Snow Removal In Montreal
Each winter, the Canadian city of Montreal clears snow off of roads, sidewalks, and other public throughfares to make it easier and safer to travel. Montreal is the snowiest major city in North America and its snow removal operation is among the largest in the world, costing Canadian dollar, C$179.7 million in 2020. Montreal sees about of snowfall annually, with at least a centimetre of snow on the ground for nearly four months out of the year. In a given year, the city removes 300,000 truckloads of snow, representing 10,000 kilometres of city streets. Some three thousand workers are employed as part of the effort. History Snow in Montreal was originally cleared by hand, using shovels and pickaxes. By the mid-19th century, horse-drawn plows were used to assist snow-clearing efforts. With the introduction of the automobile in the early 20th century, public streets were cleared with automobile-attached plows, and by the 1920s, track-driven vehicles were used for plowing. Betwe ...
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