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Snow Removal Schedule April 10 - April 14, 2023 |
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Monday, April 10, 2023 The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that due to the statutory holiday, there will be no snow removal on April 10th, 2023.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Friday, April 14, 2023
Residents must ensure parked vehicles are removed from these streets by midnight on the date scheduled for snow removal or they will be removed (towed). Residents are advised that there will be traffic delays in snow removal areas and if possible, to use an alternate route to avoid delays. The City asks residents to ensure Curbside Carts are returned to your property prior to the scheduled snow removal on your street. The City thanks you for your patience and reminds residents to use caution in snow removal areas and not pass moving equipment. |
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Snow Removal Schedule April 3 - April 7, 2023 |
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Monday, April 3, 2023
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Friday, April 7, 2023 The City of Yellowknife would like to advise residents that due to the statutory holiday, there will be no snow removal on April 7th, 2023.
Residents must ensure parked vehicles are removed from these streets by midnight on the date scheduled for snow removal or they will be removed (towed). Residents are advised that there will be traffic delays in snow removal areas and if possible, to use an alternate route to avoid delays. The City asks residents to ensure Curbside Carts are returned to your property prior to the scheduled snow removal on your street. The City thanks you for your patience and reminds residents to use caution in snow removal areas and not pass moving equipment. |
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Snow Removal Schedule March 27 - March 31, 2023 (Alleys) |
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Monday, March 27, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 The City would like to advise that there will be no snow removal in downtown alleys on Tuesday March 28, 2023 due to garbage pick up
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
There will be no signage posted 24 hours in advance prior to snow removal. Please have vehicles and garbage receptacles removed from these areas. The City thanks you for your patience and reminds residents to use caution in snow removal areas and to not pass moving equipment. |
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Snow Removal Schedule March 27 - March 31, 2023 |
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Monday, March 27, 2023
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Friday, March 31, 2023
Residents must ensure parked vehicles are removed from these streets by midnight on the date scheduled for snow removal or they will be removed (towed). Residents are advised that there will be traffic delays in snow removal areas and if possible, to use an alternate route to avoid delays. The City asks residents to ensure Curbside Carts are returned to your property prior to the scheduled snow removal on your street. The City thanks you for your patience and reminds residents to use caution in snow removal areas and not pass moving equipment. |
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Snow Removal and Heavy Snow Fall |
| The City of Yellowknife wishes to advise residents that in the event the city experiences heavy snow falls, the City may have no choice but to push snow from roads to the curbs in order to keep roads open to traffic. If this method is used, this will create a snow ridge across residents' driveways and snow on sidewalks, residents will have to shovel out their driveway entrances and if possible, help in cleaning the sidewalks. City By-law No. 4063 states that if residents are shoveling out their driveways, they must not put snow back onto the street as this can be a traffic hazard. |
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Snow Removal Operations |
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The City removes snow from Yellowknife's roads and where possible the sidewalks. Snow removal is generally performed once in residential areas and twice in the downtown core.
Snow removal operations involve a grader removing snow from roads and sidewalks. This process may result in a drop off at residents' driveways. The height may vary, depending on snow accumulation, but could be in the 100-300mm range (4-12 inches). Residents should plan on ramping their driveway to street level after snow removal as this is not performed by the City.
If driving before snow removal is completed, motorists should keep to the right of snow piles placed in the center of streets.
Residents must ensure parked vehicles are removed by midnight of the scheduled day or they will be removed (towed). |
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Snow Removal Priority System |
| The City carries out snow removal, snow ploughing and winter street sand placement (sometimes referred to as sanding) to increase traction on the road and improve pedestrian and motorist safety. The City carries out snow removal on a priority system. High traffic areas and areas close to schools have a higher priority than low traffic residential roads.
The City asks for your continued patience as we work towards removing snow from City streets. We have received requests from some residents to carry out snow removal on their street, however we are not able to do so. To accelerate a request would mean postponing snow removal from a street that has a higher priority. A few reasons why a street may have a higher priority are: high vehicle or pedestrian traffic, location of a school, street may be narrow (a public safety concern), trucked services, public or school bus transit, etc. We do however investigate resident concerns, and if snow removal is not scheduled to take place soon, the City will plough the road with a grader in an attempt to improve the condition of the road. In the meantime, please drive safely. |
| Snow Removal from Sidewalks |
| See our Sidewalk Cleaning page for information on snow removal from sidewalks. |
Snow Removal
- The snow removal season typically runs from December to late April and is dependent on the weather.
- Residents are informed of snow being removed from city streets by radio ads and signs that are placed 24 hours before removal.
- Snow removal begins at 12:00 a.m. and takes place during the early morning to avoid conflicts with motorists, pedestrians and children at play.
- Residents must ensure parked vehicles are removed by midnight of the scheduled day or they will be removed (towed).
- Residents are advised that there will be traffic delays in snow removal areas and if possible to use an alternate route to avoid delays.
The City thanks you for your patience and reminds residents to use caution in snow removal areas and not pass moving equipment.
Snow Removal & Garbage Pick-Up
The City of Yellowknife needs your cooperation with snow removal and garbage pickup in your area. Please ensure streets are clear of obstacles for operators to perform snow removal in the early hours of the morning. Signs are placed 24 hours in advance in areas of snow removal so residents are aware snow removal will be taking place. The City would also like to remind residents that once garbage bins have been emptied to return them to your property so streets are clear for snow road maintenance.
The City appreciates your assistance in this matter to ensure a smooth snow removal transition.
For a map of snow plowing and sanding priorities, please visit the CityExplorer map tool.