Township of Brock Emergency Operations Update – April 10, 2025

The Township of Brock is committed to providing residents with up-to-date information on the ice storm relief efforts. Please continue to report a concern on our website www.townshipofbrock.ca/en/resident-services/report-a-concern.aspx.

During regular office hours (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.), you can contact the Township via phone at 705-432-2355. The Township’s after-hours phone number is 1-833-951-3836

State of Emergency Update

The Township will continue with the state of emergency in order to utilize contractors to assist our works crews in cleaning up the excessive tree debris.

Potable Drinking Water

The following locations will continue to be open for residents to gather potable drinking water. Taps are located outside and marked. Please bring your own containers.

• Sunderland Memorial Arena, 20 Park Street, Sunderland
• Rick MacLeish Memorial Arena, 91 Elliot St. Cannington

• Foster Hewitt Memorial Community Centre,176 Main Street, Beaverton

Residential Property Brush Pick Up

All storm tree debris must be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m. on April 14, 2025, for municipal pickup.

Crews are continuing with residential brush collection in Beaverton, Cannington and Sunderland. This will be a one-time emergency pick up, so please put tree debris curbside as soon as possible, and by no later then 7:00 a.m. on Monday April 14th to ensure it can be processed by crews as they move throughout the Township. This will be a substantial undertaking and will take significant time to complete.

Once finished in the urban centres, brush collection will continue in the following areas: Beaches from Thorah Park Boulevard to Cedarhurst Road, Bolsover, Blackwater Gamebridge, Manilla, Port Bolster, Saginaw, Sonya, Vallentyne, Vroomanton, and Wilfrid.

To assist in safe and efficient collection, residents must place downed trees, brush and branches:

• On their front property, behind the sidewalk and off the roadway.
• Do not block sidewalks, roads, storm drains, or fire hydrants or hydro infrastructure.
• Please be mindful of sightlines for safety for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.
• Please do not mix any other materials in with the set out brush/branches.

Any brush placed curbside after the one-time emergency pick up has been completed by the Township, will be addressed by Durham Region Waste as seasonal leaf and yard waste collection on regularly scheduled pickup dates. Materials must follow the guidelines below:

• Brush must be securely tied in bundles up to one metre
• Four feet long and 76 centimetres (30 inches) wide.
• No branch should be more than 10 centimetres (4 inches) in diameter.

Please visit durham.ca/WMF for more information and your seasonal bi-weekly pick up schedule.

Property Clean Up Hazards

Understanding the vast amount of damage resulting from the storm, residents are encouraged to exercise extreme caution. Where large repairs or tree cutting is required and outside of your area of expertise, please contact a landscape or tree contractor of your choice. Residents should also consult their insurance provider to review coverage and policy details. Unfortunately, some take advantage of people in times of crisis. To protect yourself when working with a contractor, the Township recommends the following:

• Obtain written details on payment terms including a quote for work that you are comfortable with.
• Avoid paying upfront and in full.
• Verify the legitimacy of the business through evidence of business license and HST number, certification of insurability, and if applicable, arborist certification and business reviews.

Waste Management

The Region’s Waste Management Facility in Brock is open for regular scheduled hours, Tuesday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will accept storm-related yard waste temporarily. Standard fees will be waived for dedicated loads of storm-related yard waste until further notice. Please visit durham.ca/WMF for more information. 

Temporary bins have been set up for household waste related to the recent storm for Township of Brock residents only at the following locations. Bins will be available until April 13, 2025:

• Foster Hewitt Memorial Community Centre, 176 Main Street, Beaverton
• Rick MacLeish Memorial Community Centre, 91 Elliot Street, Cannington
• Sunderland Memorial Arena, 20 Park Street, Sunderland

Residents are asked to please place any food waste resulting from the power outage in your green bin for regular curbside collection. Overflow material will be accepted and can be placed in clear bags or cardboard boxes next to your green bins on your regular waste collection day. Green bins cannot weigh more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds).

Temporary Burn Permit Exemption for residents

The temporary Burn Permit Exemption for Brock residents remains in effect until Thursday April 17, 2025 to help residents with clearing downed brush and trees.

Brock residents can burn daily without a permit from 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM —as long as regular permit guidelines are followed. Visit the Brock Fire Department Facebook page guidelines.

Before you burn, you must email fire@brock.ca or call Fire Prevention at 705-432-2355 x.233 and leave a voicemail with:

• Your name
• Burn address
• Phone number

Burning outside of 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM still requires a permit.

Visit the Brock Fire Department Facebook page for more updates.

If your property doesn’t meet burn requirements, collect debris for disposal or visit the transfer station.

Parks and Playgrounds

All Township of Brock parks and playgrounds will remain closed until further notice. Works crews are assessing the damage, and we will provide updates on clean up on our social media channels.  Please do not access any parks or playgrounds currently due to safety concerns and clean up efforts.

Community Support and Food Banks

Nourish and Develop Foundation Hub and Brock Community Food Bank

TDNF will be open today for their regular programing in the community. Please visit their website for programming and services available.

If you can, please consider a donation to the Nourish and Develop Food Bank or the Brock Community Food Bank to help replenish their stores for residents in need.