Did You Know? (2023-31)

The Public Works Department is responsible for the sanding, salting and plowing of approximately 300 kilometres of municipal roads, with the exception of summer only maintained roads (seasonal).

There are six plow routes. Winter control equipment and manpower is available on a continuous basis, 7 days a week, to respond to any winter event. It is the objective of the Public Works Department to conduct its operational activities in an efficient and effective way, so as to provide safe driving conditions on all roads owned and maintained by the Township.

Snow Accumulation

The minimum standard for clearing snow accumulation is:

• after becoming aware of the fact that the snow accumulation on a roadway is greater than the depth set out in the Minimum Maintenance Standards, to deploy resources as soon as practical to address the accumulation

• after the snow accumulation has ended, to address the accumulation so as to reduce the snow to a depth less than or equal to the depth set out in the Minimum Maintenance Standards within the time limit set out

The depth threshold for our roadways is 8 cm and the time limit is from 12 to 16 hours according to the minimum maintenance standards.