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.
At the June 20, 2024 Regular Meeting of Council, a presentation was received from Watson & Associates Economists Ltd. on the 2024 Water/Wastewater Rate Study. Council debated the two scenarios presented and resolved for staff to report back with further options for consideration. It was noted that these further options would need to come to a Special Meeting prior to July 12, 2024 to meet reporting deadlines through the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP), but we have since received an extension on the financial component of the renewal application. Therefore, the further discussion on the Water/Wastewater Rate Study is expected to be on the September 5, 2024 Regular Meeting of Council.
July 4, 2024 - test is back to normal!
June 26, 2024 - 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 visit the SWPH's webpage on beach testing.
Exciting News! For more information see Swim Drink Fish - 2024 Blue Flag Beach
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons in possession of any land or a lot in a registered plan of subdivision or on any lot not exceeding ten acres, in accordance with the Weed Control Act, Statutes of Ontario, 1990, Chapter W.5, Section 3, 13, 16, 18 and 23, that unless noxious weeds growing on their lands within the municipalities listed below are destroyed by June 14, 2024 and throughout the season, the municipality may then enter upon the said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging the costs against the land as set out in the Act.
View full details in the NOTICE.
TAKE NOTICE THAT an appeal hearing has been scheduled for the Property Standards Committee to consider an appeal to OTC-24-001. The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:30 am in the Trackless Lounge. View the Notice for further details.
Community groups may now apply for their 2024 Municipal Assistance Requests.
Please visit the Municipal Assistance page for information and the link to the application form.
Timelines for 2024 are:
No other requests will be considered past these deadlines.
April 11, 2024 - The Long Point Region Conservation Authority (LPRCA) has issued a Water Safety Message.
The registration form to register for the Curbside Bulk Garbage Program is now LIVE. Please visit the Garbage & Recycling Page and go to Curbside Bulk Garbage Collection and click Register Here at the bottom.
Remember - only those who complete the registration form and provide payment by the deadline will be included on the list.
There will not be a tree program this year. We hope to be able to offer this again in 2025!
View the attached NOTICE for information on the Coastal Resilience Funding Initiative.
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