The City of Yellowknife has released a list of maintenance reminders as well as necessary actions and precautions for residents to take during the spring melt season.
- Snow Removal: Snow removal has concluded for the 2019/20 season.
- Slippery Conditions: Warmer temperatures by day and colder temperatures at night can cause slippery conditions on roads and sidewalks.
- Exercise extreme caution, particularly in mornings and evenings.
- Spring Road Repairs: City crews are working hard thawing culverts, pumping puddles, repairing leaks, performing road maintenance, and fixing potholes to deal with spring road repairs.
- Public Sidewalks: Help keep Yellowknife clean by sweeping your sidewalks and picking up garbage from the adjacent curb.
- Property owners or occupiers with a public sidewalk are asked to clear it of any dirt, sand, and gravel accumulated during the winter.
- Reporting: The City is working to complete repairs as quickly as possible and asks for patience while crews perform this work.
- Report hazards using the online Click & Fix Application or by calling 920-5600.
- Drive with Caution: Drivers are asked to slow down, drive with caution, and avoid driving through accumulated water while spring road maintenance is underway.
- Don’t Splash Pedestrians: Drivers are reminded to slow down during the spring melt season and take care not to splash pedestrians when driving by.
- Clear snow from roofs and awnings: to avoid injury to pedestrians walking by your house or business.
- Water Pooling: During the spring melt, if proper drainage is not in place, drainage water can accumulate in basements, under trailers, as backyard ponds or flow onto adjacent properties.
- To minimize property damage and inconvenience, residents should explore drainage solutions such as pumps and drainage channels.
- Outdoor Rinks; The Forrest Drive outdoor skating rink is closed for the season.
- All other outdoor rinks remain open but their status may change, with little or no notice, due to warming weather.
