Please note that the public works team will proceed with a operation of blowing snow to the side as of Wednesday, January 26, in order to clear the streets of the snow accumulated in the last few weeks. The operations will take place during the day and will be spread out over a period of 3 to 4 days.
It is out of concern for the environment and in order to improve the efficiency of operations throughout the territory that snow will be blown to the sides wherever possible. Snow blowing to the sides is much faster and more ecological than blowing it into trucks. It allows, among other things:
- use the cleared streets sooner and more safely
- save on gas because fewer heavy vehicles are being used, and fewer greenhouse gas emissions
- protect our roads
- avoid expanding our existing snow dumps or adding new ones
Once the snow has been cleared, the streets will be widened with a grader, which will increase visibility and ensure safer driving conditions.
It should be noted that any municipality may throw snow that covers a public road onto adjacent private property (Loi sur les compétences municipales, chapitre C-47-1, article 69)
During the operation
Temporary no parking signs will be posted 24 hours prior to the start of the snow blowing operation and will be removed once the operation is complete. We ask that citizens pay attention to the signs to ensure that they do not interfere with the operations. Owners of vehicles parked in the prohibited zone could receive a ticket and their vehicle could be towed.
