🚨🔥 BREAKING: RED BANDANAS STRIKE AGAIN! 🔥🚨 Huge congratulations to the Magnetawan Fire Station — aka The Red Bandana Bandits — for defending their title and winning the 2025 Southeast Almaguin Firefighters Challenge at this year’s Heritage Festival! 🏆💪 That’s two years in a row of bragging rights, backdrafts, and back-to-back wins! Under the fearless leadership of Fire Chief Derek Young (who may or may not now insist on being called “Two-Time Champ”), the Magnetawan crew once again blazed past the competition — and didn’t even break a sweat (okay, maybe a little). 🔥 Props to the competition! You all brought the heat: 🥈 Burk’s Falls – Team Gold (came in swinging like it was the Firefighter Olympics — strong, shiny, and just a little too confident 😎) 💙 Kearney – Team Blue (drenched in determination — and maybe a bit of Gatorade — the comeback crew of the day 💪💦) 🟧 Perry – Team Orange (fueled by fire and maybe too many energy drinks — fast, furious, and slightly chaotic 🔥🧃) 💚 McMurrich/Monteith – Team Green (rolled in with good vibes, strong lungs, and the stealth of a forest ninja 🌲💨) It was a showdown of strength, strategy, and slightly scorched egos — but all in good fun! 🎁 A HUGE thank you to: Circling Hawks for gifting a vintage metal firetruck décor piece to Fire Chief Derek Young — now proudly displayed somewhere between his desk and his ego 🚒😉 Rickward’s Polaris for donating a generator to keep the champions powered up and ready for 2026 🔌⚡ To all the teams: You were smokin’ — but in the best way possible. To the Red Bandanas: See you next year… maybe with targets on your backs. 😏 Every firefighter from all 5 participating departments received a custom-designed firefighter coin to commemorate this year’s challenge — a coin designed by Magnetawan Fire Station as part of their 2024 victory! A one-of-a-kind keepsake, just like the teams who earned it. 🪙🔥

Get ready for an unforgettable day at the Heritage Festival 2025 on July 12, 2025 , from  11 a.m. to 3 p.m. ! Join us for a high-energy celebration featuring Tina Turley and New Boots , blending the best of country and rock music in an exciting, versatile performance. It’s the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in fresh tunes and good vibes. Plus, don't miss Tina Turley’s 17th Annual Family Traditions HOOT in June, a special event celebrating family and culture. For more details and to support this amazing tradition, visit Tina Turley’s website . Save the date, and get ready for a day full of music, memories, and fun!

Save the Date! - July 12, 2025 Join us for a day of fun, family-friendly excitement at the Heritage Festival and the Southeast Almaguin Firefighter Challenge on Saturday, July 12, 2025, at the Burk's Falls Fairgrounds, located at 220 Centre Street, Burk's Falls. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and promises something for everyone! Explore our Vendors Market with over 85 unique vendors, and check out the Car Show, featuring amazing vehicles competing for four special trophies: Crowd Favourite, Mayor’s Choice, Fire Chief’s Choice, and the Heritage Festival Trophy. Be sure to pre-register your car by July 7 at 9:00 a.m. by contacting Danika McCann at recreation@armourtownship.ca . The day kicks off with a pancake breakfast at the Burk's Falls Legion from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., followed by a packed schedule of attractions including live music by Tina Turley and New Boots, the dunk-a-politician, free face painting, inflatables, a mechanical bull, a petting zoo, and free horse-drawn wagon rides. Plus, enjoy free popcorn and bottled water throughout the day. There's a complimentary in town bus shuttle services by Wilson Transportation to and from the event as well. Best of all—admission is free! This amazing event is proudly hosted by the Township of Armour in partnership with the Burk's Falls and District Historical Society. Bring your family and friends, and be part of this incredible day in Burk's Falls! Don' forget your lawn chair! Mark your calendar—don't miss it!

The Burk's Falls & District Historical Society will be holding the Annual General Meeting & Election of Directors on Monday, March 17, 2025 at Fell Homes, Common Room, 5 Mary Street, Burk's Falls at 7:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. 

