Drivers in Halton Hills can't leave their cars on the street between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. starting Sunday, Nov. 15. The annual winter ban runs until April 15 so plows can clear snow overnight, the Town says.
The ban covers every street the Town is responsible for, unless signs posted there say otherwise. Residents who need to park on the street overnight can register for an exemption on the Town's website. That exemption won't stop a ticket for a car that gets in the way of snow clearing or road maintenance.
The Town has also set out which roads come first. In a major snowfall, crews start with regional roads such as Trafalgar Road and Regional Road 25 and main routes such as Queen Street and Guelph Street. Next come collector roads, the streets that feed traffic from neighbourhoods to main roads, like Delrex Boulevard and Churchill Road. Local urban and rural roads are last. Residential and rural roads aren't salted down to bare pavement, so expect packed snow on them at times.
Bill Andrews, the Town's commissioner of transportation and public works, says the winter program covers more than 1,100 km of roads, 160 km of sidewalks and 27 municipal parking lots. Staff aim to finish clearing Town-maintained sidewalks within 48 hours after snow stops falling.
Mayor Ann Lawlor is asking residents to clear snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of their homes. The Town also asks people not to shovel snow onto roads, under By-law 2019-0008.
For a winter control emergency after hours, call 905-873-2600 and follow the prompts to reach the Town's answering service.
