Street Sweeping & Winter Sand Clean-up Program

EXPECTED DURATION

The Street Sweeping Program may take 5 to 6 weeks to complete all of the streets in Town. 

PRIORITY ROUTES

Once the sweeping operations have been initiated, crews generally work in the following order: 

Main Roads - Roads with Paved Shoulders - Residential Side Streets - Parking Lots 

SWEEPING CREWS

A typical STREET SWEEPER crew consists of rubber tired front end loaders in combination with trackless sweepers, mechanical street sweepers and dump trucks.  

A typical STREET FLUSHING UNIT crew may be the first vehicles into the neighbourhoods with curb and gutters on their streets.  The street flusher will wash the sand off of the street and into the curb and gutter with clean, fresh water.  The mechanical street sweepers will arrive to the area after the street flusher, to pick up the sand out of the curb and gutters. 

PLEASE GIVE THESE CREWS SPACE TO DO THEIR WORK

Motorists are requested to please slow down while travelling in close proximity to the street sweeping equipment and their operators.  Please give the equipment space as you drive by. 

PLEASE DO NOT PILE SAND FROM THE ROADWAY OR DRIVEWAY ON THE ROAD

The sweeper is not able to pick up piles of sand; therefore, it is best if sand is left spread out on the side of the road.  Piled sand can be a hazard for traffic, pedestrians and cyclists.  If you wish to sweep sand from the boulevard or your driveway, please ensure that sand is loosely swept and spread onto the edge the roadway prior to the week of April 8^th. 

The Street Sweeping Program is subject to change depending on the weather, as the Spring wet weather can impact the performance of the cleaning equipment. 

PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THE STREET WHEN YOU SEE OR HEAR THE STREET SWEPING CREW IN YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD

Parked cars can hamper operations and give the appearance that areas have been missed.  So, please refrain from parking on the street until the cleanup crew has been through your neighbourhood. They may not be able to return to the area until late May to get the missed areas. 

The early morning sweeper crew in your neighbourhood

The early morning work is a temporary disturbance to the neighbourhood. The crew are usually on your street only once or twice in the early morning during the Street Sweeping and Sand Clean-up Program. The purpose of the early morning shift is to provide an additional layer of safety to the residents and equipment operators, to avoid pedestrians (especially school aged children) and parked cars.  Please accept our apologies ahead of time, for this short duration disturbance you may experience. 

PLEASE BE PATIENT

We thank you for your cooperation and patience.  The Sweeper Crews will do their best to get your street cleaned up as soon as they can.

For enquiries, please call the Public Works Department at (705) 429-2540

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