{"id":59231,"date":"2026-03-11T16:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/?p=59231"},"modified":"2026-03-11T20:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T00:47:24","slug":"freezing-rain-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/freezing-rain-update\/","title":{"rendered":"FREEZING RAIN UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Rain continues across the Town of Hampstead and may shift to periods of light freezing rain through tomorrow. While ice accumulation has so far been less significant than originally forecast, Environment Canada\u2019s freezing rain warning remains in effect.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Operations in Hampstead<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Since yesterday, our Public Works team has been applying salt and abrasives throughout the Town. Sidewalks and roadways are being monitored continuously, and additional interventions will be carried out as needed to maintain safe conditions for everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Municipal Collections<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Recycling collection will take place tomorrow, Thursday, March 12.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Please place your bin at the edge of your property before 7:00 a.m. and ensure the lid is free of ice and able to open properly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Municipal Services<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Town Hall will be open tomorrow, Thursday, March 12, offering regular in\u2011person municipal services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><strong>Safety<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Avoid areas where branches, ice, or debris may fall.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Use caution when travelling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">For emergencies, call 911 immediately.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">To report a power outage: Hydro\u2011Qu\u00e9bec \u2013 1\u2011800\u2011790\u20112424.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">We continue to monitor conditions closely and will provide further updates as needed.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 1.6rem; font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\">Thank you for your caution and cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rain continues across the Town of Hampstead and may shift to periods of light freezing rain through tomorrow. While ice accumulation has so far been less significant than originally forecast, Environment Canada\u2019s freezing rain warning remains in effect. Operations in Hampstead Since yesterday, our Public Works team has been applying salt and abrasives throughout the Town. Sidewalks and roadways are being monitored continuously, and additional interventions will be carried out as needed to maintain safe conditions for everyone. Municipal Collections Recycling collection will take place tomorrow, Thursday, March 12. Please place your bin at the edge of your property before<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hampstead.qc.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}