News and Notices

Notice of study: Coldwater Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion

Municipal Class Environmental Assessment to be completed for proposed upgrades

Township of Severn has hired Tatham Engineering Limited to undertake a Class Environmental Assessment (Class EA) for proposed upgrades to the Coldwater Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and the Main Sewage Pumping Station (SPS), located on Upper Big Chute Road.

The Class EA will identify and evaluate options for expanding the wastewater pumping and treatment capacity to accommodate anticipated growth in Coldwater. The...

Severn road renamed in spirit of reconciliation

Severn road renamed in spirit of reconciliation

Township of Severn and the Chippewas of Rama First Nation worked together to choose a new name for Big Chief Road, located in the southeastern area of the Township (Ward 3). 

In early 2022 Severn Council received a letter from Chief Ted Williams on behalf of Rama First Nation, requesting the renaming of Big Chief Road.

The new name of Woods Bay Road was approved by Severn Council in October 2022, after receiving the support of Rama Band Council in August of...

Interim property tax bills have been issued

Due dates

Interim tax bills have been mailed and the instalment due dates are March 8 and May 8.   

More than 8,500 properties in our community receive interim tax bills. If we don't receive your property tax payment by the due date, a late payment penalty of 1.25% will be applied on the day after the due date. An additional 1.25% interest will be charged on the first day of each month that you fail to pay your property taxes.

If you haven’t received a tax bill by Friday, February...

Notice of Thanksgiving holiday office closure

Details of notice

Our Administration Office and facilities will be closed on Monday, October 10 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, October 11 at 8:30 a.m.

To reach us after hours, please call Public Works at 1-855-527-8841. 

Council and staff are wishing everyone a safe and happy long weekend. 

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Draft of Severn's new Official Plan available online

Status of our new Official Plan

Our new Official Plan is entering its final stages. Throughout this process, all feedback from the community and our stakeholders has been tracked and reviewed. This input has helped to inform and shape the updated Official Plan.

Our Official Plan is a long-term plan that provides a policy framework for:    

• making land use planning decisions
• managing resources
• protecting the environment
• setting a structure for guiding growth

The purpose of our draft new Official Plan is to...