Snow Clearing & Removal B-Roll & Images

The City of Toronto’s snow-clearing equipment and crews are ready to quickly and strategically mobilize when a winter storm approaches. Learn about the City’s comprehensive plan for snow and ice clearing.

B-Roll

For a copy of the b-roll shown below, please email media@toronto.ca.

B-roll of snow clearing equipment. Taken November 2022.

B-roll of snow removal operations. Taken January 2022.

B-roll of sidewalk clearing. Taken January 2022.

Snow Clearing Images

Snow clearing operations include salting and plowing of roads, sidewalks and bikeways. Learn more about when snow clearing takes place.

Click to enlarge the image. Additional images may be available upon request. Please email media@toronto.ca. Photos taken in November 2022 and January 2023.

Snow plow parked
Snow plow ready for use in Toronto yard.
Various snow clearing equipment parked
Snow clearing equipment sits in front of salt dome.
Orange sidewalk plow dispersing salt
City of Toronto sidewalk plow disperses salt.
Road salt
Road salt is piled inside wooden salt dome.
Orange sidewalk plow
City of Toronto sidewalk plow clears sidewalk.
cropped view of a sidewalk plow removing snow on a residential sidewalk
City of Toronto sidewalk plow clears sidewalk.
a snow plow clearing snow from a road on a residential street
City of Toronto plow clears road.
a snow plow clearing snow from a road on a residential street
City of Toronto plow clears road.
a large colourful snow plow clearing snow from a residential road
City of Toronto plow clears road.
cropped view of a snow plow showing the front blade removing snow from a road on a winter day
City of Toronto plow clears road.
Small sidewalk snow plows clearing a snow covered sidewalk on a sunny winter day
City of Toronto sidewalk plows work together to clear a sidewalk.

Snow Removal Images

Snow removal operations involve picking up snow and transferring it to a designated snow dump site. Learn more about when snow removal takes place.

Click to enlarge the image. Additional images may be available upon request. Please email media@toronto.ca. Photos taken in January 2022.

skid steer loader moves snow in bike lane
Skid steer loader moves snow in bike lane.
skid steer loader moves snow.
Skid steer loader moves snow.
large snow blower moves snow into dump truck.
Blower moves snow into dump truck.
extra large snow blower moves snow
Blower moves snow into dump truck while skid-steer clears bike lane.
large snow blower moves snow into dump truck.
Crew member supervises blower moving snow into dump truck.
Heavy machinery moves snow into dump truck
Heavy machinery moves snow into dump truck.
Orange, temporary no parking sign while snow removal takes place
Orange, temporary no parking sign while snow removal takes place.
heavy machinery make space for more snow at the snow storage site
Heavy machinery make space for more snow at the snow storage site.
heavy machinery make space for more snow at the snow storage site
Heavy machinery make space for more snow at the snow storage site

 

Large snow blower used for snow removal
Large snow blower used for snow removal.
City staff salt sidewalk by hand.
City staff salt sidewalk by hand.
Orange temporary sign indicated that snow clearing will be completed in the next 48 hours.
Orange temporary sign indicated that snow clearing will be completed in the next 48 hours.