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SURVEY

Local residents and organizations can help shape the Strategic Plan. Imagine the Haliburton County you want in 5, 25 or 50 years. This is your community, and we are reaching out to residents and community leaders to hear from people with all ranges of experiences and perspectives.  This information will help inform what priorities our County should focus on now and in the years to come. 

This survey will take 15 minutes or less to complete.   Your answers will be confidential but will be included in the material that Council will use to finalize the plan. 

Alternate survey formats are available upon request. Please contact strategicplan@haliburtoncounty.ca for assistance.

Thank you for participating in shaping the future of your community. 


The County of Haliburton is an upper-tier level of municipal government that is made up of four local municipalities (Township of Algonquin Highlands; Municipality of Dysart et al; Municipality of Highlands East, and Township of Minden Hills).   

The following services are administered by the County of Haliburton:   

  • County Planning;   

  • County roads, bridges, traffic signals and controls;   

  • Emergency Management; 

  • Paramedic Services;   

  • Community Safety and Well-Being; 

  • Economic Development;  

  • Library; 

  • Tourism; 

  • Tax Policy; and    

  • Shared services delivered through a partnership with City of Kawartha Lakes (Social Services, Housing and Homelessness Services, Childcare and Early Childhood Education Services)   

For more information about “who does what” - which services are delivered at each municipal level, as well as what services are handled by the Federal and Provincial governments - please visit https://www.haliburtoncounty.ca/en/living-here/who-does-what.aspx?_mid_=25235



Disclaimer: The County of Haliburton is committed to protecting the personal information in our care and control, ensuring the confidentiality and security of that information. The County of Haliburton will adhere to the protection of privacy provisions of The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) and The Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA).   

The Corporation of the County of Haliburton has taken appropriate measures to protect and ensure that privacy of any personal information is protected and the County will not, under any circumstances, use any information provided to the County for any purposes that is inconsistent with the purpose for which the information was provided or within the provisions of the MFIPPA Act.  

1.  

What is your age?

2.  

Do any of these apply to you?

3.  

Which best describes you?

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4.  

Please select all scenarios applicable to you.

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5.  

How long have you been connected to Haliburton County?

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6.  

Haliburton County is comprised of four member municipalities.  Which municipality are you connected to?

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7.  

What best describes how you came to Haliburton County?

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8.  

In your experience, how satisfied are you on a scale of 1 (least satisfied) to 10 (most satisfied) with each of the following in Haliburton County:

Planning and local regulations made to enhance/maintain water quality
Broadband service/internet
Suitability for families
Employment opportunities
Infrastructure in the County (County roads, bridges, traffic signals and control)
Affordable housing availability
Ability to successfully start and run a business
Tourism
Paramedic services
Community Paramedic Services
Accessibility (to public spaces, public information, etc.)
Police services
Access to mental health and addiction services
Access to family physicians
The Rail Trail
Library services
Social services
Childcare
9.  

 For each of the issues below, what would you prioritize from this list? (choose 3)

10.  

What County services would you like to see the Council work to improve? Please state whether you strongly agree, agree, neither agree nor disagree, disagree, or strongly disagree:   

Support for business retention and expansion
Overall County service efficiency 
Overall quality of County services 
Online access to County services such as permits and bill payment
Access to public facilities for residents with disabilities 
Communication to residents 
Access to mental and addiction support services
County roads, bridges, traffic signals and controls 
Financial management of the County
Tourism promotion and management   
Police
Paramedical Services (ie. EMS)
Community Paramedicine
Physician recruitment
12.  

How do you view population growth across the county?

13.  

If population growth has to happen, where should it happen?

14.  

What should new residential development look like across the county?

15.  

Do you think there are enough services and amenities across the county to support an increase in population? 

Thank you for participating in this survey! For updates on the Strategic Planning process, please visit https://wadein.haliburtoncounty.ca/.