Curbside Storm Debris Clean-up update for Kawartha Lakes

Kawartha Lakes – In response to the March 29-30 ice storm, the municipality launched two curbside storm debris clean-up programs to help residents clean-up their fallen tree and brush debris.

The program has been broken up into two parts: urban area clean-up and rural area clean-up.

Urban Area Clean-up (as of May 2, 2025)

Urban Area Clean-up is for properties within the settlement boundaries of our hamlets, towns and villages listed below.  

Completed:

• Bethany, Cambray, Creswell, Downeyville, Janetville, Little Britain, Manilla, Oakwood, Pontypool, Reaboro, and Sonya

In Progress:

• Bobcaygeon, Kirkfield, Lindsay, Lorneville, Woodville and Omemee

Next Up:

• Zone 4 – Dunsford, Fenelon Falls and Kinmount starts the week of May 5.
• Zone 5 – Norland, Coboconk, and Cameron week of May 5.

If your eligible storm debris was curbside by April 21, you will be included in the program.

Rural Area Clean-up (as of May 2, 2025)

Rural Area Clean-up is for properties outside of the settlement boundaries of our hamlets, towns and villages. If your town wasn't listed in the urban program, it will be included in the rural program.

For the rural program, we’ve split the municipality into four zones and clean-up began on Wednesday April 30.

In Progress:

• Zone A (South) – rural roads around the Omemee, Reaboro, Bethany, Pontypool, and Janetville areas started on Wednesday April 30.

Next Up:

• Zone B (East) – rural roads around the Dunsford, Downeyville, and Bobcaygeon areas are estimated to start the week of May 12
• Zone C (West) – rural roads around the Cameron, Cambray, Oakwood, Little Britain, and Woodville areas are estimated to start the week of May 12
• Zone D (North) – the start date for the rural roads around the Kirkfield, Coboconk, Norland and Kinmount areas is to be determined, likely starting in June.

If you live in Zones B, C and D, to ensure you’re included in the program, please have your storm tree and brush debris to your curb by May 4, 2025 at the latest. The rural program is only doing one pass. If your eligible storm debris was curbside by April 30 (Zone A) and May 4 (Zones B, C, D), you will be included in the program.

Important Notes

• Both programs are for storm tree and brush debris only. If you put non-storm/ineligible debris like leaf and yard bags, full hedges, large root balls and logs bigger than 8 inches in diameter out, it will be left behind.
• Both programs are only doing one pass; please have your eligible storm debris curbside by the dates mentioned to be included in the programs.
• For safety, storm debris should be placed at least 1.5 metres back from the edge of the road. Any debris piles placed too close to the roadway may be pushed back by heavy equipment as required/warranted for road safety and regular seasonal maintenance operations.
• All eligible properties in Kawartha Lakes will be included in the program – if your town, hamlet, village, isn’t listed in the Urban Program it will be included in the Rural Program.
• The towns, hamlets and villages listed in the rural area zones are examples – if yours isn’t listed specifically, look for a town that’s close to yours in the list and you’ll be included in that zone.
• Please be patient as we work through the municipality. Both the urban and rural programs will likely take months to complete due to the size of the municipality and the volume of debris.  
• Reminder: Ministry of Transportation Ontario roads, with the exception of Highway 7 in Omemee, are not included in our programs.

Full details, including eligible properties and instructions, for the rural and urban clean-up programs are available on our Storm Updates page: www.kawarthalakes.ca/StormUpdates.

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