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Trail and Sidewalk Snow Plowing
As snow accumulates on Beaumont’s trails and sidewalks, we begin plowing by prioritizing pedestrian safety, business areas, education facilities, and recreation facilities. Trails and sidewalks will be cleared to a “snow-free surface”. Wide trails and sidewalks will be plowed in “one pass” after a snowfall to allow users a “snow-free surface”. Once all trails and sidewalks are given “one pass”, we will widen trails to edges using the service level priorities. For comprehensive service level maps for trails and sidewalk snow plowing, CLICK HERE.
There are two (2) service level priorities for plowing trails and sidewalks owned by Beaumont and not the responsibility of the adjacent homeowner to clear:
Location | Priority | Trails and Sidewalks | Snow Conditions and Timeframe |
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Eastside | 1 | Designated locations on map | Within 24 hours after 5 cm of snowfall or equivalent snow drift |
2 | Designated locations on map | After Priority 1 is completed | |
Westside | 1 | Designated locations on map | Within 24 hours after 5 cm of snowfall or equivalent snow drift |
2 | Designated locations on map | After Priority 1 is completed | |
Clearing Sidewalks and Around Fire HydrantsAs outlined in the Community Standards Bylaw and Water and Sewer Bylaw (Bylaw #689-08), residents are responsible for clearing their adjoining sidewalks, and for clearing space around fire hydrants.
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Sand or Melting Agents
We do not use sand or melting agents on trails and sidewalks, this is because:
- Introducing salt onto our trail/sidewalk network could be harmful to children and animals.
- Introducing salt onto our trail/sidewalk network will reduce the lifespan of the sidewalk/trail as the salt will erode away at the exposed concrete/asphalt over time.
- A ‘muddy’ surface is created as the sand mixes with melting ice from the salt.
- Salt may get pushed to the edges of the trail or sidewalk and may kill grass.
Rock chips are used if trails and sidewalks become hazardous due to freezing rain or other such weather conditions.