They have no choice but to take the snow away. In Montreal and a few other North American cities, the snow does not melt until April. Also, I am basing on historical data. Some years, the snow melts earlier.
Also trying to move that much of it to the side is just gonna cause another massive pile on anywhere that isn’t the road. In my area we only get like 3-4 inches most times so just pushing it all to the side is an option cause the pile on the side only ends up being like a foot
Jesus man, with all the hills that can be used for sledding the last thing I would want is my kids going down garbage snow. I’ve lived in Montréal and these aren’t exactly clean piles of snow. You go first.
Yeah... wouldn't want to do that if you live in any city that also salts and sands the roads too; gets mixed into the snow they haul away. Here in Edmonton, we have designated storage/melting pits where the snow is dumped and piled up into huge mountains of snow. In the spring and summer, the snow melts and is drained into the sewer system to be processed with the rest of the water into clean drinking water, and the left-over sand is cleaned out and reprocessed for the next winter road-sanding season. Been done this way for decades now.
An American, I lived in Montreal through a couple of winters in the early 80's. The snow removal system was one of the most impressive things I've ever witnessed. But what this video fails to mention is that the process also included removal of the snow from the sidewalks, using smaller equipment in concert with the big machines. Truly amazing. You really felt like the city was in good hands.
@Jago-Shogun North America is the continent we share. The United States of America is considered America, and we are Americans, Canadians live in Canada, which is located in North America. Sounds very confusing, but Canada, Mexico, they'd never say they live in America. I don't know why it's like that, but it just is. Maybe we just want to be different from the other continents? I'm guessing you don't live in either country.
@@stayathomecichlidmom3579 No, it's considered america to the geographically illiterate. Mexicans also live in america, it's called Meso-america. And south americans are also americans. You aren't different, you just flunked high school and wanna be special so bad. It isn't like that, it's like that in rural areas where people lack education. I lived in many "countries" and realize people are dumber about the planet than they should be. It's like how people don't know India is part of Asia and so is the middle east but think "asian" means chinese only. Yet Asia is the largest continent on the planet.
And the ones who pays their salary are all the people who pays for their winter ticket each year in mtl. Its a genius invention. Over five hundred thousands get a parking citation each year in mtl 🤣🤣🤣
Massachusetts and learn a better way of handling how to get rid of snow This is a great idea.Hopefully though try learning this new way if he had known things
my dad drives a truck that removes snow. its so annoying trying to find a night to see him cause he needs to check the weather and sleep if it snows so he can work nights 😭
I lived through a couple of Montreal winters & was always astonished by the amount of snow & the speed & efficiency of how it was dealt with. One minute you were snowed in & the next it was as though it had never snowed at all. Incredible & I wish all Canadian cities could do the same thing.
When we lived there many years ago, by the end of the snow season our front walk would be lined by snow piled higher than myself. Between the snow on the lawn, plus snow blown from the driveway (professional large tractor snowblower), and what I shoveled from the walk there would be over 6 feet of snow before it started to melt.
During my two consecutive full winters of work as a signalman (the person who guides the large trucks and makes sure nothing gets in the way) we sometimes worked three to five days straight with only three to four hours of sleep in between. On each of those days, our shifts lasted between 12 and 16 hours. These men are soldiers. Hardest work I ever did.
thank you for keeping our children safe x i might be sensitive but each time i see one of yous i cry a little bit cause im happy. my mom told me what they were doing when i was pretty young and still playing in igloos in front of my house so yea :D thank you x
let's not forget those guys are hooked on snow removal like crack addicts are to crack they literally wait on edge looking fort that first flake to fall
They actually usually start around 3 or 4 in the morning and work an 8 hour shift like most regular jobs, and then another crew shows up for the rest lol they’re not working day and night like maniacs
I lived in Burlington for 6 years and they never did this. They barely plowed a lot of the time even. Roads would be a total mess for days after it snowed.
@ Maybe it’s not done in Burlington, Vermont isn’t only Burlington it’s small towns & Villages also and maybe they don’t have the funding there. I’ve seen this done in two small villages and have lived here since 1990.
As an American that grew up 2 hours south of the Canadian border, I’ve been there countless times and I can honestly say that there’s never been a negative experience. Nothing but love for our neighbors to the north!
When I lived in Quebec I was so impressed with everything they did about winter that was better than Minnesota. They even put fencing around bushes to not allow them to collapse under the weight of the snow. Vive Quebec!!
I was on my senior class ski trip back then in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. First was a blizzard that almost stopped us from even going. The wind shifted, the torrential rain started and turned the ski slopes into a wet, sloppy mess.
Aww I feel I missed something big that would have been fun during the Blizzard of 78. You enjoyed it right? Snow five feet deep everywhere! I joined the USAF in 77 and I was in the desert at Luke AFB riding my Yamaha IT 400 in the desert. I missed out on the storm.
@thomasgajewski5929 In 1977, 78, 79, from the Midwest through to the Northeast there were multiple disastrous, record breaking snowstorms (Blizzards) where the National Guard was called up and city's were declared Disaster Areas.
We did this in Carbondale, CO. We dumped the snow into a giant city owned open lot. Then in the Spring, we had to go to the lot and pick out all of the small bits of trash that had gotten picked up by the snowblower.
While we aren’t the only city that removes snow, but given Montreal’s size we have one of the largest urban snow removing operation in the world. It’s wild to see this industrial scale operation happening every time there’s a storm. These guys work day AND night to shift and remove TONS of snow. They are actually incredibly fast and efficient, very much appreciated. Parking and leaving a spot full of snow IS HELL. Without this service, the city would come to a crawl in winter.
Still going on. The city has several "snow dumps" where bulldozers and loaders mound it into giant snow pyramids. The last of it doesn't melt until Labor Day.
I live in a small town in Minnesota. We do this. Except the snow is pushed into the middle of the road, making only one strip to move instead of 2 like video says
We do that same thing here in northern Minnesota. It leaves our roads completely clear curb to curb. We dump the snow in large designated gravel lots throughout the town and it's left to melt.
@@ScottPhx I know snow - live up North of you all for many years - now I'm in Québec and we have a little something called Ice Storms. Google them - ice storms, québec, images, lol.
I live in Canada as well but I think that the norm is that we're really polite and friendly people but the politicians for some reason don't like us. I don't get it. We are in a whole, really good and respectful people. 🇨🇦💯🇺🇸
I used to do this job. The first time I backed up my dump truck to the edge of a pitch-black quarry, my heart was pounding. The sheer darkness made it impossible to gauge where the truck ended and the abyss began. There’s a small bumper block there, meant to stop you from plunging into the void, but it’s cold comfort when you’re staring into the unknown. As I engaged the hydraulic system to lift the dump bed and release the snow, panic gripped me. The sound of the snow tumbling into the pit felt deafening, like a prelude to disaster. In my fear and inexperience, I slammed the accelerator instead of easing off, causing the truck to lurch forward. The front of the box struck a metal beam with a sickening crunch, mangling the hoist cylinder and crippling the lift mechanism. The deafening silence after the impact was overwhelming. I sat frozen, staring at the damage, my hands shaking on the steering wheel. It was a mistake born of raw nerves and the terrifying reality of operating heavy machinery on the edge of a precipice.
@@cliffordjules5146 Great writing, Clifford! You should do it for a living ... reading about your encounter was a nail biting, edge of the seat experience for me, & I'm willing to bet I won't be the only one in feeling this way 😊.
Oui.....Bon homme! Love the Winter Carnival in Quebec.... haven't been there in years. Retiring this year....planning on going back to visit....I love Quebec!
