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Taxes
The 2025 Final Taxes will be calculated as follows:
2025 Assessment X 2025 Tax Rate – Interim Billing = Final Taxes
2025 Tax Due Dates
| 2025 Interim Installments are due | 2025 Final Installments are due |
|---|---|
| February 27, 2025 | August 28, 2025 |
| April 29, 2025 | October 30, 2025 |
Tax Payment Options
P.O. Box 340, 75 George Street
Lanark, ON K0G 1K0
*Cheques Only
75 George Street, Lanark
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
*Cash, Cheque or Interac
(we do not accept credit cards)
75 George Street, Lanark
(located to the left of the main door)
*Cheques Only
Please use your roll number as your account number, using ONLY the “X”s of your roll number as shown below.
0940-XXX-XXX-XXXXX-0000
If you have more than one property EVERY Roll Number must be set up as a "PAYEE"
The original bill is required.
Receipts: If a receipt is required, send the entire bill and a self-addressed envelope.
Post-Dated Cheques: Post-Dated Cheques will ONLY be accepted at the Municipal Office.
Make Cheques or Money Orders payable to: “TOWNSHIP OF LANARK HIGHLANDS”
Additional Information
Please notify the Township Office immediately if the mailing address for your Property Tax Bills needs changing.
Download, Print and Submit an Change of Address
Failure to receive a tax bill will not invalidate penalty and interest charges.
Municipal Property Assessment Corporation
Every municipality in Ontario is a member of MPAC, a non-share capital, not-for-profit corporation whose main responsibility is to provide its customers - property owners, tenants, municipalities, and government and business stakeholders - with consistent and accurate property assessments.
MPAC administers a uniform, province-wide property assessment system based on current value assessment in accordance with the provisions of the Assessment Act. It provides municipalities with a range of services, including the preparation of annual assessment rolls used by municipalities to calculate property taxes.
Request for Reconsideration
RfRs can be requested for various reasons, including to correct:
- an assessed value that is too high or too low;
- property data, which can include the size of a building or the area of land;
- the effective date for a supplementary or omitted assessment;
- property classification; and
- the portion of assessed value attributable to each class for those properties that have more than one property class.
What cannot be reviewed as part of the RfR process is the amount of property taxes paid to a municipality.
Before filing a Request for Reconsideration, please contact MPAC toll-free at 1 866 296-6722 or TTY 1 877 889-6722. A representative will review the information on file to ensure it is correct and up-to-date.
The RfR deadline is usually March 31 of the applicable taxation year. However, given the emergency declared by the Province of Ontario, pursuant to the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act and regulations made thereunder, the RfR deadline for the 2020 taxation year will be 16 days after the emergency is lifted.
School Support
School Support Designation Toolkit
AboutMyProperty™
AboutMyProperty™ is a secure, online service that provides property taxpayers with convenient access to property assessment information. Through AboutMyProperty™, property taxpayers can access property assessment information, site information, lot size and recent sales information on their own property and similar properties - free of charge.
Contact information
In addition to the reports available through AboutMyProperty™, property taxpayers can call MPAC at 1-866-296-MPAC (6722)
To connect to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) to look up your property assessment details visit www.mpac.ca.
IMPORTANT!! PLEASE READ
It is very important that you remit your tax bill stubs with your payments or indicate your tax roll number on your cheque.
If you are paying more than one account, please indicate exactly how much you wish to have credited to each account. Thank you!!
Tax Bill Breakdown
The Township of Lanark Highlands collects taxes for all properties within its boundaries. However, the Total Tax Rate applicable in the Township of Lanark Highlands is actually made up of three different Tax Rates, each raised for a different entity, being the Township of Lanark Highlands, the County of Lanark, and the Boards of Education. These independently calculated Tax Rates combine to make up your Total Tax Rate. This Total Tax Rate is multiplied by your property's assessment to determine how much your annual taxes will be. Tax Rates are not usually determined until late spring because of the timing of the budgeting process of the three entities involved.
The breakdown of the tax bill in terms of funds raised is as follows:
- County of Lanark
- School Boards
- Township
Tax Rates
A breakdown of the Total Tax Rate by each taxing entity is provided below.
Closed Meeting Investigation
Section 239.2 (1) of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, authorizes the municipality to appoint an investigator who has the function to investigate in an independent manner, on a complaint made to him or her by any person, whether the municipality or a local board has complied with Section 239 or a procedure by-law under Subsection 238 (2) in respect of a meeting or part of a meeting that was closed to the public, and to report on the investigation.
The Closed Meeting Investigator for the Township of Lanark Highlands is the Ontario Ombudsman. In order to keep the identity of the complainant confidential, the office of the Ombudsman takes complaints regarding closed meetings from the public directly.
