Winter and Snow
District of Sechelt crews, residents and businesses work together to help our community stay safe during winter weather conditions. The map below shows priorities of our roads and sidewalks in the they need to be cleared by snow.
Road Clearing
In preparation for snowfall, District of Sechelt road crews will prepare a brine solution that minimizes the effects of freezing. This procedure is applied to all roads no matter priority and can last up to 5 days.
Snow is cleared in the following order of priority to ensure the safety of residents:
| First Priority |
| Major arterial streets such as Norwest Bay Rd and Trail Ave, school bus and transit routes, access routes to emergency services buildings, routes leading to Sandy Hook/Tuwanek and the Davis Bay area, commercial areas and steep roads are responded to first. |
| Second Priority |
| Collector streets such as Ballie and Dolphin Rd in residential neighbourhoods are responded to second. |
| Third Priority |
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Local streets and other areas where needed are responded to third. In the event of an ongoing snowfall, it may take longer for plows to reach local streets as first and second priority streets will require ongoing and repeated attention. |
| Not Plowed |
| Gravel roads are not plowed because the gravel destroys plow blades. |
Sidewalk Clearing
The District of Sechelt is responsible for clearing snow and salting sidewalks in front of District owned properties and pathways.
Property and business owners in The District of Sechelt are responsible for the clearing of snow & ice in front of their properties as per Bylaw 516, 2012 section 43.
| First Priority |
| High usage sidewalks and pathways around district properties downtown are priority, as well as select sidewalk let downs in the downtown area. |
| Second Priority |
| Sidewalks adjacent to parks in residential neighbourhoods or outlying areas are responded to second. |
| Third Priority |
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Long, paved pathways and other lower use areas are responded to third. |
| Not Cleared |
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Gravel trails or pathways are not salted. |
To allow snow plows more room on major and minor streets please avoid parks on the street in the midst of a heavy snowfall.
As we are a small community remember to check on neighbours and elderly family members. Be prepared for an emergency. Keep an emergency kit and supplies in your home, office and vehicle.