Public works

If you notice that a street light is defective, please write down the number registered on the light pole or the nearest address where the street light is located and and contact the Public Works Department via the bciti+ app or at 514 428-4500.

Property markers

By-law BEAC-033 allows the use of property markers between April 15 and October 31. They must be placed on the grass, spaced 3 m apart and should be concrete white in colour, no higher than 250 mm, no longer or wider than 200 mm at the base and not attached to the ground.

Snow markers

If you install snow markers to protect your roadside property, they must be at least 1.5 m high and be placed at least 1 m from the edge of the pavement.

Public Works will remove any posts not conforming to this standard.

Consult By-Law - Snow Removal

Provincial regulations require cleaning of septic tanks once every two years. For residents who do not have access to the domestic sewer service, the City will assume the costs up to $175, plus taxes, for basic cleaning. Additional costs will be assumed by homeowner.

For information about sump pumps, please consult the recording of the presentation by the Urban Planning department from November 2022 on Youtube, as well as their informational slide deck below.

Want more info on how to protect your home from floods and heavy rainfall? We have created a guide specifically on that subject! Consult our special edition Contact from October 2024 on the subject.

Meet Marcel Roy from JFSA, a specialist in building protection methods against flooding. In this conference, presented in Beaconsfield on November 6, 2025, he shares his expertise on best practices to adopt in response to climate change.

The Public Works department has noticed that certain sewer lines in your sector are blocked due to an accumulation of small branches and other small bits of debris which can only be there if they were purposefully put down the gaps in the sewer grates.  Recently, the accumulation of debris has caused many sewer back-ups.

We would ask for your cooperation in stopping this recurring issue in your sector by asking you to inform your children and anyone else who you might see putting debris in the gaps in the sewer grates of the consequences of their actions.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Consult our list of some of the City of Beaconsfield’s most common permits and service requests, along with the typical processing times you can expect for each one. 

Please note that this table is provided for information purposes only and is not an exhaustive list of all permits and requests available.

Table of delays

With the increase of severe storms and a changing climate, your home is more and more at risk to flood and water damage. We have compiled flood-prevention resources and tips for you to live with water and the changing climate and protect your home.

• Use the Home Flood Protection Program checklist from the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation for cost-effective ways to protect your home. Available at homefloodprotect.ca/checkup. 
• Learn more about protecting your home from flood damage from the conference Preparing for the future: living with water and protecting your home presented by Architecture Without Borders Quebec, as well as the accompanying guide. Find them both here.
• Understand floods and climate change with Marcel Roy from JFSA, a specialist in building protection methods against flooding. In his conference Understanding floods and climate change, presented in Beaconsfield on November 6, 2025, he shares his expertise on best practices to adopt in response to climate change. Watch the recording here.
• Make sure your sump pump drains to an appropriate location, such as your ditch, and not into the sanitary sewer system, which is prohibited and can cause sewer backups, or your neighbour's yard, which can cause flooding in your home and theirs. Learn more about your ditch here.
• Consult our October 2024 special edition of Contact, which includes a guide on how to protect your home from heavy rainfall.

Preliminary Action Plan

Following the floodings of August 9, 2024, the City of Beaconsfield is committed to implementing an action plan to strengthen our community’s resilience to extreme weather events. This multi-phased plan is based on an in-depth analysis of the most vulnerable areas, raising public awareness, and implementing sustainable solutions to protect our infrastructure and homes. The steps outlined in the preliminary action plan demonstrate our commitment to act quickly while planning in an intelligent and collaborative manner.

Preliminary Action Plan - Storm Debby

This document provides a comprehensive overview of the technical analyses carried out, the work undertaken since 2024 and the next steps planned to improve stormwater management in this area, which is particularly vulnerable to heavy rainfall.

In the summer of 2026, the City will carry out a field measurement campaign to better quantify the volumes of water entering the area and to validate the ongoing analyses.

Stormwater drainage update - Elm-Tower area