City of Winnipeg and community groups prepare for late spring cleaning
Ethans hopes to be out in full force picking up garbage by the end of next week.
As far as the city of Winnipeg’s annual spring clean-up goes, early preparations are already underway. “Crews are busy patching potholes. We’re thawing frozen catch basins, curb inlets and culverts too, so the water can run,” said Ken Allen, the communications coordinator for the city’s public works department.“And of course, crews are still continuing to have to put salt down on the roadway at night to address any slippery conditions that might be occurring.”
City sweepers usually hit the streets towards the middle of April, but with snow in the forecast, Allen says they could be rolling out a little late this year. “We use water when we’re sweeping streets. And so, you know, temperatures need to be above zero for us to do our dust suppression for the sweeping operation. And our crews will sweep the entire street network.”Lingering snow putting a damper on seasonal business operations in Manitoba© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.