Montreal pleads with residents

Inside a massive Montreal snow dump site days after record-breaking storms
Ever wondered where the snow goes after a winter storm? There are 10 snow dump sites on the island of Montreal, each can hold the equivalent of 800 Olympic size swimming pools filled with snow.
What to know about tracking Montreal’s snow removal progress and what to expect after the record breaking weather
3. Progress of snow removal operations: Once the city starts clearing snow, this table charts the progress of snow-removal operations in each borough. Snow plowed to the sides of streets is transferred to trucks and taken to snow dumping sites. The table shows the number of kilometres of streets from which snow has been removed.
Montreal pleads with residents as it struggles to clear record-breaking snowfall
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is pleading for patience and urging caution as the city's snow removal trucks and plows struggle to clear the record-shattering snowfall that has blanketed Montreal.
Expect at least 10 more days of snow removal, says City of Montreal
Mayor Valérie Plante says about one-third of the city's roads have been cleared since the recent snow dump. The operation will slow down over the weekend to allow city workers who've worked six consecutive days to rest.
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