Residents facing downed trees and property damage from the weekend storms across Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent can find assistance from municipal services.
Many municipalities are making it easier for locals to dispose of yard waste and items damaged by flooding.
The severe storms on Friday brought winds exceeding 110 kilometres per hour in parts of Essex County.
Then, on Sunday, some areas in Windsor received about 100 millimetres of rain, according to the Essex Region Conservation Authority.
The Essex Power Corporation reports that its crews will be busy over the next one to two weeks fixing damaged poles and clearing tree branches and debris after restoring power to around 9,000 customers during the weekend, as shared by a spokesperson with CBC via email.
Enwin also worked on clean-up early Tuesday after getting power back for 11,000 customers over the weekend, said Jim Brown, chief operating officer of the utility’s hydro division.
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What to know about special storm trash pickup in Windsor-Essex
This past weekend’s storms caused fallen tree limbs and flooding across Windsor-Essex. Now that residents and city crews are cleaning up, here’s how you can properly dispose of all that debris. CBC Windsor’s Emma Loop breaks it down.
For individual homeowners sorting through the aftermath, the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority is letting residents drop off yard waste at its depots using double-axle trailers free of charge, according to information on their website.
The “grace period” will run until the end of day on Aug. 1 or until further notice.
Restrictions regarding branch and tree trunk sizes still apply, noted the authority.
Commercial customers will continue to incur charges during this time.
Here’s what different municipalities are offering their residents.
Town of La Salle
La Salle plans to begin collecting branches starting July 14 , as mentioned in a news release from town officials.
Residents can put tree branches at curbside or road edges without obstructing roads , driveways , or sidewalks.
” Town staff will be using a chipper to shred the branches , so no yard waste bags will be collected ,” staff wrote in their release. “Branches do not need to be bundled.”
Residents need to report their addresses for collection by filling out the Customer Service Form provided by town officials.
They should choose “roads” under “issue/request type.”
It may take several days for all branches to get collected , according to officials.
If limbs from privately owned trees are too large for curbside placement , it’ll be up to residents themselves to remove them from their properties.
What to know about special storm trash pickup in Windsor-Essex
This past weekend’s storms caused fallen tree limbs and flooding across Windsor-Essex. Now that residents and city crews are cleaning up, here’s how you can properly dispose of all that debris. CBC Windsor’s Emma Loop breaks it down.
For individual homeowners sorting through the aftermath, the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority is letting residents drop off yard waste at its depots using double-axle trailers free of charge, according to information on their website.
The “grace period” will run until the end of day on Aug. 1 or until further notice.
Restrictions regarding branch and tree trunk sizes still apply, noted the authority.
Commercial customers will continue to incur charges during this time.
Here’s what different municipalities are offering their residents.
