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Mayor Dollin re-elected to AMO Board

Innisfil, ON – At the Annual Conference of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) in Ottawa, Lynn Dollin, Mayor, Town of Innisfil was elected to the AMO Board of Directors, Caucus Chair, Small Urban Caucus.

Mayor Dollin held the position of President of AMO from 2016 to 2018 and has held a seat on their Board of Directors since 2011.

“It is certainly an honour to be re-elected to the AMO Board and to work alongside representatives from other municipalities to strengthen the communities...

Innisfil proclaims Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

WHEREAS many children are living with cancer in Canada today. Each year many children are diagnosed, and because of significant advances in therapy, many children will survive 5 years or more; and

WHEREAS families facing the journey of childhood cancer need the best possible medical, financial, and emotional support we can provide. Every family touched by childhood cancer needs support of its relatives, neighbours, teachers and community; and

WHEREAS parents need the understanding...

Innisfil proclaims International Overdose Awareness Day

WHEREAS the Town of Innisfil acknowledges the harm and hardship caused by drug overdose; and

WHEREAS we recognize the purpose of International Overdose Awareness Day as remembering loved ones lost to overdose and ending the stigma of drug-related deaths; and

WHEREAS we resolve to play our part in reducing the toll of overdose in our community, which claimed the lives of 169 (confirmed and probable) residents in Simcoe Muskoka in 2021, which was 25% higher than the 135 in...

Town of Innisfil opens outdoor community fridge in Cookstown

Innisfil, ON – The Town of Innisfil, Innisfil ideaLAB & Library and members of the community celebrated the grand opening of the outdoor Troy Scott Community Fridge in Cookstown this week. The fridge moved from its temporary home inside the Innisfil ideaLAB & Library’s Cookstown branch to its permanent home outdoors earlier this week, now offering residents 24/7, low-barrier, dignified access to food.

The Town established the first Innisfil Community Fridge in June 2021 as a neighbours helping...

Proposed changes to 2023 final capped class property tax bill due dates

Effective 2022, there are no longer any capped class adjustments for properties in the Town of Innisfil. “Capping” previously applied to Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Residential property tax classes. As part of the Tax Levying By-law, staff are proposing a change in due dates starting in 2023 to align with the Town’s other property tax classes. 

Proposed due dates 

Previously, capped class property owners paid their final tax billing installments at the end of August and the end...