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Ice Testing Underway at Elgin Pond 2026

Elgin Pond has frozen due to recent cold weather and testing of ice thickness has begun. Elgin Pond will officially open for skating when the ice thickness has reached between 8 and10 inches. Ice thickness is monitored and reported by using a system of flags.

Residents are asked to check the flag status prior to moving onto the ice. A yellow flag means the ice thickness is appropriate for skating. Venturing out on ice should always be done with caution. A Red flag means the ice-thickness is...

Township Page, Cosmos December 25, 2025

December 25, 2025 issue of Township Pages of Cosmos Newspaper

Township Lifts Significant Weather Event Advisory, Jan. 1, 2026

Improved weather conditions have aided Township Road maintenance crews as they work to clear roads, sidewalks and parking lots. As a result, the Township is lifting the advisory of a Significant Weather Event that was declared on December 28th, 2025.

Township Extends Significant Weather Event Due to High Winds – December 30, 2025

Due to high winds, the Township advises residents that roads may be snow-covered and slippery, with periods of reduced visibility.

With fresh snowfall and wind gusts reaching up to 45 km/h, road conditions in open areas have deteriorated rapidly.

As of 2:00 p.m. today, police are advising drivers to avoid Lake Ridge Road near Scugog Line 12 due to extremely poor visibility and drifting snow.

Drifting snow is also rapidly worsening across other open rural roads.

For safety reasons, the Township will...

Township Declares Significant Weather Event Due to Ice Accumulation

Based on weather conditions, the Township wishes to advise residents that roads may be slippery. Residents are asked to drive according to the weather conditions.   

Roads, sidewalks and parking lots will be sanded and salted as soon as crews are able to address them.   

Thank-you for your patience during the ice clearing operations. Please assist our work crews by refraining from on-street parking to enable plows to go down the street.  

This significant weather event designation will continue through...