Leaf Clean-Up Underway

REGIONAL — The annual fall ritual of leaf and brush cleanup is well underway in the area.

Local municipalities offer different services and information is available on municipal websites or Facebook posts.

Chatham-Kent offers curbside vacuum pickup on a rotating weekly basis.

Leamington’s Facebook page has a specific schedule of days and street cleanup with curbside vacuum pick up and or bag pickup.

All pickup ends on November 30.

Kingsville offers paper bag pickup on a set schedule. There is one remaining date of November 30 in Kingsville.

In all areas, residents are reminded not to rake leaves onto the street; it is deemed unlawful and dangerous, as well as potentially blocking storm sewers in periods of heavy rain.

SUN photo by Greg Coulter

Above, Ryan and Bryce Bailey, on their way to school, stop on Matier Avenue in Wheatley to inspect the cleanup work of CK public works staff as they finished off what was a mountain of leaves a short time earlier. The boys gave the workers two thumbs up.