Leaf & Yard Waste Collection

Collection Begins May 11

Leaf and yard waste collection will begin on Monday, May 11.

Please ensure all bags are placed at the curb no later than 7:00 AM on your collection day.

Collection is completed on a rotating basis across the Township and typically takes approximately 3 weeks to complete.

Thank you for your patience as Collection Contractors work through all areas.

Visit our Yard Waste Page

Register with Health Care Connect

Loyalist Township is pleased to announce the arrival of three new family physicians as part of its ongoing physician recruitment efforts.

People who do not currently have a primary care provider are encouraged to register with Health Care Connect, a program that helps connect patients with family doctors accepting new patients. The new physicians are required to give priority to Loyalist residents.

How to Register with Health Care Connect:

Register with Health Care Connect

Bath Canada Day Button Contest

Winners of 2026

winning buttons for Bath Canada Day contest

The Winners!

Congratulations and well done!

  • Mehar Rakhra - 1st place
  • Paige Wajtyra - 2nd place
  • Aryan Jeyaprathesha - 3rd place
  • Laura Fretts - 4th place

Thank you again to the Bath Artisans for being our 2026 contest judges.

Where can I collect my free Bath Canada Day button?

Buttons will be available for pick up on June 1, 2026. Pick-up locations will be shared soon! 

Winning designs over the years

winning designs for Bath Canada Day button 2025

  • Button Design Winner - Mehar Rakhra
  • Second Place - Laura Fretts
  • Third Place - Georgie Appleton
  • Fourth Place - Cora Williams

Theme: 50 Years of Bath Canada Day Button

images of winning Bath Canada Day buttons

  • Button Design Winner - Olivia Schnarr
  • Second Place - Eryka Gutheinz
  • Third Place - Morgan Turner
  • Fourth Place - Laura Fretts

Theme: 65 Years of Bath Canada Day

wining designs for Bath Canada Day buttons 2023

  • Button Design Winner - Matthew Reynolds
  • Second Place - Abbey De Sousa
  • Third Place - Myer Simpson
  • Fourth Place - Kelsey McCue

Theme: What does being Canadian mean to you?

 Bath Canada Day 2022 button designs

  • Button Design Winner - Abbey de Sousa
  • Second Place - Laura Fretts
  • Third Place - Isabelle Brownlee
  • Fourth Place - Anthony Marucci  

Theme: Planting seeds of change

The nitty gritty details

The Button Design contest is open to all children living in Loyalist Township of elementary school age.

Entries are now closed for 2025.

Entries must be dropped off no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 at your child's school or either of the Municipal Offices located at 263 Main Street, Odessa or at 18 Manitou Crescent West, Amherstview.

You can drop your entry off at the following places:

  • Municipal Office, 263 Main Street, Odessa
  • Manitou Municipal Office, 18 Manitou Crescent West, Amherstview
  • Your child's elementary school

Please note that all entry forms must be signed by a parent or legal guardian.

The button designs will be judged by the Bath Artisans and the winner and runners-up notified by the end of April. The winning buttons will then be available for pick-up starting on Thursday, June 1 throughout the Township.

The Winner of the Button Contest will be invited (along with their family) to ride in the Canada Day Parade as the Grand Marshall! Prizes will be presented at the Opening Ceremony on July 1 with a Cash Prize of $50 for the winner and $25 for each of the three runners-up. Please join us at the Main Stage on July 1 when we award the winners with their prizes!

The four winning designs will also be displayed here on the website until next year, posted on Township social media and the winning button will also be added to the display in the Bath Museum.

Contact Us

Loyalist Township
Box 70, 263 Main Street
Odessa, Ontario K0H 2H0
Tel: 613-386-7351
info@loyalist.ca

Heritage, Culture & Tourism Division
Loyalist Township
341 Main Street, Bath
Ontario, Canada K0H 1G0
Tel: 613-386-7351
explore@loyalist.ca

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