Reports
Ombudsman_Ontario-Lanark_Highlands-May-2024-letter.pdf
Ombudsman_Ontario-Lanark_Highlands-August_2024-Report.pdf
Information regarding closed meeting investigations can be found here:
https://www.ombudsman.on.ca/have-a-complaint/who-we-oversee
Complainants can fill out closed meeting complaint forms:
https://www.ombudsman.on.ca/have-a-complaint/make-a-complaint
The Ombudsman’s Office can be contacted via telephone at 1-800-263-1830.
Council
The Township of Lanark Highlands has 7 members of Council. The Reeve and Councillors are elected by the constituents of the Township and serve a 4-year term. It is the role of Council to:
- Represent the public and consider the well-being and interests of the municipality;
- Develop and evaluate the policies and programs of the municipality;
- Determine which services the municipality provides;
- Ensure that administrative policies, practices and procedures and controllership policies, practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of council;
- Ensure the accountability and transparency of the operations of the municipality, including the activities of the senior management of the municipality;
- Maintain the financial integrity of the municipality; and
- Carry out the duties of council that are set out by various pieces of legislation.
Council
613‑259‑3139Peter McLaren, Reeve
Reeve Peter McLaren belongs to the following committees:
Township:
- Council,
- Committee of the Whole,
- Committee of Adjustment,
- North Lanark Joint Planning Committee
County:
- Lanark County Agricultural Advisory Working Group
613‑259-3001Bill King, Deputy Reeve
Deputy Reeve Bill King belongs to the following committees:
Township:
- Council,
- Committee of the Whole,
- Committee of Adjustment,
- Lanark Highlands Public Library Board
County:
- Valley Heartland Board of Directors,
- Community Forest Sub-Committee
613‑220‑7498Ron Closs, Ward One
Councillor Ron Closs belongs to the following committees:
Township:
- Council,
- Committee of the Whole,
- Committee of Adjustment,
- North Lanark Joint Planning Committee,
- Lanark & District Museum Board,
- Lanark County OPP Detachment Board
613‑769‑0382Steve Roberts, Ward Two
Councillor Steve Roberts belongs to the following committees:
Township:
- Council,
- Committee of the Whole,
- Committee of Adjustment,
- Arnprior Library Board
613‑281-8463Allison Vereyken, Ward Three
Councillor Allison Vereyken belongs to the following committees:
Township:
- Council,
- Committee of the Whole,
- Committee of Adjustment,
- Middleville Museum Board,
- Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority
613‑715-0183Marina Summers, Ward Four
Councillor Marina Summers belongs to the following committees:
Township:
- Council,
- Committee of the Whole,
- Committee of Adjustment,
- Recreation Advisory Committee
613‑278‑1391Jeannie Kelso, Ward Five
Councillor Jeannie Kelso belongs to the following committees:
Township:
- Council,
- Committee of the Whole,
- Committee of Adjustment,
- Lanark Highlands Youth Centre Inc.,
- Municipal Grants Committee
Waste & Recycling Information
Township of Lanark Highlands
| Transfer Station | Address | Acceptable Items | Operating Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower Station | 770 Hills of Peace Road | Acceptable Items
Bagged Household Waste
|
Hours |
| Lanark Village | 115 Forbes Road | Acceptable Items
Bagged Household Waste
|
Hours |
| Middleville | 4686 Wolf Grove Road | Acceptable Items
Bagged Household Waste
Hazardous Waste |
Hours |
| Robertson Lake | 3962 South Lavant Road | Acceptable Items
Bagged Household Waste
|
Hours |
| Snye Road | 171 Snye Road | Acceptable Items
Bagged Household Waste
|
Hours |
| Watson's Corner | 2256 3rd Concession Dalhousie | Acceptable Items
Bagged Household Waste
|
Hours |
| Landfill | Address | Acceptable Items | Operating Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's Corners | 800 10th Concession Dalhousie | Acceptable Items
Bagged Household Waste
Construction & Demolition waste |
Hours |
Lanark Highlands operates a network of transfer stations and landfills for its residents. Landfills are the final resting place for non-recyclable garbage; they require a frequent cover of soil to prevent garbage from attracting wildlife or blowing around as litter. Since cover material fills valuable space, the Township operates one landfill at a time in order to preserve capacity. The McDonalds Corners Waste Site is currently the Township’s active landfill site.
LARGE LOADS MUST BE SORTED!
Loads of construction & demolition waste MUST be sorted prior to delivery to the landfill. Scrap metal must be separated for deposit into designated areas at the waste site. Load separation increases the Municipality's ability to divert materials from the landfill and recycling increases revenues to pay for waste management. Load separation extends the life of our landfills and reduces your tipping fees.
Questions?
