Declaration of an Emergency - March 8, 2026 at 6:19p.m.
The Township Municipal Office is closed to the public for all purposes until further notice
The Township of Amaranth has declared an emergency in response to a flooding situation at the Township Municipal Office. The Township has taken this step, most importantly, to ensure the safety and well-being of our staff and residents.
During this emergency, Council and Staff are working to ensure that the municipality operates effectively and continues to provide essential services. Staff can be contacted by telephone at 519-941-1007 or email at info@amaranth.ca. Staff will endeavour to respond to phone messages and emails during regular working hours, but an immediate response may not be possible. Please consider using the drop box at the office for correspondence as it will be checked on a regular basis.
Please monitor our website for messages, updates and notices regarding this ongoing situation.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.
Online Credit Card Payments Now Available
The Township of Amaranth now offers a convenient way to pay your property taxes, water account, building permits, dog tags and municipal invoices online using a credit card with our secure payment provider (fees apply).
What You’ll Need:
19-digit roll number (found on your property tax bill)
Customer number, invoice number or building permit number located on your invoice
The amount you wish to pay
A valid credit card
Note: When paying using a credit card a convenience fee will be applied to the payment amount.
The Township of Amaranth will now be placing all Planning Notices on the Township website at the following link: https://www.amaranth.ca/municipal-government/planning-development/
Environment Canada and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s (MNRF) Surface Water Monitoring Centre (SWMC) is forecasting significant rainfall for Friday through Saturday with amounts ranging from 20 to 40mm or higher.
A strong low-pressure system is forecast to move through the Grand River watershed starting late Friday, March 8, 2024 through to Sunday, March 10, bringing widespread rain and potentially mixed precipitation or snow as the system tapers off on Sunday. The bulk of the rain, up to 25 mm is forecast for Saturday, March 9.
Significant Weather Event - ENDED
January 15, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.
The current weather system crossing the watershed is bringing above freezing temperatures and approximately 30-40 mm of mixed snow and rain on Tuesday, January 9, resulting in increased river flows throughout the Grand River watershed.
The strong low-pressure system that moved into the region early Friday, March 31, resulted in 30-60 mm of rain throughout the Grand River watershed. Thunderstorms overnight resulted in periods of intense rainfall. Watershed received an additional 10 to 20 mm of rain through the day on Saturday.
The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) is issuing the following updated combined Flood Warning/Flood Watch message.
The strong low-pressure system that moved into the region early Friday, March 31, resulted in 30-60 mm of rain throughout the Grand River watershed.
Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) advises that the Credit River watershed received 30-35 mm of rain during Friday March 31st and overnight thunderstorms. Also, the Environment of Canada is forecasting risk of thunderstorms this afternoon.
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