Windsor

Basement flooded? Call 311 to get free item pickup

If your basement flooded during this week's storm and you're not putting a claim through your insurance company, call 311 to arrange to get your water damaged goods to the landfill.

Service only offered to those not filing an insurance claim

A file photo of crews collecting flood damaged debris in Windsor and Tecumseh. (Jason Viau/CBC)

The City of Windsor is offering free pickup of water-damaged items to residents affected by Tuesday's storm.

The service is only being offered to those who are not putting a claim through insurance. Residents submitting an insurance claim will have to rely on their provider to coordinate disposal.

The 311 call centre is open between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday to Friday.

Requests for the pickup must be made by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3. If you've already called 311 to report flooding, you'll have to call again to arrange a pickup date.

After Tuesday's storm, 311 received 298 flooding-related calls.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jonathan Pinto is the host of Up North, CBC Radio One's regional afternoon show for Northern Ontario and is based in Sudbury. He was formerly a reporter/editor and an associate producer at CBC Windsor. Email jonathan.pinto@cbc.ca.