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Special Storm Debris Collection Deadline Approaches

CLARENCE-ROCKLAND – June 27, 2022 - The City of Clarence-Rockland is asking residents affected by the storm in May to put their branches and stumps at the curb before July 4th. Operation Services employees will then make a final pass throughout the municipality to pick up the debris.

After this last pass, residents can continue to take their branches and stumps free of charge to the landfill site. In addition, residents who have obtained the special permit will still be able to burn their branches...

Water pressure issues in Rockland

Update - 4:00 pm - Our crews have located the leak and isolated the affected area. Water pressure has now been restored except for a small section of Chamberland Street and Voisine Road. We will communicate with the affected residents directly.

June 8, 2022 - Please note that we are aware of problems with water pressure in Rockland, west of St-Jean Street. Our crews are working to locate the problem, and to repair it as quickly as possible.

End of the State of Emergency

CLARENCE-ROCKLAND – June 2, 2022 - The City of Clarence-Rockland has lifted the State of Emergency that it has been operating under since Saturday, May 21, as a result of Derecho storm.  As soon as the emergency was declared, we activated our emergency plan and opened the Emergency Operations Centre. The City's employees who make up the Emergency Operations Centre, as well as its partners such as the OPP, the United Counties of Prescott-Russell, the Eastern Ontario Health Unit and the Red Cross,...

City to begin transporting trees, branches, and stumps tomorrow

June 1st 2022

City of Clarence-Rockland crews will begin transporting trees, branches, and stumps tomorrow. We have delayed the start of the collection for a few days to allow residents additional time to clean up their properties. To ensure a smooth collection, it is important to respect the following instructions:

• This will be a rough cleanup with mechanical clamp equipment and some residue will not be picked up. The resident will be responsible for completing the collection of the smaller...

City to transport trees, branches and stumps

CLARENCE-ROCKLAND - May 26, 2022 - The City of Clarence-Rockland was one of the areas hardest hit by the May 21, 2022 storm. Never in our history have we had to clean up such damage throughout our municipality.

We have listened to your comments and are aware of the concerns regarding the ability of many residents to remove trees, branches, and stumps from their property. 

The landfill site remains open, and we thank all those who can come to dispose of their debris, as well as that of their...