Georgina Matters - Spring 2025

March 4, 2025 - Spring program and summer camp registration
March 23, 2025 - Link Spring Market
April 19, 2025 - Easter Swim - Leisure Pool/MURC
April 26, 2025 and ongoing monthly - Curbside Giveaway Days
May 18 to October weekly on Sunday - Georgina Farmers’ Market
May 10, 2025 - Electronic Recycling Event and Swap and Sell
Early May - Opening for the season - Pefferlaw Sports Zone

In an effort to improve road safety, the Town has developed a Safe Streets Policy which includes a speed limit monitoring program. The Safe Streets Monitoring Program will use Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras with the goal of encouraging posted speed limit compliance and increasing overall safety for the community. Five cameras will be installed – one in each ward – in Community Safety Zones. The cameras will become operational beginning April 10.

Tickets will be issued by the Town and will be mailed to the registered licence plate holder on file with the Province of Ontario. The fine amounts are regulated and established by the province.

Tickets issued (penalty orders) and the dispute process will be facilitated through the Town’s Administrative Monetary Penalty System. The penalty is a monetary fine and no demerit points will be issued.

Planning a spring or summer project? We can help. Do you need a permit for your pool, hot tub, deck or shed project? For more information, visit georgina.ca/building for the building permit application process, call 905-476-4301 or email building@georgina.ca.

Spring clean, Georgina style!

Spring is in the air and that means spring cleaning! Along with regular curbside blue box, green bin and waste collection, the Town has plenty of programs to help you get rid of unwanted items.

• Yard waste collection — Week of April 14 until week of Dec. 7. Yard waste is collected on your regular biweekly blue box and green bin collection days.
• Curbside Giveaway Days — Monthly from April to October. On select days, place gently used items labelled ‘free’ at the curb from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Textile recycling — Bring unwanted textiles such as clothing, footwear, towels, pillows and curtains to textile recycling bins located at the Georgina Ice Palace, Civic Centre and the Georgina Sutton Arena.
• eWaste, Swap n’ Sell Event — Find some great deals and get rid of any unwanted electronics May 10, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Georgina Ice Palace.
• Bag tag exemption week – Take advantage of Bag Tag Exemption Week from May 19 to May 23, with an additional week in September. Georgina residents can put out up to five untagged bags, items or containers for collection. Large non-recyclable household items are included in the program. Items that cannot be collected include refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers and hot water tanks.

For more information, check out the 2025 Waste and Recycling calendar.

Blue box transition

Due to a provincial change, the Town will transition its blue box recycling program to Circular Materials on Dec. 31, 2025. Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, producers will be fully responsible for providing Blue Box services throughout the province. This change will streamline the recycling of products and packaging throughout Ontario. Until this transition date, no changes to regular collection are expected. As more details about post-transition collection become available, they will be shared with residents.