Cover your lawn with a geotextile along the sidewalk to protect it from gravel. This will help a lot when you clean your lawn in the spring!
Also, you can protect your shrubs and landscaping with cones, snow fences and other materials.
To help ensure unobstructed flow of the spring melt runoff and rain, be sure to clear away any dead leaves or debris from trenches near your home.
Recognized for its quality of life, Gatineau is a city of 298,000 inhabitants. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, and extends east and west of the Gatineau River.