Commercial Snow Plowing in Barrie, ON

Commercial snow plowing in Barrie means a plow truck for the lot, a blower for the tight corners, a sidewalk crew for the entrances, and salt on a schedule, for small plazas, offices, clinics, churches and multi-unit buildings that have to be open when staff and customers arrive. It is for Barrie property owners and managers who need a log they can hand to their insurer, not a handshake. You get a lot plowed before opening, entrances cleared and treated, and a time-stamped record of every visit.

Plow truck clearing a commercial parking lot in Barrie Ontario

What Commercial Snow Plowing Involves

We walk the site in the fall and draw a plan: where the piles go so they do not block sightlines or drains, which entrances open first, where the catch basins and hydrants are, and what the opening time is. The plow runs at 5 cm or on the trigger your contract sets. The sidewalk crew clears entrances, ramps and the walk to the accessible spaces on the same visit, and salts them. Lots get salt by spreader after plowing when the surface has glazed.

On a long squall the truck returns through the day; windrows at the lot entrance after the city plow are part of the service, as on the windrow clearing page.

Downtown Frontages and the 10 am Rule

Owners and occupants of buildings on the downtown streets listed in Barrie's Snow Clearing (Downtown) By-law (343) 947-5029 must have the sidewalk clear before 10 am every day of the year, or face a one-hour warning, a City contractor charge-back and a fine of up to $5,000. Downtown sidewalks go first on our morning route for that reason. Snow from the lot cannot go onto the street or the City sidewalk under Nuisance By-law (343) 947-5029, so the site plan shows where it piles and when it gets hauled.

The Log and Your Liability

Section 6.1 of Ontario's Occupiers' Liability Act names the contractor hired to remove snow alongside the occupier, and gives an injured person 60 days to serve written notice. When that notice arrives, the question is what was done and when. Every visit we make is logged with the time in, the time out, what was plowed, what was salted and the conditions, and you get the log by email each month and on request. [Placeholder: liability coverage amount and WSIB clearance certificate, or delete this sentence.]

What Affects the Quote

Lot area and layout set the base; a lot with islands and a drive-through takes longer than an open rectangle. Opening time matters, because a 6 am opening puts you first on the route. Sidewalk length, number of entrances, salt frequency and whether piles need hauling mid-winter are each a line. The salting and ice control page explains the per-application model, and the seasonal snow contract page covers the dates and cancel terms, which are the same for commercial sites.

Commercial Snow Plowing FAQs

  • Can you have the lot open before we open?

    Yes, within the limits of the storm. Sites are ordered on the route by opening time, and a 6 am clinic is plowed before a 9 am office. In a squall that keeps dropping 5 cm an hour the truck returns through the day.

  • Do you provide a certificate of insurance?

    Yes, on request, naming your property as an additional insured where your policy asks for it. [Placeholder: coverage limit.]

  • Where does the snow go on a small lot?

    The fall site plan marks the pile locations, kept off sightlines, drains and the accessible spaces. When the piles take too many parking spots, we haul them to a licensed site at a per-load rate on the contract.

  • Do you handle condo and townhouse complexes?

    Yes. Private roads, visitor parking, unit walkways and the mailbox pad are each on the site plan, and the board gets the visit log each month.

Request a Written Quote

A fall site walk, a pile plan, and each service on its own line. Routes close when the trucks are full, so ask before November.

Request a Quote

Open Before Your Doors Are

Lot, entrances and sidewalks on one visit, every visit logged, quoted from a fall site walk.