Hamilton Snow Clearing

• Hamilton to review annual snow clearing, potentially to adapt Vision Zero measures

  Hamilton city staff are set to take on a review of winter control and snow clearing operations, with the potential of folding in principles of the Vision Zero safety initiative.

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  Mar 21, 2023
  
• Damage, improper clearing potential growing pains for Hamilton’s new snow removal plan

  Hamilton's head of transport operations fielded questions from two councillors who said they received complaints about work done in a new enhanced snow removal operation.

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  Jan 25, 2023
  
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• ‘Max Kermanator’, ‘Plowy McPlowface’ some of the names earmarked for 10 of Hamilton’s snowplows

  The City of Hamilton’s transportation operations and maintenance team revealed the winners of its first annual “Name The Plow” initiative.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2023
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• ‘Mr. Plow’, ‘Plowy McPlowface’ options as Hamilton opens voting in effort to name 10 snowplows

  CTRL-SALT-DELETE and The Big Leplowqski were also creative names Hamiltonians came up with during a submission period in early December.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2022
• Hamilton city councillors award contract for enhanced sidewalk snow clearing

  Hamilton has about 2,400 kilometres of sidewalk, and about two-thirds will still not be cleared by the city going forward, largely within residential areas.

  Politics

  Nov 15, 2021
• Still no expanded sidewalk snow clearing in Hamilton

  'At least in my ward,' said Farr, 'there's a greater interest for this public works service by the taxpayers versus maybe some other things.'

  Canada

  Apr 20, 2021
• Sidewalk snow clearing debate goes another round in Hamilton

  Ward 3 Coun. Nrinder Nann says she's heard 'clear support' for sidewalk snow clearing from seniors, parents of young children and people with disabilities.

  Politics

  Feb 12, 2021
• No sidewalk snow-clearing decision in Hamilton as council asks for staff report

  Ward 8 Coun. John Paul Danko says he hopes Thursday's debate means "we're making progress on this, and it's not just analysis to delay a final decision."

  Politics

  Feb 13, 2020
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• City of Hamilton ready for the snow to fly

  The city has 110 in-house plows and 49 contracted plows ready for deployment along with hundreds of other pieces of available equipment.

  Weather

  Dec 8, 2017