FALL STREET SWEEPING BEGINS MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

Beginning on Monday, October 19, the City will commence its annual fall street sweeping program. The fall sweep is designed to remove fallen tree foliage on the roadway in selected neighbourhoods to reduce the potential for spring flooding where the leaves can block catch basins. 

The neighbourhoods that have been identified for fall sweep include: Buena Vista, Caswell Hill, City Park, Holiday Park, King George, North Park, Nutana, Riversdale, Varsity View and Westmount. These older neighbourhoods feature heavier tree canopies and therefore contribute most of the fallen leaves.

Bright yellow ‘No Parking’ signs will be set out on scheduled routes at least 36 hours in advance of sweeping. As some neighbourhoods are split over multiple days in order to provide parking options, residents are encouraged to check the Fall Sweeping schedule on the City of Saskatoon website. The program is also weather dependent - rain, snow, or temperatures that fall below -5 degrees Celsius could cause a cancellation to all or parts of the sweeping program.

Residents are reminded to move their vehicles by 7 a.m. on the posted sweeping day to avoid a ticket and/or relocation to a nearby street. Relocated vehicles can be found using the Find My Vehicle! application on saskatoon.ca or by calling the Public Works Customer Service Centre at 306-975-2476.

Residents are also reminded not to push leaves from their boulevard, sidewalk or yard onto the street. City Bylaws prohibit doing so as excess leaves can cause spring flooding. Excessive leaves placed onto the street may require sweepers to bypass that street. The City will investigate reports of residents pushing leaves onto the street and may issue a Bylaw Notice. Bylaw violations can be reported to the Bylaw Inspector at 306-975-3193.

Subscribers to the City’s green cart service can place loose, un-bagged leaves and other yard waste in their green cart. Residents can also use one of the City’s free compost depots, which are open until November 6.

Please visit saskatoon.ca/street-sweeping for the latest street sweeping schedules; or sign up for street sweeping service alerts for notifications of cancelled or incomplete sweeping areas. 

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