MAINTENANCE
MAINTENANCE REPORTING PROCESS
ABOUT
The Maintenance Department's role is to provide
quality services which ensure safe living environments to all individuals we support and to provide safe Agency work environments.
“Enhance Maintenance Efficiency within the Agency”
The Maintenance Department’s goal for 2024-2025 is to enhance efficiency within the Agency. This will improve communication between the Maintenance team, the Living team, and the AIR team. By streamlining operations through daily, weekly, and monthly scheduling in our “BlueFolder” program, we ensure everyone is aligned on maintenance tasks.
This fall, we will be distributing toolboxes to all living locations. These toolboxes will contain a basic tool set for everyday small fixes.
Additionally, we will continue to update the Maintenance section of the website monthly, providing knowledge and tips on various household maintenance topics.
GOAL
August
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Summer yard maintenance is essential for keeping your outdoor space healthy and attractive throughout the season. Start with regular mowing to keep your lawn at an optimal height, this should be done weekly. Keeping up with regular mowing of your grass helps the lawn retain moisture and withstand the heat. Watering is a crucial step during the summer months, aim for deep, infrequent watering rather than frequent shallow watering. This encourages deep root growth and makes your lawn more drought resistant.
Early morning is the best time to water your lawn as this will help to minimize evaporation.
It is best to bag up your lawn clippings rather than mulching them on top of the lawn. This will ensure a clean and tidy appearance over a lawn scattered with dead cut grass.
Utilize your city provided green bin to dispose of lawn clippings and be aware of your bin pickup schedule. “Leave bin pickup schedule underneath”
Green pickup dates are currently as follows and occur on a different day than your black/blue bin pickup.
Click the link below to find out more about your green bin and how you can best utilize it!
https://www.lethbridge.ca/waste-recycling/composting-and-green-carts/
Emergency Maintenance Handbook:
As a Maintenance Team our main objective is to assist our staff and individuals in building maintenance and knowledge to help provide quality services and a comfortable well-maintained location. Having knowledge on how building emergency situations can occur and what the best solution to prevent and maintain, is a huge part in ensuring the safety of our Quest Community.
All programs and homes come equipped with an Emergency Maintenance Handbook unique to their location. These handbooks aim to assist and manage household maintenance emergencies in a stress-free experience. Please get familiar with this handbook and know its location within your work site. Both physical and digital copies are available at each program and home.
SEASONAL
With the warm weather upon us, the Maintenance Department would like to provide some tips to help maintain your home during the spring/summer seasons!
Sidewalk salt and shovels should be placed back in storage. Summer equipment such as lawnmowers, hoses, sprinklers etc. should be brought out of storage in anticipation of the upcoming months!
Who doesn’t like the smell of a fresh cut lawn? In order to ensure your lawn stays healthy and green the best times to water it are early in the morning before that afternoon sun hits, this allows your lawn to absorb moisture that would otherwise get dried out and evaporate from the hot summer sun.
It is a good rule of thumb to try and water your lawn 2-3 times a week for roughly 30-45 at a time, of course this may depend on heat as well as rain. If your lawn starts to look brown and crispy that is a good indicator that it needs some love aka H2O.
The more often you cut your lawn the easier it will make maintenance in the long run, cutting through shorter grass is much better for your lawnmower and will create less effort on yourself as well. A good rule of thumb is to mow your lawn once a week!
Utilize the cities yard waste stations as well as your organic (green bin) to dispose of any yard waste you may create.
Yard waste stations:
West Depot: 296 Bridge Dr. W
North Depot: 2200 Stafford Dr. N
South Depot: 2665 28 Ave. S
Now that you have some helpful tips on how to keep your yard happy and healthy during the summer months it’s time to focus on you!
Grab a popsicle, turn on some music, stay safe and have fun!
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
