Branch collection

The official branch collection takes place on Tuesdays every two weeks from mid-April to mid-November (weather permitting).

(April 23 – May 7 – May 21 – June 4 – June 18 – July 2 – July 16 – July 30 – August 13 – August 27 – September 10 – September 24 – October 8 – October 22 – November 5)

IMPORTANT – Occasionally, collection days may vary depending on the urgent tasks required by the Public Works employees.

To ensure that the branches are collected, it is IMPORTANT to follow the following rules of use:

• Branches must be grouped and stacked to a height not exceeding 1.2 metres (4 feet) and a width not exceeding 4 metres (13.2 feet);
• Length of branches must not exceed 2.4 meters (8 feet);
• Branches must not be tied;
• Branches must be placed on your property approximately 1 metre from the edge of the road and in small piles with the trimmed edge facing towards the road (away from poison ivy plants);
• Branches must not exceed 7.5 cm (three inches) in diameter as this service is intended only to handle branches from minor pruning or from storm damage. Any pruning or tree felling performed by private contractors will not be collected.

• Tangled branches;
• Thorny branches (e.g. hawthorn, rose bushes…) that can cause injury;
• Tree residue from pruning or felling by private contractors will not be collected;
• Small scrapings
• Roots, stumps and foreign objects such as plastic and metal, are not accepted;
• Noncomplying branches will not be collected, as a result, a notice explaining areas of non-conformity will be left in the mailbox for future reference;
• If the branch collection takes more than 15 minutes per property.

During the regular collection of branches, the public works team found that:

• the quantity of branches piled up at the curb exceeds a height of 1.2 metres (4 feet) and/or a width of 4 metres (13.2 feet).
• the length of branches exceeds 2.4 metres (8 feet).

Tree residues resulting from pruning or felling by private contractors will not be collected.

In accordance with By-law #499, it is possible to ask Public Works to complete a special collection at an hourly rate of $200/hour, including travel time.

The crew will pick up any branches that have been cut and piled properly at the edge of your property.

To take advantage of this service, please note the following:

• Any special collection of branches requiring additional intervention will be subject to a fee (hourly rate of $200/hour including travel time). By-law # 499.
• When it becomes apparent that the regular collection is not respecting the guidelines, the public works team will inform the property owner by leaving a door hanger informing the citizen of the situation. The citizen may then notify the municipality by e-mail at info@senneville.ca that he or she wishes to obtain the service of a special collection of branches.
• An invoice will be sent to the citizen and will be payable by electronic payment to your financial institution, cheque, debit card or cash.
• Collection takes place once payment has been received.

***To avoid paying this fee, you can also remove branches from the curb and wait until the next collection date to place the correct number of branches.

Submit a request via our interactive platform: Online Request – Village de Senneville

Choose the category: COLLECTE – BRANCHES (ADMINISTRATION) **Please specify the quantity of mulch desired (1/2 or 1 trip), the location where we will deposit the mulch and your phone number.

The municipality offers shredded branches (unscreended wood chips), free of charge, to citizens.

Mulch will be delivered at the same time as the branch collection, i.e. every two weeks on Tuesdays (weather permitting).

(April 23 – May 7 – May 21 – June 4 – June 18 – July 2 – July 16 – July 30 – August 13 – August 27 – September 10 – September 24 – October 8 – October 22 – November 5)

*The Village of Senneville is not held accountable for any damages. IMPORTANT – Occasionally, collection days may vary depending on the urgent tasks required by the Public Works employees.