It's definitely scary looking. It's hard to see, but there is a bumper of some sort at the end. I imagine that snow and ice could get stuck in the bed and possibly cause it to lift the front of the truck from uneven weight distribution. Hope they have a safety feature for that.
Actually Canada only does this in some places where its too cold to use road salt to melt the snow. Norway for example, the bigger cities up north are near the coast so those coldest days are too few to stop the salt from removing the snow, theres usually enough space for the snow. Finland, now that a different story, they use snow deposits outside the cities in the coldest areas as salt is completely ineffective in those temps.
@ go live with the mountains of snow lining the roads.. it gets wet then freezes solid if not removed like this. Where are you from btw?? Because winter is likely a different animal for you than us..
@@adamwiggins9865 I am from northern Montana so I know what cold and snow is, that process is a waste of taxes I know this to be a fact. I deal with several feet of snow all the time!! Commies will always find a way to waste your money !!
For those who don't know about what the polutants are, salt is the bigest but oil is also common in plowed snow. Edit: love how much this list is expanding. Keep it up everyone.
In the summer where do you think the oil, antifreeze, and other pollutants end up?? Down the storm drains into the rivers and streams and then ocean or reservoirs. Yes, salt from road can be removed from drinking water, but it's expensive and resource intensive.
@@keithbartholomew9433Skiing? In what can probably be considered as the flattest province in Canada. Unless you mean cross-country skiing, that is; which to me shouldn’t really be considered as skiing 🤗😆
The mini snow plow at 0:28 can be used to clear sidewalks. When I lived in Québec City, one of them struck the side of my basement apartment, breaking the window and sent snow pouring into my room. Three weeks later glazing crew showed up and repaired it. One of them joked “might want to move your bed, another big storm tonight”. We all laughed but I moved it. 3 AM I hear one outside and I’m thinking “no way that could…” SMASH, snow pours in 😂
Wow, I don't know what's more crazy, that they weren't more careful to not damage people's property, or that they didn't come to repair it until 3 weeks later!
In the canadian arctic, they plow snow to certain spots all over the town (hardly any cities in the arctic). Children love these giant 8m tall snow piles. Usually left there until the spring melt. Some spots they need a dump truck and bucket loader to move the snow away. But usually after a decent snowfall, a cat grater runs around pushing the snow off the main roads, then the secondary roads. Have a merry christmas.
I'm in smallish town Minnesota, downtown they plow to the center of road. Then they scoop and dump on the ballpark parking lots. Takes a few days but then siidewalks and roads are clear of snow all year.
I mean this is pretty standard practice in all places where you get a large amount of snow and you have nowhere to put it like in a city. Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, etc
I haven't seen any snowblower/truck combo anywhere in Sweden. Neither have I seen or heard of moving parked car. Maybe I'm just unaware, but I've only seen plowing and "standard" loading of trucks with front loaders even in the north of Sweden.
Minnesota does the same thing. I remember one year we had so much that we were running out of places to put it. Mall parking lots had 20-30 foot ice walls. And the snow took forever to melt.
Saskatchewan uses graders - they flatten the snow, and take 2 weeks to do so after a snowstorm, and you end up with ice roads that then get covered in dirt sand. In ontario, they clear the snow down to the pavement, multiple times, during the snowstorm
I think this happens when a city has had a lot of snow dumped (as in feet). I lived in snowbelt area of Ontario in a small city & this process happened only a few times, example, Blizzard of 1977. Terrible wind and snow for days, too cold for it to melt.
They did this here in Central California two winters ago, the Sierra got over 50 feet (15.2 meters) of snow. We usually don’t have enough snow to make it necessary. They closed mountain towns to non residents for about a week, until enough space was opened up.
As a Montrealer, I can attest to this highly efficient snow removal system. Usually the first day of the snowstorm I will take the public transport system, but by the second day I am good to go to get to the ski hill, be it one hour north of Montreal or one hour south of Montreal. We are surrounded by day and night skiing.
Fun fact : Quebec city does this as well but they dump the snow at a specific site overlooking a popular trail along the st Lawrence River.. in the spring all the snow melts and creates a beautiful man-made waterfall for people to enjoy while walking the trail 👍👌
Well, that's specifically Montréal's method. Each major city has its own procedures. But we're kind of used to Toronto and Montréal being called "Canada"
When I lived in Eastern Oregon... We would get sometimes 3~4 feet of Snow within a few days!!! School was never closed of course that was yearly Winters & probably still is there LoL but... the Snow plows did this same thing in the town I lived in & made LOOONNGGG snow line banks on all the roads... after school all the students would get on top of those Snow line banks & dig huge cavities & hide in them & have Snow ball fights with each other 🤣🤣🤣 Since it was a small town most students walked home & we would have Snow ball wars all over the streets when cars werent passing 🤣🤣🤣 This was back in the early 90's 🥰💜 LoL
It will depend on the specifics of the city, US or Canada. Places that get this much snow in one go and have a lot of traffic will use this system. Cities like you describe will let the snow build up over time until it's worth full removal. The Toronto area almost never actually removes the snow. It usually melts withing a day or two, so it's just pushed to the side for the most part
Many enough snow sports or even just seeing the beautiful snow bunnies skiing or in the spring then lie aluminum reflective blankets on the snow and then hot women sun tan on them.
@@prohibidax1519I would be more afraid of the Hurricanes but I don't like the earthquake threat in California and I don't like the summer temperature in many places. I think I would like Washington state
I lived in Quebec City for about fifteen years. When the snow removal was scheduled after a storm, I found it difficult to go to sleep until they were done - not because of the noise - but because it was facinating to watch! There are snow removal conferences in Quebec where people from all over the world who come to learn the process. I kinda miss the show outside my window believe it or not.
@@jankycheez5986Everywhere in Minnesota does this. We don’t dump it in the sewer, it’s piled up in various places. But it’s removed from the street in the same or similar way.
Yeah I’ve seen this done in all over WI as well, at least in cities with at least a few thousand people. It’s usually happening at like 2am when traffic is at its lightest. It can be a giant pain in the ass when they have it piled up across the roads when you need to drive at that time of day as I often did
@@jankycheez5986 I lived in Minneapolis for 18 years and they do this every Winter, especially in downtown. I was present for the Snowmageddon of 2010 when the roof of the Metrodome collapsed. Walking home at 3:30 AM through downtown the snow piles were 20 feet tall and being loaded into dump trucks by huge front-end loaders.
Canadian here, snow melts slowly here, sometimes we still have some near the end of spring. In big cities, where snow can accumulate way easier because of the way building make a maze for the wind. If its not removed the snow just keeps pilling until people literally cant go out of buildings.
@@IanHotson He probably meant that he started working on it in the 1960s. The first mechanical snow blowers were invented in the late 1920s, so it's just 30-40 years before the 1960s. Before that people were shoveling the snow by hand. There are vintage pictures of Montréal with HUGE piles of snow in the streets
We also do this in the states. The trucks loaded with snow go to a large parking lot to dump the snow. Then a front loader will scoop it up and dump it into another truck trailer that's specialized to melt the snow and the water gets drained into the storm drains Mostly in the cities, countrysides just get plowed. Plus we usually have wider roads anyways
@sandraboucher6512 Yeah, it's all the same. It's mostly about getting the roads cleared better so people can drive around easier and more safely. Also, cleared roads allowed emergency response vehicles to get around better in emergencies So yeah, regardless of how the snow is removed, it all drains into roadway drains. Including when it rains in the warmer seasons
@@sandraboucher6512Our sewer systems here in Western NY goes into treatment plants first then into the Niagara River. It's illegal to dump anything intentionally untreated into rivers and lakes now.
