Lakeshore Adds Curbside Tree Branch Pickups in Rural Areas

Residents outside of Lakeshore’s urban areas may submit a request for roadside pickup of tree branches and limbs downed by the recent storm. Requests must be submitted by Friday, March 3 at 4 p.m.
Residents living in rural areas are asked to use the Report A Problem request form found on the municipality’s website at Lakeshore.ca/ReportAProblem. To generate a service request, residents must select the “Tree Branch Pickup” option.
Residents requiring assistance in completing the online form may call the Public Service Unit at 519-728-2700 ext. 0 between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.
As previously announced, the municipality will also provide branch pickup service to all residents living in the following areas.

Residents in these areas do not need to submit a pickup request.

• North of County Road 42 (from County Road 19 to County Road 22, to the east limit of Belle River)
• Woodslee (north and south)
• Staples
• Ruscom
• Joachim
• Stoney Point/Pointe aux Roches
• Comber
• Lighthouse Cove
• Shoreline areas, along the north shore

Pickup services will begin on Saturday, March 4 and continue through Friday, March 10. 

Branches will be processed through a woodchipper by municipal staff and contractors. Residents are asked to leave branches and limbs unbundled (no strings or wire) and manageable for ease of access. It should also be noted that, due to the extent of this service, crews will be unable to clean up small debris that cannot be chipped. Smaller limbs can be saved for yard waste collection dates coming up in April.

All branches and limbs must be placed safely at the curb by Friday, March 3.

Cleanup efforts apply only to downed branches, not to yard waste; yard waste will be left onsite. Residents are reminded to consult the Municipal Collection Calendaror the RecycleCoach app for yard waste collection details. Yard waste collection begins on April 22 in Area 1 and on April 29 in Areas 2 and 3.
Alternatively, residents can drop off limbs and branches at one of the Essex Windsor Solid Waste Authority drop off depots in Windsor, Kingsville, and Essex. Size restrictions apply. Residents wishing to burn limbs and branches are reminded to do so safely. For information on burn permits and fire safety, please visit  Lakeshore Fire Department’s Open Burning webpage.