Plowing and salting is priority; snow removal can wait, city says

As Montrealers muttered Wednesday under the latest layer of March snowfall, the city of Montreal said it was concentrating on clearing streets and salting sidewalks as the flurries continued.
But it remained unclear just when the city would get around to carting away the snow that the plowing had piled up along streets.
“For the moment we can’t answer that question,” said city spokesperson Philippe Sabourin. “We’ll have to wait until the snow stops to make an assess