BRAMPTON, ON—The City of Brampton’s spring grass cuts in parks and boulevards have begun.
This year, to help keep Brampton’s parks in the best shape possible, Brampton City Council approved a 22 per cent grass maintenance budget increase.
Brampton is committed to maintaining its natural heritage features and green spaces.
This year, the City is implementing an enhanced grass cutting schedule. Grass within Brampton parks and along boulevards is scheduled to be cut 14 times throughout the season, from May to October, an additional two cuts in comparison to last season. In advance of the scheduled season, an early spring cut has begun.
As a part of Brampton’s Don’t Mow, Let it Grow initiative, grass in naturalized areas (stormwater management ponds, valleys and flood plains) is not cut. Longer grass in these areas supports wildlife and pollinators such as butterflies, bumblebees and hummingbirds who are essential to the production of 75 per cent of the staple crop plants that feed humans and 90 per cent of all flowering plants in the world. Naturalized areas with longer grass also improve soil stability and water quality by reducing erosion and intercepting pollutants, resulting in cleaner stormwater runoff entering sources of drinking water.
To help keep parks clean, parks maintenance teams will be increasing the garbage removal service this year with additional maintenance scheduled on weekends. There will be an increase in garbage removal at each playground or parkland location to prevent overflow. If you have noticed that there is an overflowing garbage can that needs to be emptied, please contact 3-1-1.
The City is committed to keeping its more than 850 parks clean and green for residents to enjoy. Learn more about park maintenance and all the beautiful parks Brampton has to offer at Brampton.ca/parks.