Paint A Plow

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Paint a Plow is a community engagement initiative provides a hands-on opportunity for residents, schools, and community groups to collaborate, express creativity, and see their work displayed throughout the community during winter operations. The City is looking to paint a snow plow, and need your help to come up with the most family-friendly, creative, and safe for public display designs. This is your opportunity to quite literally paint a Hamilton snow plow!

How to submit your design

  1. Download the template
  2. Draw, paint, or otherwise design your idea directly on the official plow template.
  3. Submit your design by uploading it through the online form, with a contact email.

Note: If you have printed the template to draw or paint directly on the paper, please scan or take a photo of the design to upload through the submission form.

Selected Design

The person or group who submitted the winning design will be invited to paint their design on a plow. All painting activities are supervised by City staff, and participants are provided with protective gear and instructions to ensure a safe, fun experience.

City Winter Services

The Paint a Plow initiative combines public art, education, and winter service awareness to create a fun, visible way to connect the community with the City's winter services. With each winter weather event, City crews are responsible for clearing approximately:

  • 6,522 kilometres of roadway
  • 885 kilometres of sidewalks
  • 414 kilometres of on-street bike lanes
  • 2,379 bus stops

The City is able to accomplish this with 115 City plows, over 300 contracted pieces of plowing equipment and 34 sidewalk plows.

Winter Driving and Snow Plow Safety Tips

Check out our Winter Driving and Snow Plow Safety tips at Hamilton.ca/WinterDriving and keep an eye on our plows with Plow Tracker and Sidewalk Plow Tracker!

For more information about how we work, visit Hamilton.ca/Snow.

Paint a Plow is a community engagement initiative provides a hands-on opportunity for residents, schools, and community groups to collaborate, express creativity, and see their work displayed throughout the community during winter operations. The City is looking to paint a snow plow, and need your help to come up with the most family-friendly, creative, and safe for public display designs. This is your opportunity to quite literally paint a Hamilton snow plow!

How to submit your design

  1. Download the template
  2. Draw, paint, or otherwise design your idea directly on the official plow template.
  3. Submit your design by uploading it through the online form, with a contact email.

Note: If you have printed the template to draw or paint directly on the paper, please scan or take a photo of the design to upload through the submission form.

Selected Design

The person or group who submitted the winning design will be invited to paint their design on a plow. All painting activities are supervised by City staff, and participants are provided with protective gear and instructions to ensure a safe, fun experience.

City Winter Services

The Paint a Plow initiative combines public art, education, and winter service awareness to create a fun, visible way to connect the community with the City's winter services. With each winter weather event, City crews are responsible for clearing approximately:

  • 6,522 kilometres of roadway
  • 885 kilometres of sidewalks
  • 414 kilometres of on-street bike lanes
  • 2,379 bus stops

The City is able to accomplish this with 115 City plows, over 300 contracted pieces of plowing equipment and 34 sidewalk plows.

Winter Driving and Snow Plow Safety Tips

Check out our Winter Driving and Snow Plow Safety tips at Hamilton.ca/WinterDriving and keep an eye on our plows with Plow Tracker and Sidewalk Plow Tracker!

For more information about how we work, visit Hamilton.ca/Snow.

  • Submit your Paint a Plow Design

    Paint a Plow invites residents to actively participate by designing and painting a City snow plow, creating a hands-on, inclusive opportunity that builds local pride, creativity, and a sense of shared ownership in the City's winter services.

    Upload your completed design template. Note: If you have printed the template to draw or paint directly on the paper, please scan or take a photo of the design to upload.

    Notice of Collection
    The City of Hamilton collects information under authority of Sections 10 and 227 of the Municipal Act, 2001. Any personal information collected for the Paint a Plow project will be used to contact the winning designer/s of the Paint a Plow project. By providing your email address, you are consenting to receiving emails from the City of Hamilton and/or their agents/contractors for purposes related to this project. Questions about the collection of this personal information can be directed to the Senior Project Manager, Operations, Transportation Division, Public Works 100 King St W 3rd Floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 1A, Chelsie.Gudgeon@hamilton.ca

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Page published: 20 Apr 2026, 08:00 AM