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Kelowna Snow Removal
Kelowna property owners to continue shovelling their own sidewalks, council says
CITY RECEIVING INCREASING COMPLAINTS AND REQUESTS FOR SERVICE AFTER STORMS KELOWNA – It didnt’ take…
City asks drivers to park off road when snow starts
KELOWNA – A significant amount of snow is expected by mid-week and city crews are…
Money flows as the snow flies in Kelowna
KELOWNA – City crews and contractors are hitting the streets for some serious snow removal,…
Snow removal in Kelowna over Christmas had some problems
KELOWNA – It wasn’t quite Snowmageddon but the big dump in the city over the…
Snow removal manager says Kelowna needs to bump up winter service
KELOWNA – With spring here and summer on the way, it’s hard to think about…
Expect to see more snow plows on Kelowna side streets as council increases snow budget
KELOWNA – Look for more snow routes and better side street snow removal next winter…
Heavy snowfall is turning many Kelowna residents into Snow Angels
With ongoing heavy snowfalls in the Okanagan this winter, getting that snow cleared from sidewalks…
Kelowna snow removal routes in effect
As the snow continues to fall, the City of Kelowna is sending out a friendly…
Kelowna snow plow drivers seeing increase in ‘snow rage’
We've all heard of road rage but how about snow rage? According to the person…
Why you might have to shovel your sidewalk in Kelowna but your neighbour doesn’t
KELOWNA - The city deals with complaints about snow clearing every winter, but a resident upset over being forced to shovel a sidewalk they have no real access to has the city looking at a possible change. Coun. Brad Sieben says the resident contacted him after last week’s snowfall of about 15 centimetres. The current...
Some West Kelowna roads might not get plowed for days
WEST KELOWNA – Residents of West Kelowna who live on low priority roads should not expect to see much plow activity over the next couple days. With a full day of heavy snow and no end in sight, crews will be busy keeping the busiest and most important roadways clear. According to a media release...
City of Kelowna clearing main routes during latest snowfall
KELOWNA - City crews are asking for patience and cooperation as they deal with the latest snow fall in Kelowna. City and contract snow removal crews are working non-stop concentrating on priority one and two roads — high traffic main roads and secondary collector roads, according to a media release issued this afternoon, Jan. 4....
Mop up continues on slush-covered streets
KELOWNA – Snow removal crews will be working well beyond their typical guidelines by trying to run a plow over all 450 kilometres of city sidewalk in the next couple of days. That's unusual, in part because the city and residents rely to a certain extent on warmer temperatures to melt snow before it becomes...
How to get the city to do a great job clearing snow on your street
KELOWNA - The city of Kelowna is working to get the snow off area roads and residents can help by moving vehicles from curbs and into driveways and parking lots. With heavy snowfall in the past 24 hours and more on the way the city of Kelowna is requesting cars parked curbside be moved to...
Taxpayers heap abuse on snow removal staff
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - Few things, it seems, can bring out the ugly in a person more than a snow covered street. A story posted yesterday with a photo from the perspective of a West Kelowna snowplow driver showed cars parked willy-nilly on a local road, making it virtually impossible to plow. The story touched a nerve and...