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Category: Snow Removal

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Snow Removal

Got Snow? Pt. 1

Calgarians have been shown mercy by the weather deities this winter. What is normally a cold, dark season spent huddling in centrally-heated buildings with hot beverages and cold viruses has, this year, been unusually warm and relatively dry. It seems like the cold viruses are the only things that have

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City of Calgary News on Snow Removal

Pay Attention if you Live on a Snow Route

When big snow comes the last thing you need is to be without a car, but you may well be if you happen to miss a snow alert. Calgary has been a lot wetter place recently with snow filling the streets more often than anyone can remember. Time was you

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A big yellow bulldozer removes snow from parking lot.
Snow Removal

Update for City of Calgary Snow Removal

The snow has really been accumulating on Calgary roads, sidewalks, walkways, driveways, and parking lots. Usually removal consists of moving it off the road or other surfaces into mounds on the side of road. Yet if the mounds on the roads get too big then that makes driving difficult on

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A tree that is not only covered in snow, but the snow around the tree is as high as it's branches.
Snow Removal

Record Snowfall in December

According to the CBC and the City of Calgary, December had a record snowfall that broke a 112 year record.  The City of Calgary tweeted that 43.8 centimetres of snow had fallen in December after Calgarians had complained about the slow or lack of snow removal from their streets and

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A big yellow bulldozer removes snow from parking lot.
Snow Removal

Extreme Snow Removal

Here’s Superyards clearing the snow from a Calgary business parking lot. And you thought your parking lot or driveway had a lot of snow. No, as you figured out by now, that’s extreme snow removal at a mountain resort. We thought you’d enjoy seeing it. At Superyards, we know that

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A woman walking two dogs in the snow of Calgary.
Snow and Ice Safety

Tips for Walking on Snow and Ice

Every year thousands of Canadians are injured when they slip on snow and ice. Falls can be deadly or cause serious injuries. Many areas, paths, and parking lots are never plowed or cleared of snow. Many home owners and businesses can not keep up with snow removal and even if

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Photo shows a girl having fun as she removes snow from a sidewalk.
Snow Removal

Lend a Hand, Remove the Snow

Many Canadians have a certain level of pride at being able to navigate the harsher elements of what our winters can throw at us.  There is an underlying thrill at being able to face the unpredictability of our winters and keep on going.  And we are smart about it.  We

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Snow Removal

You Have 24 Hours to Remove Snow

This winter it has already snowed a lot in Calgary and it is only November. According to City of Calgary by-laws, residents and business owners have 24 hours to remove snow from the public sidewalks. Click here to see the city information and bylaws. For both businesses and residences, you

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Snow Removal

Are the Weeds Winning? Successful Weed Control in Calgary

Controlling and eradicating weeds in your lawn can prove to be a daunting task. We all have neighbors that have the enviable thick, lush, green lawn and we all have neighbors that neglect their lawn. What works for weed control and what doesn’t? Superyards in Calgary is a proponent of

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