Transfer Station #520
Located on PR 520, just south of PR 313.
Effective Oct. 23, 2024, Transfer Station #520 is CASHLESS. Transfer Station #520 accepts debit and credit.
Phone: 204-345-4259
Transfer Station #214
Located on PR #214, six kilometres north of PTH #44.
See the Solid Waste Disposal By-Law No. 07-24 for more information.
Transfer Station Hours
Transfer Station #520 hours - 2025-26 winter hours
(effective Nov. 2, 2025 to spring 2026)
| Monday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Wednesday | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Thursday | CLOSED | CLOSED |
| Friday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Saturday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45 p.m. |
| Sunday | 9:00 a.m. | 4:45p.m. |
Effective January 1, 2022, all ratepayers still in the Transfer Station after the posted closing time will have an additional 15 minutes to finish depositing their waste.
Transfer Station #214
(hours effective until further notice)
Sunday | 9 a.m. | 11:45 a.m. |
Transfer Station #214 only accepts household/residential waste.
Effective January 1, 2022, all ratepayers still in the Transfer Station after the posted closing time will have an additional 15 minutes to finish depositing their waste.
Holiday closures
The Transfer Station is closed for all Civic/Statutory Holidays:
- New Year's Day
- Louis Riel Day
- Good Friday
- Easter Monday
- Victoria Day
- Canada Day
- Terry Fox Day
- Labour Day
- National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
- Thanksgiving
- Remembrance Day
- Christmas Day
- Boxing Day
Acceptable Items
Transfer Station #520 accepts the following items. Transfer Station #214 only accepts household/residential waste.
1: Residential/household waste:
Non-recyclable solid waste generated from a household.
2. Blue-bin recyclable materials:
We accept the following recyclables in our recycling bin. Items can be brought in loose or in clear plastic bags:
Books of all types (phone, paperback, hardcover)
- Newspapers, magazines, and flyers
- Calendars, phonebooks, and catalogues
- Office paper (if shredded)
- Boxboard (cereal boxes, etc.)
- Corrugated cardboard (must be broken down
- Glass bottles, jars, dishes with lids removed
- #1, #2, #4, #5 and #7 plastic containers
- Milk cartons and Tetra Paks
- Aluminum and tin cans
We do NOT accept:
- Styrofoam
- Kleenex
- Plastic bags
- Bubble wrap
- #3 and #6 plastic containers
- Agricultural jugs and containers
- Large plastic items (plastic chairs, plastic toys, plastic siding, garden hoses)
3: Electronic waste recycling
Household electronic waste recycling is accepted at Transfer Station #520. Please notify the scale attendant when you are bringing in electronic waste so they can provide you with further direction.
We accept the following electronic waste:
- Computer cables
- Computer cards
- Circuit boards
- Internal or External CD-ROMS, DVD and burners
- Electronic typewriters
- Fax machines
- Hard disks and floppy drives
- Laptops
- Laptop accessories
- Modems
- Networking equipment
- Personal computers
- Inkjet and laser printers
- Software manuals, CDs, DVDs, diskettes
- Cassette and reel to reel players
- Mobile radios
- Remote controls
- Game decks
- Mobile phones, chargers, and batteries
- Pagers and answering machines
- Batteries – dry-cell and rechargeable
- Stereos, televisions, entertainment equipment
- Regular telephones, corded or wireless
- Microwaves
4. Household hazardous waste
The Transfer Station partners with Product Care to accept household hazardous waste. Please notify the scale attendant when you are bringing in household hazardous waste so they can provide you with further direction.
The following items can be brought into our Transfer Station but must be in original containers and clearly labeled for the healthy and safety of our employees. Only products sold for domestic use will be accepted.
- Compressed gases
- Corrosives
- Flammable liquids (including gasoline)*
- Fluorescent lighting tubes & compact fluorescents (CFL)
- Paint products (such as paint cans)
- Pesticides
- Toxic materials
*Gasoline will only be accepted in ULC-approved gas cans or jerry cans. We are unable to return your container to you at drop off.
5: Used oil
Used oil can include petroleum or crankcase oil, engine oil or other fluid capable of use for lubricating purposes in machinery or equipment which, because of use, can no longer be used for its original purpose. Oil must be transported in containers that are no bigger than five litres and oil must not exceed 20 litres total. If possible, oil should be brought in in its original container. We are not able to accept barrels of oil.
6. Weighed loads
All weighed loads are subject to a $20 minimum fee. Weighed loads may contain, but are not limited, to the following:
- concrete rubble waste
- construction/demolition waste
- excavation waste
- treated wood
Recyclable items must be separated from weighed loads, otherwise they will be included in the charged weight.
7. Yard waste and combustible waste
The following items are accepted free of charge:
- clean tree branches
- untreated lumber
- untreated lumber packaging
- brush
- leaves
- grass clippings
- garden and flowerbed vegetation
- straw
- tree stumps
8. Furniture and mattresses:
These items include non-metallic household furniture, mattresses and box springs. Fees apply for bringing these items in to the Transfer Station.
9. Used tires:
Passenger tires are accepted at the Transfer Station free of charge.
10. Propane tanks:
Propane tanks are accepted at the Transfer Station free of charge.
11. Metallic waste:
Items that are comprised entirely of some type of metal substance can be brought in free of charge as long as they fit in our metal bin. This includes decommissioned appliances.
Unacceptable items:
The Transfer Station does not accept the following items under any circumstances:
- Large items that don’t fit in bins, including: septic tanks, water tanks, watercrafts, hot tubs, pianos, and campers.
- Metallic waste that does not fit into the Metal bin.
- Animal carcasses or hides
- Asbestos
- Barrels of oil
- Spray foam tanks and helium tanks
- Medical waste, including prescription medication and medical needles and sharps.
The Transfer Station has the right to refuse materials based on burning bans and space limitations.
Transfer Station Scannable Access Card System
- See here for the current fee schedule.
- See here for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities By-Law No. 07-24.