{"id":913,"date":"2018-07-06T20:29:35","date_gmt":"2018-07-07T00:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/public-works\/"},"modified":"2023-04-05T14:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T18:08:37","slug":"public-works","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/resident-services\/public-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Works"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"913\" class=\"elementor elementor-913\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d19512b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d19512b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d2b40a\" data-id=\"4d2b40a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-856af1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"856af1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Public Works (250 Bedbrook) operates a wide range of construction and maintenance operations on our roads, buildings, sanitary systems, and parks.\u00a0<\/p><p>More specifically, the Department is responsible for the maintenance and operation of <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/resident-services\/public-works\/water\/\">water services<\/a>, sewer system, <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/resident-services\/public-works\/road-maintenance\/\">street network<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/resident-services\/public-works\/snow\/\">town snow clearing activities<\/a>, municipal buildings, public lighting, horticulture work, <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/resident-services\/public-works\/trees\/\">public tree management<\/a> (including Ash tree vaccinations), and <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/resident-services\/waste-collection\/\">waste management<\/a>.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/our-town\/contact-the-town-and-opening-hours\/?service=Public%20Works\">Contact Public Works<\/a> for more information on their sevices.<\/p><h2>Emergency calls<\/h2><p>Contact Public Works at 514-485-8597 during business hours and Dispatch at 514-630-1234 outside of business hours for all urgent requests.<\/p><p>Here is an <strong>example of a valid emergency call<\/strong>:<\/p><ul><li>\u201c<em>I see water flowing from below the pavement onto Ballantyne.<\/em>\u201d &#8211;\u00a0Should this occur during office\u00a0hours, please call Public Works at 514-485-8597. If it is after office hours, please call Public\u00a0Security Dispatch at 514-630-1234.<\/li><\/ul><p>Here are <strong>some examples of non-emergency situations\u00a0<\/strong>to help you determine where\u00a0to direct your call:<\/p><ul><li>\u201c<i>I am calling to report that the street light at the corner of Curzon and Strathearn is out<\/i>.\u201d &#8211; Call or email Public Works at 514-485-8597. If it is after hours, please leave a message and your call will be returned the next business day.<\/li><li>\u201c<i>There is a pothole in front of my house that is becoming more of a problem.<\/i>\u201d &#8211; Call or email Public Works at 514-485-8597. If it is after hours,<br \/>please leave a message and your call will be returned the next business day.<\/li><li>\u201c<i>My garbage\/recycling did not get picked up.<\/i>\u201d &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/resident-services\/waste-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fill out our form online<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2527394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2527394\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfb5375\" data-id=\"dfb5375\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8efda0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8efda0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Snow removal <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba03c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"ba03c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1951\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">My snow contractor has cleared my driveway and the Town's plow just came by and filled in my driveway again! Why can\u2019t the City coordinate their operations with my driveway contractor so this does not happen?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1951\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1951\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Town\u2019s operations on the public roads and sidewalks take precedence over all private snow operations as it is the Town\u2019s crews who have the responsibility of ensuring emergency response (fire and ambulance services) and accessibility to all residents in the Town.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1952\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Who can I contact to find out about the status of snow clearing in Montreal West?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1952\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1952\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During and after a snowstorm, our snow clearing crews are out in full force clearing all Town streets and eventually they will reach your street. As this is their first priority, calling Public Works during a snowfall or immediately after a storm to find out why your street has not yet been cleared will not result in faster snow clearing service on your street.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please understand, and this is especially true for storms that have had a particularly strong wind component, that it may take up to 24 hours after the end of a storm to clear and treat both the roads and sidewalks. Exceptionally heavy snowfalls of over 25 cm (10 inches) or back-to-back storms can extend this cleanup period to up to 48 hours after the end of a storm before snow removal is even started.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1953\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">The snow plow damaged my driveway curb. Will the Town pay for the repair?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1953\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1953\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The City is not responsible for damage to plants, driveway curbs, fences or other items that have been placed within the city\u2019s setback. This setback distance varies from street to street but can be approximately sighted along either fire hydrants or your home front lawn water line valve. You can also get the setback for your street by calling or emailing Public Works.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Damage to Town owned trees, sod and pavement will be repaired in the spring. <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/our-town\/contact-the-town-and-opening-hours\/?service=Public%20Works\">Contact Public Works<\/a> to report damage as soon as it is visible and it will be evaluated on site in the spring.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1954\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1954\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many kilometres of road and sidewalk does the Town clear during and after a snow event?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1954\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1954\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total, the Town clears over 19 kilometres of roads and 38 kilometres of sidewalks.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1955\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1955\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">As a resident, what can I do during and after a winter storm?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1955\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1955\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are a number of things that all residents are asked to do:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that you are prepared if you know that there is a major snowfall forecasted.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remove parked cars from the street prior to and during snow plowing or clearing operations even if you have a driveway contractor. If you have a driveway contractor and you can, we ask that you put your car in your garage.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your contractor will come by again after the snowfall ends. Owners of vehicles not removed from Town streets during snow plowing operations risk receiving a parking fine and\/or having their car towed. Please remember, Town snow clearing crews are ensuring access for emergency response teams and they have priority by law over all other snow operations.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help others, especially seniors and disabled persons, to clear their driveways and walkways. Also, assistance with shopping may be appreciated since many elderly or disabled persons find it treacherous to walk to the store or bus stop because of snow and ice.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not place snow on the roadways and please take the time to advise your driveway snow contractor to do the same. Especially important is to not place any snow as to bury any fire hydrants. Hydrants are essential Civil Security infrastructure and must be accessible at all times.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burying a fire hydrant or placing snow in the street or on a neighbour\u2019s property could lead to a fine under the Town\u2019s snow by-law which prohibits the placement of snow from private property onto the public right-of-way. Instead, place it on your property.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep children safe &#8211; don&#8217;t let them play in the snow along the side of the road or anywhere where a snow plow is likely to operate.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1956\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1956\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if my street is missed during snow clearing operations?