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Call 778-797-2225
(8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday)
Call 1-866-353-3136
(after hours, weekends and holidays)
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To view the Winter Roads Maintenance - Street Priorities Map, please click on the image below.
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AEL, a division of HMC Services Inc., (AEL/HMC) conducts snow removal on all streets within the District of West Kelowna. AEL/HMC's has a five-year contract for road maintenance in the District of West Kelowna, starting December 7, 2012, and provides the following winter maintenance services:
Please remove parked vehicles from the street as they will interfere with winter roads maintenance efforts. Thank you.
ROAD CLEARING PRIORITIES
Snow removal is conducted on a priority basis; and, the following considerations are used to determine the order in which roads are cleared within the municipality:
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Arterial and collector roads, transit routes and roads with steep grades (public safety)
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School zones and/or school bus routes; town centres and population centres
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All other local and rural roads
A road clearing priorities map is available by clicking here.
Please note: If you live in a strata development, please contact your strata council to determine who has been hired to clear roads on your streets.
The District of West Kelowna and AEL/HMC are not responsible for clearing Highway 97, Highway 97C, Westside Road, and streets in the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area, District of Peachland or Westbank First Nation. Please contact the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure for highways maintenance information and the appropriate local government for street clearing priorities in other communities.
DRIVEWAYS
Plows are unable to avoid depositing snow in front of driveways while clearing roads. Plows direct snow to the right. When shovelling, pile snow to the left (when facing your property) of the driveway. This allows for better views of oncoming traffic when leaving the driveway; and, plows will drag less snow across your access. Do not shovel snow from driveways into the road. Keep spring thaw/drainage in mind when piling snow.
SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAYS
Property owners are required to remove snow and ice from sidewalks and walkways bordering their lot. The municipality removes snow and ice from sidewalks that are adjacent to civic buildings and at selected parks and pedestrian accesses.
For information on summer sidewalk maintenance, please click here.
For information on the Disrict of West Kelowna's efforts to add new pedestrian accesses in the municipality, through the Pedestrian Improvement Program, please click here.
CURBSIDE WASTE CARTS
Place curbside waste carts out before 7 a.m., on the date of collection, in a cleared area, where the bins will not obstruct plows, traffic or pedestrians. Collection vehicles have automated arms that reach 8 feet maximum from the vehicle and require 3 feet between carts and obstacles.
CONTACT US
If you have questions, concerns or would like more information regarding roads maintenance, please contact the District of West Kelowna's Roads and Contracts Department at: