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Help with the snow clearing operations and where to deposit snow
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Help with the snow clearing operations and where to deposit snow
Help with the snow clearing operations and where to deposit snow

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Help make the snow clearing operations go more smoothly

  • Place your garbage and recycling bins on your driveway, inside your property line
  • Avoid parking on the street, or wait until your street has been cleared before parking there
  • Think about the snow clearing equipment. Avoid parking across the street from a parked vehicle. View the situation.
  • Comply with the winter overnight parking by-law and the temporary signs. Only general winter overnight on-street parking permit holders are allowed to park on the street overnight in the winter. When an on-street parking ban is in effect, nobody is allowed to park on the street. Learn more.

Disposing of snow

When clearing snow on your property, you must dispose of it on your own property, not on:

the sidewalk, so you don't block the way for pedestrians;

a public road, so you don't prevent vehicles from circulating safely;

at or close to an intersection, so you don't obstruct the view for drivers;

a fire hydrant, so it remains accessible within a radius of 1.5 metres;

a recreational pathway, so you don't block the way for pedestrians;

a ditch along a public roadway, so runoff water can flow freely;

a municipal wastewater treatment plant, so you don't impede access to it; or

municipal property. 

Remember that you are responsible for ensuring that any contractor you hire to clear snow on your property complies with this by-law. For additional information about disposing of snow, read section 40 of by-law 300-2006 concerning traffic and parking.

After every storm, a snow patrol will go out to check the roads. Violators are subject to a fine of a minimum of $200 plus administrative fees.

Je collabore

I avoid blocking snowplow traffic

My vehicle, my bins, my snow on my property

My car parked in my driveway when a parking ban is in effect

About Gatineau

Recognized for its quality of life, Gatineau is a city of 292,000 inhabitants. It is located on the north shore of the Ottawa River, and extends east and west of the Gatineau River.

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