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Winter Maintenance Built Around Your Property
Every commercial property has different operating hours, priority areas, pedestrian traffic, access requirements, and winter-maintenance expectations.
Gert Lush Services develops commercial snow and ice-management programs around the actual needs of your site. Service areas, snowfall triggers, priorities, material use, response expectations, and reporting requirements are established before the season begins.
Programs are available for individual commercial properties, multiple locations, property-management portfolios, and eligible regional facilities.
Commercial Snow Clearing
Scheduled snow clearing helps keep entrances, walkways, exits, and designated exterior areas accessible throughout the winter.
Service may include:
- Public sidewalks
- Private walkways
- Building entrances
- Steps and ramps
- Emergency exits
- Loading-area access
- Waste and recycling access
- Fire-access routes
- Designated pedestrian areas
- Snow clearing around doors and gates
- Follow-up clearing after ongoing snowfall
- Site-specific priority areas
The final service scope is developed according to the size and layout of the property, required equipment, snowfall trigger, operating hours, and contract requirements.
Sidewalk and Walkway Clearing
Pedestrian areas often require attention before employees, customers, tenants, and visitors arrive.
Sidewalk and walkway service may include:
- Snow shovelling
- Powered snow clearing
- Entrance clearing
- Step and ramp clearing
- Clearing around accessible parking routes
- Emergency-exit access
- Walkways between buildings
- Designated tenant and customer pathways
- Follow-up clearing where drifting or continued snowfall occurs
Priority areas and expected completion times are established during the quoting process.
Entrance and Access Maintenance
Entrances can quickly become difficult to use when snow, packed accumulation, or ice develops around doors and high-traffic areas.
Entrance service may include:
- Main public entrances
- Employee entrances
- Tenant access doors
- Emergency exits
- Delivery access
- Loading-area pedestrian routes
- Steps and landings
- Accessible ramps
- Areas around automatic doors
- Designated exterior vestibule approaches
Scheduling can be coordinated around opening times, shift changes, deliveries, tenant activity, and public access.
Ice Management
Snow clearing alone may not address packed snow, refreezing, freezing rain, or changing surface conditions.
Ice-management programs can include:
- Ice monitoring during scheduled visits
- Application of ice-melting products
- Sand or traction-material application
- Treatment of entrances and walkways
- Attention to steps, ramps, and slopes
- Follow-up treatment where required
- Reporting of visible drainage or refreezing concerns
- Site-specific material requirements
Products and application methods are selected according to surface conditions, temperatures, property requirements, and the agreed service scope.
No winter-maintenance program can guarantee completely snow-free or ice-free conditions at every moment. Prompt reporting of changing conditions helps support effective follow-up service.
Parking Areas and Vehicle Access
Parking lots and larger vehicle areas may require plowing, equipment, hauling, or local subcontractor support.
Depending on the property and contract, service may include or coordinate:
- Parking-lot plowing
- Drive-lane clearing
- Loading-area clearing
- Service-road access
- Accessible parking stalls
- Snow stacking
- Snow relocation
- Snow hauling
- Sanding or material application
- Coordination with qualified local service providers
Equipment requirements, site limitations, snow-storage areas, parked vehicles, curbs, islands, and access restrictions are reviewed before pricing.
Seasonal Snow-Removal Contracts
A seasonal contract provides a defined winter-maintenance program for the agreed contract period.
Seasonal agreements may include:
- Defined service areas
- Agreed snowfall triggers
- Site-priority maps
- Scheduled or event-based attendance
- Snow-clearing procedures
- Ice-management requirements
- Designated material use
- Communication procedures
- Service documentation
- Follow-up expectations
- Separate pricing for exceptional events or additional work
Contract terms are based on the property, required service level, equipment, location, anticipated labour, and seasonal risk.
Per-Visit and Event-Based Service
Some properties may be better suited to per-visit or snowfall-event pricing.
Event-based arrangements may be available for:
- Individual commercial properties
- Lower-frequency sites
- Supplemental clearing
- Special events
- Temporary vacancies
- Short-term coverage
- Designated areas within a larger property
- Additional service outside an existing contract
Availability depends on location, route capacity, site requirements, and the expected response time.