That’s a bit of a generalization lol in Montreal, Quebec, yes but in Vancouver Canada, we get one to two snowfalls per year and no more than 12 to 20 inches which melts in a matter of days.
It comes down to is the headache worth the expense and for most of the cities in US the answer is NO. They already use similar systems in Detroit, Chicago etc and have been for decades.
@@tim2024-df5fu no it comes down to necessity we have no choice to get rid of it or cars will disapear under the snow people wont be able to go to work and pretty soon shit will go wrong we aint talking about 1 inch of snow here like in the US where its a panik when 1 inch falls lol like little pussie cats
It was being done in the upper Midwest all around the great lakes back in the mid 1970's . The only difference was they used an industrial construction wheel loader or big construction front end loader to load the trucks . Nothing amazing about this . Sorry folks , but snow removal has been happening for over a half a century before this . Video content creator , where have you been , under a rock ?
We do it in the States too. Aspen, Colorado has been doing this since the 90's. Only way given the typical season is around 10'+. Good video and smart way of dealing with snow removal.
Montreal is an old city for North American standards and wasn't built with cars in mind. A sizable portion of it is small winding streets and one ways. There isn't much parking so many have to park on the street, reducing available space further. They really have no choice but to take the snow away or people would be snowed in within a month...
I was born in 1955 I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and now live in West Central Minnesota. This is the way snow has been removed form the business district and some residential areas ever since I could remember.
@@GarySmith-zw5rh not that it matters but the snow blower was invented in montreal in 1925, in no way did this video try to say the US is not the center of the universe why are you upset cause your country wasnt mentionned?
@@Saab91ji we do to melt the ice on the roads and make them safe to drive but the amount of salt to melt the snow would be huge, too huge not to mention it also makes the cars rust like theres no tomorrow its why some people use dirt or sand on the roads instead of salt now
It would be nice, but I think it would cost a lot more. It's probably worth the cost/and probably increased taxes. In the US snow removal is handled by the State for highways, and local governments for city,town,etc. streets.
Ummm... we've been doing this in Maine for some time and we don't park to impede the plows. Tickets and impound fees are ridiculous! I like my car... I don't want it hit by some slip/sliding speedy fool ornery enough not to give a crap about their piece of crap!
I've seen this done in several US cities, NY, Boston, Chicago...I assume this is a big city thing, not a "Canadian" thing. Heck I've even seen my small town do this after a really big storm, well back when we used to get snow here. The past few years my area has had almost no snow where we used to have snow from at least December to February sometimes well into April.
N.Dakota is an open land territory very easy to do comparing to Montreal where you do this between cars , narrow street and all the other challenges that comes with a big city
I live in Montreal and this happens only when there is lots of snow. 80% of the time, the snow is just pushed to the sides and we have to deal with it. But when this process happens, it is satisfying to see. A road full of snow that turns in a road without snow in 10 min or less. The 3 guys that are doing that have to me coordinated. It is very cool to look at.
They do this here in my little town in PA to. The snow piles get way to big and start taking up every bit of parking space, an also trapping many elderly people in their homes. They will plow everything into huge piles then loaders an dump trucks show up to remove it.
This is done at the city and provincial levels. The approach can vary greatly city to city. Often they leave banks of snow and come back later to clean it up
Yup. I grew up in a small town and snow would only be pushed to the side and picked up only when necessary. City I'm in now clears the streets one night, then the next night picks it up.
@@sampic_ I'm a tad surprised you don't hear of the municipality or province messing with the feds in the sense of. What of Ottawa just didn't clear the snow around parliament or something silly like that, and there's nothing parliament can do due to separation of powers.
We did this in upstate New York. In the 50s the snow was put in the Hudson river. In the 60s the snow was put in large fields . The trucks wete dump trucks. They would hire around 50 men to shovel snow off the sidewalks. Many could not read. I was a young boy then Today most of men shoveling men were replaces by machines.
Yeah, Canada does have some unique practices when it comes to shoveling snow, especially given how much snow they get in winter. Here are a few key points: 1. Technique: Many Canadians use a technique called "the scoop" where they lift the snow with a shovel and then throw it to the side. This helps to clear pathways efficiently. 2. Tools: In addition to traditional shovels, some Canadians use snow blowers, which can be more efficient for larger areas. There are also specialized shovels designed for heavy, wet snow. 3. Timing: Canadians often shovel snow shortly after it falls. This prevents it from compacting and becoming ice, which makes it easier to remove. 4. Community Efforts: In many neighborhoods, it’s common for neighbors to help each other out by shoveling driveways or sidewalks, creating a sense of community. 5. Safety First: Given the risks of shoveling, Canadians are typically cautious about overexertion and may take breaks to avoid injuries. Overall, snow removal in Canada is a combination of practical techniques and community spirit!
This is done in most Canadian cities. The reason they clean the snow is the amount of sand and salt mixed in the snow after being applied to the roads.
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NYC does the same. They come can p/u those huge mountains and dump the snow into the Hudson
Well its not "unique". Same happends in Vienna, Austria, Norway, Sweden, and many Eu countries
Does the car get out back?
They have no choice but to take the snow away. In Montreal and a few other North American cities, the snow does not melt until April. Also, I am basing on historical data. Some years, the snow melts earlier.
I mean thats kinda a notmal thing for all of rhe midwest in the usa tbh lmao. sometimes we start to get 80-90°F days before all of the snow is gone 😭
I mean thats kinda a notmal thing for all of rhe midwest in the usa tbh lmao. sometimes we start to get 80-90°F days before all of the snow is gone 😭
😂😂😂😂😂 They do have a choice We are here in the country In snow don't start melanie Until april two And we get more snow 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Also trying to move that much of it to the side is just gonna cause another massive pile on anywhere that isn’t the road. In my area we only get like 3-4 inches most times so just pushing it all to the side is an option cause the pile on the side only ends up being like a foot
@garybacher236 If they don't haul the snow away, there will be no road or sidewalk left after a few storms.
The fact that it's not ever taken and made into a giant tobogganing hill is an insult to Canadian culture
They do pile some of the snow into big hills but idk if they let people sled there
You don't say....😢 my favourite past time. It beat staying indoors and travelling to ski slopes...
Jesus man, with all the hills that can be used for sledding the last thing I would want is my kids going down garbage snow. I’ve lived in Montréal and these aren’t exactly clean piles of snow. You go first.
Yeah... wouldn't want to do that if you live in any city that also salts and sands the roads too; gets mixed into the snow they haul away. Here in Edmonton, we have designated storage/melting pits where the snow is dumped and piled up into huge mountains of snow. In the spring and summer, the snow melts and is drained into the sewer system to be processed with the rest of the water into clean drinking water, and the left-over sand is cleaned out and reprocessed for the next winter road-sanding season. Been done this way for decades now.
Montreal gets to have its removal budget paid for by other provinces, specifically Alberta!!
An American, I lived in Montreal through a couple of winters in the early 80's. The snow removal system was one of the most impressive things I've ever witnessed. But what this video fails to mention is that the process also included removal of the snow from the sidewalks, using smaller equipment in concert with the big machines. Truly amazing. You really felt like the city was in good hands.
We've had those forever in Massachusetts.
canada is in america, you meant US citizen
The video shows a smaller snow plow used for the sidewalk.
@Jago-Shogun North America is the continent we share.
