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Courtenay: road priorities and adjacent sidewalks
Courtenay publishes a dedicated snow-and-ice-control page. The City prioritizes its road network while residents and businesses remain responsible for sidewalks beside their properties.
Open the official Courtenay winter source ↗- Residents and businesses are responsible for clearing sidewalks adjacent to their properties.
- Do not shovel or blow private snow onto the road, where it can interfere with plows and create hazards.
- Municipal road clearing follows priority routes, so a local residential street may be serviced after main corridors.
Treat Vancouver Island as weather context, not a shared bylaw area. Confirm the live Courtenay winter rule and notices.
Separate these winter responsibilities
The key sidewalk questions are who clears, how wide, and by what time. Those details vary sharply by municipality.
Winter parking can change during an active storm or snow-removal operation, so read current signs and municipal alerts.
Check the placement rule before moving snow across the property line or into a public right-of-way.
How to read the Courtenay rule during a storm
The useful winter checklist is responsibility, timing, parking and placement. Confirm all four rather than stopping after the sidewalk is clear.
A corner address can have more than one frontage to clear or monitor. Business districts may also follow different winter operations.
Official source
Reviewed 2026-09-19. Use this official source together with current signs, declarations and temporary snow-operation notices.