Town of Grimsby News

Downtown Reimagined construction continues to advance along Elm Street, with two crews working to complete watermain and service installations.

This week, the mainline watermain crew progressed past the Grimsby Benevolent Fund (GBF) entrance, while a second crew continued service installations along Elm Street. Despite challenging underground conditions, including existing utilities, rock and large boulders, progress picked up.

Due to the concentration of buried wires and utilities, nearly all excavation associated with service installation is being completed using a hydro vacuum truck.

With the possibility of heavy rain during the summer months, we want to make sure residents know the best way to reach us if flooding or storm-related concerns arise. The Town has added a dedicated flooding option to our Report an Issue tool, making it easier to report basement flooding and other municipal storm-related concerns.

The Town of Grimsby brought a strong advocacy agenda to the 2026 Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Conference, advancing several key priorities with the Province that impact growth, infrastructure, heritage protection, municipal finances and the delivery of local services.

Downtown Reimagined continues to take shape, with another week of infrastructure work underway on Elm Street. 

The recent flooding events in Grimsby have had a significant impact on our community. We know that for some residents, this has meant much more than water on a road or in a yard. It has meant flooded basements, damaged property, difficult clean-up, unexpected expenses and a great deal of stress and uncertainty.

Following recent widespread flooding across Niagara, temporary enhanced waste collection services are available to Grimsby residents whose properties have been affected by flooding.

Another productive week of work has passed for the Downtown Reimagined Project! Crews have completed watermain and service installation on Elm Street, west of Mountain Street, aside from testing, final connections, and restoration, which will be completed at a later date. The team has since moved east of Mountain Street, installing watermain and sanitary laterals as they work toward Main Street East. Because this work is close to the Elm Street and Mountain Street intersection, traffic control and police presence remain in place to support safe traffic movement through the area.

To help all those impacted by the recent flooding, the Town of Grimsby has worked with partners at the Niagara Region to increase waste services for our residents.

Over the past weeks, Grimsby experienced significant rainfall that required a coordinated municipal response. Our focus remains on addressing the needs of our community while recognizing the broader regional impacts. For those residents dealing with flooded basements, damaged belongings and impacts from flooding, we appreciate the frustration and impacts that this has had.

With the recent heavy rainfall and reports of flooding, the Town of Grimsby would like to provide additional information for our residents.

Those looking for more in-depth information are encouraged to visit: https://www.grimsby.ca/living-in/water-services/water-leakage-flooding-and-drainage/