The United States of America is considered America, and we are Americans, Canadians live in Canada, which is located in North America.
Sounds very confusing, but Canada, Mexico, they'd never say they live in America. I don't know why it's like that, but it just is.
Maybe we just want to be different from the other continents?
I'm guessing you don't live in either country.
@@stayathomecichlidmom3579 No, it's considered america to the geographically illiterate.
Mexicans also live in america, it's called Meso-america. And south americans are also americans.
You aren't different, you just flunked high school and wanna be special so bad.
It isn't like that, it's like that in rural areas where people lack education.
I lived in many "countries" and realize people are dumber about the planet than they should be.
It's like how people don't know India is part of Asia and so is the middle east but think "asian" means chinese only. Yet Asia is the largest continent on the planet.
Man they’re even polite with snow removal. ❤❤ Canada/America.
The snow plowers of Montreal do a very organized and efficient job, working around the clock until the hard icy snow is gone. It is much appreciated.
I appreciate their hard work, & I'm not in Canada.
(FormerCalifornian, now in PNW)
And the ones who pays their salary are all the people who pays for their winter ticket each year in mtl. Its a genius invention.
Over five hundred thousands get a parking citation each year in mtl 🤣🤣🤣
@ they also charge for jay walking. Take care.
Don't worry they make very good money my uncle works for the township he plowed for 6 hours last night and made $500
@@True-b4c Been living in Montreal all my life, only gotten warnings for jay walking lol
Montreal resident here, it's always special to hear them working at 3am, it's not even that annoying waking up to the snow plower sound 🥲
BC here.. i bet it would suck twice as bad if you wake up to the sound and realize you forgot to park your car on the right side of the road lol
After a few years of owning a car you get used to it haha
Massachusetts and learn a better way of handling how to get rid of snow This is a great idea.Hopefully though try learning this new way if he had known things
my dad drives a truck that removes snow. its so annoying trying to find a night to see him cause he needs to check the weather and sleep if it snows so he can work nights 😭
How about finding places to park.
I lived through a couple of Montreal winters & was always astonished by the amount of snow & the speed & efficiency of how it was dealt with. One minute you were snowed in & the next it was as though it had never snowed at all. Incredible & I wish all Canadian cities could do the same thing.
My tiny town in Ontario does this. I thought it was normal
I remember this video it’s from an episode of mighty machines, a show I watched when I was little
Travel more ❤ it’s really not unique or impressive 😂
When we lived there many years ago, by the end of the snow season our front walk would be lined by snow piled higher than myself. Between the snow on the lawn, plus snow blown from the driveway (professional large tractor snowblower), and what I shoveled from the walk there would be over 6 feet of snow before it started to melt.
Not unique. Seen in the US plenty of times over the past decade
Very capable process. I have seen this done after heavy snowfalls in Ottawa and Toronto.
You mean *Toronto*, where the PM called in the army because they had 10 cm of snow? Seriously?? Stolen valor, for sure.
I never heard that. In the falls area here.
In miagaravarea. Never heard that here. We hardly get snow days
@ChrisJericho-yf4db That's it! Toronto gets so little snow that when it happened, many years ago, the PM called in the army. For 10 cm.
as an Ottawan, not true. i am looking at my neighbours car stuck in nearly 2ft of snow rn. here they just push it to the side lmfao
During my two consecutive full winters of work as a signalman (the person who guides the large trucks and makes sure nothing gets in the way) we sometimes worked three to five days straight with only three to four hours of sleep in between. On each of those days, our shifts lasted between 12 and 16 hours. These men are soldiers. Hardest work I ever did.
thank you for keeping our children safe x i might be sensitive but each time i see one of yous i cry a little bit cause im happy. my mom told me what they were doing when i was pretty young and still playing in igloos in front of my house so yea :D thank you x
@munchkin0.o you're welcome.
You got paid for this job!!!! where did you dump that legal Stuff Snow 🌨 was the RINK MADE FOR HOCKING....AND FUN 😮😮😮😮😮
@@SushilaPatel-i1p yes we got paid very well.
@@munchkin0.o sure dude, you're welcome! I remember building igloos myself as a child, good memories!
Our snow plowers work all night and have to be hyper aware of the weather. They work very hard. Thank you to our plowers!
Not to be rude, but on Lloyd, they don't do shit 😂
@MikeKov86 To be fair, waking up early is hard work for me LOL
I remove snow in montreal and I often do 20+ hours shift
let's not forget those guys are hooked on snow removal like crack addicts are to crack
they literally wait on edge looking fort that first flake to fall
They actually usually start around 3 or 4 in the morning and work an 8 hour shift like most regular jobs, and then another crew shows up for the rest lol they’re not working day and night like maniacs
Not all Canadian cities do this. Calgary doesn’t even plow side streets.
They do in Red Deer
@@WorknotWoke89May be the first time I’ve ever considered moving to Red Deer from Calgary. 😆
Thats why they said MONTREAL
@@RadoNettle They also said Canada, implying _all_ of Canada, but just Montreal.
In GP they plowed our residential road like 4-5 times per winter
As a Canadian, they do this during the night. By the time we wake up the roads are clean and clear even in smaller neighborhoods. Love it❤
Thank you to all the workers who work so hard to clear our snow and make the roads passable.
You’re welcome
Especially towing cars away left on the street by their careless owners-that is the best part!
@@macristo33 sometimes snow comes too fast and unexpected and people have to go somewhere. Doesn't mean they are careless 🙄
@ You are right. I did not think about that. I know the plow trucks can only do so much when people park their cars on the streets.
I thought they import fat chicks from Florida and allow them to roll over the snow on the side of roads flattening the snow out
They do this in Vermont. But I do love our northern neighbors. Thank you Canada
Vermont is a beautiful state
Except we don’t have huge cities.
@@laurad324 but such nice people and I love all those little towns
I lived in Burlington for 6 years and they never did this. They barely plowed a lot of the time even. Roads would be a total mess for days after it snowed.
@ Maybe it’s not done in Burlington, Vermont isn’t only Burlington it’s small towns & Villages also and maybe they don’t have the funding there. I’ve seen this done in two small villages and have lived here since 1990.
As an American that grew up 2 hours south of the Canadian border, I’ve been there countless times and I can honestly say that there’s never been a negative experience. Nothing but love for our neighbors to the north!
It would make a Great 51st state.
Your president wanna add tariff to his neighbor
@@thomasholland3289
Nah, america would make a decent 4th territory
Thanks my southern friend 🇨🇦❤️🇺🇸
AMEN!!!
May Lord God Almighty bless the continent we share & all our brothers & sisters…
ShalomShalom
Wow! I love this! I do lo e Canada! I'm in the US in Michigan, so they are our neighbors! ❤❤❤ they ha e some smart people!
Smart people great people. Love my neighbors. 🇨🇦🤝🇺🇸
My nigga talking like a friendly Trump😂😂😂
❤❤❤ right back at you guys 🇨🇦🇺🇸
I love you too!
🇺🇸 🤝 🇨🇦
Yes!!!🇨🇦💙🇺🇲
You said it, americans lack intelligence
When I lived in Quebec I was so impressed with everything they did about winter that was better than Minnesota. They even put fencing around bushes to not allow them to collapse under the weight of the snow. Vive Quebec!!
Loll
Go Canada. Love from the Phillippines.
How do they remove snow in the Philippines?
@@AbstractVisionMedia by preventing it from snowing
Love back to the Philippines from Canada 💙
@@AbstractVisionMediaIt never snows there
I lived off Ste. Catherine Street in the mid 70’s and was very impressed on how the city managed to clear the streets of the heavy snow.
