City to clear old snow and ice

The city had hoped to avoid another snow clearance sortie, expecting more of a melt, but after days of icy sidewalks is sending in the machinery to clear things up starting Sunday evening.

Update: The city snow czar, Jean-François Parenteau, is apologizing for making the wrong choice about clearing up last week’s storm leavings. While out this weekend I noticed the inevitable icy ponds at many corners and slippery sidewalks on the shady sides of streets; my own front walk was a rink after someone stole my bag of Windsor salt from where I’d stashed it behind my brown compost bin.