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Manager of Roads and Fleet says residential snow clearing operations to be completed by Saturday

City crews in Prince George are continuing to work non-stop clearing up our roadways following Saturday’s snowstorm.

Jordan Wiseman, the Manager of Roads and Fleet says there were a few more obstacles to overcome as this was the second major snow event in less than a week.

“It was a little bit more challenging given the fact that we had not 100% cleaned up from the first snowfall we received (Family Day Monday). Things are going well, priority one and two-day shift plows will be completed today (Monday) and crews should be in the yellow zone by the afternoon.”

He added while the heavy snow made cleaning efforts a bit of a challenge, a couple of sequences actually turned out perfect.

“We were fortunate in the fact that were able to finish in the green zone late Saturday afternoon before we accumulated enough snow that priority ones and two’s needed to be hit again. So, it actually worked out in our favour.”

This morning (Monday), the City of Prince George issued a heavy snowfall declaration.

Wiseman expects the lion’s share of priority one and two routes to be done within the next 24-36 hours.

“We are hoping by the end of Tuesday night we should have nightshift P1′ and 2’s done and then move on to residential.”

As for when residential streets will be fully plowed, Wiseman says the weekend seems like a safe bet.

“We should be out of residential I would say and back to cleaning up windrows, and widening and pushing back by Saturday afternoon I would say.”

Another 2 to 5 centimetres is expected to fall in PG on Wednesday.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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