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Application for Snow Clearing Assistance Program

The City of Oshawa provides snow clearing assistance to residents 65 years of age or older and people with disabilities who have no residents without disabilities under the age of 65 living in the household. The Snow Clearing Assistance Program provides registered residents with assistance in clearing City sidewalks and driveway windrows. The windrow is the pile of snow at the bottom of the driveway that is left after a snow plow clears the street.

Street Name


Is this address a single family dwelling?
The address must be a single family dwelling.
 
Do you reside at this address?
You must live in the single family dwelling associated with this application.
 
Is the dwelling vacant?
The program does NOT provide assistance in clearing City sidewalks and driveway windrows of vacant properties or vacant land.
 


Are you a senior citizen (65 years of age or older) or a person with a disability?
 
Are there residents without disabilities under the age of 65 residing at this address?
There must be no residents without disabilities under the age of 65 living at the address associated with this application..
 
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Do you require assistance clearing the City sidewalk?
 
Do you require assistance clearing the driveway windrow?
The windrow is the pile of snow at the bottom of the driveway that is left after a snow plow clears the street.
 
Do you live on a street corner?
 
If approved for the Snow Clearing Assistance Program, what is your preferred method of contact for renewal reminders in future years?

Terms and Conditions:

  • The information provided is correct and I will notify Service Oshawa if any conditions change.
  • Service will commence as soon as practical following a snowfall of more than 2.5 cm (1”) and is planned to be completed by midnight the day after the snowfall ends.
  • The clearing of windrows will be done only if the windrow is at least 20 cm (8”) high.
  • This service does not provide for clearing of walkways on private property or of my driveway other than the windrow.
  • This application is for this winter only and that a renewal application will be sent for future years.
  • Fraudulent applications shall be subject to fees and charges associated to actual cost of service.
I acknowledge that:
 


This form may contain personal information as defined under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. This information is collected under the legal authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001 c.25, as amended. This information will be used and maintained by the City of Oshawa for the purpose of establishing eligibility for special programming, fees, incentives or rebates available through the City of Oshawa in the administration of its programs and services on the basis of education, status, age or disability. For these purposes, personal information will be shared across the City's programs and systems, but will only be accessible to officers and employees of the City who have a need to determine eligibility for City programs and services.. Questions regarding this collection may be directed to the City’s Information Access and Privacy Officer, City of Oshawa, at 905-436-3311.



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