Smart. Blizzard of '78 some cars didn't get out until the spring.
I think Buffalo lost hundreds of police cars
I was on my senior class ski trip back then in the Poconos of Pennsylvania. First was a blizzard that almost stopped us from even going. The wind shifted, the torrential rain started and turned the ski slopes into a wet, sloppy mess.
Aww I feel I missed something big that would have been fun during the Blizzard of 78. You enjoyed it right? Snow five feet deep everywhere! I joined the USAF in 77 and I was in the desert at Luke AFB riding my Yamaha IT 400 in the desert. I missed out on the storm.
THAT WAS 79 WAS WORKING IN CHICAGO WE LOADED & TRUCKED SNOW TO SOLDIER FIELD WHERE WAS MELTED
@thomasgajewski5929 In 1977, 78, 79, from the Midwest through to the Northeast there were multiple disastrous, record breaking snowstorms (Blizzards) where the National Guard was called up and city's were declared Disaster Areas.
We do this in Norway too, and I loved doing it when I drove a truck.
we? we who? what?
@@luigicirelli2583 Yes, the commenter you're responding to, and clearing snow. Can you read?
We did this in Carbondale, CO. We dumped the snow into a giant city owned open lot. Then in the Spring, we had to go to the lot and pick out all of the small bits of trash that had gotten picked up by the snowblower.
Is it true in Norway, it's the law that you have to have spikes in your tires? My friend was there and her rental car had spikes in it.
Good to know my fight though when I saw the title of the video was the we (Canadians) can not be the only ones that do this for our cities
CANADA IS ONE POWERFUL COUNTRY!!!
😅😅funny!!
Canada Superpower 2020
Except as a Canadian who was born in Canada 41 years ago, this is the first I've heard of this. It's not common in Canada 😅
Are you serious?
@@mikehunt-fx7sf they're high!!
Done in Newfoundland for years...loved looking out the 2nd floor window and watching the procedure...
While we aren’t the only city that removes snow, but given Montreal’s size we have one of the largest urban snow removing operation in the world. It’s wild to see this industrial scale operation happening every time there’s a storm. These guys work day AND night to shift and remove TONS of snow. They are actually incredibly fast and efficient, very much appreciated. Parking and leaving a spot full of snow IS HELL. Without this service, the city would come to a crawl in winter.
We do this in Switzerland as well. Works well.
Yet you liberals hate truckers
@@huggybear3098 wait what?
@@Alley00Catthey're talking about the MAGA adjacent trucker convoy that trashed downtown Ottawa for a few weeks.
Most of Europe does this during winter in bigger cities, the further north you go the more common it gets.
Back when we lived in Anchorage, they removed snow similar to this back in the 70s.
Safely through the sewer system cracked me up 🤣
Still going on. The city has several "snow dumps" where bulldozers and loaders mound it into giant snow pyramids. The last of it doesn't melt until Labor Day.
@@chiquita683 It makes it safely in to the lake along with the raw sewage??
I live in a small town in Minnesota. We do this. Except the snow is pushed into the middle of the road, making only one strip to move instead of 2 like video says
Anchorage hardly even plows anymore
We do that same thing here in northern Minnesota. It leaves our roads completely clear curb to curb. We dump the snow in large designated gravel lots throughout the town and it's left to melt.
Yes I’m pretty sure other European countries do this
You Minnesotans are in the wrong country. Sorry how the line got drawn.
Northern Minnesota here too !
I thought every place that gets a lot of snow did this, it won’t melt until April or may !
@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 exactly. May, 70 degrees Fahrenheit with large snow piles everywhere you look and people still ice fishing for pan fish.
@@ScottPhx I know snow - live up North of you all for many years - now I'm in Québec and we have a little something called Ice Storms. Google them - ice storms, québec, images, lol.
I live in canada!!!🍁
Go Canada!! That’s awesome
Bro every country does that 💀 Sweden, Norway any country with snow lol
India love Canada
Easy money too 😂
@@shina8767 canada dont love india
I live in Canada. Finally people say something good about Canada.
I live in Canada as well but I think that the norm is that we're really polite and friendly people but the politicians for some reason don't like us. I don't get it. We are in a whole, really good and respectful people. 🇨🇦💯🇺🇸
I love Canada 🇨🇦 ❤. I’m so sorry about Trump. Please be assured that most Americans want you to have your own country.
Really wish I could live in Canada for the next four years...
Oh plenty of us here in the US who don't like the state of our country right now have lots of wonderful things to say about Canada lol!
Finally? You've not been paying attention obviously.
I used to do this job. The first time I backed up my dump truck to the edge of a pitch-black quarry, my heart was pounding. The sheer darkness made it impossible to gauge where the truck ended and the abyss began. There’s a small bumper block there, meant to stop you from plunging into the void, but it’s cold comfort when you’re staring into the unknown.
As I engaged the hydraulic system to lift the dump bed and release the snow, panic gripped me. The sound of the snow tumbling into the pit felt deafening, like a prelude to disaster. In my fear and inexperience, I slammed the accelerator instead of easing off, causing the truck to lurch forward. The front of the box struck a metal beam with a sickening crunch, mangling the hoist cylinder and crippling the lift mechanism.
The deafening silence after the impact was overwhelming. I sat frozen, staring at the damage, my hands shaking on the steering wheel. It was a mistake born of raw nerves and the terrifying reality of operating heavy machinery on the edge of a precipice.
Damn.
I'd be paranoid. Need extra toilet paper first time on the job in case shit happens.
@@cliffordjules5146 Great writing, Clifford! You should do it for a living ... reading about your encounter was a nail biting, edge of the seat experience for me, & I'm willing to bet I won't be the only one in feeling this way 😊.
Fascinating, enlightening, and terrifying! Thanks for sharing!
Now imagine being the guy who drive the bulldozer pushing that snow down the cliff. 😅
Besides the scenery and the nature and animals this is one good thing i have heard about Canada.
Lots of hunting up there! Even bears 🐻🏆🥩🫡
We love watching them in Old Quebec each year at the winter carnival.
I work at la boutique de noel up there!!
Oui.....Bon homme!
Love the Winter Carnival in Quebec.... haven't been there in years.
Retiring this year....planning on going back to visit....I love Quebec!
Backing up to that old bridge at the end would have my butt puckered 😂
That's a purpose built structure with a stopper at the end. You don't want to risk losing a truck in there.
@@niclef314 It's still extremely sketchy looking and the truck is only feet from the edge lol
😂😂😂😂 gave me anxiety too. Would have my seat belt off just in case I gotta hop out to save myself lol
🤣😂🤣😂🤣As a truck driver I never even thought about it
It's definitely scary looking. It's hard to see, but there is a bumper of some sort at the end. I imagine that snow and ice could get stuck in the bed and possibly cause it to lift the front of the truck from uneven weight distribution. Hope they have a safety feature for that.
I’m Canadian and I don’t see how this is surprising. But then again, I’ve lived here for my whole life, and i rarely travel. Touché. Touché.
Everywhere doesn't snow like Canada.
@@Alana-e7h true
@@Alana-e7h Siberia snows much more and harder than Canada. Or if you really want to compare Canada, compare it to the arctic
Actually Canada only does this in some places where its too cold to use road salt to melt the snow. Norway for example, the bigger cities up north are near the coast so those coldest days are too few to stop the salt from removing the snow, theres usually enough space for the snow. Finland, now that a different story, they use snow deposits outside the cities in the coldest areas as salt is completely ineffective in those temps.
