Snow and Ice Control
This page was last reviewed on December 17, 2025.
Sidewalks
Be a great neighbour and responsible business owner by keeping your sidewalk clear of ice and snow. Not only does it make our community safer for everyone, it’s required by the Community Nuisance Abatement Bylaw. Clearing sidewalks is particularly important for residents with limited mobility.
Please be sure to use ice-melting products labelled “concrete-friendly”.
Businesses are also asked to remove sandwich boards, benches, planters, bike racks, and all other items from the sidewalk when snow is forecasted.
Safety Around Snow Removal Equipment
Snow clearing equipment needs a lot of room to maneuver, which may include a change in direction or reversing direction.
Equipment can travel on sidewalks, letdowns, parking stalls, bike lanes, curbs, around guardrails and signs. Do not approach the equipment or distract the equipment operators.
Please remind children to keep their distance from equipment and not to play or tunnel in snowbanks.
Priority Snow Clearing Routes
Village crews clear snow in the following priority:
- Arterial Roads: The Village’s first priority is to clear snow from Cumberland Road, Fourth Street and Dunsmuir Avenue /Royston Road arterial routes to provide emergency access in and out of the Village.
- Collector Roads and Bus Routes: Crews will then tackle secondary routes to allow limited movement within the Village: portions of Egremont Road, First Street, and Ulverston Road (to the school), Kendal Avenue, Solport Street, Seventh Street, Bruce Street, Union Road, and Comox Lake Road.
- Residential Streets and Sidewalks: Once it stops snowing and other roads remain clear, crews will work on clearing residential roads and sidewalks on school routes, by transit shelters, and crosswalk letdowns in the Village core.
View the Village’s Snow and Ice Control Policy and priority routes map.
Parking Your Vehicle
Please park you vehicle in your driveway if possible. Crews can do a better job clearing your road if your vehicle is parked in your driveway.
If you have to park on the road, please park as far off of the traveled portion as possible without blocking any part of a sidewalk. If you park in the traveled portion of the roadway or block snow clearing operations, your vehicle might be towed at your expense. If you believe your vehicle has been towed, please contact local towing companies.
Snow Plow Berms
Plowing your road will unfortunately result in berms or windrows of snow on the boulevard and across your driveway. The more it snows, the bigger the windrows.
Shovel snow away from the street – either behind the sidewalk or into your yard. Most importantly, don’t pile snow at the entrance of your driveway, especially on the side from which the plow approaches.
To avoid damage to your personal property from snow ploughs and equipment, please remove items like basketball hoops, bicycle obstacles, fencing, landscaping and signs from boulevards, sidewalks and streets before the snow falls.
