Metro Toronto Works
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Metro Toronto Works was a department within the former Regional Municipality
of Metropolitan Toronto
.
The department was responsible for a variety of services:
These areas are now split amongst departments:
Metro Works yards are now used by the City's Toronto Works and Emergency Services
.
Regional municipality
A regional municipality is a type of Canadian municipal government similar to and at the same municipal government level as a county, although the specific structure and servicing responsibilities may vary from place to place...
of Metropolitan Toronto
Metropolitan Toronto
The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was a senior level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area from 1954 to 1998. It was created out of York County and was a precursor to the later concept of a regional municipality, being formed of smaller municipalities but having more...
.
The department was responsible for a variety of services:
- Water filtration plants providing water to all of Metro Toronto
- Sewage treatment plants
- Water pumping stations, water towers and underground storage reservoirs located in Toronto and those located in York Region
- Public works projects outside of city jurisdiction
- Landfill sites - Brock Road and Keele ValleyKeele Valley LandfillThe Keele Valley Landfill was the largest landfill in Canada and the third largest in North America during its operation. It was the primary landfill site for the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of York and Durham from 1983 until 2002, and was owned and operated by the City of Toronto...
- Waste transfer stations
- Public golf courses
These areas are now split amongst departments:
- Toronto WaterToronto WaterToronto Water was created following the 1998 amalgamation of Metropolitan Toronto to run and maintain Toronto's water supply network.-History:Water treatment was originally established to provide safe drinking water...
(part of Toronto Works and Emergency ServicesToronto Works and Emergency ServicesThe Toronto Works and Emergency Services department was responsible for a variety of services.The department took over public works departments formerly managed by the former cities in Metro Toronto, as well as waste management portion of Metro Toronto Works.The division reported to a deputy city...
Department) - Toronto Solid Waste ManagementToronto Solid Waste ManagementToronto Solid Waste Management is the municipal service that handles the transfer and disposal of garbage as well as the processing and sale of recyclable materials collected through the blue box program in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
- Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation DivisionToronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation DivisionThe City of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division is the division of the Toronto municipal government responsible for city-owned parks, forests, and recreation centres...
- golf courses
Metro Works yards are now used by the City's Toronto Works and Emergency Services
Toronto Works and Emergency Services
The Toronto Works and Emergency Services department was responsible for a variety of services.The department took over public works departments formerly managed by the former cities in Metro Toronto, as well as waste management portion of Metro Toronto Works.The division reported to a deputy city...
.
Inactive
- Beare Road LandfillBeare Road LandfillThe Beare Road Landfill was a landfill that operated in Scarborough, Ontario until 1983. The site is bounded by Finch Avenue East to the north, the Toronto-Pickering Town Line to the east, CN Rail line to the west and hydro corridor to the south....
- opened 1967 and closed 1983 - Keele ValleyKeele Valley LandfillThe Keele Valley Landfill was the largest landfill in Canada and the third largest in North America during its operation. It was the primary landfill site for the City of Toronto and the regional municipalities of York and Durham from 1983 until 2002, and was owned and operated by the City of Toronto...
- opened 1982 and closed 2002 - Brock Road LandfillsBrock Road LandfillsBrock Road Landfills are a series of landfills used by Toronto from 1975 to 1990s. The North and West site are in Pickering, while the South site is in Ajax....
- used from 1975 to 1996 and closed 1997