Oxtongue News

Plantings on Septic Tile Beds

The tile bed is a very important component of your septic system. The following are a few tips on care, plantings and activities to avoid on your tile bed. Never fertilize your tile bed area or any other area of your waterfront property. Fertilizer is a nutrient...

CHA Septic Tips

CHA has provided some reminders on the do's and don'ts of septic systems.  Click here to view them.

A Word from our Reeve…

Algonquin Highlands remains a stable and progressive municipality which, like any other, is facing its various challenges. There’s no questions that some tough decisions are ahead. OPP Billing Reform will affect Tax Rates as the increase is phased in and our ‘new...

Ministers Report on Drinking Water

From FOCA:  The Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has released the 2014 Ministers report on Drinking Water . The comprehensive report not only relates important data about the performance of Ontario’s municipal drinking water systems, but also...

Are we loving our lakes to death?

FOCA wants to ensure we don't "love our lakes to death" and as such has looked to the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) in determining what those thresholds are, and how we might measure and enact limits.  For a visual essay on the subject...