The Paramount Service teams started their routes as of 4am on January 17th, 2022 to perform a full plow service of all properties. By 4am we had received close to 5-10cm in most areas, our teams have an anticipated completion of the first run of clearing by 2pm. Once the first round has been completed teams will begin the second run for tidy ups and a salt of all properties. Please check back to this site for future service level updates as the forecast has been changing throughout this storm.*
** UPDATE – Please note, our teams are battling the largest storm we have seen in these areas in a few years. Our teams are seeing anywhere from 40-45 cm of snowfall depending on the region. We have received the bulk of this snowfall from 4am to 9am on January 17, 2022. With the amounts of snow that has fallen the teams have now updated that the full cleanup of this storm can take up to tomorrow January 18 for completion. Please bare with our teams as they are battling a large amount of snow and areas not being cleaned by the cities. Our teams are attempting to get through the routes in a timely by safe manner, please be patient with our teams as they are working hard at getting through the biggest snowfall this season.
The Paramount Service teams in the Guelph, Kitchener, Waterloo and Cambridge regions are gearing up for the first real winter storm of the season.
We are currently under a Special Weather Statement issued by Environment Canada through most of our regions.
Issued at 09:57 Sunday 16 January 2022
Heavy snow and local blowing snow likely Sunday night into Monday.
Snow is forecast to arrive across southern Ontario Sunday night. Snow will spread rapidly northeastward through the day Monday.
The snow will fall heavily at times with snowfall rates of a few centimeters per hour possible. Travel will likely be difficult due to the expected heavy snow.
Total snowfall accumulations of 10 to 20 cm are expected, however, locally higher amounts cannot be ruled out. Some uncertainty remains in exact amounts, as this region lies on the western edge of the area expected to receive snow.
In addition, northwesterly winds gusting up to 50 km/h will result in areas of poor visibility due to local blowing snow Monday afternoon.
Conditions are forecast to improve by Monday evening as the snow comes to an end.
The time frame of the storm will depend on each region, in general the snow begins at 10pm on Sunday January 15th and ends at 2pm on Monday January 16th
Snowfall accumulations from 10pm Sunday to 4am Monday will be approximately 4cm and enough to start plowing.
The heaviest snow will fall between 4am and 7am on Monday with as much as 7cm falling in this short time.
Our plans for this storm are that once there is enough snow to plow we will be out with a First plow run starting at 4am Monday with an initial plow through to keep things open, expecting to be completed by Monday noon.
Followed by a second plow run Monday at noon likely going into the dinner hour, as the storm tapers off a salt run will be performed to help combat any slippery areas that may arise as the temperatures are remaining below freezing throughout the day.
Later Monday night into Tuesday morning we will continue to see flurries and we will be out performing touch up plow and touch up salt runs, expected completion by 7am Tuesday morning.
Please expect our service to be within our contract timelines, we’ll do our best to be ahead of them. Understand that with the timeline of this storm and the heaviest snow falling at 4:00AM into the early morning hours, we will be plowing through this timeline and will not necessarily be at your property first thing. There could be as much as 12-15cm on your property before we get there.
Tuesday night we will see another system into Wednesday morning that could bring us another 5-8cm of snow.
We have a lot of snow coming this week, we will be out plowing and cleaning up behind each event.
Looks like our first big storm of the year is here, Be safe out there everyone.
Thank you for your patience,
Snowline Staff
Please check back to this site as well our 24 Hour Snowline at 855-906-0279 ext 2 as updates are made to both sites throughout any weather episode. For any questions or concerns regarding your properties please reach out to us via email as phones and voicemails are not monitored regularly. Please email snowline@paramountlandscaping.ca as this email is monitored throughout the winter months.