Renfrew’s Snow Plows Face Balancing Act as Road Salt Shortage Changes De-Icing Strategy

Renfrew’s snow plows face balancing act as road salt shortage changes de-icing strategy

Renfrew’s team of snow plow operators are picking their spots as demand for road salt grows across the province. Public Works supervisor Gerard Hanniman says their ongoing plan to conserve their current stockpile of road salt by prioritizing the town’s main roads is working out thanks in part to the ability to carefully dole out just the right amount to keep the town drivable as suppliers warn that orders might be tougher to fulfill ahead of spr…

Ontario runs low on salt: Shortage affects winter road maintenance

By Brian Lockhart A province-wide salt shortage is forcing cities and towns to adjust road maintenance and ration salt used to de-ice streets and sidewalks. An early start to winter this year, followed by almost constant precipitation, means most municipalities have already used up a sizable portion of their salt stockpile. Demand for road salt is so high that one of the world’s largest underground salt mines in Goderich can’t keep up with deman…