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Burn Ban in Effect
As of August 11, 2025 until further notice
Due to ongoing dry conditions, all open-air burning and fireworks are banned until further notice. This includes campfires, brush burns, burn barrels, chimineas, and agricultural burns.
Only exception: Cooking fires in approved campgrounds, allowed from 12 p.m. – 12 a.m. All fires must be fully extinguished after midnight.
If you see an open-air fire, call 9-1-1 immediately.
Pelham Town Hall will be temporarily closed to the public on Friday April 19, 2024.
Pelham, ON – Earth Week in Pelham focuses on green initiatives within the community, including a community expo and the return of the annual clean-up day that takes place across the Town on Saturday, April 20, 2024.
Pelham, ON – For the third time, Niagara’s Top 40 Under Forty awards have recognized a Town of Pelham staff member. One of Niagara’s most prestigious awards, the 40 Under Forty, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated an extraordinary level of success in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors.
Pelham, ON – On Thursday, April 4, 2024, a transformer located outside of the Meridian Community Centre caught fire, leading to an evacuation of the building and a loss of power. No one was injured during the incident.
The strategic use of town-owned lands was an action item identified by Council in the 2023-2027 Town Strategic Plan. During the preparation of the Strategic Plan, Council identified the need to determine the best use of Town-owned lands adjacent to the Meridian Community Centre (MCC) at the northwest corner of Rice Road and Summersides Boulevard.
The Town of Pelham Municipal Offices and administrative services will be closed in observance of the Easter Holiday from Friday, March 29, 2024 until Monday, April 1, 2024. Offices will reopen Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
Public Meeting for Draft Plan of Subdivision and Zoning By-law Amendment in accordance with Sections 51 and 34 of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, as amended.
The Town of Pelham has lowered the flags across the community as the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney's lying-in-state begins today, March 19, 2024. The Right Honourable Brian Mulroney was Canada’s 18th Prime Minister.
Applications for Revision to Previously Approved Draft Plan of Subdivision, and Zoning By-law Amendments were received for the property located on the north side of Port Robinson Road, east of Station Street and known legally as Part of Lot 167 (Geographic Township Of Thorold); Part of Lots 17, 18 & 19 Registered Plan No. 717 in the Town of Pelham, Regional Municipality of Niagara (see attached plan).
Pelham, ON—The Corporation of the Town of Pelham has received, for the fourth consecutive year, an Award for Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) for its 2022 annual financial report, which was submitted for consideration in 2023.
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