As Calgarians prepare to head into summer, they can do so knowing their streets are clear of debris. City crews marked the end of community sweeping on Wednesday, June 18, on time and on budget. Since mid-April, City crews of about 200 staff have been diligently working Monday through Friday to clear neighbourhoods of debris and have now completed the residential program 100 per cent on schedule.
“We would like to thank Calgarians for their cooperation while our crews worked to keep our streets safe and clean for everyone,” says Chris Hewitt, Manager of Maintenance. “This is an important program that requires cooperation between Calgarians and The City.”
June 18 marked the final day of community sweeping, and the entire project – 386 community sweeping days completed by our sweepers – was finished within the budget of approximately $7.5 million. Through the course of the program, the team picked up a whopping 19 million kilograms of gravel and other debris from Calgary’s streets – the equivalent weight of approximately 11,875 four-door sedans.
“The Spring Clean-up program plays an important role in keeping our waterways clear. Thanks to your help, we’ve significantly reduced the amount of debris from entering our waterways through our stormwater systems.”
The success of the program is a collaboration between The City and Calgarians. Residents can recognize sweeping is coming through signs posted within their communities, but The City also offers other ways to find your date, including an easy-to-use e-mail/text notification signup.
“Signing up for sweeping notices is an easy way to keep yourself informed every year,” Hewitt explains. “The nice thing about notifications is you can sign up anytime at Calgary.ca/sweep and your address is saved to your account. You’ll get the notifications every year without having to sign up again.”
Calgary Parking also plays a key role supporting Spring-Cleanup to ensure the program is a success. Parking officers validate community sweeping bans by verifying community signage is accurate and visible to residents ahead of time. Camera-equipped cars helped to enforce temporary sweeping bans on sweeping days.
“We’d like to thank Calgarians for helping us make a clean sweep,” says Todd Sullivan, Leader of Patrol and Investigations at Calgary Parking. “Our program runs more efficiently when cars are removed from the street, helping our sweepers complete their work. We thank Calgarians for their cooperation during the 2025 program.”
While the residential sweeping program comes to an end, some of our sweepers will next be seen as part of the Calgary Stampede parade, keeping the route clean of debris.
Additional information:
- The budget for the Spring Clean-up Program is approximately $7.5 million.
- 31 sweepers work out of nine maintenance districts across Calgary. During the program we have about 200 staff working daily to clean our streets!
- We sweep more than 17,000 lane kilometres of roadway. Residential roads are swept Monday through Friday. Major roads are swept overnight.
- On average City Crews remove between 20 and 30,000 tonnes of winter sanding materials and debris remaining from the prior winter season.
- The street sweeping program is a collaboration between Calgarians, Mobility Maintenance and Calgary Parking.
- As of June 18, 2025, over 34,175 tags have been issued by Calgary Parking.
