Free Sand-Salt Mix For Your Sidewalks Available At Local Calgary Fire Departments
February 4, 2018
A lot of people don’t know this but, the City of Calgary provides free sand-salt mix for citizens to use on their driveway or side walk. The City of Calgary states the sand-salt mixture is refereed to as Pickle and that “Pickle helps breakdown snow and ice, making it easier for you to comply with the bylaw regulating snow and ice removal”. All you have to do is go pick it up from your local Calgary fire department / EMS station!
The City of Calgary states that although it is a free service to please note:
- Supply is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and there’s no guarantee any is available when you arrive.
- Limit your haul to one container per visit.
- Bring your own container (under 25 kg) and shovel.
- Supply is for individual use only. No contractors, please.
Below is a list of places where you can get the sand-salt mix from as well as where mixture is located
Northwest
- EMS station #6 – 1940 Westmount Blvd. N.W. (on North West corner)
- Fire station #10 – 1909 16th Avenue N.W. (South of lane and parking lot)
- Fire station #15 – 6328 35th Avenue N.W. (on the North West corner)
- Fire station #17 – 3740 32nd Avenue N.W.
- Fire station #18 – 415 68th Avenue N.W. (across from fire station)
- Fire station #21 – 209 Silvergrove Drive N.W.
- Fire station #28 – 7925 Edgemont Boulevard N.W. (south of fire station)
- Fire station #40 – 12920 Symons Valley Road N.W.
- Road Maintenance District 2 – 85 Street at Bearspaw Dam Road N.W. (N.W. corner)
- Road Maintenance District 3 – 1650 25 Avenue N.W.
Northeast
- EMS station #4 – 16 Moncton Road N.E. (North West side of building)
- Fire station #22 – 7199 Temple Drive N.E. (on South West corner)
- Fire station #32 – 800 Saddletowne circle N.E. (North of station)
- Road Maintenance District 8 – 840 32 Avenue Connector N.E
Southwest
- Fire station #08 – 1720 45th Street S.W. (on North West corner)
- Fire station #11 – 5536 4th Street S.W.
- Fire station #20 – 2800 Peacekeepers Way S.W. (adjacent to Richard Road)
- Fire station #24 – 2607 106th Avenue S.W. (on South East corner)
- Fire station #29 – 7027 Coach Hill Road S.W. (on South East corner boulevard)
- Road Maintenance District 5 – 33 Avenue, West of Crowchild Trail S.W. (Across from Golf Course)
- Road Maintenance District 6 – 340 Haddon Road S.W.
Southeast
- Fire station #09 – 2515 78th Avenue S.E.
- Fire station #12 – 123 44th Street S.E. (on South West corner)
- Fire station #19 – 13807 Parkland Blvd. S.E.
- Fire station #23 – 2727 26th Avenue S.E. (on the North East corner)
- Fire station #26 – 271 Midpark Blvd. S.E. (on South East corner)
- Fire station #30 – 6 McKenzie Town Gate S.E. (on South West corner)
- Fire station #41 – 3790 Seton Drive S.E. (on the East side of the building)
- Road Maintenance District 7 – 5603 24 Street S.E.