Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2021

In the Region of Queens, [household] waste collection is every second week as indicated on your 2021 Waste Collection Schedule. Green carts, blue bags and garbage bags are picked up on the same day.

Place materials into the grey community garbage boxes by 8:00am on collection day. Continue reading Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2021

Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2020

Wildfire Risk Season 2020 ended.
Burning restrictions are lifted as of 16-Oct-2020 until and including 14-Mar-2021.

The 2020 fire-risk season has come to an end and you no longer need to check daily for permission to burn (domestic) brush or have a campfire.

Although the season ended today and you can burn without permission, Continue reading Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2020

Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-up Fall/2020

This year’s Fall Leaf & Yard Waste roadside pick-up for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting 2-Nov-2020 on our regular collection day.

Place your yard waist next to the grey community garbage box by Monday morning!

The materials acceptable for pick-up shall include leaves, grass trimmings, and yard waste Continue reading Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-up Fall/2020

DST ends in USA and Canada on 1-Nov-2020

Remember: Sunday, 1-Nov-2020

Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in USA and Canada !!!

The term “spring forward – fall back” is meant to trigger your memory to set your clocks forward one hour in the spring at the start of DST, and one hour back in the fall when DST ends.

DST-1In most of the United States, Canada, and Mexico’s northern border cities when local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, 1-Nov-2020, 02:00h (2am) clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 1-Nov- 2020, 01:00h (1am) local standard time instead!

Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 1-Nov-2020 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Is it Daylight Saving Time or Daylight Savings Time?