The significant weather event declared by the City of Barrie on December 28, 2025, the longest on record, was finally lifted on Wednesday morning.
"All narrowed road lanes and cycling lanes across the city have now been cleared, allowing winter maintenance operations to return to normal service levels," according to a statement on the City of Barrie's website.
If you have been keeping score, the city has received 378 cm (about 12 feet) of snow so far, with snowfall occurring on 65 days between Nov. 1, 2025 and Feb. 28.
The city says crews cleared 385 km of snowbanks, hauling away 180,000 cubic meters of snow, the equivalent of 9,000 dump trucks, to three different storage sites. The snow pile at the city's Operations Centre on Ferndale Drive reached capacity in early February, and additional storage sites were opened at the landfill and at 17 McKay Road.
"The city thanks residents for their patience and cooperation throughout an unprecedented winter season, and recognizes the efforts of crews who worked extended hours to restore safe conditions across the community," the City of Barre said on its website.
