City to hear about snow plowing program success
By Lethbridge Herald on May 21, 2025.
Al Beeber
Lethbridge Herald
The Governance Standing Policy Committee of Lethbridge city council on Thursday will be asked to recommend that council approve for the 2025-26 winter season a continuation of snow plowing to the right with a subscription-based windrow assistance service on a trial basis.
Juliane Ruck, the City’s transportation operations manager, will submit a report to the SPC on the second phase of snow and ice control service level changes that have been made.
The window assistance service was implemented last year to assist residents who have mobility issues to remove snow during a heavy event.
Ruck’s report notes that a snow route declaration was made only once during the past winter.
It also states that in 2024, the snow and ice control budget of $3.88 million saw a $500,000 deficit due to three significant snow events over the past two seasons, one which saw total accumulation of more than 40 centimetres.
Snow plowing is considerably cheaper than removal, shows the report, with plowing in residential areas costing $260 per kilometre while removal costs $6,800 per kilometre.
The windrow assistance program, launched last September, saw 475 households using the service during the only time it was needed on Nov. 22-26. During that four-day period, 12.2 cms of snow fell in the city. The largest amount during any given period after that was 7.5 cm on Jan. 4-5. The report says all affected driveways and curb accesses were opened within 24 hours of plowing. The total number of WAS subscribers were 553 with 78 calling to be added to the service after the November snowfall.
The SPC meets at 1:30 p.m. in council chambers and consists of councillors Belinda Crowson, Jeff Carlson, John Middleton-Hope and Jenn Schmidt-Rempel.
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