f you find discarded syringes in Mechanicsville, please call/report to the contact information below and include the Mechanicsville Community Association so we can follow up. The City refuses to pick up dangerous, discarded needles on NCC land (ie: north of Burnside Avenue) so Mechanicsville needs both the City and NCC contact information for needle pickup.
If the location of the needle is an immediate safety concern for children or pets, please use a tool to pick up the needle, place in a container with a lid and request pickup from your location and report to: needlereporting@ottawa.ca.
NCC lands:
Discarded needles on NCC lands can be reported to the NCC in multiple ways:
During regular business hours, Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm, call 613-239-5000 (follow the option to speak to an information agent) or email us at info@ncc-ccn.ca.
After-hours, on weekends and statutory holidays, call our 24-hr emergency line at 613-239-5353.
Reports are immediately sent to our maintenance team for prompt removal. The NCC do not provide an estimated time for pick up. Email the details of your find to the Ottawa Public Health at needlereporting@ottawa.ca.
City of Ottawa or private lands:
Discarded needles on City or private land, call the 3-1-1 line for pick up (estimated time 1 hour) and email the Ottawa Public Health at needlereporting@ottawa.ca
For discarded needles on either NCC land, City or private land, please include the following information to needlereporting@ottawa.ca and MechanicsvilleCA@gmail.com.
Your name and contact information
What was found
How many
The exact or closest address to the pickup location
The date of the pickup
Please click this link for full information from Ottawa Public Health on "Discarded Needles in our Community": https://www.ottawapublichealth.ca/en/public-health-topics/discarded-needles-in-our-communities.aspx
