Comox Strathcona Waste Management Service

COMOX VALLEY WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE
(formerly “Pìdgeon Lake Landfill”)

2400 Pidgeon Lake Road, Cumberland, BC (location map)
Tel: 250-334-6000 • Toll-free: 1-800-331-6007
Open 7 days a week, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
Open on all statutory holidays except for Christmas Day & New Years Day (closed)

COMOX VALLEY WASTE MANAGEMENT CENTRE

Directions from Courtenay:
- follow Comox Valley Parkway, continue on to Cumberland Road to Cumberland General Store, then turn Right onto Bevan Road, go approximately 3 km. and turn left on Pidgeon Lake Road (when pavement ends and gravel begins). 

Directions from Royston:
- Turn left on Royston Road (at intersection heading to Cumberland), Royston Road becomes Dunsmuir Avenue. Turn right at 4th Street and then left at Bevan Road (Cumberland General Store), go approximately 3 km. and turn left on Pidgeon Lake Road (when pavement ends and gravel begins).

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Contact the Transfer Station Operator for more information 250-335-0550

An Important Note About Euthanized Animals in Landfills

The Comox Valley Regional District (CVRD) oversees the waste management centres in the Comox Valley and in Campbell River, and follows North American standards for disposal of animal carcasses. It is very important for people bringing animal carcasses to a landfill to advise the operators, so the proper procedures can be followed. This is particularly important when the animal carcasses have been euthanized by a drug injection, as that drug – if ingested by a scavenging bird or animal – can cause illness or even death.

Our procedures involve burying the carcass below the toe of the active landfill area and immediately covering it with waste material, thereby ensuring there is no access to it by scavenging birds or other animals. The cover is immediately at least a metre deep. At the end of the day, the cover could be as much as three metres deep.

We support having veterinarians advise their clients of the options for cremation. If the client opts to bury their pet, we also support veterinarians explaining the importance of proper burial which is one to two feet deep, with the grave then covered with stones.