If the Engineering Department can be regarded as the representative of the “owners” of municipal infrastructure, using a similar analogy the Public Works Department is the Engineering Department’s contractor, carrying out  construction and rehabilitation work in the field.

In addition, the Public Works Department is responsible for solid waste collection from properties that do not require a commercial bin.  In this capacity, it provides the biweekly curbside pickup of garbage and recyclable material from the standard wheeled totes, and it also operates the drop-off depot located at the Public Works Yard on Elgin Road.