23 per cent of snow in Montreal picked up, days after historic storms
Posted February 20, 2025 9:39 am.
Last Updated February 20, 2025 12:11 pm.
On the fourth day of Montreal’s snow-removal operation, following a 74 cm dumping of snow, the City says they are 23 per cent of the way through as of Thursday morning.
The day before, Mayor Valérie Plante said it would not be possible to complete the operation until at least another week — as about half of the sidewalks also remain covered.
Each part of the city is making gains in snow loading as of Thursday morning, with the most advanced being: L’Île-Bizard-Sainte-Geneviève where 40 per cent of snow removal is completed; Lachine and Pierrefonds-Roxboro at 33 per cent; Anjou and Saint-Leonard at 32 per cent.
Areas that seem to be lagging behind are LaSalle at 16 per cent and Ahuntsic-Cartierville and Outremont both at 18 per cent.
City of Montreal spokesperson Philippe Sabourin tells CityNews that slowdowns occur due to vehicles parked in no-parking zones during snow-loading operations.
Over a four-day period, Sabourin says the city has had to tow 8,000 trucks and cars, which equates to about 1.4 vehicles every minute. He adds that each time a car has to be moved, it delays the snow-clearing operation by about five to 10 minutes.
This comes as flurries are in the forecast for Montreal on Thursday.
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) are calling for 40 per cent chance of flurries Thursday afternoon and at night.
Friday is expected to bring a mix of sun and clouds and a high of -8°C.
The mercury is going up for the weekend, bringing a high of -3°C for Saturday — and more sun and clouds. Flurries expected Saturday night.
Cloudy on Sunday and -2°C as the high. More snow expected Monday, but warmer, above 0 temperatures will come with it.
ECCC calling for highs of 1°C for Monday, and 2°C for both Tuesday and Wednesday next week.
