Hunt Club East & Findlay Creek
Walkway Shovelling

Clearing the walkway is a hassle that you have to do every time it snows. Getting professionals to help you clear your residential walkway It’s easier, less risk of injury, you don’t have to wait and spend time.

Yes you are. The City of Ottawa’s Property Maintenance By-law No. 2005-208 requires owners to clear snow and ice on their property or adjacent to their property, especially if the snow or ice represents a public safety hazard. If someone falls and injures themselves on your unsafe walkway, you may be liable.

In case you’re clearing the snow on your driveway and walkway by yourself, our team of snow removal experts share some tips that can help everybody get through the winter months safely. Some of these practices include:

• Not pushing snow and ice onto the street or sidewalks
• Keeping fire hydrants free of snow
• Opening catch and drain basins in front of your property during milder winter weather

For more helpful snow removal and snow clearing tips, or to hire someone to clear your snow for you, contact the team at Hunt Club East Snow & Lawn. We’re here to help!

The snow removal experts at Hunt Club East Snow & Lawn suggest using a mixture of salt and sand. An 80/20 ratio of salt to sand is ideal to melt snow quickly with more salt but also to provide additional traction until the salt starts to work. This mixture also helps reduce excessive run-off of salts into the storm sewer systems.

Check the weather forecast frequently. The best way to prevent ice build-up on your sidewalk, walkway, or driveway is to pre-treat them before the snow or rain falls. This will allow you to use less salt and sand and can prevent ice formation.

If your property is already covered in ice, a combination of salt and sand will help provide traction and also will melt the ice. We advise that you take extra caution if your driveway or walkway is already covered in ice!

The city of Ottawa has by-laws that require owners to clear the snow and ice on their property and the sidewalks adjacent to their property as well. If someone gets injured on your property because of your failure to clear your snow, you may be held liable.

You can also report un-shovelled and uncleared properties to the city of Ottawa. They will inspect a property and issues a notice to the resident. If the property owner fails to comply, the city can have the snow removed and issue an invoice to the resident.

The quality, pricing, and timing of snow removal services vary from one business to the next. The most important things to consider is your budget, the services that they offer, and whether or not they can satisfy your snow removal needs. Some good questions to consider include:

• How often can they remove the snow from your property?
• Do they have a trusted brand with great reviews?
• Can they plow driveways and also remove snow from walkways and sidewalks?
• How readily available are their services?

Our best suggestion is to shop around and compare prices and services. The cheapest snow removal services might not always be your best option – in fact, they most often won’t be. Contact our team if you have any questions about our snow removal services and to get a free quote!