During the winter season, the ice surface is used for hockey, pleasure skating, figure skating and broomball, trade shows and events by a number of groups.

Address: 67 Princess Street, Lanark, Ontario
Phone:613-259-3345
Website

The Perth and District Community Centre is the home of the Perth Blue Wings Junior Hockey Club, Perth Lanark Minor Hockey, Perth Girls Hockey Association and the Perth Figure Skating Club. The ice season begins on the first Tuesday after Labour Day and runs until the end of March each year. During the summer months the arena slab is used for dances, concerts or trades shows.

Address: 2 Beckwith Street, Perth, Ontario
Phone:613-267-2455
Website

The Smiths Falls Memorial Community Centre is a place for many recreational opportunities, inside and out. From the skateboard park, baseball diamond, tennis courts to the walking concourse, figure skating, hockey and events, the Community Centre caters to the active lifestyle.

Address: 71 Cornelia Street, Smiths Falls, Ontario
Phone:613-283-4124
Website

Located at 3 Sunset Boulevard, the Indoor Pool offers a variety of programs, including swimming lessons, aquafit classes, therapeutic classes, public, family, senior and adult swim times, Masters Swim Club and Scuba lessons.

The Pool is the home of the Perth Stingrays Aquatic Club and 2008 Olympic contender Mike Brown. There is a multi-purpose room, as well as sauna and pool time for rent. The Annual Indoor Pool Triathlon is held the first Sunday every June.

Address: 3 Sunset Boulevard, Perth, Ontario
Phone:613-267-5302
Website

Situated in the southeast corner of Perth, Conlon Farm boasts 50 acres of outdoor fun. Soccer fields, ball diamonds, basketball courts, beach volleyball court, tennis courts, huge playground and splashpad, skateboard park, skating rink, toboggan hill and cross-country skiing. Snack Bar and washrooms (open May to October), lots of parking, picnic tables and walking paths make Conlon Farm a great place to spend your time while in Perth.

Completely open terrain for cross-country skiing – no designated trails. Toboggan hill and outdoor rink.

Admission: Free!

Address: 127 Smith Drive, Perth, Ontario
Phone:613-267-3311 Ext. 2221
Website

The Archives, located in the former Drummond Township office in the hamlet of Drummond Centre, is an independent non-profit organization which provides a wealth of vital information dating from the 1850’s including land deeds, cemetery listings, census records, records of baptisms and marriages and newspaper collections.  Archives Lanark has proved an invaluable resource for patrons across North America researching family roots as well as local families, church groups, school children and genealogists.

For more information visit their website

Visit the home of Balderson Cheese. Established in 1881, Balderson Cheese has become world famous. Discover this quaint country hamlet with fantastic shops and don’t forget to treat yourself to an ice cream!

For more information visit their website

Forming part of the Rideau Canal National Historic Site, these locks serve to connect the Town of Perth, through the Tay River, to the Rideau System. The original Tay Canal was built along the length of the Tay ending with a series of locks near Port Elmsley. It fell in disrepair and was dismantled in 1865, although traces remain. The new canal was finally completed in 1891 connecting Perth to the Rideau System through a new canal ending at Beveridge Bay. The facility contains two locks as well as an on-site exhibit, boat launch and short trail. The scenic trip along the Tay is a popular day trip for Rideau Canal travelers.

For more information visit their website

Click below to visit the interactive map 

http://mvfn.ca/lanarkcountypaddlingguide/

A national network of trails connecting every province and most major cities, the multi-purpose trails provide opportunities for hiking bicycling and snowmobiling and when complete, the network will become part of the longest trail in the world. This trail passes through Drummond Ward along Concession 8A, Prestonvale Road, Dunlop Side Road and up to Ferguson’s Falls.

