How a century-old Montreal invention changed snow removal in the city
That changed after the turn of the century, when the city took charge. In the early 1900s, labourers were hired to shovel snow for 25 cents an hour. It was taken away in horse-drawn carts. The first snowblower to clear the streets was purchased by the City of Montreal nearly 100 years ago, in 1928.
23 per cent of snow in Montreal picked up, days after historic storms
On the fourth day of Montreal’s snow-removal operation, following a 74 cm dumping of snow, the City says they are 23 per cent of the way through snow loading as of Thursday morning. The day before, Mayor Valérie Plante said it would not be possible to complete the operation until at least another week —
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3. Progress of snow removal operations: Once the city starts clearing snow, this table charts the progress of snow-removal ...
There’s at least a week left in Montreal’s snow-loading operation, which began Monday morning, after the city says it’s completed about five per cent of the work. City of Montreal spokesperson ...
Heavy snow battered southern Quebec this past weekend, with Montreal racking up an impressive amount in just four days.
A winter storm is set to hit from Sunday into Monday, bringing significant snowfall of up to 30 centimetres in some areas.
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Snow buries cars in apocalyptic scenes in MontrealFootage shows accumulated snow blanketing parked cars, causing apocalyptic scenes in Montreal. Residents have been ...
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Give boroughs more power to improve snow clearing, Montreal mayoral hopeful saysSoraya Martinez Ferrada says the Plante’s administration’s current snow-clearing plan removed decision-making powers from the ...
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