If you have any questions about waste disposal, please contact the Lanark Highlands Township Office at 613-259-2398 ext. 242.
| Description | Fee |
|---|---|
| Drywall | $155/tonne |
| Asphalt Shingles | |
| Construction Waste | |
| Un-bagged Waste | |
| Sofas | |
| Mattresses | $45.00/piece |
| Refrigeration Units (All units must be tagged to certify that refrigerants have be removed) |
Tagged Units - NO CHARGE |
|
Non-tagged Units – the charge shall be established by current contract price for removal of refrigerants. As of Jan 1 2021, $15.00 |
|
| Tires | NO CHARGE |
| Brush and Readily Compostable Material (vegetation) | |
| Electronic Waste | |
| Minimum Fee (anything less than 0.03 tonnes or 4 cu. ft. | $5.00 |
| Illegal Dumping Fine | $1,000 |
What IS Acceptable in your Blue Box?
- Open and empty/clean paint cans (no plastic with metal tops and/or bottoms or handles)
- Tin cans, aluminum cans, pie plates, trays and foil wrap (no foil with paper or plastic laminate)
- Clear and coloured glass food and beverage bottles and jars scraped and rinsed clean
- Plastic food and beverage containers
- Milk and juice cartons, ice cream containers rinsed and clean
- Newspaper, magazines, catalogues, flyers and junk mail
- Boxboard: cereal boxes, cracker boxes, tissue boxes, “paper” egg cartons, toilet paper/paper towel rolls
- Office paper
- Cardboard – flattened and bundled
- Hard & soft cover books
What is NOT Acceptable in your Blue Box?
- Car tires and car parts
- Dirty flower pots
- Pots and pans
- Zippered plastic bags, solar blankets and fiberglass feed bags
- Styrofoam, sponge foam and foam sheeting
- Bubble wrap
- Small or large appliances, electronics
- Plastic or metal strapping, window pane glass & construction material
- Picture frames
- Hangers
- Oil containers
- Compost
- Glass or ceramic dishes, Tupperware and Rubbermaid
- Plastic toys
- Diapers
- #4 Film Plastic: grocery and shopping bags, outer wrap from cases of water and toilet paper/paper towel packages
Lanark Highlands will be working with Miller Waste for the curbside collection of residential recyclables effective January 1st, 2025. Our current waste collection contractor, Emterra Environmental will be responsible for all Lanark Village curbside waste collection as well as the collection of all business and institutional recyclables.
If you have any questions or concerns, please call or e-mail the Public Works Department at the contacts below.
Kathryn Maton, Manager of Public Works
613-259-2398 ext. 239
Lindsay Hutchings, Public Works Administrative Assistant
613-259-2398 ext. 242
For residential recycling concerns please contact:
Miller Waste
1-888-852-2374
Residents of Lanark Village who currently receive curbside pickup will continue to do so without the need of a bag tag.
Curbside Pickup Day: Fridays with garbage and blue boxes at the curb by 7:00 a.m.
Curbside WASTE Pick-up limits:
- Residential – 2 bags per week
- Multi-residential & apartment units - 2 bags per residential unit per week
- Commercial & Industrial Establishments - 5 bags per week
Additional bags in excess of these limits and uncollectible waste can be taken to any waste site during normal operating hours for disposal without incurring any additional charge or needing a bag tag.
A bag or container used for waste disposal shall not exceed 45 pounds when full.
Uncollectible Waste
The following items are considered ‘uncollectible waste’ and will not be collected curbside:
- articles more than 1.5 metres long,
- construction or manufacturing waste,
- demolition debris,
- yard waste,
- iron or steel,
- tires,
- electronics,
- appliances,
- household hazardous waste (including paint),
- or the carcass of any animal.
Any uncollectable waste will be left at the curb with a courtesy tag explaining why it was not picked up.
Curbside RECYCLING:
Acceptable Blue Box Items
- Open and empty/clean paint cans (no plastic with metal tops and/or bottoms or handles)
- Tin cans, aluminum cans, pie plates, trays and foil wrap (no foil with paper or plastic laminate)
- Clear and coloured glass food and beverage bottles and jars scraped and rinsed clean
- Plastic food and beverage containers
- Milk and juice cartons, ice cream containers rinsed and clean
- Newspaper, magazines, catalogues, flyers and junk mail
- Boxboard: cereal boxes, cracker boxes, tissue boxes, “paper” egg cartons, toilet paper/paper towel rolls
- Office paper
- Cardboard – flattened and bundled
- Hard & soft cover books
Uncollectable Recycling
The following materials are uncollectable in the Lanark Village Curbside program:
- broken window glass & ceramic dishes,
- motor oil or transmission oil containers,
- full or partially full paint cans,
- newspapers wrapped in plastic,
- chip and candy wrappers,
- diapers,
- cat litter and animal feces.
