A city’s annual spring cleaning of dust, dirt and debris scattered across Winnipeg’s streets and sidewalks will start on Sunday.
The five- to six-week operation involves more than 300 pieces of equipment and about 500 workers clearing Winnipeg’s streets, bridges, sidewalks, active transportation paths, boulevards and medians, along with cleaning up litter in city parks, a Thursday news release says.
It costs the city about $6 million each year to clear up more than 8,600 kilometres of streets and walkways.
Winnipeggers can check the city’s residential streets cleanup status map or use the Know Your Zone app to find out when their street will be cleared. Only some streets get temporary no-parking signs before cleanups, the city says.
People who think their vehicle was towed because of the spring cleanup can contact 311 to find out its location.
The city will also be collecting yard waste starting April 29 for homes in collection area A and May 6 for homes in area B.
Residents can take their yard waste — packed in any reusable container without a lid, cardboard boxes or paper bags — to the curb once every two weeks on the same day their garbage and recycling is collected.
Alternatively, residents can drop off yard waste at one of the 4R Winnipeg Depots for free.
More information about curbside year collection days can be found on the city’s website.
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