West Kelowna is winter ready

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

With winter weather in the forecast, City of West Kelowna crews and snow removal contractor AEL is prepared and ready to go should the snow fall this evening.

Equipment will be deployed and crews will maintain roads in priority sequence:

Priority 1 – Arterial roads such as Boucherie, Glenrosa, Shannon Lake and Westlake to ensure that the most travelled roads are passable for emergency crews and priority services.
Priority 2 – Collector roads, school bus and other transit routes and steep neighbourhood accesses such as Auburn, Elliott, Gellatly, Ross and Thacker.
Priority 3 – Local streets, cul-de-sacs and rural roads.

View our roads priority map at westkelownacity.ca/snowdays for more information.

The City is also asking motorists and residents to be ready to help crews clear the way:

Park off street up to 48 hours after the snowfall ends and until snow is cleared.
Avoid shoveling snow from driveways and sidewalks back onto the street.
Pile snow on your property and keep storm drains and hydrants as clear as possible.
Remove snow and ice from sidewalks and walkways bordering your property.

Residents are also reminded to drive according to conditions by:

Reducing speeds
Leaving extra space between vehicles
Keeping your headlights on

For roads maintenance on Highway 97, 97C and Westside Road call AIM at 1-866-222-4204. For WR Bennett Bridge, call Protrans at 1-888-769-2925.

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