News, Our Community
Since the Melbourne St. resurfacing and the 2026 spring rainfall, there has been severe erosion from misdirected rain runoff impacting the ability of residents to safely navigate to the beach on foot and by vehicle. These first photos are of the driveways that have...
ACW, ACW By-Laws, News
ACW Council will be voting to pass a motion to approve the STR Bylaw at the Dec 2nd Council Meeting. If passed, the bylaw will come into effect in January 2026. If you have reservations in place for next summer, it’s important you review the bylaw and be prepared to...
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Context In 2024, ACW pursued public opinion on the implementation of a Short Term Rental Bylaw. They had an amazing 700+ responses! The recent October 2025 survey however, only received 67. You can download and review the detailed responses below. Download the 2024...
ACW, ACW By-Laws, News
Who does the Bylaw affect? Just about everyone in ACW: If you rent your cottage a few weeks or all season. If you live in the vicinity of a short term rental. If you are local and need to book a short term rental for family reunions, weddings, or other event where you...
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Christ Church Port Albert 136 Years of Community Building For 136 years, Christ Church has stood at the heart of Port Albert, not just as a place of worship, but as a living reminder of the resilience, and togetherness that built this community. Long before the brick...
ACW, News
UPDATE: Short-Term Rental Regulation Proposed Public Consultation Plan The special committee tasked coming up with a licensing plan for short-term rentals in ACW has reported to Council that they recommend a public consultation before implementing the program with the...
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ACW provided PACA with a presentation that gives more detail regarding the septic inspection process and what kind of deficiencies they found in the first round of inspections. In conversation with the township and the inspector, of the 27% deficiencies found in the...
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The first round of septic inspections have been completed, beginning at Amberley Beach and working south. Inspections were completed at 247 properties. Deficiencies were observed in 27% of the systems. Download the summary report here. Unfortunately, it doesn’t give...
ACW, News
UPDATE: Mar 4 2025: WM provides alternate plan for lakeshore communities. PACA shared a letter outlining citizens’ concerns with ACW Council in preparation for the WM presentation. Just prior to the meeting, some of these concerns were acknowledged in an update...
ACW, ACW By-Laws, News
September 17, ACW revisited the Fireworks Bylaw to bring back an amendment to the ‘Noise and Sound’ bylaw. The amendment outlines the days and time fireworks are permitted. Fireworks are permitted between dusk and 11pm on the two (2) days before and on the...
ACW, News
UPDATE: July 16th, ACW Council voted to proceed with licensing for Short Term Rentals. Watch the discussion on the video at the 42:40 timestamp. You can also learn about their follow up survey of Lakeshore residents. Members discussed the results of the Short Term...
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The Huron Clean Water Project (HCWP) funds water quality improvement projects in Huron County. It combines funding from the County of Huron with other cost-share programs and contributions from landowners. These funds are available to: Local farmers Rural landowners...
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Purchase tickets at the following locations starting June 17th: Orr Insurance & Investment46 West St. Goderich Mon – Fri 9 am-11 am Mark Ryan68 Ashfield St. Port Albert Most days 11am-2 pm7 pm – 9 pm Sharon & Keith Doherty21 Huron St. N....
ACW, News
Announced at the ACW Council Meeting, May 7, 2024 Thanks to the Port Albert and District Recreation Society (PADRS) for initiating the request to ACW to take on the cost of the Port-a-Potties at our Port Albert Beaches! PACA signed on to their letter to support the...
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Effective April 1, 2024, changes to the Conservation Act come into effect. There are changes relevant to Port Albert cottagers and residents in terms of permitting with MVCA. Reduced Authority Powers: Conservation authorities can no longer create regulations for lands...
