Metro Toronto Works

Metro Toronto Works was a department within the former

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. The department was responsible for a variety of services: *

Water filtration A water filter removes impurities by lowering contamination of water using a fine physical barrier, a chemical process, or a biological process. Filters cleanse water to different extents, for purposes such as: providing agricultural irrigation, ...

plants providing water to all of Metro Toronto *

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plants *

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stations,

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, 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: *

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(part of

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 ...

Department) *

Toronto Solid Waste Management Toronto Solid Waste Management Services 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. It ...

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- golf courses Metro Works yards are now used by the City's

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