Ice-free sidewalks: Côte-St-Luc considering the idea

The city of Montreal has nixed the idea, but that hasn’t deterred suburban Côte-St-Luc from considering heated sidewalks as an alternative to plows, salt and shovels.
Côte-St-Luc city councillor Ruth Kovac floated the idea before council and will now embark on a cost-benefit analysis to consider the case for building sidewalks with heating elements installed inside them.
Kovac said she has read about heated sidewalks in other jurisdictions and believes the idea has me