BRAMPTON, ON. (May 9, 2008) – Region of Peel offices and non-emergency services will be closed on Monday, May 19 for the Victoria Day holiday. Regional of Peel headquarters and most offices will re-open for regular business on Tuesday, May 20.

Residents in the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga are reminded there will be no waste collection on Victoria Day, Monday, May 19. Garbage and recycling (blue box, green bin and yard waste) will be collected one day later during the week following Victoria Day.

The following is a revised waste collection schedule for Brampton and Mississauga:

Regular Collection Day                          Revised Collection Day

Monday, May 19          collected on            Tuesday, May 20

Tuesday, May 20         collected on            Wednesday, May 21

Wednesday, May 21               collected on            Thursday, May 22

Thursday, May 22                collected on            Friday, May 23

Residents in the Town of Caledon are advised that there will be no changes to their waste collection services due to the Victoria Day holiday on Monday, May 19. Garbage and recycling (blue box, green bin and yard waste) will be collected on regular collection days during the week following Victoria Day.

All Community Recycling Centres will be closed on Monday, May 19 and will re-open on Tuesday, May 20.

The Region of Peel provides waste management services in the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga and in the Town of Caledon.  For more information on these programs call the Region of Peel at 905-791-9499 or in long-distance areas of Caledon call 905-584-2216, free of charge. Visit www.peelregion.ca/waste.

The Peel Heritage Complex will be closed on Monday, May 19, but will be open on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, from noon to 4:30 p.m.

Ontario Works in Peel will be closed Monday, May 19 and will re-open Tuesday, May 20.

Peel Access to Housing, Peel Living and Rent Supplement offices will be closed on Monday, May 19, re-opening on Tuesday, May 20 at 8:30 a.m.

TransHelp taxi providers will operate on a holiday schedule from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday, May 19; however, the office will be closed.

Child Care Centres will be closed on Monday, May 19 and will re-open on Tuesday, May 20.

Peel Public Health Reception (44 Peel Centre Dr.) will be closed on Monday, May 19 and will resume regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20.

All Healthy Sexuality Clinics will be closed on Monday, May 19. The Bolton clinic will operate on Tuesday, May 20 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will resume regular hours of operation on Monday, May 26.

All breastfeeding clinic services offered at the Bolton and Brampton Breastfeeding Clinics, as well as the Peel Public Health Clinic – Meadowvale will be closed on Monday, May 19.

The West Nile Dead Bird Surveillance Phone Line will operate on a holiday schedule on Monday, May 19 and will be active from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Regional Municipality of Peel was incorporated in 1974 on the principle that certain community and infrastructure services are most cost-effectively administered over a larger geographic area. The Region of Peel serves more than one million residents in the Cities of Mississauga and Brampton and the Town of Caledon.

For more information on the Region of Peel, please call 905-791-7800, or visit www.peelregion.ca.

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Contact:

Lisa Calce

Acting Public Affairs Associate

Region of Peel

905-791-7800, ext. 4172

lisa.calce@peelregion.ca

                                        

       

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CURBSIDE WASTE COLLECTION EXEMPTION PERIOD FROM MAY 20 – 30

BRAMPTON, ON. (May 9, 2008) – The Region of Peel is offering residents a two-week Exemption Period for waste collection following the Victoria Day holiday from Tuesday, May 20 to Friday, May 30, 2008. 

During the curbside waste collection Exemption Period, residents may place unlimited quantities of acceptable waste at the curb on their scheduled waste collection day. No garbage tags will be required for this period only.

“Spring cleaning activities around the house often generate additional waste,” says Ben Shepherd, Manager of Waste Collection and Processing for the Region of Peel. “The two-week Exemption Period is a great opportunity to dispose of excess waste around the home without having to tag garbage bags or containers in excess of the two bag limit.”

As part of the Two Bag Standard program, the Region of Peel offers three curbside waste collection Exemption Periods each year. The next curbside waste collection Exemption Period occurs after the Labour Day holiday, from Tuesday, Sept. 2 to Friday, Sept. 12, 2008.

Residents should note that regular drop-off fees will apply at all Community Recycling Centres during the Exemption Period.

The Region of Peel provides waste management services in the Cities of Brampton and Mississauga and in the Town of Caledon.  For more information on these programs, call the Region of Peel at 905-791-9499 or in long-distance areas of Caledon call 905-584-2216, free of charge. Visit www.peelregion.ca/waste.

Released by the Region of Peel on May 9, 2008 at 11:27