Town of Canaan

 Falls Village, Connecticut

               Established 1738, Incorporated 1739

"In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.  ) 

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, or call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).  USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender."

The Town of Canaan is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

NEW Tax Collector Office Hours: M-W 9-Noon, Thur. Closed.

Hazardous Waste Day on Sat, June 22, 2013 from 9 AM to noon, 100 Railroad Street, Falls Village, CT - SIGN UP at your own Town Hall to get a numbered ticket.

November municipal election-anyone interested in running for any office, board or commission, please contact the Town Hall or Town Committees before July 16, 2013.   Call 860-824-0707 for more information

Reminder:  Dog license renewal available now at Town Hall

Once there was a dream that Falls Village would become an industrial mecca.  It would be  fueled with an  abundance of hydropower thanks to miles of stone canals running along the Housatonic River at the great Falls.  Those canals (along with much of Falls Village) were built up over the course of several years.  In 1851, the canals finally opened. The crowds cheered, the water flowed, and everything leaked .....

.....Thanks to that dream and the fact that it died, Falls Village lives on--much as it was in1851.