Winter Control

The winter maintenance season within which the Municipality of Bluewater will perform winter highway maintenance commences on November 15th and is completed April 15th. In the event that winter conditions occur before or after the winter maintenance period, the Manager of Public Works may initiate or extend the winter maintenance period. 

As per the Municipality of Bluewater’s Parking By-law no person shall park a vehicle on any street or highway between the hours of 3:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. from November 15th to April 15th each year.

The Municipality of Bluewater is committed to ensuring the safe and efficient maintenance of rural roads during winter months. To support this, all rural mailboxes must meet Canada Post standards and be installed according to specific guidelines to allow snowplows to pass safely. The Municipality will not be responsible for damage to mailboxes that do not comply with these standards. In cases where compliant mailboxes are damaged by snow removal equipment, the Municipality will reimburse up to $100 for repairs. Mailboxes hit by snow coming off the plow will not be replaced; the owner is required to repair such damage. For more details regarding the Rural Mailbox Policy, please contact the Public Works Administrative Assistant.