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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions and Answers about Cowansville.

Stray animals

Call the Société protectrice des animaux des Cantons at 450 263-1117.

Carbon monoxide alarm

Air out your residence by opening all doors and windows, and look for the source of the contamination. Contact 911 if the alarm continues.

Open air fires

Call the Fire Department to ask for permission at 450 263-3551

Water leaks or loss of water pressure

Call the Infrastructures and Buildings Division at 450 263-0277 or the filtration plant at 450 263-4134.

Your wash is stained

For black spots or rust stains caused by yellow water, inform the filtration plant at 450 263-4134.

The tap water is yellow

Let the cold water tap run until the colouration disappears (except during the drainage periods) then advise the Infrastructures and Buildings staff at  450 263-0277 or the filtration plant at 450 263-4134.

To replace your recycling bin

Call the Planning and Environment Division at 450 263-0277.

A street light is not working

Call the Infrastructures and Buildings Division at 450 263-0277.

Garage Sale, Car Wash or watering your new landscaping project (lawns, hedges etc.) outside regular office hours

Apply to the Planning and Environment Division for a permit at 172 rue Nord, or call 450 263-0277.

Garage sale: no permit necessary. For more info, please consult the Garage sales and bazars section here http://www.ville.cowansville.qc.ca/en/municipal-services/land-use-planning/land-use-planning.

Planting a hedge, building a fence or a retaining wall

Check the applicable regulations with the Planning and Environment Division at 172 rue Nord, or call 450 263-0277.

Installing a pool or shed

Apply to the Planning and Environment Division for a permit at 172 rue Nord, or call 450 263-0277.