Fire Services:
A fully equipped, 20 volunteer and
1 student, fire-fighting force
offers service to the town and the
RM of Birtle. The Fire
Department belongs to the West
Central Mutual Aid District. A
state-of-the-art fire hall, complete
with four bays and fully modern
equipment, services our community
and area efficiently. The Fire Hall
also acts as the Emergency
Operations Centre if any emergency
or disaster occurs.
Their equipment includes:
Pumper – 1990 GMC 7000 - 840 gal. p/minute -
1050 gal. carrying capacity
Pumper – 1983 GMC 7000 - 840 gal. p/minute - 1050 gal.
carrying capacity
Mini Pumper – 1988 GMC 4x4 - 200 gal. p/minute - Quick
Response Unit
Rescue Unit – 1986 Ford - Acts as the Command Centre
Fully equipped with - Jaws of Life - Breathing Apparatus - First Aid
Water Craft Rescue - Complete with 2 sets of cold water survival
gear
E911 – 20 Members fully equipped with pagers.
Security:
The RCMP detachment, situated in Shoal Lake, offers full police service to the Birtle area.
To enhance their services, Birtle has also initiated a Citizens on Patrol Program to help ensure no vandalism occurs during the late evening
and early morning hours. In addition some local business people have pulled resources to hire an individual to patrol the streets 6
nights a week from 12:00 AM – 6:00 AM. The community, with the co-operation of the RCMP, also runs a Neighbourhood Watch and
Rural Crime Watch Program designed to deter crime in our area.
Water System:
Birtle presently draws its water from one well drilled into the
till-related sand and gravel aquifer located beneath the town.
This aquifer has yield and is recharged from the Riding Mountain uplands, which are located approximately 40 km north of
Birtle.
Water from the town’s well is pumped with an estimated combined capacity of 13.09 litres per second. The town's per capita has been estimated
to be equivalent to 5.3 litres per second.
Birtle's water storage facility consists of an underground concrete reservoir with a capacity of 380,000 litres.
Water Treatment:
Birtle's water treatment system consists of an aeration tank,
pre-chlorination injection and Pyrolusite filters at the primary well.
The underwater distribution system provides service to most of the built-up portion of the town.
The overall condition of the town's distribution is considered to be good, with most cast iron water mains having been
replaced with PVC plastic mains.
Treatment Specs.
Quality: Fe 1.39 TH 856 TCU 5
F .27
Specific Conductivity (UMHOS): 3190
Treatment: Filtration, MN/FE., CL., CMP
Average Flow: 385 cu. m/day
Peak Flow: 455 cu. m/day
Design Flow: 817 cu. m/day
Rates are approved through the Public Utilities Board and are billed quarterly.
Residential Water & Sewage Basic Rate for 3 months $98.75
- Pickup takes place on Thursdays. Have your containers set out at
the street in front of your house by 10:00 a.m.
- Garbage should be in green bags.
- Recycling should be in blue or clear bags.
- All items to be picked up should be in a bag in a covered
container.
LANDFILL
SITE HOURS
Summer
Hours (May 1
to Sept. 30)
Monday 3 pm
to 6 pm
Tuesday 3 pm
to 5 pm
Wednesday 3
pm to 5 pm ,
7pm to 9 pm
Thursday
Closed
Friday 3 pm
to 5 pm
Saturday 10
am to 12 pm,
1 pm to 4 pm
Sunday
Closed
Winter
Hours (Oct.
1 to April
30)
Monday 3 pm
to 6 pm
Tuesday 3 pm
to 5 pm
Wednesday 3
pm to 5 pm
Thursday
Closed
Friday 3 pm
to 5 pm
Saturday 10
am to 12 pm,
1 pm to 4 pm
Sunday
Closed
RECYCLING
The
following
items are
accepted for
recycling:
- Glass
- Plastics –
containers
must be #4,
#5, #7,
PET#1, HDPE#2.
(check
bottom
of container to see the grade of plastic
- Paper -
Newspaper,
magazines
- Cardboard
- Boxboard
- Tin cans
- Pop or
Beer cans
- Gabled top
containers
- Tires
COMPOST There is
a community
compost
located
north east
of the
arena.
You are
invited to
add your
compostables
to the “ADD
HERE” pile
and take
finished
compost from
the “No
Dumping”
pile.
Please do
not add
fresh
compost to
the finished
pile.
Please do
not add:
Trees,
branches,
raspberry
canes, corn
stalks that
break down
slowly.
Do not add
any meat
poducts.
A garbage
can for any
bags or
containers
used to
transport
the compost
is located
near the
compost
pile.
E-waste, cell
phones, etc. can be
delivered to the
recycling depot.
The attendant can
answer your
questions as to
where your deposits
should go
Sewage:
The majority of the town is serviced by the municipal wastewater gravity collection system.
The general condition of the town's collections system is considered to be good.
The sewage collections system is supplemented by a sewage lift station, which is located in the vicinity of the
town's auxiliary well and water treatment plant.
Sewage Treatment System:
The wastewater treatment facilities consist of a two-celled stabilization pond (lagoon system),
which is located west of Hwy. 83.
If there is an increased demand the town can undertake an expansion to the existing system.
Type of Treatment:
Lagoon (2 cell)
Average Flow: 184 cu. m/day
Design Flow: 204 cu. m/day
