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By Pete McIntyre

Spring clean up

Vernon’s spring chipping program set to start March 25

Mar 11, 2024 | 2:00 PM

Vernon residents will be once again able to get their tree branches and other prunings collected as part of the city’s spring chipping program.

Crews will be providing the curbside service between the end of March and mid-April.

Participating residents can place pruning material in the same location as their garbage and organics carts, to be collected on their designated chipping dates. Chipping crews will attend each neighbourhood twice during the program, each time on the same day of the week.

Chipping will take place between the following dates Monday to Thursday:

Area Date
City of Vernon March 25 – 28
City of Vernon April 1 – 4 (chipping will occur on Easter Monday)
Blue Jay & Foothills April 8
Okanagan Landing April 9 – 11
Blue Jay & Foothills April 15
Okanagan Landing April 16 – 18
*Chipping will occur on Easter Monday

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Reminder: Chipping may no longer occur on the same day that household waste is collected, some residences may have chipping done on a different day than their household waste is collected.

You can find the spring chipping dates by using an interactive collection map on the city’s website: vernon.ca/springchipping.

For those who do not have access to the internet or who may need assistance using the map, you can call the city’s operations division at (250) 549-6757.

The program is funded by the residential organics and yard waste collection charge that is found on residents’ quarterly utility bill.

Chipping program reminders

A maximum of 10 minutes of chipping is available for each customer each week, so please keep the following in mind:

Place pruning material in the same collection area as your garbage and organics carts
Do not pile material with neighbour’s chipping material
Do not tie material with wire
Keep roots and dirt out of the pile
Pile thorns separately
Branches or tree trunks must be less than four inches in diameter
Stack all pruning with butt ends facing street or lane

Missed piles not reported to the City of Vernon within 24 hours after the second week of the program will not be picked up.

Tangled piles or excessive volumes may result in material being left behind. If this happens, property owners can hire a private chipper, or haul material to the Greater Vernon Diversion and Disposal Facility, to be disposed of free of charge. Customers using bin service must make their own arrangements to dispose of pruning.

For further chipping program information, call the operations team at (250) 549-6757.

by Pete McIntyre

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