24hr
Bylaw Clearing Window
10 cm
City Plow Trigger
1150mm
Annual Snowfall
COR
Safety Certified
A Grande Prairie Crew, Not a Call Centre
Grande Prairie averages roughly 1,150 mm of snowfall a year, and November is usually the heaviest month of the season — the month that catches people out because the ground has not frozen yet and the first wet dump packs hard on driveways.
City of Grande Prairie Traffic Bylaw C-1166 gives property owners 24 hours after a snowfall ends to clear the public sidewalk fronting their property. That clock does not pause for a work trip, and it does not care that the City plow has not been through yet.
We work the newer subdivisions heavily — Whispering Ridge, Westpointe, Pinnacle Ridge, Crystal Lake, Wedgewood and Trumpeter Village — along with the commercial strips and the yards serving the Montney and Duvernay plays. Grande Prairie is an oil and gas service hub, which means a lot of our commercial work is 24/7 access: if the lot is not open at 5 a.m., crews do not roll.
What Grande Prairie Property Owners Deal With
- Traffic Bylaw C-1166: public sidewalks must be cleared within 24 hours of the snow stopping.
- The City only triggers residential plowing at roughly 10 cm of accumulation — below that, the street is on you.
- The Week A / Week B residential rotation means your street can sit for days between passes after a mid-week storm.
- Grader windrows seal driveways shut hours after you have already shovelled once.
- November wet snow freezes to concrete and turns into ice that lasts until spring if it is not cleared the first time.
- Commercial and industrial yards serving the gas plays need lots open before dayshift, not by mid-morning.
Year-Round Service in Grande Prairie
We match our services to the seasonal demands of Grande Prairie properties.
Winter Services (Oct–Apr)
Driveway and walkway clearing on a bylaw-safe schedule, windrow removal after the grader passes, sanding and de-icing on north-facing approaches, roof snow removal on heavy-load years, and commercial lot clearing, sanding and snow hauling for sites that need to be open before dayshift.
Summer Services (May–Sep)
Final grade and drainage correction on new builds in Whispering Ridge, Pinnacle Ridge and Trumpeter Village, sod and lawn establishment inside the short Peace Country growing window, spring and fall cleanups, and lot line painting and grounds maintenance for commercial sites.
Best-Fit Services for Grande Prairie
Matched to the specific property types and needs in this area.
Frequently Asked Questions — Grande Prairie
How long do I have to clear my sidewalk in Grande Prairie?
City of Grande Prairie Traffic Bylaw C-1166 requires the public sidewalk in front of your property to be cleared within 24 hours after the snowfall ends. Enforcement is complaint-driven, but the clock starts whether or not anyone has called it in.
When does the City plow my residential street?
Residential plowing is generally triggered around 10 cm of accumulation and runs on a Week A / Week B rotation. If your street falls on the wrong side of that rotation, you can wait several days after a storm — which is why most of our residential clients keep their own driveway and approach on a contract.
Do you handle windrows the grader leaves?
Yes. Windrow removal is our most requested single service in Grande Prairie. We time it to the City's rotation for your street so you are not clearing the same driveway twice.
Which neighbourhoods do you cover?
All of them, with the heaviest routes in Whispering Ridge, Westpointe, Pinnacle Ridge, Crystal Lake, Wedgewood and Trumpeter Village. Commercial and industrial coverage extends across the city and out to the Clairmont yards.
How much snow does Grande Prairie get?
Roughly 1,150 mm a year on average, with November typically the heaviest single month. Early-season wet snow is the one that causes the most damage because it bonds to concrete before the ground freezes.