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Little Star

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Tue Feb 3, 2015, 10:15 PM Feb 2015

Montreal Is Really Good at Snow Removal, Eh?.... [View all]



Montreal has long been seen as the city with “undisputed expertise” in matters of snow removal.

A 1999 Globe and Mail article described the city’s approach:

“It’s one of the snowiest major cities in the world, and its approach to snow is akin to the U.S. attitude toward Saddam Hussein—it’s an archenemy that should, ideally, be removed from the scene as fast as possible.”

They don’t just plow the streets. They also plow the sidewalks. (Imagine!)



But plowing is just the beginning of the city’s snow management strategy. Once plowing is complete, the actual removal begins.

Snow removal in Boston often means the removal of snow from the middle of the street to the edge of the street. Or the sidewalk, to the never ending frustration of property owners and pedestrians.

http://www.boston.com/news/weather/2015/02/03/montreal-really-good-snow-removal/HLDMzl3ljgIwdCJYBsHmIP/story.html

Boston

http://www.boston.com/news/weather/2015/02/03/montreal-really-good-snow-removal/HLDMzl3ljgIwdCJYBsHmIP/story.html

Montreal's snow removal is Wicked Pissah!!
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I used to live in South Dakota krispos42 Feb 2015 #1
Yep newfie11 Feb 2015 #3
New York is equally lame BeyondGeography Feb 2015 #2
In December, 1987 some three feet of snow SheilaT Feb 2015 #4
They use the same 2naSalit Feb 2015 #5
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