Snow Clearing

Snow clearing in residential areas starts only after higher priority areas have been completed and when compacted snow is 75 mm (2.95 inches) thick. Other considerations include street condition, ice control, drainage, and weather forecast. If it begins to snow again while crews work on residential streets, they go back to clearing the priority areas before picking up where they left off in the residential area.

City crews will place 'no parking' signs in neighbourhoods throughout Fort Saskatchewan to designate when parking restrictions affect your neighbourhood. Please remove your vehicle from the street the night before your designated day. Vehicles remaining on the street will be ticketed and may be towed. The City's priority is to make the streets safe for all road users by clearing snow quickly and safely.

View the Snow Clearing Schedule
Last Updated: February 20, 2025

Please obey signs, remove your vehicle from the street on your designated day, and follow road equipment at a safe stopping distance.

Submit a Fort Report request to report any concerns or questions about snow clearing in your neighbourhood.

• Road Snow Clearing Priorities Map

• Trail Snow Clearing Map

• Sandbox Locations Map

Clearing Priorities and Time Frames

Priority #1: Highways
Completed within 6-8 hours of the end of snowfall.

Priority #2: Arterial Roads
Completed within 12-16 hours of the end of snowfall.

Priority #3: Collector/Main Streets
Completed within 30-40 hours once priority #2 is completed.

Priority #4: Industrial/Central Business District
Managed after third priority, and as needed.

Priority #5: Residential Streets
Snow clearing begins when compacted snow is 75 mm (2.95 inches) thick.

Priority #6: Lanes
As required to maintain traffic and emergency vehicle movement.

Road Snow Clearing Priorities Map

Snowplow Safety

Safety is the City's #1 Priority

• You should never pass a snowplow on the right-hand side unless the operator stops or slows down and signals you to pass.
• During snow removal, be careful and keep a safe distance (30 metres) from any snowplow, grader, truck, or loader.
• Observe the signs posted or follow the crew's directions.

Parking Bans

You can help make snow clearing easier by moving your vehicle(s) off the street during parking bans and neighbourhood snow clearing events.

• No Parking signs will be placed in the specified area before a clearing event.
• Municipal Enforcement Services may issue tickets if a vehicle is found parked on a street with a parking ban.
• Municipal Enforcement Services will attempt to contact the registered owner of the vehicles not adhering to the parking ban.
• If Municipal Enforcement officers are unable to contact the registered vehicle owner before the snow-clearing event begins, the vehicle will be towed. The registered owner can contact Municipal Enforcement at 780-997-7930 to find out where to retrieve their vehicle.

Snow Shovelling

Clean Sidewalks, Safe Community

• Snow must be cleared from residential sidewalks, including sidewalks adjacent to your property, within 48 hours of a snowfall, excluding Sundays and statutory holidays.
• Commercial properties have 24 hours to remove snow.
• Failure to remove snow within this time period may result in a fine.
• The City of Fort Saskatchewan offers Snow Angels, a volunteer snow clearance program to assist seniors with a disability or medical condition in the community.

Keep Snow Off The Streets

Shovelling snow into the streets contributes to unsafe driving conditions and increases winter road maintenance costs.

Keep Fire Hydrants Clear of Snow

During winter months, homeowners are asked to clear snow away from fire hydrants on their property. An ideal clearance of 1.5 meters around is ideal, ensuring a hydrant is readily accessible in an emergency.

Remember…

• Keep fire hydrants visible.
• Every second counts in firefighting.
• Do not put yourself or your neighbours at risk.

Call 780-992-6248 to report a snow-covered fire hydrant.
 

Snow removal information is available in the Waterworks Bylaw and the Traffic Bylaw.

Call 780-997-7930 to contact Municipal Enforcement Services about the Traffic Bylaw.