Upper city and lower city are two different maintenance jobs
Hamilton is split by the Niagara Escarpment, and that split changes how a property has to be maintained. Above the brow, sites sit higher, colder and more exposed — snow arrives earlier, lingers longer, and lots on the Mountain go through more freeze-thaw cycles than the same lot on the lower city. Below the brow, closer to the harbour, milder air means more slush and refreeze than accumulation, which is an ice-control problem more than a plowing one. We scope the two halves differently: heavier plow allocation and stacking plans up top, more salt and monitoring passes down below.



