Update: Fire halls ran out of road salt. More will be delivered on Wednesday (January 4) afternoon. There is now a limit of one bucket per person and residents must bring their own buckets.

The City of Vancouver is allowing residents to take a maximum of two buckets of road salt from local fire halls.

In a news release, the city asked residents to "consider an online donation to any local charities in the area in exchange for the free salt".

The free salt is available at the following locations:

• Fire Hall #3: 2801 Quebec Street

• Fire Hall #4: 1475 West 10th Avenue

• Fire Hall #7: 1090 Haro Street

• Fire Hall #12: 2460 Balaclava Street

• Fire Hall #13: 4013 Prince Albert Street

• Fire Hall #14: 2804 Venables Street

• Fire Hall #15: 3003 East 22nd Avenue

• Fire Hall #17: 7070 Knight Street

• Fire Hall #19: 4396 West 12th Avenue

• Fire Hall #22: 1005 West 59th Avenue

In the same news release, the city revealed that it has spent $2.5 million "on snow and ice mitigation" until the end of 2016.

The city's priorities are major roads, bus routes, bridges, emergency-access routes, and the most popular bike routes and walkways.