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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The city says the sheer volume of snow has stalled snow-clearing efforts and garbage pickup. Here’s what you need to know.
3. Progress of snow removal operations: Once the city starts clearing snow, this table charts the progress of snow-removal ...
Heavy snow battered southern Quebec this past weekend, with Montreal racking up an impressive amount in just four days.
There’s so much snow piling up on Montreal’s streets and sidewalks that the city is pausing its snow-clearing operation and ...
A winter storm is set to hit from Sunday into Monday, bringing significant snowfall of up to 30 centimetres in some areas.
Montreal saw up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) of snow on Sunday, the first time since 2015 the city has been hit with more ...
People in the eastern half of Canada are digging out after another monster storm dumped huge amounts of snow for the second ...
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