Snow Clearing Updates for December 14 to 18, 2020

December 18, 2020:

In response to the most recent snowfall, all available City crews are actively plowing and sanding all priority roads, starting with main arterials.
- Windrows from priority 2 roads are being picked up.
- A map of priority roads is available for viewing in our 2020-2021 Snow Clearing Brochure.
The trails in Muskoseepi Park are being plowed and sanded.

All priority roads are being plowed, sanded, and salted.
The City's trail network is being plowed and sanded.
Prior to the most recent snowfall, crews had completed plowing in residential areas.
Parking bans are declared on all priority 1 and 2 roads, except downtown, starting Friday, December 18.
- During a parking ban, residents are not permitted to park on identified roads on Monday-Friday from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. This is to provide crews with adequate space to operate equipment and clear the road safely.
- Priority 1 and 2 roads are main roads and collector roads, priority 2 routes are identified by on-street signage. All priority roads may be viewed on the map in the 2020-2021 Snow Clearing Brochure.

City crews are in Wednesday residential areas to clean up any areas missed last week. The neighbourhoods include College Park, Avondale, Swanavon, Highland Park, Smith, Cobblestone, Fieldbrook, and Riverstone.
Crews continue to plow priority 3 routes.
Crews are patrolling all priority routes and the trail network to sand/salt icy areas as needed.

City crews are in Tuesday areas to clean up any areas missed last week. The neighbourhoods include Southview, Patterson Place, South Patterson Place, Country Club West, Country Club Estates, Countryside North and South, and Signature Falls.
Crews continue to plow priority 3 routes.
Crews are patrolling all priority routes and the trail network to sand/salt icy areas as needed.

When plowing in residential areas, snow is either:
- Windrowed and stored on the side of the road
- Pushed past the curb, windrowed, and stored on the City boulevard
- Piled and stored in the centre of a cul-de-sac.
Storing snow in these three ways may result in narrower roads and loss of on-street parking in some neighbourhoods.
Hauling snow from residential areas occurs after all other snow clearing activities have occurred. It is a low priority service and does not have a service standard outlined in the snow and ice control policy. There is no dedicated crews or equipment assigned to this task, to ensure crews are available to respond to changing weather and roads where traffic is heaviest (priority 1 and 2 routes).
City and contracted crews clear windrows in front of driveways but will not clear windrows to facilitate on-street parking.

City crews are in Monday areas to clean up any areas missed last week due to vehicles in the roadway. The neighbourhoods include VLA/Montrose, Hillside, Ivy Lake Estates, Crystal Heights, Mountview, Summit, and Crystal Landing.
Crews have completed plowing priority 2 routes and are working on priority 3 routes.
Crews are patrolling all priority routes and the trail network to sand/salt icy areas as needed.

	Week A	Week B
Monday	Hillside, Mountview and VLA/Montrose.	Crystal Heights, Crystal Landing, Summit and Ivy Lake Estates.
Tuesday	Patterson and South Patterson and Southview.	Country Club Estates, Countryside North and South, Signature Falls and Country Club West.
Wednesday	Avondale, College Park and Swanavon.	Cobblestone, Fieldbrook, Highland Park, Riverstone and Smith.
Thursday	Kensington, Mission Heights, O’Brien Lake and Stone Ridge.	Pinnacle Ridge and Westpointe.
Friday	Arbour Hills, Gateway, Northridge, Royal Oaks and Westgate.	Lakeland, Crystal Ridge, Copperwood, and Crystal Lake Estates.