Administration
We provide several essential services to our customers within the Niagara Region's 12 municipalities.
Public Works Administration
Contact Us
Public Works Commissioner
Ken Brothers
905-685-4225 ext. 3340
Public Works Department
2201 St. David's Road
P.O. Box 1042
Thorold, ON L2V 4T7
In Niagara, Public Works delivers a wide range of services and large capital works projects. These include:
- Drinking water treatment and distribution to 11 local municipalities
- Wastewater collection and treatment
- Development approval
- Curbside garbage
- Recycling and organics collection
- Develops and maintains the Regional road network for residents, businesses and visitors
Planning for our Region's future, particularly in how we address our Region's infrastructure needs is a major focus of our work. Public Works is tasked with maintaining and building our regional infrastructure such as roads, bridges and water and sewage treatment plants.
Over the course of 2011 the Public Works Department will undertake more than 60 different infrastructure projects throughout Niagara worth almost $110 million. Through these projects, we will be improving our transportation network with about 50 km of road work. We are also improving the effectiveness of our water operations that supply drinking water to Niagara communities, including investing $57 million towards a safe and effective water and wastewater services.
Public Works contains the following divisions:
 | Development Services |  | Water & Wastewater |
 | Transportation Services |  | Waste Management |