Drivers parked on certain Kelowna roads need to move it for snow plows

The City of Kelowna wants to clear its roads properly this weekend so nobody’s allowed to park on snow routes starting tomorrow.

At 10:30 a.m. today, Dec. 18, the city warned drivers whose cars are parked on certain streets that they have 24 hours to move their cars.

“We have had 10 units out plowing since midnight, which was increased to 20 units around 2 a.m., which is our current complement,” Geert Bos, public works manager, said in a press release. “The teams are currently focused on maintaining Priority 1 routes.”

The designated snow routes are on Academy Way, Black Mountain, Clifton/Magic Estates/Wilden, Dilworth Mountain, Kirschner Mountain, McKinley Beach and areas in the South Mission.

Vehicles that are still there tomorrow can be fined $50 and towed.

Those not living a snow route are also being asked to move their vehicles off the road to help plows.

Find out more about Kelowna’s snow routes here.

Streets are cleared in order of their priority classification in Kelowna.

High-traffic roads such as Gordon Drive are included in Priority 1. Richter Street, bus routes, school zones, town centers and emergency vehicle stations are among Priority 2. And Priority 3 includes local neighbourhood roads while everything else is included in Priority 4.

Highway 97 and Highway 33 in Kelowna are maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

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