Photo: Contributed Winter arrived with a bang for residents of the southern Interior this week, bringing significant snow, strong winds and freezing temperatures. The City of Kelowna says road crews are working around the clock cleaning, scraping and de-icing the community’s roads and responding to the harsh winter conditions. “After two decent snowfalls, our roads are in rough shape, but all available crews and resources are going through priority zones across the city,” said Director of Roadways Operations Andrew Schwerdtfeger. “Crews have been out continuously since last week and will be out until the snow and ice we’re dealing with is cleared.” City crews began clearing priority 1 arterial roads and priority 2 feeder roads with steep hills, sharp turns, school zones, emergency vehicle stops and transit routes Monday night. They have applied 50,000 liters of de-icing liquid calcium chloride in the last few days and 1,200 tons of sand in the last 24 hours. The city says it rolled out 16 trucks Tuesday morning, with four one-ton trucks, seven sidewalk plows and three graders clearing streets and sidewalks around Kelowna. read more Do you have an opinion? Send it to [email protected] November 7, 2022 – 9092 votes Will you be attending a Memorial Day ceremony in your community on November 11th? Yes: 2921 No: 4919 Uncertain: 1252 5 Nov 2022 – 11567 votes Should temporary winter homeless shelters be abandoned and replaced by more year-round accommodation? Yes: 6128 No: 4378 Uncertain: 1061 November 3, 2022 – 9937 votes Does Canada have the right to abolish interest on student loans? Yes: 6456 No: 3068 Uncertain: 413 Nov 2, 2022 – 9315 votes Should Ottawa increase the number of immigrants allowed into Canada? Yes: 2637 No: 6040 Uncertain: 638 November 1, 2022 – 9767 votes Is it too early to put up Christmas lights and decorations? Yes: 7202 No: 2412 Uncertain: 153
