The Corporation of the Municipality of Markstay-Warren is located within the Sudbury East area, between the City of Greater Sudbury and the City of North Bay. It is comprised of Townships of Hagar, Ratter, Dunnet, Awrey and portions of the Townships of Hawley, Street, Loughrin and Henry. The three (3) major centres within the Municipality are the Village of Markstay, the Village of Hagar, and the Village of Warren.

On January 1st, 1999, the Municipality of Markstay-Warren amalgamated to include the Towns of Warren, Markstay and the Townships of Awrey, Street, Hawley, Loughrin and Henry.

Like every small Northern Community, the municipality of Markstay-Warren has most amenities to serve the needs of its residents. From local variety stores to a beautiful scenic golf course, in Markstay-Warren every service is just around the corner.

The Municipality boasts of schools French & English, Roman Catholic and Public. This option offers a choice of education all in one community to educate the children in both official languages.

Today, the Markstay-Warren employment continues in agricultural, forestry and is dominated by a vibrant tourism industry.

Come visit the wonderful municipality, the friendly people of the area will make your stay a memorable one that you will not forget.

Following the amalgamation and restructuring process in January 1, 1999, the Council of the Municipality recognized the strategic importance of the collective resources of the former Townships and decided to embark on the development of a strategic plan for the new community entity.

The Strategic Plan is available for viewing under Council

The Municipality has a population of 2,666 permanent residents. Markstay-Warren is a bilingual municipality where the use of the French language is predominent in relation to the use of English.

Fluctuation in Population
Besides farm land, the municipality has many lakes, lush forests, the Veuve River and some smaller water courses within its boundaries. This has resulted in the development of cottages, hunting and fishing camps, as well as tourist lodges. Consequently there is an increase in the population during the tourist seasons.

There are many summer residents who come from outside the municipality to stay at tourist lodges and private cottages during the summer months.

With the popularity of snowmobiles and the development of snowmobile trails throughout the municipality, we also see a seasonal population increase during the winter months.

Although the ages of the population reflect those of other municipalities, migration of retired persons to our municipality from the larger centres has resulted in an increase in the senior population.