News and Notices

County launches expanded Bursary Program to support local students and families

About the Bursary Program

The County of Simcoe is committed to working with member municipalities to support the pursuit of higher education. Through the County’s long-standing Education Bursary Program, twenty-one $3,000 bursaries are available to County of Simcoe students attending a post-secondary institution in Canada. One bursary is guaranteed for a resident of each of the County of Simcoe’s sixteen member municipalities.

For the first time, bursaries are now available to Simcoe County...

Notice of Family Day Administration Office closure on February 19

Our Administration Office (1024 Hurlwood Lane, Severn) will be closed on Monday, February 19 for the Family Day holiday. We will reopen Tuesday, February 20 at 8:30 a.m.

You can visit our Administration Office during our regular hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. for in-person service. 

Visit our website to:

• submit an online concern (road repair, streetlight replacement, or other service request)
• file an online by-law complaint (noise, parking, etc.)
• view our zoning map
• download our Building Permit Guide
• find...

Walk Your Ward photography challenge celebrates Severn

Get outside and #WalkYourWard

Starting February 14, we're challenging you to share your photographs on social media throughout the year that you think best represent the Severn community. Visit your favourite places, discover new ones, share the places you love in Severn and celebrate what makes our community special. Find your ward and learn more about where you live at severn.ca/wards.

To participate, residents are encouraged to explore their wards on foot, by bike, on skis (or another way that...

Severn's Special Project Grant applications now open

New this year, the Council special project grant was developed by members of Council in an effort to provide financial support for individuals or organizations that are leading community-focused initiatives to enhance the vitality, sense of pride, and overall quality of life in Severn. 

The Council special project grant offers support to beautification projects or projects that benefit the Severn community or the municipality as a whole.

Projects may include:

• decorations and banners
• gardens
• hanging...

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...