City issues more than 100 tickets to parked vehicles during snow events

The City of Kelowna has lifted the parking ban put in place for snow routes last Tuesday (Jan. 16), but residents are still encouraged to move their vehicle off the road when it snows. The city said that helps the plow drivers to do a more efficient and effective job of clearing the roads.

In the last week, city crews have logged over 40,000 kilometres clearing roads in Kelowna while responding to four unique snow events with a combined accumulation of 40+ centimetres.

The city said it got “large scale cooperation” from residents who moved their parked vehicles off the street, and bylaw officers enforced the parking ban through education and in issuing 138 tickets to non-compliant drivers.

“A big thank you to all snow route area residents for their support during this recent parking ban. Please help us avoid future enforcement actions by always following parking regulations and moving your vehicles off a snow route area road when the ban is in effect,” a city news release stated.

The city clears snow and de-ices municipal roads (excluding highways 33 and 97) based on their priority status. Priority One routes include high-traffic roads like Gordon Drive and Rutland Road. Priority Two routes include collector roads such as Richter Street, bus routes, school zones, town centres and emergency vehicle stations. Priority Three and Four routes include residential roads and laneways. Highway 97 (Harvey Avenue) and Highway 33 are maintained by the Provincial Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure.

Residents can stay up to date on parking bans by:

• Subscribing to the Snow Routes e-newsletter
• Visiting kelowna.ca/snow where advisories will be posted
• Following the City on Facebook, Instagram and X (Twitter)
• Following local media who will be notified of all snow advisories