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1956\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1956\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the Town\u2019s current comprehensive snow plan, the possibility of a street being missed is quite unlikely. What is more likely is that there has been a machine breakdown that has put a sector behind schedule and that we are in the process of catching up.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7c64d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7c64d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Waste<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a0b482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7a0b482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1271\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1271\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I properly place my recycling or organic waste bin for collection? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1271\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1271\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recycling trucks are equipped with a mechanical arm. To safely lift the recycling bin:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place the big wheels facing your house and the handle facing the street. <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Place bin no more than 6 feet from the street, which means directly beside the sidewalk. <\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave at least 2 feet (0.6 meters) on either side of the blue bin. <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1272\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1272\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are plastic bags acceptable in the organic waste pickup? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1272\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1272\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under no circumstance will plastic bags (including biodegradable, compostable or those made of cornstarch) be accepted in the organic waste collection. The accepted paper bags are made from all-natural materials and designed to decompose the organic waste completely into soil. They can be purchased at local grocery stores, hardware stores, pharmacies, big box outlets or at the John A. Simms Community Centre. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1273\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1273\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does the Town provide compost? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1273\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1273\"><p>Yes, residents may pick up free compost from the Hodgson Field from late May to September. Quantities are limited and vary from year to year on a first come, first serve basis.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1274\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1274\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are Christmas trees picked up by the Town?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1274\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1274\"><p>Yes, Christmas trees will be picked up free of cost by Public Works during the month of January. Please place your Christmas tree out by the curb.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1275\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1275\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I line my bin?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1275\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1275\"><ol><li>Line your small kitchen bin with newspaper or a paper bag, and fill it with food waste and other organic materials.<\/li><li>Wrap the newspaper into a secure bundle or close the paper bag tightly.<\/li><li>Line the large brown bin with a large paper bag and transfer the secured bundle from the small kitchen bin to the large brown bin.<\/li><li>Close the large brown bin tightly.<\/li><\/ol><p>The use of newspapers or paper bags is not mandatory, but it is strongly recommended for sanitary reasons.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1276\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1276\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I deal with the main problems relating to compost?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1276\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1276\"><p><strong>Odours<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Use paper bags or line the bottom of your brown bin and your kitchen bin with newspaper<\/li><li>Rinse the bin with water and mild detergent or vinegar after each use<\/li><li>Sprinkle a bit of baking soda in the brown bin and the kitchen bin<\/li><li>Add a layer of green waster on top of food waste<\/li><li>Store your bin in a shady place out of the sun<\/li><li>Put your bin out for every collection, even if it contains only a small amount of waste<\/li><li>Keep the cover of the kitchen bin and of the wheeled brown bin well closed at all times<\/li><li>Place meat and bone scraps in bags\/newspaper in the freezer until pickup day<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Flies<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Wrap your meat, chicken and fish leftovers in newspapers or a paper bag before putting them into the bin<\/li><li>Close the bag tightly after each use<\/li><li>Sprinkle some salt in the bin or spray with vinegar if needed<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Frost<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>In winter, to prevent the waste from sticking, line the bottom of your brown bin with newspapers or a piece of cardboard<\/li><li>Avoid putting liquids in the wheeled bin<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Animals<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Apply a menthol cream around the cover<\/li><li>Secure your bin with the latch<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1277\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1277\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">My bin is damaged or missing. Who do I report this to? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1277\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1277\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/montreal-west.ca\/en\/resident-services\/waste-collection\/\">Fill out the online form<\/a> to report a damaged or missing bin or if you need a different size recycling bin.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfea802 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfea802\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sewer<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa97acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"aa97acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1781\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1781\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What part of the sewer is the property owner\u2019s responsibility? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1781\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1781\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The property owner is responsible for the sewer line in its entirety all the way to the city main.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1782\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1782\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-minus-circle\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What can I do to prevent sewer backups? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1782\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1782\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure that your mandatory backflow valve is functioning properly. Also, be cautious as to what you put into your sewer system (e.g. do not put paper towels, diapers, baby wipes, mop heads, grease or any other items that will not dissolve). <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Public Works (250 Bedbrook) operates a wide range of construction and maintenance operations on our roads, buildings, sanitary systems, and parks.\u00a0 More specifically, the Department is responsible for the maintenance and operation of water services, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1020,"menu_order":7,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-913","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"better_featured_image":null,"acf":{"header_image":{"ID":13857,"id":13857,"title":"316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n","filename":"316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n.png","filesize":715955,"url":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n.png","link":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/resident-services\/public-works\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n\/","alt":"","author":"3","description":"","caption":"","name":"316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":913,"date":"2019-08-22 16:03:02","modified":"2019-08-22 16:03:02","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":816,"height":468,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n-285x285.png","thumbnail-width":285,"thumbnail-height":285,"medium":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n.png","medium-width":816,"medium-height":468,"medium_large":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n-768x440.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":440,"large":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n.png","large-width":816,"large-height":468,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n.png","1536x1536-width":816,"1536x1536-height":468,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/316126_359377577495026_1941991723_n.png","2048x2048-width":816,"2048x2048-height":468}},"header_title":"","header_subtitle":"","sidebar_image":false,"event_types":false,"hide_sidebar":false},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/913\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/montreal-ouest.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}