Please be advised that the Vacuum Leaf Collection Program (VLCP) is scheduled to start later this month. Streets that qualify for the program will be visited according to the schedule.
This program is weather dependent and rain or early snowfall will impact the collection schedule.
Residents eligible for the VLCP will receive a postcard in the mail with their collection dates (see attached). These cards are delivered on a staggered schedule so that they arrive approximately two weeks before the zone’s first pickup.
Residents are instructed to rake leaves to the boulevard a day or two before their leaf collection dates. Leaves should not be raked onto the road. This can cause catch basins to become blocked and affect drainage when it rains.
As you are aware, it is difficult to predict when the leaves will fall. Our goal is to collect as many leaves as possible with each scheduled pickup. Residents who miss their leaf pickup, or who still have leaves to collect after the program has ended in their zone, should rake their leaves into open reusable containers or paper yard waste bags and place them curbside for pick up by the Region of Peel. The week of December 9th is the final week of yard waste collection by the Region of Peel.
