Volunteer to be a Snow Angel and help those who are unable to clear their City sidewalks this winter.
COQUITLAM, B.C., October 10, 2023 – Volunteer to be a Snow Angel and help those who are unable to clear their City sidewalks this winter.
Get Involved – Become a Snow Angel
Winter weather can be a difficult and isolating time for seniors and those with mobility or accessibility concerns. This year, consider helping your neighbour as an official Snow Angel. Volunteers are needed throughout Coquitlam, especially in higher elevation neighbourhoods including Austin Heights, Como Lake, Eagle Ridge, Laurentian Belaire, Harbour Village and Westwood Plateau.
When it snows, you go! Volunteers are matched with neighbours who are within walking distance to assist in clearing snow from the City adjacent sidewalks within 10 hours of the end of a snowfall.
This opportunity is open to all Coquitlam residents. Snow Angels must be 16 or older, or have adult supervision. Plus training, shovels, ice cleats, reflective vests, scarves, mittens and toques are provided.
Why Volunteer?
- Keep your neighbours and neighbourhood safe
- Create new family memories by working together
- Fulfill community service hours for graduation
- Meet your neighbours and make new neighbourhood friends
For more information or to sign up as a volunteer, visit coquitlam.ca/SnowAngels.
Good Neighbours Make Great Neighbourhoods
Being a good neighbour takes on a new meaning and a new sense of urgency during the winter months. There are many actions you can take to ensure your neighbours stay safe.
- Plan to help, don’t wait for them to ask: Consider your neighbours who might need a helping hand with shoveling and other tasks like mail pick-up, garbage set-out or grocery shopping. It feels good to help those in need.
- Keep your neighbourhood safe for everyone: Slippery sidewalks are hazardous for everyone – particularly for seniors, those with mobility challenges and parents with strollers. If you notice a snow-covered sidewalk, help to clear it.
Get Connected with a Snow Angel
This volunteer-supported service is available to Coquitlam residents who are 65 years of age or older or who have mobility challenges and are unable to clear the snow from their adjacent City sidewalks. Volunteers are not able to shovel snow from private driveways and walkways.
Information about the Snow Angels program and requirements for volunteers and recipients can be found at coquitlam.ca/SnowAngels. The program staff can also be reached by phone at 604-927-6076 or CommunityServices@coquitlam.ca.
Get Winter Wise
Coquitlam’s Winter Wise program kicks into gear each winter to minimize the impact of snow, ice, storms and colder temperatures. While the City works to keep roads safe and reduce service disruptions, residents are encouraged to do their part by clearing sidewalks and catch basins, parking off-street to allow for plowing, and being prepared for extended power failures or impassable roads.
More information about City services and resident responsibilities during the winter months can be found at coquitlam.ca/WinterWise.
Media contact:
Jim Lacroix
Community Recreation Manager
604-927-6076
CommunityServices@coquitlam.ca
We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (HUN-kuh-MEE-num) word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (kwee-KWET-lum) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The City is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm traditional and ancestral lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the q̓ic̓əy̓ (kat-zee), and other Coast Salish Peoples.