The City will be organising a special one-time waste collection on Friday, August 23, 2024 to pickup furniture (including upholstered items such as sofas) damaged in the flood and resulting the construction debris. Please be sure to have your items at the curb before 7am. Please note that hazardous waste items (such as old paint cans, batteries and aerosols), electronic waste items (such as computers, phones, and tvs) and appliances containing halocarbons (such as refrigerators, freezers, and air conditioners) will not be collected. These items can be brought to the hazardous waste collection (Big Drop-Off) scheduled on Sunday, August 18, 2024 at the Public Works Yard (7001 Mackle), between 9 am and 5 pm. After August 18, you will have to bring these items items to an Ecocentre.
* NOTE: Some insurance compagnies are instructing their clients put damaged items at the curb for inspection/evaluation purposes. If this is your case and you don’t want your items collected on Aug. 23, be sure to move them from your front lawn/curb.