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Notice 2026 Municipal Budget and Fees
The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley Council has scheduled a Special Meeting in the Council Chambers on October 30th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. to consider the 2026 Operating and Capital Budget and any changes in fees.
A Public Meeting to hear comments and answer questions from the public will be held on Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. The Township strongly encourages written comments to be submitted prior to the public meeting.
The Township of Drummond/North Elmsley Council intends to adopt the 2026 Budget at the Council meeting to be held on December 9th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Your participation at these meetings is welcome and encouraged. Copies of the draft budget will be available on the Township website as of October 27th, 2025 or by contacting the Treasurer.
DATED at Township of Drummond/North Elmsley this 3rd day of October, 2025.
For Further Information contact:
Angela Millar, Treasurer
Township of Drummond/North Elmsley
310 Port Elmsley Road
Perth ON K7H 3C7
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
T: 613-267-6500 Ext. 215
www.dnetownship.ca
It's year 40 for the Angel Tree program in Lanark County
IT'S YEAR 40'' - FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S SERVICES OPP ANGEL TREE
(LANARK COUNTY, ON) - It's year 40 for the Angel Tree program in Lanark County and the surrounding area.
This year the Family and Children's Service of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville/ Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Angel Tree program is starting off with a record 1015 angels. The "angels", assigned to trees, represent children directly affiliated with Family and Children's Services and related programs. The goal is to provide a Christmas gift for each child. There will also be a selection of tags as an option of purchasing a gift card for a teen or groceries for a family.
The municipal offices of Tay Valley, Lanark Highlands, Drummond-North Elmsley, Montague, Beckwith, Town of Mississippi Mills and the Pakenham Library have been supporting the program since the beginning and are participating once again. We thank those employees who continue to monitor the trees and assist with the dispersal of the angels into the communities.
Our community partners this year in Perth are Albany, Eaton, Lanark County Administration, Wilson Street Auto Fleet & Tire, Spring Children, Perth Hospital, Perth Athletic Center, Lanark Dance Company, Perth Town Hall, Perth Home Hardware, and Uniglass Plus.
In Carleton Place the community partners are Kirk Orthodontics, Walmart, Connect Well, The Studio School of Dance, and Heritage Dental. These community partners broaden the dispersal of angels within their workspaces and are a great assistance to our program. There will also be a Gift Card tree in Almonte at the CareBridge Community support building.
In Smiths Falls, OPP East Region Headquarters continues to conduct an internal distribution of angels to OPP employees. Rideau Home Hardware and 2 Guys for Lunch will be our community partners.
In Almonte, the community partners are Almonte Chiropractic and Care Bridge Community Support.
A special thanks to the U-13 Rep B Perth Lanark Wings team and parents. They tied all 1015 tags for the Angel trees. They did fantastic and were a very big help.
We are certain that this year's goal will be met. Effective Wednesday, November 12, 2025, Angel Trees bearing "Angel Cards" will be distributed for pickup to the following locations for anyone wishing to select an angel. We appreciate the support more than ever this year.
Gifts (preferably unwrapped or in a gift bag) should be returned to the tree before Monday, December 8, 2025. Ensure the Angel Card is affixed to the gift AND the gift contents are printed on the back of the card.
Donations of money and items of new clothing/toys are gratefully accepted. Lanark County OPP will be collecting from all of the locations on December 9 and 10 and will be delivered to Family and Children's Services for distribution.
We thank everyone for participating. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
The History of the Lanark County Child and Family Services / OPP Angel Tree: Year 40