The City of Calgary says it was all hands on deck on Monday morning when it came to clearing Calgary streets from snow.
Environment Canada issued a winter storm warning for Calgary on Sunday, and snow began falling overnight.
Under the City of Calgary’s Snow and Ice Control program (SNIC) crews sand, salt and plow city streets that receive the highest traffic, moving on to lower-priority roads once those are clear.
Anna Melnick with the City of Calgary said all available equipment was put into action on Monday in an effort to prepare Calgary roads for the commute to work.
“They’re clearing Priority 1 roads, and they will continue to do so until it stops snowing,” she said. “We have everybody that’s available out working.”
The City of Calgary’s annual snow and ice-control budget is $38 million.
“We have approximately $10 million left for this season, so that will get us through October to December,” Melnick said. “If we need to we have a reserve fund of about $15 million.”
Between midnight and 11:45 a.m. on Monday, Calgary police said 67 crashes were reported, including four with injuries.
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