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Lakeshore Participates in COVID-19 Wastewater Testing

The Town of Lakeshore is participating in an initiative to test untreated local wastewater for evidence of the COVID-19 virus, which can be an early indicator if cases are increasing in the community.

Wastewater samples are being taken at the Denis St. Pierre Wastewater Treatment Plant operated by the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) on a weekly basis and analyzed by the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) at...

Lakeshore’s First Community Survey Completed

The Town of Lakeshore recently completed our first Community Survey with the assistance of Ipsos, a global market research company.  The telephone survey asked questions about life in Lakeshore, service satisfaction, interaction with the Town, communication and engagement among other items.  The Town conducted the surveys to gauge public opinion on quality of life issues and how the Town conducts business and municipal service delivery...

Lakeshore Declares State of Emergency

Today, Tom Bain, Mayor and Head of Council of the Town of Lakeshore declared a State of Emergency in regards to the

COVID-19 pandemic.

By declaring the State of Emergency, the Town of Lakeshore will implement the recently passed emergency measures by-laws to ensure business continuity during the pandemic, such as electronic attendance at Council meetings and the ability to extend payment periods or deadlines. The Town will continue to move...