Central York Rural Community

05/28/2026

Something new is coming to Central York this summer! ☀️

Central York Recreation & Parks is excited to launch a Pilot Recreation Camp for children ages 5–12!

📍 Located at the Keswick Valley Arena
📅 Week 1: Monday–Friday, July 20–24
📅 Week 2: Monday–Friday, July 27–31
🕢 Camp Hours: 7:30am–5:30pm

This recreation-based program will include a variety of activities, games, sports, outdoor play, and more throughout the day.

We’re looking forward to creating a fun, active, and community-focused summer experience for local families right here in Central York.

Registration details, pricing, and additional program information will be announced so soon stay tuned!

05/28/2026

🚧 Mactaquac Dam Closure Alert 🚧

The dam will be fully CLOSED to traffic on Friday, May 29 at 9 am until Sunday, May 31 at 9 am.

Please plan ahead. Thank you for your patience.

05/27/2026

Congratulations to our new Central York Rural Community Council!!
From left to right: Ward 7 Councillor Anthony O'Leary, Ward 4 Councillor Jordan Manzer, Ward 5 Councillor Kristy Brewer, Ward 3 Councillor Wendy Brewer, Mayor David DuPlessis, Ward 6 Councillor Mathew Shepard, Ward 2 Councillor Aileen Anderson, and Ward 1 Councillor Kevin Guiggey.👏👏

05/27/2026

For recreation updates within the community please follow the new Central York Recreation & Parks page!⚽⛸🥎

https://www.facebook.com/centralyorkrecreationandparks/?checkpoint_src=any

The official page for Central York Recreation & Parks, sharing information on programs, parks, facilities, and community events that support active living in Central York Rural Community.

05/26/2026

**Search for Michael Keetch in Central York - May 30th and May 31st**

On behalf of the family of Michael Keetch

The Search efforts are approved by the RCMP and the family has confirmed with them they can disclose the following information:

"Tango, his dog was found on Tripp settlement road April 16th 2025 the day Michael was last seen.

His car was found by kayakers on June 5th at the mouth of the Keswick river, completely submerged.

His wallet was found in July near Route 104 Clark's bridge area.

Central York is very much key to this disappearance.

He grew up in Millville so he is familiar with the area."

'If anyone is able to provide some supplies/food to our volunteers please let me know. We wish we could afford covering the cost of these but the costs related to the search, legal matters, maintenance of Mike's property and bills etc is leaving the family unable to do so.'

Please contact the Keetch family at [email protected] to offer assistance.

05/26/2026

✨✨The winners of our Voyent Alert! Registration Contest are:

First Place - $500 - Debbie Edmondson
Second Place - $300 - Cole Hutchins
Third Place - $ 200 - Kelly Snook

Congratulations to you and thank you to everyone who has registered for Voyent Alert!✨✨👏👏👏

**Contest Update: We are now up to 634 people registered for Voyent Alert notifications! Tomorrow is the last day to register to be part of our contest. Details below!**

✨Voyent Alert Contest✨

HI everyone! Central York Rural Community is enrolled with the Voyent Alert notification service. We have previously mailed an information card and put out social media posts regarding this program.

As of today 511 people have registered. We have 5268 properties and approximately 7200 residents in Central York. We need a lot more people to register for this service!!

For anyone who has already signed up and for those who are about to register, your names will be entered into a draw. The cutoff date for this contest is May 22, 2026, and the name draw will occur on May 25, 2026, at 2PM.

✨First name drawn will receive $500✨
✨Second name drawn will receive $300✨
✨Third name drawn will receive $200✨

To qualify you must own property in Central York or be a resident. If your name is drawn you will have to verify you meet the requirements.

Council members, administration staff, or any of their immediate family members are not eligible.

You can register online at https://ca.voyent-alert.com/vras/client.html #!/registration or with the instructions on the poster.

Please Share and Best of Luck!!!🤞

05/26/2026

For all residents that have FERO as your solid waste service provider; your first large item pick up day is this Thursday, May 28, 2026.
**Please do not discard any hazardous material, construction waste, or auto parts.**
If you have any questions please call FERO at (506) 472-3376.

Thank you.

05/25/2026

**We have drawn 3 names for our Voyent Alert! Registration Contest and are in the process of verifying either residency or property ownership in Central York to fulfill eligibility requirements. Those individuals have received an alert requesting they contact our office. We are hoping this does not happen but if we are unable to confirm details we will need to draw another name and will provide an update tomorrow morning.**

**Contest Update: We are now up to 634 people registered for Voyent Alert notifications! Tomorrow is the last day to register to be part of our contest. Details below!**

✨Voyent Alert Contest✨

HI everyone! Central York Rural Community is enrolled with the Voyent Alert notification service. We have previously mailed an information card and put out social media posts regarding this program.

As of today 511 people have registered. We have 5268 properties and approximately 7200 residents in Central York. We need a lot more people to register for this service!!

For anyone who has already signed up and for those who are about to register, your names will be entered into a draw. The cutoff date for this contest is May 22, 2026, and the name draw will occur on May 25, 2026, at 2PM.

✨First name drawn will receive $500✨
✨Second name drawn will receive $300✨
✨Third name drawn will receive $200✨

To qualify you must own property in Central York or be a resident. If your name is drawn you will have to verify you meet the requirements.

Council members, administration staff, or any of their immediate family members are not eligible.

You can register online at https://ca.voyent-alert.com/vras/client.html #!/registration or with the instructions on the poster.

Please Share and Best of Luck!!!🤞

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

**New closure schedule - Beginning at 9 AM on, May 29, and lasting until 9 AM on Sunday, May 31, the Approach Channel Bridge at the Mactaquac Dam will be fully closed to traffic.**