Your Municipal House Address System Emergency (or Green) number is extremely important to emergency response units (Police, Fire and Ambulance) in assisting them to locate your property in the event of an emergency. Your MAS number must be installed close to your driveway entrance and must be visible from both directions.

If you require a new MAS number sign, contact the Oro-Medonte Adminstration office.

There are 2 choices: satellite or Horseshoe cable.

The Horseshoe Resort is proud to be the smallest cable provider in Ontario. They provide 40 channels (more or less). The standard lineup costs $24.95 per month while the deluxe package costs about $35. The channel lineup is as follows:

This link will take you to the program schedule for Horseshoe cable.

You can get hooked up by calling Horseshoe Resort at 835-2790.

You will have to investigate the satellite options on your own.

High speed connections are available in the Horseshoe community.

The majority of the Horseshoe community hires Don Woodrow to clear their driveways. You can reach him at 835-5733. Usually, after the first year, he will do your driveway automatically unless you tell him otherwise.

Garbage and Blue Boxes are collected every Tuesday, (the following work day if it falls on a holiday). You should have your garbage out by 7 am. Regular waste is limited to 2 bags per week (max 44 lbs. each). County of Simcoe garbage tags are available at $2.00 each for excess waste. Tags can be purchased from Municipal Offices and retail outlets.

Leaf and yard waste are picked up once in the spring and once in the fall so we usually deal with that on our own. The local landfill site will take leaves for free. This landfill site is located at 610 Old Barrie Road West (between Edgar and Hardwood Hills). The hours of operation are Mon-Fri 9:00a.m. to 4:30p.m. and Sat from 9:00a.m. to 3:30p.m. Tel: 487-2375.

If you do opt to go with the leaf and yard waste collection, the bags should be at the road by 7 a.m. on Monday of the collection week. USE ONLY Brown Kraft bags, cardboard boxes or rigid containers weighing less than 20 kg. NO PLASTIC BAGS They will not pick up stumps, brush, branches or garden waste. Please check the community calendar for the pickup dates.

There is a large item collection allotted twice a year. All items must be placed at the road by 7 a.m. of the collection week. A maximum of 4 items such as furniture, bed springs, mattresses, stoves, washers and metals will be accepted. Please check the community calendar for the dates.

Left-over paints, drain decloggers, batteries, motor oil and electronics are part of a long list of items classified as ‘household hazardous wastes’ (HHW). If not disposed of properly, they can be harmful to human health and the environment. Pouring hazardous waste down the drain may corrode plumbing, release toxic fumes, poison septic tanks, destroy sewage treatment organisms and contaminate surface and ground water.

Household hazardous waste such as: aerosol cans, batteries, pesticides, antifreeze, disinfectants, fertilizer, flea powder, floor wax, fluorescent tubes, metal polish, oil & oil filters, gasoline, oven cleaner, paints and stains, pharmaceudicals, propane tanks, solvents, swimming pool chemicals and wood preservatives may be taken to one of the following locations (free of charge):

1. North Simcoe Transfer Station , 1700 Golflink Rd., Tiny Twp.
2. New Tecumseth Transfer Station, 5917 7th Line, New Tecumseth
3. City of Barrie HHW (739-4219)
4. City of Orillia Depot on Kitchener St (326-1502) or Orillia Depot website

Old electronics may be taken to the drop off site in Midhurst at: Snow Valley Mini Storage. It is at 1489 Snow Valley Rd (on the left). Leave items in front of unit D11. For more info check out their website

For more information about garbage call (705) 726-9300 Ext: 289

• 10% discount on cross-country and alpine skiing - prices in effect 7 days/week to a maximum of 2 tickets per day per card
• 10% discount on all green fees for both courses to a maximum of 2 green fees per day for per ID card
• 10% discount on power cart rental for both courses - 1 per day per ID card
• 10% discount on a large bucket of balls at Highlands Driving Range - 1 per day per ID card
• 15% discount on a Sports Centre membership
• 10% discount on all European Plan Rates at the Inn
• 10% discount (for card holder and 1 guest) on food purchases at Silks, GO West Grill and Crazy Horse Saloon
• 15% discount on all regularly priced clothing at the Valley Pro Shop

• Notices should be restricted to local activities.
• All notices must be dated.
• Duration of posting is limited to a 2 week period, following which it will be removed.
• All notices for a particular event should be posted not earlier than 2 weeks prior to that event and removed as soon as possible following the event.
• Notices with tear-offs will not be accepted.
• Notices should be half letter size with larger letters where possible.
• Advertising should be limited to "life-style & health-related" items such as exercise classes, baby sitting, etc. Commercial advertising is not permitted.
• All items of a political nature, other than "all party" activities will not be accepted.
• Posting of special events by Horseshoe Resort and other organizations may be accepted on a case-by-case basis.

As a resident or taxpayer in Oro-Medonte, you are entitled to use the Orillia, Barrie and Midhurst libraries, free of charge.

Orillia Public Library Hours
Mon. through Thurs. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Fri 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sat. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Thanksgiving to the end of April)

Barrie Public Library Hours
Mon. through Thurs. 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Fri and Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sun 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Oro-Medonte Administration Office: 148 Line 7 South
- it is on the 7th Line just east of Hwy 11

Local Landfill site: 610 Old Barrie Road West
- It is between Edgar and Hardwood Hills. Just take the 4th line to the Old Barrie Road, turn left and it'll be on the left hand side about 5 km up the road.

Oro-Medonte Community Arena: Hwy 11 South and the 4th Line

Orillia City Land Fill: Take the Old Barrie Rd to Orillia and continue on Hwy 12 east. Cross Memorial Dr and then turn right at the next light (West St). Turn right again at the first street (it borders a large park). The road will then make a Y and you'll see the sign for the land fill site to your left.
To drop off plastic bags and styrofoam: As you come in to the entrance area the weigh scales will be directly ahead of you. Don't go over these but stay to the right into the recycle area. The bin for plastic bags and one for large styrofoam are to the left.
To exit: just circle the weigh area.