Snow removal continues across Montreal

Snow removal operations continued across Montreal on Monday, with crews making uneven progress across the city’s 19 boroughs following the recent snowfall.

As of late morning, several boroughs were reporting significant progress. Verdun was leading the city with 75 per cent of snow pickup completed, followed closely by Saint-Leonard at 70 per cent and L’Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève at 69 per cent. Strong progress was also reported in Anjou, where 54 per cent of snow pickup has been completed, and Ville-Marie, which stands at 55 per cent.

Snow removal is moving steadily in parts of central and eastern Montreal, including The Plateau-Mont-Royal at 67 per cent, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension at 48 per cent, Outremont at 48 per cent, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles at 44 per cent, and Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve at 48 per cent.

Elsewhere, progress has been slower. Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie reported 26 per cent completion, while Le Sud-Oueststood at 21 per cent. Several boroughs remain under 20 per cent, including Ahuntsic-Cartierville. Montréal-Nord at 17 per cent, Lachine at 23 per cent, Pierrefonds-Roxboro at 13 per cent, and LaSalle at 12 per cent.

City of Montreal told CityNews in a statement:

“Given the current weather conditions, our field operations are adjusted in real time according to the evolution of the situation. The priority is to ensure that sidewalks and roadways are safe, to maintain these passable spaces. The teams are currently carrying out spreading operations with abrasive and salt throughout the network to ensure safe travel. These maintenance operations continue until the rainfall is over and may continue after the rainfall has ended. Snow loading operations may continue in the coming hours, depending on the evolution of the situation. Given the current conditions, we recommend that people be extra careful, limit their travel and show solidarity by helping people with reduced mobility.”

The City of Montreal is reminding residents to respect posted signage and parking restrictions to allow crews to complete snow removal safely and efficiently. Residents can track operations in real time using the city’s 311 Montreal mobile app.