A motion was passed at the November 25, 2024 meeting to cancel the scheduled December 16, 2024 meeting and to return to the regularly scheduled meeting of January 20, 2025. If you're seeking a volunteer opportunity in the new year, please plan to attend our next meeting! We welcome everyone with an interest in local history!

The long-awaited Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (ONCA) was proclaimed into force on October 19, 2021. ONCA now governs not-for-profit corporations (NFPs) incorporated in Ontario (including charitable organizations) and replaces Part III of the Corporations Act. ONCA made significant updates to the legislation previously in place and modernized the process for incorporating new NFPs, clarified the rules surrounding corporate governance, accountability and commercial activities, and introduced a simplified process for financial record review, among many other things. NFPs already in existence were given a 3-year transition period beginning on October 19, 2021 to make the necessary updates to their governing documents and corporate records to bring them into compliance with ONCA. The Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (“ONCA”) is a new version of Ontario’s corporations’ law, specifically designed for not-for-profit organizations. The ONCA requires articles of incorporation to be updated on key issues by November 2024. Features of the new Act: Makes the incorporation process for new not-for-profit corporations more efficient Makes a new distinction between public benefit corporations and other not-for-profit corporations Allows a not-for-profit corporation to provide in its by-laws other means of voting (by mail, telephone or electronic means) in addition to, or in place of, voting by proxies Allows a member of a corporation to appoint a proxy holder, but only if the articles or the by-laws of the corporation permit it Clarifies that not-for-profit corporations can engage in commercial activities if the activities support the corporation’s not-for-profit purposes a not-for-profit corporation may be subject to restrictions on its activities imposed by other legislation such as the Income Tax Act Allows for a simpler process for reviewing the corporation’s financial records called a “review engagement,” the process can take the place of an audit in some circumstances and, in some situations, neither an audit nor review engagement will be required Requires a corporation that has two or more classes or groups of members to set this out in the articles (instead of in the by-laws) the by-law must set out the conditions of membership Provides clearer rules for governing the corporation and increasing accountability ONCA provides a statutory duty of care for directors, which requires them to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the corporation, and to exercise reasonable care, diligence and skill Sets out a due diligence and good faith reliance defence for directors a director will not be legally liable in certain circumstances if they acted with the care, diligence and skill a reasonably careful person would have acted in similar circumstances Lists specific requirements for directors and officers to report a conflict of interest in certain circumstances States that corporations do not always have to include a member’s proposal in meeting notices in certain circumstances Provides members with actions they can take if they believe directors are not acting in the best interests of the corporation Provides members with greater access to financial records Streamlines incorporation as a charitable corporation, which no longer requires Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee ( OPGT ) approval all applications for articles of incorporation will be submitted directly to ServiceOntario Joins other jurisdictions in Canada that have modernized their not-for-profit corporations’ laws the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act, for instance, came into effect on October 17, 2011 at the federal level The Burk's Falls and District Historical Society has repealed the July, 2023 by-law of the Corporation and has enacted By-law #1 of the by-laws of the Corporation effective September 16, 2024: Constitution By-law #1 (A by-law relating generally to the conduct of the affairs of The Burk’s Falls and District Historical Society)

Burk's Falls Legion's Remembrance Day Service Information

Halloween 2024 was a smashing success!

Witches, monsters, and superheroes unite! Join us for a spooktacular costume party! It’s our second year of partnering with the Burk’s Falls Lions Club and Burk’s Falls Royal Canadian Legion to host the annual Halloween Party on October 31st. We are very excited to be a part of this fang-tastic annual community tradition. Come join us for some Halloween themed fun! We have fun activities planned and plenty of candy and treats to take home. The party will be held upstairs in the Karl Crozier Room at the Burk’s Falls Arena from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Free Admission. Treat yourself to a sweet Halloween bash! If you would like to donate prepackaged candy to the party or volunteer on Halloween night, please contact Charlene Watt at deputyclerk@armourtownship.ca