The City of Belleville is declaring a significant weather event in the municipality, as defined within the Minimum Maintenance Standards Regulation Ont 239/02.
This comes prior to the snowfall expected to hit the region beginning tonight.
During the significant weather event, the City of Belleville is advising motorists, pedestrians and residents to use extra caution as the municipality may not be able to meet its maintenance standards for roads, bike lanes, and sidewalks due to the heavy snowfall expected.
The declaration will not change how or when the municipality performs its winter maintenance operations. However, it may take the municipality longer than usual to bring the roads and sidewalks back to a state of repair. Public safety is the municipality’s top priority. The City of Belleville will provide updates when the significant weather event has ended.
Contact Public Works at 613-967-3275 or 613-968-6482 (after hours) if you have any issues or concerns during this significant weather event.
