Metro Toronto Works

Metro Toronto Works

Metro Toronto Works was a department within the former Regional Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto.

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 Valley
  • Waste transfer stations
  • Public golf courses

These areas are now split amongst departments:

Metro Works yards are now used by the City's Toronto Works and Emergency Services.

See also

Active

  • Green Lane landfill

Inactive

  • Beare Road Landfill - opened 1967 and closed 1983
  • Keele Valley - opened 1982 and closed 2002
  • Brock Road Landfills - used from 1975 to 1996 and closed 1997
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