- #4 Film Plastic: grocery and shopping bags, outer wrap from cases of water and toilet paper/paper towel packages
Jump on the Township of Lanark Highland’s
Mattress Recycling Program!
| Where can you recycle your mattress? |
|
| When | During normal operating hours |
| How | Containers at the sites for protection against weather |
| Acceptable Materials |
|
It is estimated that the Township sends over 400 mattresses per year for disposal
Fee
The fee for recycling a mattress/boxspring is $45 per piece and will be collected at the time of delivery.
Additional Information
For details on the process of mattress recycling, visit the Recyc-Mattress website.
For additional information or alternative options for mattress recycling, contact:
Lanark Highlands Public Works Assistant
613-259-2398 ext 242
Lanark Highlands collects used tires at all waste sites so they can be diverted from landfill and recycled. Tires of all sizes, on or off rims are accepted. No tipping fees apply.
From 2009 – 2013 residents of Lanark Highlands recycled over 18,000 tires through municipal waste sites. By becoming a registered collector of used tires for Ontario Tire Stewardship, the township turned an expense into a source of income. Instead of paying to have tires hauled away, the Township is paid for every tire collected for the provincial tire recycling program. You can do your part to generate waste management revenues by bringing your used tires to a waste site near you.
The Used Tire Program benefits Ontario by promoting safer methods of reusing and recycling scrap tires, by creating jobs and economic growth, and by protecting the health and safety of people and the environment.
Lanark Highlands is doing its part to help Ontario meet its scrap tire goals.
For more information about the provincial tire recycling program, go to www.rethinktires.ca
Lanark Highlands Public Works Assistant
613-259-2398 ext 242
It is also recommended that cans and bottles be the original with labels and that they are placed in a cardboard box to make for easier disposal.
The following items are not accepted:
- Containers over 25 litres (not considered Household)
- Freon tanks
- Light Ballasts
- Flares / Fireworks
- Explosives
Household Hazardous Waste Information Pamphlet
Thank you and we look forward to another great season!
E-Waste is made up of electrical and electronic products that are no longer wanted by their owners. 90% of Ontarians have unwanted electronic devices to dispose of.
Lanark Highlands collects E-Waste at all waste sites so it can be sorted and processed at approved facilities in Ontario and Quebec. In 2010 residents of Lanark Highlands recycled 13.4 tonnes of E-Waste through municipal waste sites; in 2013 E-Waste recycling increased by over 180% to 37.8 tonnes!
When you recycle E-Waste you support the development of Green Industry in Canada while reclaiming valuable resources and preserving local landfill space.
The following E-Waste is accepted at all waste sites. No tipping fees apply.
- Desktop computers
- Portable computers
- Computer peripherals including modems
- Monitors
- Televisions
- Printing devices including copiers, scanners, typewriters
- Telephones (physical and accessories)
- Cellular phones
- PDA’s and pagers
- Audio and video players
- Cameras
- Equalizers, (pre)amplifiers
- Radios
- Receivers
- Speakers
- Tuners
- Turntables
- Video players/projectors
- Video recorders
- Personal hand held computers
For more information and a detailed list of accepted materials go towww.recyclemyelectronics.ca.
MCDONALD'S CORNERS REUSE CENTRE
Hours of operation for the Reuse Centre remain the same as the landfill; Summer Hours (May 15 - Sept 14) Thursday 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and Sunday 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Winter Hours (Sept 15 - May 14) Thursday 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
The Reuse Centre is a community-based volunteer organization that partners with the Township to divert reusable goods from the landfill and redistribute them free-of-charge to people who can use them.
Books, clothing, house wares, craft materials, furniture, electronics, small appliances, sports & garden equipment, reusable windows and doors are all accepted at the Reuse Centre from Lanark Highlands' residents. (Due to limited storage capacity and volunteer labour, donations from outside of the Township are discouraged.)
The Reuse Centre is located at the McDonald's Corners Waste Site: 800 Con. 10, Dalhousie at County Road 12, and is open during regular waste site hours.
'The ReUsers', a volunteer group dedicated to maximum diversion from the landfill, staff the Reuse Centre. In October 2009 the ReUsers, with support from the municipality, local businesses and volunteer carpenters opened a new facility to accept, sort, and distribute reusable goods. Diversion from the landfill increased with the new and improved facility from an estimated 16 tonnes of material in 2009 to 37 tonnes in 2010 – a 130% increase in diversion! As of 2023, it is estimated that over 100 tonnes of materials are diverted annually.
To CONTACT the ReUsers (to offer your volunteer labour or to get information to assist in establishing a Reuse Centre in another community) phone Lynne Parks at 613-278-2739, Chris Anstead at (613) 278-1428, or email
75 George Street,
PO BOX 340
Lanark, Ontario
K0G 1K0
613-259-2398
1-800-239-4695
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.