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Kamloops Snow Removal

STAHN: Our love-hate relationship with snow

Whether you love winter or hate it there seems to be one thing most people can agree about at this time of year, and that’s the need to complain about the ‘bad job’ snow clearing operators are doing. Everywhere you turn people are complaining about the city doing a bad job, their neighbours not doing...

IN TWEETS: How the heavy snowfall is affecting Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - Schools are closed, transit buses are delayed, garbage pickup is slow going and only a few side streets will likely be plowed before mid-week. Yes, it’s a snow day in Kamloops. The city has been running snow-clearing equipment 24 hours and Public Works Director Jen Fretz says they have even hired contractors to...

Weird winter weather in Kamloops, but snow removal came in under budget

KAMLOOPS - Mother Nature can be unpredictable but the City of Kamloops managed to clear the snow without blowing the budget in 2015. It was a year of weirdly unpredictable weather streets and environmental services manager Glen Farrow says. The city spent $100,000 more on contactors during the heavy snowfall of Jan. 4 and 5...

Who’s responsible for clearing snow in Kamloops? Here’s what you need to know

KAMLOOPS - Every winter it snows in Kamloops, and every winter there is confusion over who is responsible for clearing sidewalks, roads, walkways and paths around the city. The city takes care of clearing public roads, but roads are cleared on a priority basis, meaning high priority roads — arterial roads, followed by collector and...

Snow clearing remains top of mind in Kamloops

KAMLOOPS - It may be all but gone from our yards, but snow is still leading the discussion at council and budget meetings this week. Stan Stewart recently asked city council to have a policy to remove snow from designated handicap parking stalls as well as the adjacent curb and edge of the sidewalk. There...

Clean up after snow storm costs city $400,000

KAMLOOPS - Between regular city staffing hours, overtime, hiring contractors and the cost of hauling snow about a quarter of the snow removal budget has already been spent less than two weeks into the new year. Public Works Director Jen Fretz says the city spent $160,000 on regular staffing and another $240,000 on overtime, contractors...

Fast melt following massive snow a concern

KAMLOOPS - The next challenge the city could face following this week's snow storm is coping with rapid melting as temperatures rise. It has been more than 87 years since Kamloops has seen two-day snowfall amounts nearing the 40 centimetre mark and the storm had city crews scrambling to keep up earlier this week. The...

Snow removal continues tonight

KAMLOOPS - City crews will again be working to clear accumulated snow in the Downtown and North Shore business areas Wednesday night through Friday. Work began in the areas Tuesday night but with nearly 40 centimetres of snow over a two-day period a lot more snow still needs to be cleared. On Wednesday, Jan. 7...