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Roads & Alleys - General Information & Maps

ROADS

Priorities for Plowing and Clearing roads are established with the intent to provide the greatest benefit to the majority of the travelling public, and consider factors such as traffic volumes, emergency services routes, and road classification. The following priority areas for plowing and clearing are indicated in the Appendix A map below:

Priority I Roads (PINK)

Arterial and Emergency Services: As shown on the map, Priority 1 includes all roads determined as main routes for access to the Hospital, RCMP Detachment and Fire Station.

Priority II Roads (ORANGE)

Schools and Downtown: As shown on the map, Priority 2 includes roads determined as main routes for access to schools, and local businesses, including the remainder of the downtown core and service roads.

Priority III Roads (GREEN)

Primary Residential and Industrial Roads: As shown on the map, Priority 3 includes all paved residential through roads not already included in Priority 1 or 2, as well as the industrial business area.

Priority IV Roads (BLUE)

Local Residential Roads: As shown on the map, Priority 4 includes all remaining residential roads that serve local traffic only, including crescents, cul-de-sacs, and streets East of 3rd Street East.

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BACK-ALLEYS / LANES

With the exception of certain designated alleys (see Appendix B Map below) which are generally lanes and alleys behind apartment / condominium complexes that do not have street access, and alleys/lanes that need to be cleared at the city’s own facilities, back-alley Plowing is generally not performed at any time during the winter months.

Other than in the downtown core, alleys may be Plowed where conditions are deemed warranted at the direction of the Public Works Manager, but there is no guarantee for this work. Alleys are generally Plowed after Snow Removal on roads, or at the same time as the neighbouring roads are being Plowed at the direction of public works. Snow Removal requests for Back Alleys/Lanes must be requested using the standard Service Request system through City Hall, with the requestor providing justification of where and why the Snow Removal action is needed. The Public Works Manager will deem whether the work is warranted or possible.

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NARROW ROADS

Removing windrows and hauling away snow may not always immediately follow the plowing and clearing phases of snow removal. Equipment availability, timing and road widths must be taken into consideration.

Due to the narrow widths of the below roads, the City will be performing all stages of snow removal consecutively when it is their turn for snow removal as per the City’s priority routes. These roads will have “no street parking” signs put out 24 hours before snow is plowed, cleared and hauled away. It is advised to pay attention to these intersections after a snow event so snow removal can happen as quickly as possible. No street parking notices are also made using our VoyentAlert! system.

  • Semchuk Drive and Jackson Drive
  • Coupland and Dunfield Crescents
  • Stack, Morin and Marion Crescents
  • Charpentier, Carter and Ducluzeau Places
  • Evans Place and Esau Street
  • Palenchuk Place
  • Fournier Drive
  • the 500 block of 3rd Street West (in front of old Lodge) – not signed.


Due to traffic congestion and on-street residential parking, Snow Removal for the above roads will typically be performed after 9:00 a.m.

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Snow Route Parking Ban

With the changes in snow removal for the 2023-2024 season, there is now a new Snow Route Parking Ban. The only area currently designated to be signed for this parking restriction is 8th Avenue West between 3rd Street W and Centre Street. This section of 8th Avenue West between 3rd Street W and Centre Street provides a challenge for snow removal and emergency services as it is next to the hospital. The ambulances require a wide turning radius and parked vehicles make it difficult for road crews to clear snow for the ambulance to enter and exit. This new snow route parking ban will assist crews in effective snow removal to allow safe and efficient access for emergency services into and out of the hospital.

This is essentially the new process for this stretch of road:

  1. As soon as there's 4" of snow and the Public Works Manager calls in the road crews a Snow Route Parking Ban may be declared. This will go out in local media (radio, etc.), Voyent Alert and the City's website and Facebook. We will provide at least 4 hours notice (where practical), and a parking ban will generally be effective no earlier than 8 am or no later than 11 pm (where practical). The same process will happen again if a ban is re-declared (if the snow continues and crews need to start over) and when a ban is lifted.
  2. Any vehicles parking in the restricted zone while the ban is in effect will be towed. The fine for parking in this area when a ban is in effect is $250 plus towing costs.
  3. A ban will generally last no more than 24 hours or until the snow has been completely removed (including windrows), whichever is sooner, unless persistent snowfall requires that a parking ban has to be re-declared.
  4. Public Works will endeavor to have the snow blower follow as closely behind the grader as they can on this road to reduce the amount of time the ban is in effect (similar to what they now do on the signed snow removal routes on crescents/cul de sacs/narrower streets).
  5. The City will allow that once all snow has been removed from the street including the windrows having been completely removed, that people can again park in the zone even if the ban has not officially been lifted. They will just need to keep an eye and an ear out to see if it has been redeclared.