Service Area · Forest Heights
Snow Removal in Forest Heights
Snow removal through Forest Heights and the streets around Westheights and Fischer-Hallman, where the driveways are shorter and the ice lasts longer.
Forest Heights was built with single and one-and-a-half car driveways under mature trees, and its winter problems are the opposite of the new subdivisions. The driveways are quick to clear; the trouble is ice. Shaded walkways stay glazed a week after the sunny side of the street has dried, meltwater from the banks runs across the drive and refreezes overnight, and trees drop ice onto the walk after a freezing rain. The useful service here is often a modest seasonal contract with ice control included, or a sidewalk-and-walkway ice service for a homeowner who still clears their own snow but does not want to manage the refreeze. Many residents have been in these houses for decades and have reached the point where the shovel is a bad idea; a seasonal contract removes the 6 a.m. problem without requiring them to call every time. Snow is stacked on the property, never onto the road, and salt is used in the temperature range where it works, with sand on the cold weeks, in line with the Region's guidance.
Snow Removal services in Forest Heights
- Seasonal Residential Contracts
- Commercial Lot Plowing & Salting
- Sidewalk Clearing for Landlords
- Salting & De-icing
- Per-Visit & On-Call Clearing
Frequently asked questions
Do the snow rules change outside Kitchener?
Yes. Breslau is in Woolwich Township, and the townships write their own winter maintenance and sidewalk by-laws, so the 24-hour figure quoted on this site is Kitchener's and not automatically theirs. For an address outside the city we confirm the applicable rule before setting up the service.
Is there a travel charge for the edges of the city?
No. Pricing is set by the property, not the postal code. What can change a quote is a very long rural driveway, a steep grade, or a property that is the only one on a route, since snow routes are built from clusters of nearby contracts.
Can you clear a shared driveway or a laneway?
Yes, if the owners agree on who is paying and where the snow goes. Shared drives on the older downtown lots are narrow and the snow has to be stacked on one side or the other, so that gets settled before the first snowfall rather than argued about in January.
Serving Kitchener and surrounding areas. Contact us for a no-obligation quote specific to your property.