News and Notices

Uhthoff Trail formally opens to snowmobile use

Uhthoff Trail now open for the snowmobile season Sled Orillia (Orillia District Snowmobile Club) and the Township of Severn have announced the formal opening of the Uhthoff Trail to snowmobiles. For specific trail availability details, always consult the OFSC Interactive Trail Guide at www.ofsc.on.ca prior to accessing snowmobile trails. As grooming operations have just begun, trail users should be aware that machines will be operating around the clock, seven days a week. 

Severn's Uhthoff Trail is a...

Updated: Notice of snow removal operations on January 22 in Coldwater

Snow removal rescheduled Road maintenance needs have required our Roads staff to actively manage icy conditions this week. Snow removal has been rescheduled for Coldwater to:

• Monday, January 22, 4 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Snow removal scheduled for Washago and Coldwater

Snow clearing (plowing and sanding) and snow removal (picking up snow and moving it away) are two very different services in Severn. In most cases, snow can be managed within the existing road allowance with snowbank heights not exceeding the...

Have you purchased your 2024 fire permit?

Open-air burning and permits

Township of Severn’s Open-Air Burning By-law regulates the issuing of fire permits, the size of fires and materials you can burn within an open-air fire. Fire permits are required for all outdoor burning in Severn. Fire permits are valid until December 31 of the year the permit is issued. Fire permits purchased in 2023 are now expired. 

We issue two types of fire permits:

• fire permit for all fires 61 cm in diameter or less for a fee of $25
• agricultural fire permit for larger...

West Street road extension to improve access for residents and emergency services

The West Street extension project will provide a safer approach for road users and also allow for improved access for services in the event of an emergency. The project is funded in part by the Canada Community-Building Fund, a permanent source of federal funding for local infrastructure.

The completion of the approximately 200 metre road extension will offer direct road access to properties on Reinbird Street and eliminate the need for the bridge crossing and any related replacement costs of that...

Ordering now open for SSEA’s annual tree seedling program

Severn, Ontario: Township of Severn and the Severn Sound Environmental Association (SSEA) are working together to provide property owners with low priced, native tree and shrub seedlings for planting in spring 2024. The deadline for orders is Friday, January 12, 2024. Due to the popularity of the program many species sell out quickly. 

Trees provide many benefits and continue to do so year after year.

Benefits include:

• absorbing carbon and air pollutants
• buffering noise (traffic, construction, etc.)