@@r84onow6 Siberian cities in general got more space, the snowpiles arent hindering daily life.
Thats true. As a kid I loved watching them in action ❤
As a kid, I was riveting my nose to the windows at night watching this show when they were plowing my street. Lovely memories
The city towed my car once. At least it was free 😂
Same, felt so cool to see snow plows as a kid 😊
I still do that at 48 😜
I love my clever and kind Canadian neighbors to the north.💙🇺🇸💙.
Hey! Thank you.. means a lot right now..considering how things seem to be going politically
Do you mean how cleverly they waste all of the taxes that the citizens pay the GOV., this is a huge waste of money !!
@@trenttaylor3838 At least you are Trumpless, consider yourselves lucky.
@ go live with the mountains of snow lining the roads.. it gets wet then freezes solid if not removed like this. Where are you from btw?? Because winter is likely a different animal for you than us..
@@adamwiggins9865 I am from northern Montana so I know what cold and snow is, that process is a waste of taxes I know this to be a fact. I deal with several feet of snow all the time!! Commies will always find a way to waste your money !!
For those who don't know about what the polutants are, salt is the bigest but oil is also common in plowed snow.
Edit: love how much this list is expanding. Keep it up everyone.
In the summer where do you think the oil, antifreeze, and other pollutants end up?? Down the storm drains into the rivers and streams and then ocean or reservoirs. Yes, salt from road can be removed from drinking water, but it's expensive and resource intensive.
Don't forget cigarette butts and timmies cups, although both are in steep decline.
Biggest 😒
I would say it’s contaminated with pretty much everything you can find in asphalt as well (tire rubber, debris, etc)
Dont forget tar as well
Yes I do & I’m a proud Canadian 🇨🇦♥️🙏
Yeah, welcome to 'Winterpeg' also. ☃️
Winterpeg, Manisnowba.
Sounds like getting pegged by winter
@@scottcantdance804An icy hole.
Winnipeg.. where summer is two weeks of bad skiing conditions😂😂
@@keithbartholomew9433Skiing? In what can probably be considered as the flattest province in Canada. Unless you mean cross-country skiing, that is; which to me shouldn’t really be considered as skiing 🤗😆
Finally a city that is working in making life easier for residents during a snow storm 😊
Lol you got no clue
Ps I live 10 minute from MTL
Almost all major cities do. But, please, continue to be as negative as you want....😅😅😅😅
Finally? Didn't the video say 1980s?
taxes near 50 percent
Cities don't do work, citizens do. It's up to you to make your life easier.
When I was working in Montreal during the winter it was pretty incredible to see how efficient it was.
I clear in Winnipeg and would be curious to see the difference. Both are considered world class but they have different problems.
Canada always does it better!!! In my bucket list to visit this gorgeous country one day soon!!!
Come visit 😊
The mini snow plow at 0:28 can be used to clear sidewalks. When I lived in Québec City, one of them struck the side of my basement apartment, breaking the window and sent snow pouring into my room. Three weeks later glazing crew showed up and repaired it. One of them joked “might want to move your bed, another big storm tonight”. We all laughed but I moved it. 3 AM I hear one outside and I’m thinking “no way that could…” SMASH, snow pours in 😂
Wow, I don't know what's more crazy, that they weren't more careful to not damage people's property, or that they didn't come to repair it until 3 weeks later!
They do the same thing in Minnesota, and I’m sure in any state that receives a lot of snow, it’s not just a Canadian thing.
Ironically, this is not done in Alberta....you know that big pile of snow at the end of your driveway? Yeah it's going to be there in -40 weather.
Same in southern ny. It’s pushed a left to melt.
In the canadian arctic, they plow snow to certain spots all over the town (hardly any cities in the arctic). Children love these giant 8m tall snow piles. Usually left there until the spring melt.
Some spots they need a dump truck and bucket loader to move the snow away.
But usually after a decent snowfall, a cat grater runs around pushing the snow off the main roads, then the secondary roads.
Have a merry christmas.
I'm in smallish town Minnesota, downtown they plow to the center of road. Then they scoop and dump on the ballpark parking lots. Takes a few days but then siidewalks and roads are clear of snow all year.
Alaska as well
I mean this is pretty standard practice in all places where you get a large amount of snow and you have nowhere to put it like in a city. Canada, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Russia, etc
I haven't seen any snowblower/truck combo anywhere in Sweden. Neither have I seen or heard of moving parked car. Maybe I'm just unaware, but I've only seen plowing and "standard" loading of trucks with front loaders even in the north of Sweden.
They don't do that in Calgary, Alberta. They may do that in Montreal but not across Canada.
@@asero021584I haven’t seen it in Edmonton, either
Calgarian here, super impressed with how much effort going into cleaning the streets, we don’t have this kind of system in Calgary
Montreal snow handling is amazing. I lived there for six years.
Now do their pot hole repair.
Now do their immigration handling
Love that it’s processed and cleaned and not just thrown into rivers with the street garbage. This is cool
It has not only garbage but the chemicals used to increase the tire traction on ice
@@cheesebusinessdoesn’t exist. You just made that up
@@rollingthunderinho I'm pretty sure you're correct and he did just make that up. Why would anybody lie like that, it's an oddly weird lie.
@rollingthunderinho I think they are talking about salt and sand. Everything is made of chemicals after all.
@rollingthunderinho wow, because he didn't say it in in idiot terms you understand, it's false, he means salt and gravel
Minnesota does the same thing. I remember one year we had so much that we were running out of places to put it. Mall parking lots had 20-30 foot ice walls. And the snow took forever to melt.
Mall of America had a snow pile still at the start of damn august 😂
2 winters ago we had record levels.
Inland Maine as well. At least the larger towns do.
Same in Sweden. The snowpile doesn't even melt every year until the next winter comes.
Same in the Dakotas
"I am Optimus Prime. I am sending this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars. We are here. And we are waiting."
As a Canadian, this is the goal but not the reality
Saskatchewan uses graders - they flatten the snow, and take 2 weeks to do so after a snowstorm, and you end up with ice roads that then get covered in dirt sand. In ontario, they clear the snow down to the pavement, multiple times, during the snowstorm
As an American your country wouldn’t survive without you guys stealing 100 billion a year 💀
What not even part of Canada?
I think this happens when a city has had a lot of snow dumped (as in feet). I lived in snowbelt area of Ontario in a small city & this process happened only a few times, example, Blizzard of 1977. Terrible wind and snow for days, too cold for it to melt.
In Montréal it is.
Northern BC does this, too. It's amazing to see a long line of dump trucks all filled with snow in the middle of the night.
They did this here in Central California two winters ago, the Sierra got over 50 feet (15.2 meters) of snow. We usually don’t have enough snow to make it necessary. They closed mountain towns to non residents for about a week, until enough space was opened up.
I really enjoy watching the process, too 8-)
As a Montrealer, I can attest to this highly efficient snow removal system. Usually the first day of the snowstorm I will take the public transport system, but by the second day I am good to go to get to the ski hill, be it one hour north of Montreal or one hour south of Montreal. We are surrounded by day and night skiing.
Fun fact : Quebec city does this as well but they dump the snow at a specific site overlooking a popular trail along the st Lawrence River.. in the spring all the snow melts and creates a beautiful man-made waterfall for people to enjoy while walking the trail 👍👌
🇨🇦I am Canadian and I didn’t know this. But sometimes you see trucks taking snow away. Thanks for the information 😊
Better ask the indians before you do anything
They usually only do it in the middle of the night.
