Fort St. John sets ‘catch-up plan’ in motion for snow clearing

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The city has come up with a new strategy for snow clearing on residential and commercial roads as it looks to keep up with the heavy snowfall. 

A Facebook post uploaded to the City of Fort St. John gives details about its “catch-up” plans to have the snow cleared.

This week, extra contractors were brought in to help because the city received more than double the average snowfall in December. 

The city now has a four-day catch-up plan to clear category five roads, which are residential and commercial neighbourhood roads. 

Even more contractors will be starting on December 18th to help with the snow removal. 

The City of Fort St. John has colour-coded and designated different areas in the city using a ‘A’ and ‘B’ system for snow clearing, and from December 18th to 21st, contractors will use it to remove snow in category five neighbourhoods: 

• December 18th – Wednesday A and Thursday B 
• December 19th – Monday A
• December 20th – Tuesday A 

On December 21st, staff will then prioritize the list of category five road segments that were missed.

Residents must park off the street on any category five snow clearing day. 

Meanwhile city crews will be focused on clearing category one to four roads and sidewalks.