Callander’s council is in the early stages of deciding whether regulatory bylaws should be put in place to govern short-term rentals.
Earlier this year, council asked staff to research short-term accommodations within the town and area and will be reaching out to neighbouring municipalities “to establish a common approach” for dealing with them.
Bonfield and West Nipissing have been working on bylaws to regulate these rentals, and East Ferris, after much work, passed its own bylaw in the spring of 2022.
The plan is to set up a meeting in late October to discuss the issue and “come up with recommendations for regulations that could be applied to all the municipalities in this area,” staff said.