Downtown Snow Removal

Our iconic downtown poses some challenges when it comes to keeping roads free of snow. Narrow and winding streets, steep hills, tightly packed row housing and a bustling business centre means that we must conduct snow removal operations overnight. Removals occur overnight when there is the least amount of pedestrian and vehicle traffic. 

Schedule

By 3 p.m. every day in winter, we announce streets scheduled for snow removal. If you live or work overnight in the downtown snow removal area, the snow removal list can be accessed using the following methods:

• Use the map.stjohns.ca/snow
• Subscribe to our downtown snow removal email list to receive advisories
• Call Access St. Johns at 311 or 709-754-CITY (2489)
• Check for signs placed in snowbanks at the ends of the streets

Parking

Parking is prohibited from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on streets scheduled for snow removal operations. Vehicles impeding snow removal will be impounded at the owner's expense.

Where to Park

When your street is scheduled for a snow removal, you need to move your vehicle(s) off the street for the night. If you do not have a private driveway, we suggest you use a public parking lot. The City of St. John's owns parking lots that are free to use from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.:

• City Hall parking garage (excluding the rooftop), 8 New Gower Street
• Railway Coastal Museum, 495 Water Street
• Bannerman Park parking lot, 23 Bannerman Road next to the pool house
• Century Park parking lot, 89 Hayward Avenue behind the basketball court
• Hutchings Street parking lot, underneath the overpass
• Mews Community Center, 40 Mundy Pond Road, gravel parking lot

A ticket can be issued to vehicles parked in contravention of the restriction.