This site uses cookies to optimize your browsing experience and track how you interact with it. By clicking on “I accept”, you consent to the use of these cookies. For more details on how we process this information, see our privacy policy.
In order to carry out work on the water main network, the distribution of drinking water may be interrupted for a short period in your area. As a preventive measure , following work on the water main, the City of Westmount asks the public to......
Read more
Two interventions on water mains will take place on January 14 and 15, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. , in the area bounded by Chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, Avenue Westmount and Roslyn and Summit Wood. Notices will be distributed to the affe......
Read moreLead Elimination Action Plan The City of Westmount is committed to proactive intervention to ensure the quality of drinking water on our territory. The City's Lead Elimination Action Plan includes replacing old lead pipes in the public network, and......
Read moreCommunity Action Towards Sustainable Rainwater Management The Hydrological Cycle The hydrological cycle is the journey water takes as it circulates from the land to the sky and back again. The construction of homes, extensions and roadways convert......
Read more
As part its Lead Elimination Action Plan , the Engineering Department has developed a subsidy programme to encourage residents to replace the private lead or galvanised steel water service pipes. The programme offers homeowners a financial incentiv......
Read moreTypes of Advisories There are two types of advisories: preventive and regulatory. Preventive boil-water advisories are issued as soon as there is a pressure drop in the system. This can occur for various reasons, including: planned mainte......
Read more
In order to carry out work on the water main network, the distribution of drinking water may be interrupted for a short period in your area. As a preventive measure , following work on the water main, the City of Westmount asks the public to&nb......
Read more
The Gouvernement du Québec regulates and set the standards for the quality of our drinking water. In March 2019, Health Canada recommended that the maximum acceptable amount of lead in our water be reduced from 10 µg/L to 5 µg/L. In October of the s......
Read moreThere are no lead drinking water mains in our system. However, there are still lead water services on public and private land that supply residences from these main lines. Since the 1970s, the modernization of municipal infrastructure has reduced le......
Read morePrivate residences likely to have higher lead levels have been identified based on the following criteria: residences and apartment buildings of 8 units or less built before 1971. Residences meeting this criteria are encouraged to participate in the......
Read moreFollowing the Preventive Boil Advisory notice, the City of Westmount announces the end of the boil advisory period. Tests carried out in conformity with Québec Environment Ministry standards indicate that the water in your sector is safe to use......
Read moreLead is generally not present in drinking water distribution systems. However, it can be found in small quantities in situations where pipes, especially service entrances, between certain houses and the municipal distribution network contain lead.......
Read moreDrinking water produced and distributed by the Montreal and Westmount aqueduct network is of excellent quality and meets all regulatory standards.
Read moreSince 2023, the City of Westmount began distributing NSF/ANSI 53 compliant pitcher-style filters to homes identified by the City as possibly being serviced by a lead water pipe on either the public or private side. Distribution is planned equitably......
Read moreDuring a heatwave, grass naturally goes dormant: it turns yellow, but this is not a sign that it’s dead. There’s no need to overwater it, as it rests to conserve water and will green up again once the rain returns. Eco-responsible habits : Water......
Read more
The repair of a water main leak requires the closure of Victoria Ave. to vehicular traffic, between Sherbrooke St. and Sommerville Ave. (between the two entrances to the Métro grocery store parking lot). Water service interruptions are also to be e......
Read more
The City’s Public Works Department will begin emergency water main repairs on Victoria Avenue starting March 11. The work will take place between Somerville Avenue and Sherbrooke Street and will last four days. During this time, Victoria Ave......
Read more
Westbound traffic will be closed starting at Atwater Avenue, while eastbound traffic will remain open. A drop in water pressure is expected in the area throughout the day.
Read more
Work to repair a water leak will take place on Thursday, March 6, in the alley behind Victoria Hall (4626 Sherbrooke O.). The work will require shutting off water service in the area for part of the day. Parked vehicles in the vicinity of this alle......
Read more
The work will require shutting off water service in the area for part of the day. Parked vehicles in the vicinity of this alley will be able to exit via the cul-de-sac on Boulevard De Maisonneuve. A signaller will be on site to guide pedestrians an......
Read moreCANADA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC VILLE DE WESTMOUNT CANADA PROVINCE OF QUÉBEC CITY OF WESTMOUNT RÈGLEMENT 1644 BY-LAW 1644 RÈGLEMENT DÉCRÉTANT DES DÉPENSES ET UN EMPRUNT DE 17 500 000 $ POUR DIVERS TRAVAUX DE VOIRIE, D’AQUEDUC ET D'ÉG......
Read moreAVIS D’ADOPTION RÈGLEMENT 1624 AVIS PUBLIC est par les présentes donné que le règlement 1624 intitulé « RÈGLEMENT 1624 DÉCRÉTANT UNE DÉPENSE ET UN EMPRUNT DE 18 238 400 $ POUR DIVERS TRAVAUX DE VOIRIE, D'AQUEDUC ET D’ÉGOUTS » a été adopté lors......
Read more
In-home Water Testing The City of Westmount’s annual lead sampling programme involves the testing of water at private residences throughout the City. This programme aligns with the guidelines of the Ministère de l’Environnement, et de la Lutte cont......
Read moreProject Summary Work planned : Rehabilitation work on the road and water infrastructure Work area : Grosvenor Avenue, between The Boulevard and the northern limit of the city Start date : May 1, 2026 Estimated duration : 15 weeks Cont......
Read more