Residential Snow Plowing Schedule… coming to your street soon

From the City of Red Deer

Residents are reminded to sign up for Snow Zone Alerts to get text, email, and phone call reminders before they need to move their vehicles off the street.

Snow Zone Plowing will begin on Wednesday, February 27 on Green Routes in Snow Zone G; Grey Route plowing in Snow Zone G will follow on Monday, March 4. Plowing will continue alphabetically through Snow Zones until complete. Parking restrictions will be in place during plowing in each Snow Zone, which could be a few days at a time.

“It should only take our crews a day or two to plow Green or Grey Routes in each Snow Zone, but it takes a lot longer if people leave their vehicles parked on the streets,” said Public Works Manager Greg Sikora, “That’s why it is so important for people to know the schedule and move their cars.”

There are many different ways for residents to learn the schedule:

 Sign up for Snow Zone Alerts to get text, email or phone call reminders before plowing starts in their Snow Zone
 Click here or check the schedule online at reddeer.ca/snowzone
 Follow the City of Red Deer on Facebook and Twitter for daily updates
 Call the Snow Zone Hotline at 403-406-8796
 Look for signs at neighbourhood entrances and on Green Routes“It isn’t feasible for us to put signs on every street, but that doesn’t mean residents shouldn’t know the schedule,” said Sikora, “Snow Zone Alerts are fantastic – it takes just a few minutes to sign up and you get a text, email or phone call – which ever you prefer – to remind you to move your car.”
Parking restrictions are only in place for the route that is scheduled for plowing, so residents can park their cars on an alternate route while restrictions are in place.

“When we’re plowing Green Routes, you can park your car on a Grey Route, which is usually just around the corner,” said Sikora, “It is the same case for Grey Route plowing; if you really need to park on the street, you can park on a Green route. That’s why we don’t plow Green and Grey Routes in a Snow Zone at the same time.”

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Zone	Subdivisions	Map
A	Kentwood, Johnstone	Zone A – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
B	Glendale, Normandeau, Pines	Zone B – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
C	Fairview, Highland Green, Oriole Park, Riverside Meadows	Zone C – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
D	Downtown	Zone D – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
E	Clearview, Garden Heights, Michener Hill, Parkvale, Waskasoo, Woodlea	Zone E – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
F	Deer Park (north of 39 St), Rosedale, Timberlands	Zone F – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
G	Bower, South Hill, West Park	Zone G – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
H	Eastview, Grandview, Morrisroe, Mountview	Zone H – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
I	Anders, Sunnybrook (north)	Zone I – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
J	Deer Park (south of 39 St), Lancaster	Zone J – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
K	Inglewood, Sunnybrook (south)/Southbrook, Vanier	Zone K – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
P	Central Park	Zone P -Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)
Q	Chiles Industrial Park	Zone Q – Snow Zone Residential Routes Map (pdf)

February 2019 Snow Zone Plowing schedule

Snow Zone Plowing has been tentatively scheduled as noted below. All schedules are subject to weather and other delays, and may be subject to change. Any changes to the schedule will be posted on the City website at reddeer.ca/snowzone.

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Snow Zone	Green Routes	Grey Routes
G	February 27, 28	March 4, 5
H	February 28, March 1, 4	March 6, 7
I	March 4, 5	March 7, 8
J	March 6, 7	March 11, 12
K	March 7, 8	March 13
A	March 11	March 14
B	March 12, 13	March 15
C	March 13, 14, 15	March 18, 19
D
E	March 15	March 20
F	March 18, 19	March 21, 22

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