City expands on guidance for residents during current snow experiences

Second Avenue West looking east over the noon hour today

As this Monday has moved forward, Rupertites have been getting a wide overview of what Mother Nature can offer when it comes to winter weather.

From snow overnight, to freezing rain during the on the way to work period, to more snow again over the Noon hour, shovelling and slogging have been the two main activities for residents over the last 96 hours.

As we noted earlier this morning, the City's Operations Department has made use of a range of options to take on the daily volume of snow since Friday and even as the latest burst of flakes arrived on the noon hour, city crews and contractors were busy on city streets, as were Ministry of Transportation ploughs on the main Highway through the city.

Snapshots of the city from the afternoon 

Towards some additional guidance from the City of Prince Rupert, the City through its social media page provided some notes for the public as we work our way through the late February reminder that we are part of Canada and from time to time we get the weather to prove it.

Among the advice a reminder not to toss your snow into the roadway, ensure that your property in the way of boats, RV's and such are stored on your property and not on city streets. As well as to keep some proper distance between yourself and those snow removal vehicles on the road.

Past  notes related to road conditions both in Prince Rupert and along Highway 16 can be reviewed from our archive.