General

Please be advised that the Township office will be closed on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for an all-staff meeting and annual all-staff barbecue. 

All office services will resume at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday June 24, 2026. 

Join us for the Douro Canada Day Parade on Wednesday, July 1 at 2:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to participate in the parade, free of charge. Parade entries may include walkers, floats, community groups, or decorated vehicles. All entries must register in advance.

Participants who are walking or driving in the parade are asked to assemble at 2:00 p.m. at the bottom of the hill on Douro Fourth Line Road.

Peterborough Humane Society and Lakelands Public Health are providing another Reduced-Cost Rabies Clinic on Friday June 5, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.. This event will be hosted by the Township of Asphodel-Norwood. 

Douro-Dummer Fire and Emergency Services will be conducting Water Tanker Shuttle training this Wednesday, May 20, 2026, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Over the course of the summer, the Township of Douro-Dummer has organized three (3) "Sewage System Basics for Rural and Waterfront Property Owners" presentations. These presentations will be delivered by the Ontario Onsite Wastewater Association (OOWA).

All sessions are open to the public regardless of the location and the host. No registration is required.

Please be advised that the Township Office will be closed on Monday, May 18, 2026 for the Victoria Day Long Weekend. All office services will resume on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

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Peterborough County (County) is undertaking a Transportation Master Plan (TMP) Study for the Lakefield Area Road Network.

As part of this study, the County is will be hosting another Public Information Centre (PIC) from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 on Wednesday May 27, 2026, to present and gather feedback on the findings of the study. 

The Township of Douro-Dummer is pleased to announce that starting on May 15, 2026, free compost will be available to Township of Douro-Dummer residents and ratepayers.  

As a part of the Douro-Dummer Building, Planning & Economic Development Service Review an open forum will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.

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