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By Mike Vanden Bosch

Getting ahead of winter in Mission

City of Mission bolsters its snow fleet to remove snow from priority routes faster, more efficiently

Dec 10, 2025 | 6:53 AM

MISSION — If and when Old Man Winter returns with a vengeance this season, the City of Mission says it will be better equipped.

The municipality announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) it has added four new trucks to the city’s snow fleet so that snow can be cleared faster across Mission.

In a statement, the city says the enhanced fleet bolsters its plowing capacity on key corridors from two plows to five, enabling public works crews to cover significantly more ground in the same amount of time and improve travel reliability during snow events.

“As our community grows, so does the amount of roadway we need to keep clear,” said Mission Mayor Paul Horn. “This new equipment is an investment in keeping Mission moving that will allow us to clear more of our streets in the same amount of time.”

This season’s expanded routes include:

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• Snow Route 1A & 1B: West Heights and Cherry Hill
• Snow Route 2A & 2B: Heritage and College Heights
• Snow Route 8: City Central

In addition to the new equipment and expanded coverage, the city says it is integrating GPS technology across trucks and other winter operations equipment to better manage resources in the field, improve situational awareness, and support timely decision-making during snow and ice events. When conditions are clear, the new trucks will be repurposed into the general fleet, providing year-round utility and maximizing value for taxpayers.

In 2022, Mission residents got a little creative by getting involved in a plow-naming contest that ignited the trucks with personality. Each year, plows bearing names like Thaw Patrol, Blade of Glory, For Your Ice Only, Snowbi Wan Kenobi, Ctrl Salt Delete, and McPlowerson now service Mission during every snowstorm.

Residents are invited to submit zany, witty names for the newest snow trucks. Send your name idea to winter@mission.ca for your chance to put your mark on your community’s snow response program. Residents do need to keep it creative and clean.