A multipurpose trail connecting Ottawa and Kingston allows hikers, cross-country skiers and snowshoers the opportunity to travel the length of the Rideau Canal. The trail, with a total length of 387 kilometers, is maintained by the Rideau Trail Association and passes through the southern portion of North Elmsley. The Association holds regular hikes for members and guests.

For more information visit The Great Trail website or the Alltrails website

The Township’s Public Works Department recently announced the installation of a public dock to allow canoe access to the Mississippi River at Ferguson's Falls Hall. This launch allows paddlers to travel upstream along the river with an opportunity to observe fish, herons, turtles, ducks and otters along undisturbed shoreline.

Foley Mountain Conservation Area, the highest conservation area in the Rideau Valley, overlooks Upper Rideau Lake and Westport. The scenic view is second-to-none in Ontario. It features nature trails, beaver pond, wildlife and plants galore. Picnic tables, parking and restrooms are available. Admission is $5.00 per vehicle; donation box at site.

For more information visit their website

Situated along the shores of the Tay River in Perth the Last Duel Park & Campground offers 46 serviced campsites, public boat docks and launch, public walking trails (The Wendy Laut Ribbon of Life) and picnic area with shelter. A rustic log cabin was added in 2016 and is now available for rent.

For more information visit their website

Located southwest of Innisville off Drummond Concession 10B, this National Wildlife Area is a haven for migrating waterfowl in the fall. Representing one of the largest natural areas left on Mississippi Lake, the Sanctuary centres around the wetlands of McEwan Bay where stands of wild rice, cattail and other plants provide habitat for spawning fish in the spring, some of the best habitat for bullfrogs in the summer and many different species of birds, mammals and invertebrates. Before September (when boating is prohibited so as not to disturb the migratory birds), a public boat launch is available as well as opportunities to hike.

For more information visit Canada.ca website

Located at the confluence of the Tay and Rideau River systems was the site of the original Tay Canal, a system of five locks located between the Tay’s mouth and Jebb’s Creek which provided the first reliable water access between the military settlement of Perth and the Rideau Canal network.

Built in the 1830’s, these locks were built of rubble masonry and wooden planking and while they were smaller than those on the Rideau they were indispensable helping move people to and from Perth, as road transportation was almost impossible at the time.

For more information visit their website

Located just south of the Town of Perth in the Tay Marsh, this 635-acre site is a naturalist’s haven with habitat for deer, wild turkeys, turtles, ducks, geese, bluebirds and many others. The site is owned and maintained as a wildlife management area by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority and contains a variety of habitats including mature woodlands, plantations, natural meadows and the ecologically significant Tay Marsh wetland. Two nature trails (including interpretive signage) and a viewing tower provide a great opportunity for hiking and wildlife observation.

For more information visit their website

Bring the family out for an evening of good old fashion fun! Established in 1953, the Port Elmsley Drive-In is open May to October.

333 Port Elmsley Road, Port Elmsley, Ontario
Movieline: 613-267-7772

For more information visit their website

Located on Lower Rideau Lake near the resort community of Rideau Ferry this conservation area consists of ten acres of woodland, meadows and beach. Owned and maintained by the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, this site provides public day use access to the historic Rideau Canal system, and contains a public boat launch, trail and beach.

For more information visit their website

The Rideau Ferry Yacht Club welcomes boating enthusiasts of all ages to attend this award-winning regatta. There will be dozens of vintage race boats gathered on the Big Rideau Lake from both Canada and the United States. This biennial event runs in August and is sure to delight boating enthusiasts

For more information visit their website

Finding local food just got easier. Lanark Local Flavour’s website is a comprehensive, one-stop shopping guide complete with farmer profiles, locations of farmers’ markets and, a calendar of food-related events. Eating locally is one way anyone can do their part to help lessen the impact of climate change, while at the same time supporting our local food economy.

Purchasing food grown locally not only helps to reduce greenhouse gases – associated with transportation, refrigeration and food processing – it also boosts farm incomes, supports the community and helps to ensure access for everyone to fresh, wholesome, sustainably-produced food.

