Revelstoke's chief administrative officer, Evan Parliament, is reviewing the city's snow removal policies to try and figure out why some streets weren't cleared until three days after a snow storm ended.

It started snowing on Dec. 23 and continued to snow for 48 hours, with about 80 centimetres of accumulation. Streets in the city weren't cleared in some cases until the following Wednesday, Dec. 28. Many people were stuck in their driveways or got stuck when they tried to drive.

"What I'm doing with the review is to try to find answers to the questions that everyone's asking: 'Why the delay, and how can we do better next time?'" Parliament said.

In a press release from Parliament released Dec. 27 he called the what happened "unprecedented." In an interview he clarified that he meant the timing of the snowfall with Christmas on the weekend and Monday and Tuesday being statutory holidays.

The first full shift for snow plowers was on Tuesday evening, he said.

The review will look at expectation of service levels, which are set by city council. Parliament said he isn't aware of a plan from the city's operation manager to have people working over the Dec. 24 and 25 weekend, despite the fact that snow was in the forecast, but he said he hadn't talked to anyone about it yet.

The review will also look at why the city didn't communicate to the public that they wouldn't be able to fully plow the streets until after the statutory holidays, Parliament said.

Public works is in communication with the fire department and RCMP, Parliament said. There were several instances between Dec. 23 and 28 where people phoned the public works hotline and the fire department responded to help people who were stranded.

The review will be released to the public via city council, Parliament said. The next council meeting is on Jan. 10.

Click the link below the hear the full interview with Evan Parliament.