Well, that's specifically Montréal's method. Each major city has its own procedures. But we're kind of used to Toronto and Montréal being called "Canada"
Whitehorse does this, too, but we only have front end loaders to put the snow in the trucks.
ONLY TORONTO IS CANADA! @@CorwinAlexander
From US....Love Canada!
From Canada, love y'all Americans.
Faggets
I'm Canadian and never heard or saw anything like this here in Vancouver BC!
I flew into Nanaimo once and it was snowing, just a couple inches and they shut down the airport due to a lack of snow clearing equipment.
Aren't you funny! Vancouver doesn't get near the amount of snow the rest of Canada gets.
Probably cause it doesn’t snow in Vancouver…you’ve never seen a foot at a time ever.
Dude, in BC I saw a gay driving a small John deer while wearing a cowboy hat. It was my 1st winter in The lower mainland.
@@michaelwhitworth1381 excellent typo
Yep, dumped into a big hoke and melts, then leaches into the ground or runs into the same ocean or lake that was originally dumped into.
Proud Canadian here! Snow is our business.
From the USA: How come we can't or don't do something like this? Ingenious. . . 😊❤
love Canada love Montreal
Politics brother. If they did what they were suppose to be doing they wouldn't be able to get rich stealing your money while in office.
I seen this in Lake Tahoe Nevada 2001.
Canada Rocks!❤
ARE YOU SERIOUSLEY GIVING PRAISE FOR THE INGENUTIY OF A 5 YEAR OLD?
Yes it does 🇨🇦
Canada does not rock
It's crap just like usa
Wow, it took 70 years to implement something that other countries began to use a long time ago! ?😂😂
You got that right. America is nowhere compared to us. Cheers from Montreal
When I lived in Eastern Oregon... We would get sometimes 3~4 feet of Snow within a few days!!!
School was never closed of course that was yearly Winters & probably still is there LoL but... the Snow plows did this same thing in the town I lived in & made LOOONNGGG snow line banks on all the roads... after school all the students would get on top of those Snow line banks & dig huge cavities & hide in them & have Snow ball fights with each other 🤣🤣🤣
Since it was a small town most students walked home & we would have Snow ball wars all over the streets when cars werent passing 🤣🤣🤣
This was back in the early 90's 🥰💜 LoL
I wish they did that here in the US. I wouldn't be afraid of driving in snowy weather.❤
They do
Move to Minnesota and you’ll find this is exactly how they do it.
They do it in Boston.
They do
My small town in Ohio does exactly this in our "downtown".
This is done around the US as well, its initially pushed to the side to get the roads open but later they come through for removal.
It will depend on the specifics of the city, US or Canada. Places that get this much snow in one go and have a lot of traffic will use this system. Cities like you describe will let the snow build up over time until it's worth full removal. The Toronto area almost never actually removes the snow. It usually melts withing a day or two, so it's just pushed to the side for the most part
Actually it’s done like that in Montreal too. Often days later. Im a montrealer.
@@blackoak4978that’s impossible in Montreal because the snow will freeze.
I love Canada. Never been there, but I wish I could be there now. I love the snow. It keeps people away. 🥶
Many enough snow sports or even just seeing the beautiful snow bunnies skiing or in the spring then lie aluminum reflective blankets on the snow and then hot women sun tan on them.
not all
@prohibidax1519 Come to Florida where I am now, no snow, and see what I mean. The comparison is obvious.
@@c.a.3358 i am scared of 2 things the tsunamis and Donald Trump
@@prohibidax1519I would be more afraid of the Hurricanes but I don't like the earthquake threat in California and I don't like the summer temperature in many places.
I think I would like Washington state
I lived in Quebec City for about fifteen years. When the snow removal was scheduled after a storm, I found it difficult to go to sleep until they were done - not because of the noise - but because it was facinating to watch! There are snow removal conferences in Quebec where people from all over the world who come to learn the process. I kinda miss the show outside my window believe it or not.
We do this in Minnesota too.
Where? I've lived here my entire life in 6+ different towns and none of them did this
Na. You wish
@@jankycheez5986Everywhere in Minnesota does this. We don’t dump it in the sewer, it’s piled up in various places. But it’s removed from the street in the same or similar way.
Yeah I’ve seen this done in all over WI as well, at least in cities with at least a few thousand people. It’s usually happening at like 2am when traffic is at its lightest. It can be a giant pain in the ass when they have it piled up across the roads when you need to drive at that time of day as I often did
@@jankycheez5986 I lived in Minneapolis for 18 years and they do this every Winter, especially in downtown. I was present for the Snowmageddon of 2010 when the roof of the Metrodome collapsed. Walking home at 3:30 AM through downtown the snow piles were 20 feet tall and being loaded into dump trucks by huge front-end loaders.
Optimus prime took a part time job😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Was gonna say that
In Norway Sweden Finland and Russia they have done this since 1952.
It's done in the USA to
Here in Netherlands whole country goes in crises because of 5 centimeters snow. Trains stop! Kid you not.
That’s because you guys eat and breathe snow
@@tgwcl6194I even can say why, almost no one uses winter tires, which are mandatory by low in lots of eastern and northern countries.
The big snow blower was invented in 1932 by à Montréaler called Sicard
Canadian here, snow melts slowly here, sometimes we still have some near the end of spring. In big cities, where snow can accumulate way easier because of the way building make a maze for the wind. If its not removed the snow just keeps pilling until people literally cant go out of buildings.
Been clearing snow like this in N.H. since the 60s
We have been doing it a lot longer than that😅
@@IanHotson He probably meant that he started working on it in the 1960s.
The first mechanical snow blowers were invented in the late 1920s, so it's just 30-40 years before the 1960s. Before that people were shoveling the snow by hand. There are vintage pictures of Montréal with HUGE piles of snow in the streets
Definetly not unique.
Towns all over the US big and small do this every winter.
Vt does it too
Good job man! It really is an important job. And congratulations on keeping a job that long man. Kids nowadays don't have great work ethics
We also do this in the states. The trucks loaded with snow go to a large parking lot to dump the snow. Then a front loader will scoop it up and dump it into another truck trailer that's specialized to melt the snow and the water gets drained into the storm drains
Mostly in the cities, countrysides just get plowed. Plus we usually have wider roads anyways
So all polluted water still gets dumped into rivers, lakes and the ocean. That's where the he sewer systems drain.
@sandraboucher6512 Yeah, it's all the same. It's mostly about getting the roads cleared better so people can drive around easier and more safely. Also, cleared roads allowed emergency response vehicles to get around better in emergencies
So yeah, regardless of how the snow is removed, it all drains into roadway drains. Including when it rains in the warmer seasons
@@sandraboucher6512Our sewer systems here in Western NY goes into treatment plants first then into the Niagara River. It's illegal to dump anything intentionally untreated into rivers and lakes now.
@@sandraboucher6512it’s the same thing as when it rains, why should snow be any different.
No our snow removal is pathetic compared to when I lived in Canada. A storm that would disable an American city wouldn’t even faze a Canadian city
Snow policy is often to push it into my driveway... 😂
Wow! What innovation! Hats off, Canada!
Life in a Canadian winter ❄️🌨🌨❄️☃️
That’s a bit of a generalization lol in Montreal, Quebec, yes but in Vancouver Canada, we get one to two snowfalls per year and no more than 12 to 20 inches which melts in a matter of days.
