NOMINATION PERIOD CLOSING FOR THE 2026 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Nomination forms for the offices of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Councillor and School Board Member in the Municipal Election to be held Monday, October 26, 2026 will be accepted until Friday, August 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm.
Nomination Forms are available at the Municipal Office and on our website. Additional information is available on the ELECTIONS page on our website or email elections@bayham.on.ca
RESIDENT & NON-RESIDENT ANNUAL SEASONAL PARKING PASS/PERMIT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!

Non-Resident Annual Seasonal Parking Permits for the East Beach Parking between May 1 to September 30, Monday to Thursday is $85.52 inclusive of tax and fees, and can be purchased by accessing this LINK on the HONK website. Friday to Sunday is $22/day and can be paid using the QR code posted onsite.
August 12, 2026 – Southwestern Public Health has advised of an adverse water quality test from the Port Burwell East Beach. Water may pose a risk to your health and swimming is not recommended. For more information, please visit the SWPH webpage on Beach Testing.
Southwestern Public Health has issued an Environmental Health Update regarding high nitrate level in the drinking water supply at Richmond Community Drinking Water System. Please see NOTICE for more information.
If you have questions about nitrates in your drinking water, please consult your health care professional, or call Southwestern Public Health at 1-800-922-0096.
For information about free private well bacterial water testing, visit our website under Municipal Office > Water & Sewer > Private Wells & Testing. There, you will also find information about Nitrate/Nitrite testing, which is a separate test done through a laboratory for a fee.
The Agenda publication for the July 30th Special Meeting will be at minimum 24 hours prior to the meeting start. For further information please see the circulated notice. NOTICE SPECIAL MEETING - LIGHTHOUSE AGENDA PUBLICATION INFORMATION
At the June 25, 2026, meeting of Council the property located at PLAN 12 PT LOT 14, being those lands colloquially known as the Lighthouse at the municipal address of 17 Robinson Street, was declared surplus to the needs of the Municipality. Direction was provided to pursue the sale or disposition of the lands directly with the Port Burwell Historical Society.
The Municipality intends to bring a by-law to the July 30, 2026 Special Meeting of Council to consider this transaction.
Members of the public wishing to make public record for Council consideration, may do so by submitting written comments to the Clerk via email at clerk@bayham.on.ca or by submitting a paper letter to the Municipal Office. To have your public record included as part of the report on the agenda, submissions must be received by 4:30 p.m. on July 21, 2026. Comments received by noon on July 30, 2026, will be circulated to Council by the Clerk for consideration.
The official notice, inclusive of a diagram of the location can be inspected here: Notice of Intent to Sell or Dispose the Lighthouse
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