TERRACE BAY—The Township of Terrace Bay offers snow removal services to eligible individuals, couples, and families.
Registration dates for the Removal Assistance Program 2022-2023, were announced by the Township.
Registration dates are:
- Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct. 27, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
To be eligible for the program, a household must meet one of the following requirements: Current Documents must be provided.
- 65 years of age or older and provide proof that you are financially unable to make arrangements (i.e. HST rebate or Trillium) or
- Physically handicapped and provide proof that you are financially unable to make arrangements (i.e. disability pension) or
- To have the fee waived, a senior who is 65 years or over must provide evidence at the time of application that they are receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
Township also stated that to have the fee waived, a senior who is 65 years or over must provide evidence at the time of application that they are receiving the Guaranteed Income Supplement.
In addition, there must be NO person living at the address above who is physically capable of removing snow from the driveway or driveway entrance.
At the last council meeting, council agreed to increase the cost of providing subsidized snow removal services to seniors, by 42%. As Mayor Jody Davis explains, “It is unfortunate that the rate has to be increased. But the cost of snow removal for this winter has gone up because the cost for the contractors bidding for the job clear driveways has increased to $37 per occurrence per driveway.
“Hopefully the seniors can understand why we have had to raise it. Not all towns provide this service for seniors. We want to keep on providing this service for seniors but unfortunately because of the increased costs of the insurance and gas, and labour etc., that we have now had to increase it,” stated Mayor Davis.
