Snow removal built for commercial properties
A commercial property can’t wait for the plow guy to finish his residential route. Tenants arrive at 7am, delivery trucks hit the loading dock at 6, and the moment a customer slips on an uncleared walkway, the cost of “cheap” snow removal becomes very real.
North Shore Snow runs commercial-first winter operations across North Vancouver, West Vancouver and Downtown. Our crews are dispatched automatically on snowfall triggers — by the time your first employee arrives, the lot is plowed, walkways are clear, and the entrance is salted.
What a service visit includes
Every snow event follows the same sequence: drive aisles and parking areas are plowed first for access, sidewalks and entrances are cleared by walkway crews, high-traffic pedestrian routes get de-icing treatment, and the visit is closed out with GPS-stamped photos uploaded to your property file. If accumulation continues, crews return on rotation until the storm ends — that’s included in seasonal contracts, not billed as an extra.
Why response time is the whole game
The North Shore’s freeze-thaw cycle punishes slow contractors. Snow that sits through a 2°C afternoon becomes ice by 6pm, and ice is ten times the liability of snow. Our routing puts crews on your property while snow is still soft — faster to clear, cheaper on materials, and dramatically safer. That’s also why we pair every clearing program with proactive de-icing: treating surfaces before the refreeze is what actually keeps your property safe.
Documented service, defensible records
BC courts assess winter slip-and-fall claims on whether the property owner took reasonable care. “The contractor usually comes” is not a defence. A time-stamped photo record showing your property was cleared and salted at 5:42am — that’s a defence. Every North Shore Snow visit generates one automatically. Read more in our guide to slip-and-fall liability for BC commercial property.
Where we plow
Our snow removal crews cover North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver and every North Shore neighborhood from Deep Cove to Horseshoe Bay. Higher-elevation areas like Lynn Valley get the heaviest snow on the North Shore — and our routing reflects that.