Clearing the snow is progressing the way it is supposed to during second major snow storm this season.

By Staff

January 26, 2105

BURLINGTON, ON

That is snow out there – and when that happens a well-oiled snow removal team swing into action and the business of moving snow begins.

Snow plows can clear both the primary and secondary roads in a three hour time frame.

The city`s Roads and Parks Maintenance crew had 10 trucks on the road at 4:00 am salting both the primary and secondary roads.

By 1:00 pm there was more than 5 cm of snow on the road and that brings out the plows. It takes the city just over three hours to do a tour of both the primary and secondary roads using both city staff and the contractors that have working agreements with the city.

Much of this snow – flurries actually – are the result of what the weather people call the “lake effect” is limited for the most part to Burlington.

Cathy Robertson: Director of Roads and Park Maintenance. If she has to – she can probably drive one of the plows.

Cathy Robertson, Director of Roads and Parks Maintenance, has clearly honed her executive management skills – she is away from her desk in a place where there is a lot of sun until February.