East-West Disposal Services Co. Ltd.

Our History

East-West Disposal and Snow Services
Since 1958
Our Founder - Henry Richards
A Toronto Fireman in 1959 (Age 21)
This was truck No. 3 with a manual winch. Dad called it 'arm strong'.
Picture is from Early 1960's.
Henry Richards - East-West Towing - Early 1960's
(Canada Post truck being towed)
East-West Towing
Mid 1960's
East-West Towing
My Uncle Willie pulling a wreck out of Fallingbrook Ravine
Picture from mid 1960's
Dad's first roll-off truck.
Picture from mid-1960's
A proud day for Dad when he bought a brand new GM in the
late 1960's
East-West Disposal Services Snow Removal - St. Clair CN railyard, Scarborough
Early 1970's
Plowing the CN railyard.
Removing snow from the CN railyard.
Removing snow from the CN railyard.
Removing snow from the CN railyard.
View from the CN railyard.
Winter roll-off work.
This salt truck was from the mid 1970's.
New 4 X 4
From the 1970's
New Roll-off Truck
From the 1970's
New 4 X 4
From the 1980's
Accepting the keys of a 1991 custom-built
Western Star Super roll-off truck
Jeeps from the late 1990's
The year that Mel Lastman called the Army in.
January 1999 - 118 cm
Dad - 'The King of Snow'
Toronto Sun, December 12, 2005
Our salt storage dome.
Salt loader.
Reloading the salt spreader.
Plow/salter ready for an all-nighter.
Large Loader.
Large Loader.
Sunrise Over Shop Construction
2006
Building our new Maintenance Shop
2006
Cleaning up the Skydome
Cleaning up the Skydome
Almost Done
Some of our snow removal equipment.
Fall 2009
Our mobile response unit - ready for any storm.