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Cumberland municipal council holds public meeting on Poison Lake incident
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During an emergency meeting of Cumberland Municipal Council on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, Council received a report on the incident at Poison Lake on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, and passed a resolution.
Click here to read the report to council.
Click here to read the resolution that was approved by council.

Council to Hold Emergency Public Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26
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Cumberland municipal council held an emergency in-camera meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, to discuss a public security issue.
Council met for approximately three hours to discuss an incident that occurred at Poison Lake on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, and the role of the Collingwood & District Volunteer Fire Department in that incident and in the days that followed.
Council will consider a resolution related to those discussions at a special emergency council meeting at 2 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in the council chamber at the Upper Nappan Service Centre.
The meeting will be live-streamed and open to the public.
The meeting will be livestreamed at https://video.isilive.ca/cumberland/live.html
T-MCC-2415
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The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is currently advertising a tender for “Springhill Service Centre Flooring“

Fatal snowmobile crash at Poison Lake under investigation
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Late Saturday morning, the Municipality was advised of a snowmobile accident that occurred late in the evening of Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the Poison Lake area of rural Cumberland County. Sadly, the victim succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
The Collingwood Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene along with other first responders.

Job Posting: Campground Attendant Seasonal
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The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is currently accepting resumes for a Seasonal Campground Attendant.