Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update March 17 2020

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update

March 17, 2020

Notice to Residents of the Township of Havelock-Belmont-Methuen

The Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Province of Ontario has recommended that all citizens practice social distancing.  As a result, the following measures are being implemented immediately:

• Access to all municipally run and maintained facilities will be restricted to employees only.  These facilities include:
• Municipal Office (1 Ottawa Street East)
• Havelock-Belmont-Methuen Community Centre (39 George Street East)
• Town Hall (1 Matheson Street West)
• Public Library – Havelock Branch (13 Quebec Street)
• Public Library – Cordova Branch (55 Alfred Street)
• Cordova Mines Recreation Hall (55 Alfred Street)
• Stone Hall (6713 Highway 7)
• Fire Station 1 (7 King Street West)
• Fire Station 2 (3360 County Road 48)

• All Township departments are open for business.  Please contact us by phone or email. The main phone number is 705-778-2308 and the main email address is havbelmet@hbmtwp.ca
  
  
• Various online resources are available at the Township website www.hbmtwp.ca

• Customers can pay bills through various methods such as by
• Regular Mail
• Municipal Office Drop Box (located at the front entrance) – No cash please
• Pre-Authorized Payment
• Online Banking
• Telephone Banking
• In-Person Banking at the bank branch of your choice
• Credit Card (a fee of 1.75% applies).  Please note that credit card payments are accepted online only and cannot be accepted over the phone. 

• Waste Disposal Services remain in operation.  For those residents who have curbside garbage pickup, the Township strongly encourages that this method be used for the disposal of waste.  For residents who must visit a Township Transfer Station you are requested to bring the exact change in order to reduce the handling of money. 

If you have concerns regarding COVID-19 please call Peterborough Public Health between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday or 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday at 705-743-1000 ext. 401 or email covid19@peterboroughpublichealth.ca to consult with a nurse.

You are encouraged to stay updated by visiting the Peterborough Public Heath website at www.peterboroughpublichealth.ca or the Ontario Ministry of Health website at http://www.health.gov.on.ca/

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Phone: 705 778 2308
Fax: 705 778 5248
Email: havbelmet@hbmtwp.ca
Website: www.hbmtwp.ca