Environmental

The Town of The Blue Mountains invites community organizations to apply for the Town’s Environmental Sustainability Fund. 

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise the public that twelve youth-led projects have been selected to receive funding through the Town’s Youth Climate Action Fund (YCAF).

Since 2023, the Town of The Blue Mountains has shifted to a reactive approach to managing wild chervil that will rely on spot spraying and shared stewardship with the public. If residents identify wild chervil within the road allowance fronting their property, they are asked to either cut the wild chervil themselves before it goes to seed, or contact the Town's Operations Department prior to Friday, May 16, 2025, to arrange a spot spraying treatment.

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise the public that a pre-recorded video presentation regarding the Town-Wide Drainage Master Plan Environmental Assessment is now available on the Town's project page.

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The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise the public of its annual Wild Chervil Management Strategy. 

The Town has shifted to a reactive approach to managing wild chervil that will rely on spot spraying and shared stewardship with the public. If residents identify wild chervil within the road allowance fronting their property they are asked to either cut the wild chervil themselves before it goes to seed, or contact the Town's Operations Department to arrange a spot spraying treatment. Residents no longer have to opt out of pesticide spraying.

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to inform the public that trees slated for removal within the boundaries of the Thornbury West Phase 1B Reconstruction project are scheduled to be marked this week. 

The Town of The Blue Mountains is pleased to announce that the municipality has received $10,000 through Tree Canada’s “Treemendous Communities” grant. The funds have been awarded to support a tree planting project at Nipissing Ridge Park in Craigleith.

The Town of The Blue Mountains is pleased to announce that 60 new trees will be planted along Victoria Street South, Louisa Street West and in the new Beaver Street Parkette as part of the Thornbury West Phase 1A Reconstruction Project. The plantings include 15 different species specifically chosen

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to advise the public that the Town will be providing relief from the provisions of the Town’s Long Grass and Noxious Weeds By-law for the month of May 2023 (“No Mow May”).  

The Town of The Blue Mountains would like to provide notice to rural residents of changes to the Town’s annual Wild Chervil Management Strategy.