Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 19, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba A Winnipeg free november wanted a Snowblower by Bill Redekop need a Snowblower too Winnipeg is sold out of the acc of Ding to Large we sold our last one said Dave Skiba of Canadian tire in Garden that 75 snowblowers from that location Skiba All it took was one everyone Waits until the last Satur Day was just a zoo in he Canadian Sears and with a total of 12 stores reported they have no snowblowers left Between i imagine everybody in the City is sold said Sears Polo Park Salesman Orest the department stores Are taking Derkach said Sears alone could have sold to 600 More snowblowers on the most people prepared and bought Way ahead of the Las minute procrastinator s you know what put Bonnie and her husband in that the couple spent four hours yesterday looking for a Snowblower but came up me and my husband were shopping All going All Over the said who asked that her last name not be they could Only order a Snowblower that supposed to arrive by the end of the the couple decided it was time to retire the shovel after the husband Hurt his and he Doest want me to get Hurt because in the breadwinner Bonnie spokesmen at the Large department stores said Selling out snowblowers is nothing new and happens almost every Derkach said it int like the Good old Days when big stores kept huge what happens if you order 600 snowblowers and Jef Pfent get the big Snow who going to Cary the inventory and the costs then youre of dollars in inventory that you in quit griping Snow removal Complete compared to other cities by Martin Cash City Hall reporter w Inni Eggers like to com Plain the City moves at glacial Speed digging out after Bliz but the City skates circles around other Western Canadian Regina and Saskatoon do not As a Rule plow residential and sidewalks Are the responsibility of while Edmonton routinely plows residential Regina and Saskatoon do Calgary does not have a Snow Clearing plan or people dont understand that we really do the Best we mayor Susan Thompson Winnipeg copes better than most cities with Winnipeg spends anywhere from million to million to clean More than Kilometres of streets and lanes every 128 Adelaide 1530 Regent 944shoe 7463 Edmonton has budgeted up to million this year for Sno Clearing and Spring Winnipeg policy is to do residential streets after snowfalls of More than 15 Edmonton concentrates on keeping major streets last year Winnipeg residential streets were slowed four to five Edmonton plows residential streets at a rate of about once every two if people want the streets cleaned More it will Cost Clear ing the streets from the average dust ing of Snow costs Winnipeg about while cleaning this storm will Cost the City every million added to the Sno Clearing budget adds a percent age Point to every residential tax Bruce Winnipeg manager of streets and said because Edmonton ans Are not accustomed to residential they dont but in Winnipeg there Are High expectations and we like to think that we give a High level of service because we do look after the residential Regina manager of Roadway con Bob said that City might plow residential streets in Jan uary but Only when ruts Are too Regina budgeted million for Snow removal in Jeff free press Phil Paris digs his car out yesterday on Garfield comparison of residential Sno Clearing in other Western Canadian cities City resident la residential alleys Edmonton slowed once in Jast 5 address severe ruts and Drifting responsibility of property plow around seniors routinely Regina not generally not generally Saskatoon Mot generally i Plowey responsibility of not Pena Winnipeg room Neil of Tatry pm first m then the Small ones Here is the City of Winnipeg Sno Clearing which kicks in after three centimetres of Snow have fallen phase 1 plows and graders kid freestyle Sorel sizes 16 White or Raspberry while quantities last we wish to draw your attention to the following in our current give like Santa 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a briefs garbage wont wait most Winni Eggers who Are expecting garbage and recycling pickup today should it be but if sundays Snow prevents garbage and recycling trucks from making it to your Home according to the refuse and recycling youll just have to wait another for anyone who was on Day 3 of the Cycle yesterday and who did not have his refuse picked up by dusk last night will have to wait until Day 3 of the Cycle next Back lanes Are being slowed in co ordination with the garbage and Recy cling last night plows and graders were Clearing those Back lanes that Are on Day 4 today and Day s tomorrow of the refuse and recycling garbage and recyclable pick up were expected to be Back on sched ule three dead after storm Winnipeg ambulance service is blaming sundays blizzard for at least and possibly three deaths of elderly staff inspector Chris Spalding said in one a Man in vital was reported to have caught his foot in a Snow Blower but instead was found dead of cardiac in another a Man with a known history of heart problems died after suffering an attack while pushing a another Man who died of cardiac arrest was believed to have been shovelling Snow Spalding said the nine ambulances and three paramedic units in 4x4 Ford explorers responded to 96 Calls Sun which is High buses crowded Winnipeg transit expects buses on All routes will be running on time or close by but users should expect higher than Normal passenger loads cram Ming onto buses the next few the blizzard disrupted service Sun Day and but a transit offi with a tip of the hat to the cites works and operations said things could have been a lot criminals take break police met with a blizzard of phone Calls during sundays but for the most part criminals went into there were Calls to police twice the Normal number during the 24hour period starting at but there were Only a few robberies and purse and the occasional most of the Calls were by people trying to find out what stores and businesses were open and what streets were said police spokesman Carl people do waste our time Call ing us about what shops Are Shier said the storm was Short enough in duration that the number of Domestic Calls remained during blizzards when people Are cooped up two or three Domestic violence Many few tows More than 800 cars had been ticketed for parking in violation of a Snow Clearing ban police last 14 parking commission Aires were expected to be out ticket ing in front of plows the Fine for parking on a Snow route starts at and rises to depending on How quickly the ticket is the Fine for parking on a residential Street during a ban is and rises to for 63 Drivers whose cars were costs climbed considerably towing costs including get and Airport Busy Winnipeg International Airport was running full bore said air port duty manager Glen the one cancellation we had was because the aircraft that was supposed to go out didst come in on sunday because of the said Poole said there were some delays As passengers of cancelled flights Sun Day were being but one Airport official said the longest delay was an Kenora snowed under Kenora schools shut the Tran Canada Highway was plugged and Many Northern ontarian stayed Home yesterday after a weekend Snow storm dumped up to 70 centimetres of Snow in some weve been hit by a really a huge dump of Snow i dont think weve seen anything like this for two or three said Tim a reporter with Kenora radio station ;