Priority is generally given to contracted seasonal properties during widespread snowfall events.
Commercial Facilities We Support
Offices • Commercial Properties • Government Facilities • Retail Locations • Multi-Tenant Buildings • Remote Sites
Property-Specific Service Plans
The winter scope is developed around the site layout, operating hours, pedestrian traffic, access requirements, and priority areas.
Snowfall Triggers
Service can be arranged according to agreed accumulation thresholds, scheduled requirements, or other clearly defined conditions.
Priority-Area Planning
Entrances, emergency exits, accessible routes, loading access, and other critical areas can be identified before the season begins.
Ice-Control Options
Ice-melting products, sand, and other traction materials can be incorporated according to property and surface requirements.
Single-Site & Multi-Location Contracts
Programs can be coordinated for one commercial property or a portfolio of locations.
Regional Service Coordination
Contracts outside Edmonton may be considered directly or supported through qualified local service providers, depending on location and scope.
Seasonal Service
A defined winter-maintenance program covering the agreed contract period and service requirements.
Per-Visit Service
Service billed according to each authorized or qualifying attendance.
Snowfall-Trigger Service
Attendance initiated when accumulation reaches the threshold established in the contract.
Scheduled Service
Planned attendance according to property operating hours or contract specifications.
After-Hours Service Available
Multi-Location Coordination
Customized Contracts
Regional and Remote
Service Area
Edmonton Metropolitan Area
Gert Lush Services provides commercial snow and ice-management programs throughout the Edmonton Metropolitan Area, including:
- Edmonton
- Strathcona County
- Leduc County
- Parkland County
- Sturgeon County
Regional and remote contracts elsewhere in Alberta are considered according to location, scope, response requirements, equipment, contract term, and the availability of qualified local service support.
If you manage properties in multiple Alberta communities, contact us to discuss a coordinated winter-maintenance program.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you provide residential snow removal?
Yes. Residential snow clearing is available in selected Edmonton-area neighbourhoods, subject to route availability and seasonal capacity.
Residential service may include sidewalks, front steps, entrance paths, and designated driveway areas. Contact us with your address and required service areas to confirm availability and receive a quote.
Do you offer seasonal contracts?
Yes. Seasonal agreements are available and are customized according to the property, required service level, equipment, location, and contract specifications.
Is per-visit snow removal available?
It may be available depending on the property, location, route capacity, and required response time. Contracted seasonal sites generally receive priority during widespread snowfall events.
What snowfall trigger do you use?
Snowfall triggers are established in the service agreement. The appropriate trigger depends on the property, operating requirements, and requested service level.
Do you provide ice control?
Yes. Ice-melting products, sand, and other traction materials can be included according to the property, surface conditions, and agreed scope.
Can service be completed before our business opens?
Yes. Scheduling and response expectations can be developed around opening times, employee shifts, public access, and property requirements.
Do you clear parking lots?
Parking-lot and vehicle-area service may be completed directly or coordinated through an appropriate service provider, depending on the property, location, equipment requirements, and contract.
Can you service multiple properties?
Yes. Winter-maintenance programs can be coordinated across multiple commercial locations or property-management portfolios.
Do you service regional or remote properties?
Regional and remote contracts are considered where dependable scheduling and appropriate local service arrangements can be established.
Are you insured and WCB compliant?
Yes. Insurance documentation and WCB clearance information can be provided when required.
Can snow removal be combined with other facility services?
Yes. Snow and ice management can be coordinated with janitorial cleaning, window cleaning, groundskeeping, pressure washing, and exterior facility maintenance.
How is commercial snow removal priced?
Pricing is based on the property size, service areas, snowfall trigger, required response, labour, equipment, material use, snow-storage capacity, location, and contract structure. A site review is generally required before a proposal is prepared.
Request a Commercial Snow Removal Quote
Tell us about your property, required service areas, operating hours, preferred contract structure, and winter-maintenance priorities.
Existing scopes of work, tender documents, site maps, property lists, and photographs are welcome.