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 when there is the least amount of pedestrian and vehicle traffic.
To identify if your street is in the designated downtown, check out our map and click the 'designated downtown area' button in the top right. Streets in the designated downtown area will appear in red.
Schedule
We announce streets that are scheduled for overnight snow removal by 3 p.m. on the day the removal will take place. There may also be signs placed in snowbanks on your street.
You can find the removal list in the following ways:
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.
Alternate parking options include:
- City Hall parking garage, 8 New Gower Street, is free to the public on weekends and 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays when there is no event at the Mary Brown’s Centre.
- Privately owned parking garages at 351 Water Street and 330 Duckworth Street (parking by fee).
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