ANTIGONISH: In anticipation of the season’s continued snowfall, Town of Antigonish staff are looking at their snow removal policies.
Following a discussion at January’s regular council meeting, Mayor Laurie Boucher told The Reporter there have been a few concerns raised by citizens on the amount of snow on the side of the road on Main Street.
“Not so much the height of it, but just the sheer iciness of it,” Boucher said. “So we’re going to take a look over our policy to see how we can mitigate the risks to people, by making sure that it’s safe for them to get out of their car and walk to the sidewalk.”
The mayor advised they used to have winter’s where they would be dealing with issues of snow piling up, now, with the way the weather has been, there’s a lot more melting snow and when the temperature drops, that turns to ice.
“Our policy hasn’t been changed or looked at in a long time,” Boucher said. “So, it’s time to look at it and address the different weather patterns we have now.”
According to information from the town, they have two snow removal policies, one for the downtown core and one for parking meters; staff will gather information and look at other municipalities and what they’re doing, before meeting with council to determine what’s best for the Town of Antigonish.
While their policy is being followed, the mayor advised the review is simply to see if it’s sufficient enough.