The City of Kelowna has spent roughly $600,000 plowing roads and keeping sidewalks clear through the first month of the year.

This equates to about a third of the citysa国际传媒檚 total $1.9-million snow removal budget.

Public works manager Darryl Astofooroff said most snow removal takes place through the months of January and February.

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Astofooroff said whether snow removal will come in under budget at the end of the year is to be determined.

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This year, the budget was increased by $200,000. Any funds leftover will move to a reserve fund to help during particularly nasty winters.

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