Snow Removal overview
Cleared before your doors open
A commercial lot has to be clear before the first employee arrives, not sometime that morning. Our winter work runs overnight and early morning so that when your property opens, the drive aisles, entrances and accessible spaces are already usable.
That means routes are planned in advance and lots are prioritised by opening time — not cleared in whatever order the truck happens to reach them.
Where the snow goes matters
Plowing a lot is easy. Plowing a lot so that the snow does not end up blocking your accessible spaces, burying a fire route, melting across the drive aisle and refreezing overnight, or piling against a building takes planning.
We set stacking locations before the season starts, based on where meltwater will actually run and where the piles will not eat your parking count for the whole winter. In lots without room to stack, snow relocation is scoped as part of the contract.
Winter is hard on asphalt
Plow blades find every raised edge, every failed patch and every broken pavement edge — and rip them further open. Meltwater runs into cracks, refreezes overnight, and widens them.
Because we pave the rest of the year, we see the damage that winter is doing to your lot while we are clearing it, and we will tell you what needs attention in spring rather than leaving you to find the potholes in April.
What's included
- Seasonal plowing of drive aisles, parking areas and entrances
- Clearing of accessible spaces, access aisles and fire routes
- Walkway and building entrance clearing
- Snow stacking at pre-planned locations that preserve parking and drainage
- Snow relocation and haul-off where a lot has no room to stack
- Overnight and pre-opening service windows
- Notes on pavement damage found during the season for spring repair
Start to Finish
What the Process Looks Like
No surprises. Here is exactly how a snow removal project runs from the first phone call to the final walkthrough.
Pre-season site visit
We walk the property before winter, measure the lot, mark catch basins and obstacles, and agree stacking locations and priority areas.
Seasonal agreement
You get a written seasonal scope: what is cleared, when it is cleared, what triggers a visit, and what happens in a major storm event.
Site marking
Curbs, islands, catch basins and anything a blade could catch are staked before the first snowfall so they survive the season.
Storm response
Lots are cleared on the agreed schedule, prioritised by opening time, with drive aisles and entrances opened first.
Stacking and relocation
Snow is pushed to the agreed stacking areas. Where piles start costing you parking or blocking sightlines, relocation is arranged.
Spring walkthrough
At the end of the season we walk the lot and flag pavement damage, so repairs can be scheduled early instead of competing for a summer slot.
Recent Work
Snow Removal in Ottawa
Real Proseal Plus jobs, photographed on site. See more in the full project gallery.
Where We Work
Snow Removal Across Ottawa
Our crews cover the entire city of Ottawa, ON and the surrounding area.
- Kanata
- Barrhaven
- Orleans
- Nepean
- Gloucester
- Stittsville
- Riverside South
- Manotick
- Greely
- Downtown Ottawa
Not sure if we reach your area? Get in touch — we are happy to check.
Common Questions
Snow Removal FAQs
When should we book snow removal for the season?
In the fall. Seasonal routes are built around drive time and opening priorities, and once a route is full it is full. Calling after the first snowfall is the hardest time to get added.
Do you offer per-visit service or only seasonal contracts?
Our winter work is built around seasonal commercial agreements, because that is what lets us guarantee a property gets cleared on a schedule. Talk to us about what your property needs and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.
What time do you clear the lot?
Overnight and early morning, so the property is usable before it opens. Priority order is set in the seasonal agreement based on your opening time.
Where does the snow go?
To stacking locations agreed before the season starts, chosen so the piles do not block accessible spaces, fire routes or sightlines and so meltwater does not run across drive aisles and refreeze. Where a lot has no room to stack, we scope relocation and haul-off.
Do you clear walkways and entrances too?
Yes. Building entrances, walkways, accessible spaces and their access aisles are part of a proper commercial clearing scope — a plowed lot with a buried entrance is not a cleared property.
Will plowing damage our asphalt?
Plowing finds existing weaknesses — raised patches, broken edges, failed repairs. It rarely damages sound pavement. We stake obstacles before the season and note pavement damage as we find it so you know what needs repair in spring.
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