November 17, 2025 – Payment System Outage Beginning at 4:00 p.m.
Please be advised that because of a Township-wide payment system update Township staff will be unable to take payments between 4:00 p.m. on November 17, 2025, and approximately 9:00 a.m. on November 18, 2025.
If you must make a payment today, please use our online payment portal or make tax payments through your financial institution.
We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.
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.
Construction Notice - Guiderail Installation
The County of Peterborough will be completing guiderail installation work at several locations within the Township of Douro-Dummer between November 17, 2025 and December 19, 2025.
Please be advised of the following temporary lane restrictions and plan your routes accordingly.
Locations:
Start Date: November 17, 2025, at 7:00 a.m.
End Date: December 19, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
Click here for more information.
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.
Were you hit hard by the ice storm this past March and you've incurred expenses not covered by insurance?
Your small business, farm, or non-profit might qualify for financial help through the Business Ice Storm Assistance (BISA) program.
Take Notice that the Council of The Corporation of the Township of Douro-Dummer has received an application for a proposed Zoning By-law Amendment under Section 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Residents have until Sunday, June 1, 2025 to dispose of storm debris free of charge at the Hall's Glen Transfer Station (1951 County Road 6).
The Township has received notice that road repair work on Highway 28 will start on May 5, 2025, and it is expected to last until October 31, 2025. The stretch of road involved is Highway 28, from Highway 7 to 1 km north of the intersection of Highway 28 and Strickland Street.
The Township of Douro-Dummer has officially ended the State of Emergency, effective April 23, 2025.
All roads are open (with the exception of Douro 5th Line, between County Road 6 and Highway 28). If you spot a public works emergency call 705-926-0214.
The Douro-Dummer Public Library Board is creating a new strategic plan to help guide the future direction of local public library services in our township. Over the next several months, in consultation with the Ontario Library Service, the library will be looking for community feedback from residents and ratepayers of Douro-Dummer Township to help in this process.
The Township of Douro-Dummer continues to be in a State of Emergency.
If you spot a public works emergency on Township roads call 705-926-0214.
UPDATE April 4, 2025 - The the Significant Weather Event has ended, but please note that the State of Emergency remains in place.
The Township of Douro-Dummer is declaring a Significant Weather Event (SWE) due to the major ice storm expected to begin this evening, Friday, March 28, 2025.
The Council of the Township of Douro-Dummer held a regular Council meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2025. Due to technical difficulties at the meeting, a livestream of the meeting was not possible. The recording of the meeting has been uploaded to the Township's YouTube Channel.
At the Regular Meeting of Council held on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Council made a decision to cancel the Regular Meeting of Council, originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The meeting has been canceled due to conflicts which will result in a lack of members to reach quorum.
Contact Us
Township of Douro-Dummer
Address: 894 South Street,
P.O. Box 92, Warsaw
Ontario, K0L 3A0
T. 705-652-8392
Toll Free: 1-800-899-8785
F. 705-652-5044
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