Rock Salt.

Rock Salt in Burnaby, BC.

Burnaby Mountain holds snow longer than the rest of the Lower Mainland — SFU often closes for snow when downtown Vancouver is just wet. Winters here run mild by Canadian standards, so the season turns on a handful of heavy events rather than steady accumulation — and streets are tight and parking is on-road. The local economy leans on SFU, BC Hydro, and Electronic Arts Burnaby, which means our routes pre-treat SFU's sites before residential bookings whenever a storm is forecast inside their shift change.

Why Burnaby's mild-winter operations are different

• Annual snowfall: 38 cm typical (mild-coastal band)
• De-icer cutoff: rock salt above −12 °C, calcium chloride below
• Response SLA: ≤ 4 hours from trigger
• Plowing trigger: 5 cm accumulation
• Winter temperature: 4 °C average (mild baseline)
• Coastal factor: salt-spray corrosion drives equipment wash cycles and chloride-blend tuning

Why rock salt in Burnaby?

Rock Salt stocked at the Burnaby depot. Lot-traceable, AMS-2014 compliant where applicable. Order by 14:00 for same-day pickup; freight to surrounding counties moves on our route trucks.

Where we cover in Burnaby

• Neighbourhoods: Metrotown, Brentwood, Lougheed, and Highgate
• Coastal corridor: salt-spray-rated equipment on routes within 2 km of the shoreline
• Lake-effect zones: pre-treatment ahead of forecast lake-effect bands

How we route Burnaby

• Dispatch density: mid-tier metro coverage
• Priority routes: BC Hydro, Electronic Arts Burnaby on a separate route book — Brentwood and Lougheed contracts never wait behind residential queues
• Unit replacement target: < 45 minutes during storm events (tier-C priority)
• Local depot crew: lives in Burnaby, knows the streets, named in your dispatch record — not a national call centre