For more information visit their website

Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is a local watershed management agency that delivers services and programs to help protect and manage water and other natural resources in the Mississippi River Watershed, encompassing 4353 square kilometres.

Using an integrated watershed management approach, the conservation authority works with stakeholders in the watershed to balance the needs of the community with the needs of the natural environment.

MVCA is governed by members appointed from each of the 11 member municipalities, including the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley.

Address: MVCA Administrative Office 10970 Hwy. 7 Carleton Place, ON K7C 3P1
Phone: 613-253-0006
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Website: mvc.on.ca

The Rideau Valley Conservation Authority (RVCA) conserves natural resources in the Rideau River Valley, an area of 4234 square kilometres. The RVCA vision is for a thriving watershed with clean abundant water, natural shorelines, rich forests and wetlands, diverse habitat and sustainable land use that is valued and protected by all.

The RVCA works with the Township of Drummond/North Elmsley to review development proposals within or adjacent to natural areas. They also work with the Township to regulate construction in environmentally sensitive areas such as wetlands, shorelines and waterways. In addition, the RVCA reviews proposals to ensure fish habitats are protected and not harmfully altered.

There are 18 member municipalities whose representatives oversee the RVCA work.

Address: Rideau Valley Conservation Centre PO Box 599, 3889 Rideau Valley Drive, Manotick, Ontario K4M 1A5
Phone: 613-692-3571 1-800-267-3504 (toll-free)
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Website: rvca.ca

The two Conservations Authorities work together in their geographic areas to implement Ontario’s Clean Water Act, 2006. Source water is the raw water that we take from lakes, rivers or underground aquifers to supply people with drinking water. “Source Water Protection” or “Source Protection” means protecting these sources of drinking water from contamination and overuse. The focus is on prevention and this work is meant to complement the work of water treatment plant operators who ensure municipal drinking water is properly treated, tested and safely delivered to your tap.

Four great reasons to protect drinking water at the source:

1. Water treatment is not always enough.
Water treatment systems do not remove all contaminants from water, particularly some chemicals. The safest approach is to prevent contamination in the first place.

2. Prevention saves money.
It is much cheaper to keep water clean than to try to remove contaminants. A 2010 spill from a home heating oil tank in eastern Ontario cost $1 million to clean up. The spill might have been avoided by ensuring the tank was in good repair.

3. Contamination can ruin a water source forever.
Sometimes contamination cannot be cleaned up and a water supply must be shut down. The community of Manotick, Ontario lost access to its groundwater in the 1990s when it was contaminated by chemicals from a dry cleaning business. Since then, water has been piped into Manotick from urban Ottawa.

4. Source protection has other benefits.
Clean and plentiful sources of drinking water protect property values and support tourism and recreation, business development and fish and wildlife habitat. All of which create healthy local economies and viable, vibrant communities

Intake Protection Zones

The Township has two Intake Protection Zones, one zone borders the Town of Perth along Hwy 511 and Drummond Concession 4A to protect the Town’s drinking water and the other zone is located along Poonamalie Road and protects the Town of Smiths Falls drinking water.

 Perth Source Water Protection Area Map

 Smiths Falls Source Water Protection Area Map

Download a series of educational brochures
about Source Water Protection 

Address: 1920 Drummond Concession 7

Seating Capacity: 48

Download Drummond Hall Rental Agreement

View Drummond Hall Calendar for availability.

For bookings and inquiries for the Drummond Hall, please contact the Township office at 613-267-6500 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Address: 1362 Ferguson's Falls Road, Ferguson's Falls

Seating Capacity: 150

For bookings and inquiries for Ferguson's Falls Hall, please contact the Township office at 613-267-6500 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Download the Ferguson's Falls Hall Rental Agreement

View Ferguson's Falls Hall Calendar for availability.

View Ferguson's Falls Hall Inventory List