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Please be advised that on Friday, September 30, the Transfer Station will be closed from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The landfill on Jones Road will be closed all day.

For those on the Friday curbside recycle and waste route, we will work to complete the collection service before 11:30 a.m. and, if necessary, continue after 3 p.m.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Please be advised that with the reduced hours of operation on Friday, September 30 for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, there will be no water delivery scheduled for that day. 

If residents require water for the weekend, they should order water on Thursday, September 29. 

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Please be advised that the Precautionary Boil Water Advisory issued on September 13, 2022 for the following locations:

• Seventh Avenue South

  • 600, 601, 605, 606, 608, 609, 612, 613, 616, 617, 618, 619, 624, 625, 627, 630, 632, 633, 634, 636, 639, 640, 641, 645, 649, 800, 806, 810, 812, 816, 820, 822, 830, 834

• 900 Golf Course Road

• 602 Ninth Street South

• Sixth Avenue South

  • 600, 603, 604, 605, 608, 611, 612, 615, 616, 617, 619, 620, 621, 624, 625, 628, 629, 632, 633, 633.5, 636,...

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