Roads & Sidewalks

In the winter, your safety on icy streets and sidewalks is top priority. In the summer, it's your enjoyment of our parks and green spaces. That's why our Public Works staff follows a rigorous grooming and maintenance schedule, ensuring that the Town's parks and roads are maintained and repaired quickly and efficiently.

Parks/Sidewalks - Related Services Provided by Public Works:

Snow removal - Winter

Sanding - when the streets get icy - Winter
Rock chipping of selected icy sidewalks, parking lots, walkways and stairways - Winter
Street sweeping - April
Pothole patching - May
Street repairs - June - July
Sidewalk repairs - June - July
Crack filling (tar) - May
Line and crosswalk painting - August

Stormwater Management

Winter conditions can change quickly - warm weather can result in a rapid melt and freeze / thaw cycles can create hazardous conditions around your home.

Take these important steps to protect your property from potential drainage / safety issues:

Spread sand or gravel to give pedestrians traction. Free rock chips are available in bins on the corner of 47 A Street and 56 Ave and between the Arena and Infinity Centre parking lots.
Keep sidewalks, catch basins/stormwater drains and gutters clear of snow and ice where possible.
Don't shovel snow onto the road to help prevent build-up around gutters and drains.
Check your culverts and open up any blockages.
Clear debris out of eavestroughs.
Point downspouts away from your home.
Ensure sump pumps and weeping tiles are working properly to encourage proper drainage from your property.
If you see frozen storm drains or immediate threat of flooding to homes, businesses or roadways, please contact the Town Office at 780-796-3731.

When warmer temperatures hit, we see an increase in concerns about frozen culverts and blocked ditches. Maintenance for these problem areas is prioritized as follows: 1) flooding to private homes/infrastructure, 2) flooding and potential damage to public infrastructure, and 3) water in ditch and/or on land without risk to infrastructure.

Odour alert:
Spring stormwater odours—stormwater moving through the storm drains may have a rotten egg odour due to vegetation breakdown from the stormwater ponds. Once spring thaw is over, the odours will disappear.

Street Sweeping

Please watch this page for updates during the spring season.

What residents can do to assist in street cleaning:

Please watch for "No Parking" signs in your neighbourhood
move vehicles from the streets during this time in order to assist Public Works in removing all debris from gutters and roadways.

Thank you for your cooperation and patience.

Residents can also:

Sweep sidewalks and/or driveways to sweep gravel and dirt onto the road.

Clear the road. Remove all rubber driveway mats (curb ramps) and any other on-street obstructions, such as basketball nets and waste collection carts.

Winter Roads & Sidewalks

Please continue to watch this page for updates during the winter season.

Please watch for signs in your neighbourhood.
All vehicles must be moved from the street from 6 a.m. - 5 p.m. to avoid being towed.

The clearing schedule - based on road conditions and weather - is as follows:

West Woodlands and Sunset Subdivision
Old Town
Brookside Subdivision

Important Reminder:
Residents are reminded to please NOT shovel snow from private driveways and sidewalks onto the streets. Piles of snow left behind on roads can interfere with the safe passage of traffic and pedestrians. Thank you for your cooperation.

Please visit our Policies Page to view the Winter Maintenance Policy.

Snow removal priority areas, as outlined in the policy:

Priority 1: Arterial Roadways and Fire Hall (main and emergency routes)
Priority 2: Collector Roadways (secondary roads)
Priority 3: Pedestrian Paths (sidewalks and trails)
Priority 4: Local Residential Roadways
Priority 5: Roadway Back Alleys

What residents can do to assist in snow removal:

Watch for Equipment:
Please slow down and drive to the conditions during winter storms. Stay back and stay safe!
Remove your curb ramps:
All rubber curb ramps need to be removed from the street during the winter months. Curb ramps damage our equipment. Damaged equipment causes “down time” and increases the time it takes our crews to clear the snow.
Watch for signs:
When you see snow clearing signs in your neighbourhood, remove vehicles from the street so that crews can clean away snow from curbs.
Sidewalk Clearing:
Be a good neighbour and clear the snow around your property as soon as possible

Avoid shoveling onto the road or public sidewalks - this causes hazardous conditions for drivers and pedestrians.
Keep catch basins clear – clearing snow and ice around catch basins in the gutter by your property to avoid flooding
Manage Ice – if ice is on your sidewalk use chips

The Town of Bruderheim reminds residents that clearing snow and ice from our streets is a shared responsibility.

Snow from private driveways and walkways should never be deposited onto any town street or sidewalk and should never be pushed onto the opposite side of the road.

Piles of snow left behind on the road when clearing driveways or walkways can cause drivers to lose control. Using an ATV or truck to push snow onto the opposite side of the road can result in buildup of icy sections.

Accumulated snow from private plowing should never interfere with the safe passage of traffic and pedestrians on our roadways and sidewalks for the safety of all.

Thank you from Public Works

2020 snow priorities letter

2020 snow priority map