October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the City of Novi is encouraging all residents to support the cause by decorating their doors or exterior of their homes the color pink.

Many of us know someone who has been impacted by breast cancer and this is a great way to honor or celebrate them while also increasing awareness.

With awareness in mind, the City has also partnered with Providence Park Hospital to bring its mobile mammography unit to the Novi Civic Center on Oct. 18. All women in the community over the age of 40 are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity to get screened. Screenings are covered by most insurances and will take only 15 minutes to complete.

You can make an appointment by calling  248.567.0316  or emailing [email protected] and completing the registration form found on cityofnovi.org.  Appointment times are on a first come basis. Appointments can be made in 15 minute increments.  

Starting this week, Novi residents on the City's Waste Management contract will begin receiving the new 96-gallon trash and 64-gallon recycling carts.

The rollout is expected to take place over several weeks. There is no additional cost for the new carts, which will be delivered prior to the collection of the old carts. Please continue to use your old carts until they are removed. This process is anticipated to be complete by early October.

Please wait until the week of October 17 to report a missed cart drop-off or pick-up by calling 866.797.9018. For more information about the trash program in Novi, visit cityofnovi.org/trash. 

Residents interested in learning how to become more environmentally-friendly and what is being done in the community to increase sustainability should stop by the

Members of Sustainable Novi will be on hand from 10-2pm at the Novi Civic Center to talk with residents about ways they can improve sustainability.

The event will include a solar home tour, kid's activity section, presentations, and experts, non-profits and companies that have interesting information about sustainability.

The Household Hazardous Waste event also will be taking place during that time, running from 9-2pm in the Novi Civic Center parking lot.

For more information about Sustainable Novi, visit them on Facebook.

The largest Japan festival in Michigan returns to Novi on Sunday, Oct. 2.

This free community event, which runs from 1-5pm at Novi High School, will highlight the unique culture of Japan through presentations and performances, traditional children's games, Japanese food and more!

Novi is proud to have the largest Japanese population in Michigan, so be sure to stop by and experience a taste of Japan right here in the city.

For more information about the event, visit cityofnovi.org.