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Significant weather event declared for Hamilton until Monday morning
Winter is back with a vengeance and the City of Hamilton has declared a ‘Significant Weather Event’ that is expected to last until Monday morning.
Certain areas across Hamilton could expect accumulations up to 40 centimetres of snowfall with ice pellets possible Saturday overnight through to Family Day.
Residents are reminded that when such a weather event is declared it does not automatically mean all City facilities are closed or that programs are cancelled.
The City will share regular updates about snow clearing progress, changes to service levels, transit delays and program cancellations via its Inclement Weather Alert webpage and on its social media platforms.
Snow Clearing
- Transportation crews have begun pre-treating all Priority 1 and 2 roads and will continue to respond to escarpments, parkways and main roads as a priority.
- With heavy accumulation during rush hour expected on Saturday, traffic will be slowed and impede plow operations.
- Snow storage in urbanized areas will be impacted due to the accumulation with snow removal operations to follow.
- The City has activated its equipment for plowing and salting. The Plow Tracker is a useful tool to see where maintenance vehicles have been.
- The City of Hamilton’s Snow and Ice By-law No. 03-296 requires property owners and/or occupants to clear snow and ice within 24 hours after the end of a snow event from sidewalks adjacent to their property, as well as roofs that overhang the City sidewalk.
Where possible, residents are asked to keep vehicles off the road during and immediately following a snowfall to allow plows and emergency vehicles to get through.
As per a Ontario Municipal Act, a municipality may declare a Significant Weather Event when a weather hazard, either forecasted or occurring, has the potential to pose significant impacts to road users and road maintenance.
Additional helpful City of Hamilton websites during winter are:
The City of Burlington has also declared a Significant Weather Event due to the storm. Effective Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. parking is not permitted on any Burlington streets until the weather event is officially over.
In the Niagara-area updates on snow-clearing efforts and the City’s response to significant weather events are available at niagarafalls.ca/notices.
Many cities in southern and eastern Ontario are experiencing winter storm conditions, with communities east of Toronto to Ottawa under a severe weather alert.
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