Roads

We have an "Adopt-A-Highway" program to help keep our environment cleaner and more beautiful. If you or your group would like to adopt a road and be responsible for litter pick up, please read the Adopt-A-Highway Policy and fill out the Adopt-A-Highway form or pick one up at the Municipal Office to fill out in person.

Huron-Kinloss owns and maintains 169 km of gravel roads. Included in the regular maintenance operation for these roads each year is:

• Grading in Spring and Fall
• Dust control applied between mid-May and late June

Re-surfacing/re-gravelling is scheduled on a rotating basis depending on the condition of the road and the volume of traffic. All maintenance is weather dependent. 

If you have any questions, please contact the Public Works department. 

Dust control is put on gravel roads each spring between mid-May and late June, and timing depends on availability and weather.

Civic addressing means your house number in urban areas or 9-1-1 number in rural areas, and it links your property number to the road and municipality that it is in so emergency services can find it if needed. Please display your civic address so it is easy to read from the road.

Rural properties are given a green 9-1-1 sign. If you require a sign due to damage, loss, or new construction, please contact the Public Works Department at 519-395-3735.

Urban properties can purchase a green 9-1-1 sign (includes post) for a fee. Please contact office for pricing.

New Driveway Entrances

Public Works maintains 11.8km of sidewalks in Lucknow, Ripley, and Whitechurch. This includes marking hazards, repairs, and plowing.

Please note, there are some sections of sidewalk that are not maintained/plowed in the winter. These sidewalks are

closed for pedestrian use during the winter months.

These include sections on the following streets. Click on the links to see the maps.

• Lucknow Non-Winter Maintained Sidewalks:
  
  • Gough St (from Inglis to N.Delhi)
  • Inglis St (from Wheeler to Gough)
  • Outram St (from Hamilton to Gough))
  • Rose St (from Havelock to Outram)
• Ripley Non-Winter Maintained Sidewalks:
  • Huron St (east side)
  • McGill St (west side)
  • Tain St (north side)
• Whitechurch sidewalks

Significant Weather Event

What is a Significant Weather Event?

A Significant Weather Event means an approaching or occurring hazard which has the potential to pose a significant danger to users of the Township’s roadways, sidewalks and/or parking lots.  This may include:

• A large accumulation of snow in a 24 hour period,
• Ice formation that occurs with no warning,
• High winds leading to large snow drifts, and or
• Cold temperatures at which de-icing operations will not be effective

If a Significant Weather Event is declared, please take extra caution while travelling.

The Township of Huron-Kinloss will declare a Significant Weather Event in accordance with Ontario Regulation 366/18. Once declared, all road and sidewalks maintained by the Township will be in a “state of repair” until the notice has been ended. This declaration is not a notice of a reduced level of service or road closure. It is to notify drivers and pedestrians to use an appropriate level of caution when travelling during this event. Township staff will continue to work diligently to ensure public safety while trying to keep up with conditions. Your patience and co-operation is appreciated.

Huron-Kinloss will notify the public that a significant weather event has started or ended in the following ways:

• Alert Banner on the Huron-Kinloss website
• Facebook
• A communication will be sent to local Radio media

You can stay in the know about Significant Weather Events by subscribing to the news alerts on the Township website, following our Facebook page.

The purpose of a roadside ditch is the control of surface drainage from the road. Before making any changes to roadside ditches, please contact the Director of Public Works at 519-395-3735.

Snow Removal

Public Works staff work hard regularly monitoring weather and road conditions and removing snow from municipal roadways in a safe and timely manner. You can help with efficient snow removal by following these reminders:

• No parking on municipal roads between 1:00 AM and 6:00AM from November 1st to April 30th.  
• Do not place snow or ice from sidewalks or driveways on the street as per the Highway Traffic Act and Township By-Law piling snow by-law.
• Do not place snow or ice in front of a fire hydrant.
• Do not place hockey nets or basketball nets on the roadway or sidewalks.
• Be patient. Snowplows will clear the streets of snow as soon as possible.
• Clear snow and ice from sewer grates and culverts to help prevent flooding.

The Public Works Department will follow Ontario Regulation 239/02,  Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways. As per these regulations snow removal will not occur between 6:00 PM and 5:00 AM unless there is an emergency. 

Non-Winter Maintained Roads

Please note some of our roads are not maintained/plowed in the winter. These roads are

closed for vehicle use during the winter months.

See list below or click on this Huron-Kinloss Map for details:

• Concession 6 (east of Lake Range)
• Saratoga (west of Highway 21)
• Southline Ave (east of Bushell St)
• South Baseline (south of Con 2 to north of Con 4)
• Baseline
• North Baseline (north of Con 10)
• Sideroad 30
• Sideroad 25 (Bruce Rd 86 to Bruce Rd 6)
• Sideroad 20 (Con 6 to Con 12)
• Sideroad 10 (south of Con 6 and north of Bruce Rd 6)
• Sideroad 5 (south of Con 6, north of Bruce Rd 6, north of Con 12)
• Button St, Burt St, Bushell St (north of Hayes Lake Ave)
• Lockhart St
• Paradise Lake (north of Grey Ox Ave)
• Walker's Line