The Vancouver method: copious "brining" of the hilly streets prior to snowfall, including such ingredients as beet juice. Salt is not a good alternative because of the abundance of fish-bearing streams.
Or the two hours south of Calgary method: just wait a few hours and it will blow away.
Better yet, get out the leaf blowers at 6AM and wake up everyone.
I will say, as someone not from Southern Alberta the way they handle winter out there was almost surreal coming from the east.
There's a guy on YouTube with a hand held jet engine snow blower. I have an interest with these ideas for kids ski racing. Often the races get cancelled when there's too much new snow.