoning By-law must conform to the Official Plan.

For accessibility accommodations, please contact staff to view a copy of the Zoning By-law, otherwise the Consolidated Zoning By-law is available to view as a pdf.

Zoning Maps

Use the County of Peterborough Let Me Map 2.0 Tool to view the zoning for each property in the Township of Douro-Dummer.

Contact Us

Emily Fitzgerald - Planner 

Address: Township of Douro-Dummer, 894 South Street, P.O. Box 92, Warsaw, Ontario, K0L 3A0

T. 705-652-8392 x211

Email: efitzgerald@dourodummer.ca 

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