Be an angel. Help your neighbour.
Volunteer as a Snow Angel Request a Snow Angel Win a snowblower!
While snow in the driveway is not a fun sight for anyone, for some, it can mean missing out on important medical appointments, not being able to get groceries or seeing loved ones. Community members with mobility challenges need your help this winter to shovel snow from their walkways and driveways. Sign up as a Snow Angel and make sure your neighbour can safely access their home and stay connected to their community.
By joining this program, you will be providing someone the ability to continue living their life uninterrupted.
Volunteer as a Snow Angel
Anyone can volunteer. Our volunteers are made up of students, community members, businesses and non-profit organizations. All eligible volunteers above the age of 18 will be entered into a draw to win a snowblower! See details below.
To suit your schedule, we’ve created multiple ways to volunteer. After you register, the program coordinator will be in touch to match you with the volunteer opportunity that best suits your availability.
Volunteer as an individual: This option is perfect if you have a set or a flexible schedule with the ability to commit to a home for the winter. If you’re already volunteering as an individual and find this suitable, please continue to volunteer in this manner.
Sign up as a team: This option is perfect for you if you want to help community members, but your schedule makes it difficult. When you sign up as a team, your team will be assigned a house for the winter. This way, team members can share the workload and ensure that a volunteer is available when needed. Please ensure all members of your team register to volunteer for the program.
Join an existing team: This option is perfect for you if you want to join as a team but can’t find people to join you.
What to expect
The program expects that the Snow Angel will shovel the driveway within 48 hours of a snow fall, which aligns with Municipal by-laws. However, we do encourage every Snow Angel to shovel as soon as possible after a snowfall to ensure residents have access to and from their homes.
Should you not be able to complete the volunteer commitment, we ask that you let the program coordinator know so that a replacement volunteer can be assigned to the home. Shovels and ice scrapers will be given to each resident that registers for the program.
Request a Snow Angel
Does snow in your driveway prevent you from leaving your home? The Snow Angel program is a volunteer-based service providing support to at risk community members by shoveling their driveways and walkways. The program prioritizes residents with the highest needs and those at the highest risk of isolation during winter.
Win a snowblower!
All eligible volunteers will be automatically entered to win a two-stage, 24-inch, gas snowblower with electric start. The approximate value of the prize is $1,000!
To be eligible to win, you must be 18+ years of age, committed to volunteering to clear snow for winter 2024/2025, have registered with the Snow Angels program and have been assigned a qualified residence on/or before Dec. 15, 2024.
Odds of winning are based on the number of eligible entries received. Only one entry per person. The winner will be drawn on April 24, 2025 at 7 p.m. Three registered complaints from the assigned residence for not clearing snow will disqualify you for the draw.
Read the full rules for the contest here.
Program history
The program began as a partnership with the municipality and the Fort McMurray Public School District in 2009. It was a pilot project in the downtown core, initially using students from Dr. K. A. Clark and Fort McMurray Composite High School.
The program has since expanded to include the whole urban service area of Fort McMurray, with students, community members, businesses and organizations volunteering to shovel the walkways and driveways to support older adults and residents with the highest needs and the highest risk of isolation during winter season.