Move your car from Kelowna snow routes or face a fine

With Sunday night’s snow dump, and more snow in the forecast, the City of Kelowna is advising that parking bans on snow routes are now in effect.

This affects residents living on snow routes in Wilden, the Ponds, Magic Estates and Dilworth Mountain. Residents parked on the street have 24 hours to find alternative off-street parking.

Vehicles that remain parked on snow routes during the temporary parking ban are subject to enforcement, up to and including a $50 fine or towing at the owner’s expense.

Residents who don’t live on a snow route should still try and move their vehicles off the road to help plows clear the snow from curb to curb easily.

The snow route parking bans will be in effect until the City declares they have been lifted.

Residents can have notices sent directly to their email inbox by signing up for Road Report news through the City’s e-subscribe channel, on the city web and following the City’s social media channels.

The City clears and de-ices municipal streets including snow routes by their priority classification, with first priority being high-traffic roads like Gordon Drive. Priority two includes collector roads such as Richter Street, bus routes, school zones, town centers and emergency vehicle stations. Priority three includes local roads in neighbourhoods and priority four includes remaining lanes.

Highway 97 (Harvey Avenue) and Highway 33 are maintained by the Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.