@ehop66 ... YVR and Victoria are the outliers. 99% of Canada gets winter 😆😊
Don't know how those trucks stay so clean & shiny, you go 1 mile down a snow covered interstate & your truck will never look the same.
Cold enough nothing is melting.
@@GordonDavis-j8qI think hes referring to the salt/sand they put down
@ChadShaffer-e9w it is indeed a real video, it's not any more AI than you are.
I don't understand some of you people
Those trucks do not stay so clean & shiny.
@@patriciatoomingtheplantpar2558 In fairness, I am willing to believe that someone as stupid as @ChadShaffer-e9w could only have been created by AI.
Absolutely Amazing!!! Congratulations Canada!!! Hopefully The USA will Catch on to Your way !!!
It comes down to is the headache worth the expense and for most of the cities in US the answer is NO. They already use similar systems in Detroit, Chicago etc and have been for decades.
@@tim2024-df5fu no it comes down to necessity we have no choice to get rid of it or cars will disapear under the snow people wont be able to go to work and pretty soon shit will go wrong we aint talking about 1 inch of snow here like in the US where its a panik when 1 inch falls lol like little pussie cats
I live North of Toronto. This is not done.
They were doing this in my city in PA since the massive nor’easters of the 1990s
It was being done in the upper Midwest all around the great lakes back in the mid 1970's . The only difference was they used an industrial construction wheel loader or big construction front end loader to load the trucks . Nothing amazing about this . Sorry folks , but snow removal has been happening for over a half a century before this . Video content creator , where have you been , under a rock ?
We do it in the States too. Aspen, Colorado has been doing this since the 90's. Only way given the typical season is around 10'+. Good video and smart way of dealing with snow removal.
Montreal is an old city for North American standards and wasn't built with cars in mind. A sizable portion of it is small winding streets and one ways. There isn't much parking so many have to park on the street, reducing available space further. They really have no choice but to take the snow away or people would be snowed in within a month...
Beautiful, proud to be Canadian. Thank you for your hard work.
Thinking outside the box in my opinion. (Mississippi Gulf Coast, USA).
No into the box.->>the dump trucks.
Always love to see a genius system at work. Must be so gratifying to see the results😊😊
I was born in 1955 I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and now live in West Central Minnesota.
This is the way snow has been removed form the business district and some residential areas ever since I could remember.
Don't you get it yet everything they think of they think it's new and it's been around forever
Why don't you guys use salt spreaders to melt it away ? Just curious..
@@GarySmith-zw5rh not that it matters but the snow blower was invented in montreal in 1925, in no way did this video try to say the US is not the center of the universe why are you upset cause your country wasnt mentionned?
@@Saab91ji we do to melt the ice on the roads and make them safe to drive but the amount of salt to melt the snow would be huge, too huge not to mention it also makes the cars rust like theres no tomorrow its why some people use dirt or sand on the roads instead of salt now
@Saab91ji Salt stops melting snow and ice effectively at 15°F/-9°C. Which is over the average temperature for most of our winter in Minnesota.
Oh really? Pollution? It's the same sgit that goes down the drain when it's not cold!
It has road salt in it. Think about what that does to the waterways. It is not the same as rain.
I’m guessing trash and what not from the street it’s the issue.
yeah, plus trash, salt, motor oil, coolant and any other item on a city street. Its like you people aren't capable of thinking.
@@DeborahHamilton-q1ware all the roads now contaminated since they have all been salted since I was a little boy? Bloody nonsense.
Pollution really when oil and coolant is dump in the drain
IMO this is so smart~America needs to catch up w/our northern neighbors!! ❄️☃️❄️
Minnesota has done this for several generations. Theres pics of this back to the 1940's
This IS how Americans do it as well. I don't know why this channel said it was a Canadian thing.
It would be nice, but I think it would cost a lot more. It's probably worth the cost/and probably increased taxes. In the US snow removal is handled by the State for highways, and local governments for city,town,etc. streets.
Ummm... we've been doing this in Maine for some time and we don't park to impede the plows. Tickets and impound fees are ridiculous! I like my car... I don't want it hit by some slip/sliding speedy fool ornery enough not to give a crap about their piece of crap!
I've seen this done in several US cities, NY, Boston, Chicago...I assume this is a big city thing, not a "Canadian" thing. Heck I've even seen my small town do this after a really big storm, well back when we used to get snow here. The past few years my area has had almost no snow where we used to have snow from at least December to February sometimes well into April.
Welcome to Canada. We love our winters here😄
I live in upper Michigan. They do the same here.
Been doing this in North Dakota for years. Didn't know it was something special.
Same here in sd
Sounds so expensive.
N.Dakota is an open land territory very easy to do comparing to Montreal where you do this between cars , narrow street and all the other challenges that comes with a big city
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I've seen it in WI.
I live in upstate NY. After a snowfall or two we do the same thing.
Not like Canada. Hahaaaa
I live in Montreal and this happens only when there is lots of snow. 80% of the time, the snow is just pushed to the sides and we have to deal with it. But when this process happens, it is satisfying to see. A road full of snow that turns in a road without snow in 10 min or less. The 3 guys that are doing that have to me coordinated. It is very cool to look at.
They do this here in my little town in PA to. The snow piles get way to big and start taking up every bit of parking space, an also trapping many elderly people in their homes. They will plow everything into huge piles then loaders an dump trucks show up to remove it.
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This is done at the city and provincial levels. The approach can vary greatly city to city. Often they leave banks of snow and come back later to clean it up
Yup. I grew up in a small town and snow would only be pushed to the side and picked up only when necessary. City I'm in now clears the streets one night, then the next night picks it up.
@@sampic_ I'm a tad surprised you don't hear of the municipality or province messing with the feds in the sense of. What of Ottawa just didn't clear the snow around parliament or something silly like that, and there's nothing parliament can do due to separation of powers.
@@MegaMech it would be funny, but I bet the parliament itself is probably sub contracted. But not clearing the street to it would be crazy
@@sampic_ But there's gotta be a few scenarios similar to that as well. Like if Ottawa refused to give parliament a building permit.
@@MegaMech specials laws would be made so quick
We did this in upstate New York. In the 50s the snow was put in the Hudson river. In the 60s the snow was put in large fields . The trucks wete dump trucks. They would hire around 50 men to shovel snow off the sidewalks. Many could not read. I was a young boy then
Today most of men shoveling men were replaces by machines.
Yeah, Canada does have some unique practices when it comes to shoveling snow, especially given how much snow they get in winter. Here are a few key points:
1. Technique: Many Canadians use a technique called "the scoop" where they lift the snow with a shovel and then throw it to the side. This helps to clear pathways efficiently.
2. Tools: In addition to traditional shovels, some Canadians use snow blowers, which can be more efficient for larger areas. There are also specialized shovels designed for heavy, wet snow.
3. Timing: Canadians often shovel snow shortly after it falls. This prevents it from compacting and becoming ice, which makes it easier to remove.
4. Community Efforts: In many neighborhoods, it’s common for neighbors to help each other out by shoveling driveways or sidewalks, creating a sense of community.
5. Safety First: Given the risks of shoveling, Canadians are typically cautious about overexertion and may take breaks to avoid injuries.
Overall, snow removal in Canada is a combination of practical techniques and community spirit!
If there’s one thing they got right in Montreal - it’s snow removal.
This is done in most Canadian cities. The reason they clean the snow is the amount of sand and salt mixed in the snow after being applied to the roads.
bullshit get real
This also happens in Michigan and new york sometimes
NYC has had trucks that melt the snow as they collect it. They dump the water in the next storm drain.