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The Town of Georgina is moving forward with new outdoor amenities for the community of Pefferlaw. As a result of the Pefferlaw Recreation Needs Study, Council has approved a new combined skate and pump park, an outdoor sports zone on the Pefferlaw Ice Pad (PIP) for use outside the winter season, improve and enhance existing pathway connections and park amenities and a community garden. The new amenities will be on the grounds of Pefferlaw Park at 38 Pete’s Lane.

The Water Division has started sewer maintenance in order to prevent blockages and sewer backups. Sewer flushing is taking place in south Keswick between Old Homestead and Ravenshoe Road. The crew is taking every precaution possible to avoid any inconvenience but occasional toilet splashes may occur in locations with deficient plumbing. Ensure toilet lids are kept closed when not in use.

The Town of Georgina welcomes an announcement by the Province of Ontario that it is committing $24 million over the next three years for the Holland Marsh Phosphorous Recycling Facility project. The federal government has already committed $16 million towards the estimated $40 million project.

The Panattoni Development Company, which owns the Keswick Business Park lands on Woodbine Avenue north of Glenwoods Avenue, has received Council approval to start working on the site in preparation for its first building.

The schools at the Sutton Multi-use Facility will reopen on Monday, April 11. The Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch of Georgina Public Library will reopen on Tuesday, April 12.

Drop-in programming at the Georgina Leisure Pool has been cancelled for the morning of Monday, April 11. Anyone impacted will be contacted directly. The pool will reopen at noon on Monday, April 11.

Thank you for your patience.

The Sutton Multi-use Facility will remain closed through the weekend. This includes the Leisure Pool and the Peter Gzowski (Sutton) branch of Georgina Public Library.

All programming at the pool will be cancelled for Saturday, April 9 and Sunday, April 10. Anyone impacted will be contacted directly.

Both affected schools will be sending information to parents.

Crews continue to work on the situation. Thank you for your patience as we work to fix the situation.

The Sutton Multi-use Facility will remain closed on April 8. This includes the Leisure Pool, the Peter Gzowski (Sutton) Branch of Georgina Public Library, Black River Public School and St. Bernadette Catholic School. Programming is cancelled for the Georgina Leisure Pool and those impacted will be contacted directly. Crews continue to work on the situation. Thank you for your patience as we work to fix the situation.

Effective Thursday, April 7, 2022, fourth dose vaccinations (second booster doses) will be available to individuals aged 60 and over as well as First Nation, Inuit and Métis individuals and their non-Indigenous household members aged 18.

Spring street sweeping operations take place each spring to remove winter sand from Town roads. Street sweeping occurs weekdays starting the week of April 11 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., weather permitting.

Residents are asked to sweep unwanted sand from their driveways and sidewalks, over the curb and onto the edge of the road for removal by the street sweeper. Avoid parking on Town streets when sweepers are working in your area to allow the equipment to properly sweep the roadway in its entirety.

From April 3 to May 31, GDG Environnement Ltée. will apply a biological larvicide by air and ground to stagnant water to control larval mosquitoes that impact the residents in Georgina, east of Weirs Sideroad. The applications are weather dependent and are likely to occur closer to April 15.

The program will use multiple applications of the biological larvicides VectoBac 200G (PCP #18158, granular) and VectoBac 1200L (PCP #21062, liquid). The granular will be applied by helicopter and the liquid by backpack applicators.