Ice Storm Updates and Resources
Details for April 3, 2025
Administration Offices
OPEN: City Hall (26 Francis Street), Human Services Office (68 Lindsay Street North and Haliburton Office), Municipal Law Enforcement and Licensing Office (37 Lindsay Street)
CLOSED: All other City Administration Offices
Service Centres
OPEN: Bobcaygeon, Omemee, Lindsay (inside City Hall, 26 Francis Street)
CLOSED: Coboconk
Photo credit: Fenelon Falls Chamber of Commerce
Warming Centres
Access to water, charging, and warm rooms. Please bring refillable water bottles.
City Hall, Victoria Room (8:30am to 4:30pm)
Victoria Park Armoury, Lindsay (10am to 8pm)
Fenelon Falls Community Centre (8am to 4pm)
Fire Station Warming Centres (8am to 6pm)
Bottled water will be available – courtesy of Sobeys, charging and warm rooms.
Bobcaygeon Fire Station
Bethany Fire Station
Mariposa Fire Station (Little Britain)
Burnt River Fire Station
Janetville Fire Station
Libraries
OPEN: Fenelon Falls, Woodville, Bobcaygeon, Dunsford, Lindsay, and Omemee branches (regular hours)
www.kawarthalakeslibrary.ca
No library programming
CLOSED: All other branches
Landfills
OPEN:
Lindsay Landfill:
April 1–4: 8am to 5pm, Saturday April 5: 8am to 3pm
Eldon Landfill:
April 2: 9am to 5pm
No tipping fees for storm-related brush/tree debris
Parks and Recreation
CLOSED: All programming and facilities until further notice
CLOSED: Victoria Rail Trail (VRT) is closed to motorized and non-motorized traffic until further notice for public safety
CLOSED: All Community Centres except for Fenelon Falls
Transit
Lindsay Transit: Fares waived until end of day Friday, April 4 for those needing a ride to warming centres, via regular transit stops
Waste and Recycling
Storm debris: Brush/tree debris accepted at landfills for free
Waste collection: Double collection week of April 7, two extra bags, to assist with spoiled food. Bags should not weigh more than 40 pounds for collector safety.
Organics: Collection in urban areas Friday. Please remove packaging from food before placing in green bin. Additional organics can be placed in compostable bags in other containers as long as the weight of containers is less than 40lbs.Help divert waste from landfill by sorting organics from waste, this week especially with any spoiled food.
Flood Preparedness
Flood Watch in effect until April 3 (Kawartha Conservation)
Free sandbags available:
Fill-Your-Own:
Ward Park (Norland)
Dalton Community Centre (Sebright)
Chisholm Trail (near Amon Drive)
Pre-Filled (available March 19 onward):
Burnt River Community Centre
First-come, first-served. Take only what you need.
Contact & Reporting Info
Customer Service
Regular hours: 8:30am–4:30pm (705-324-9411 or 1-888-822-2225)
After hours emergencies: 1-877-885-7337
Road closures: www.municipal511.ca
Contacts
Call 911 for life-threatening emergencies
Kawartha Lakes Police (Lindsay/Ops): 705-324-5252 (non-emergency)
OPP (outside Lindsay/Ops): 1-888-310-1122
Property damage? Contact your insurance company.
Website: www.kawarthalakes.ca/stormupdates
Radio: Bounce 91.9 FM, Country 105.1 FM
Social: Facebook, X (Twitter)
Handouts at local stores, warming rooms, libraries and more
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NOTE: All information courtesy of the City of Kawartha Lakes. For more information visit the storm updates page noted above.
