Keep this: Your guide to surviving a Montreal winter

Shovelling, driving, power-failure survival guide
Shovelling can be bad for your back — and your heart.
Shovelling
Shovellers have more to fear than ill-timed city snow plows undoing hours of work.
The combination of physical exertion and cold weather can increase the risk of a heart attack, especially in inactive people and those with heart disease.
“Scooping heavy, wet snow raises your heart rate quickly,” the Heart and Stroke Foundation warns. “Add in cold te