It’s time to determine if using more beet juice can help Winnipeggers get a better grip on roads, lanes and sidewalks, one city councillor says. Beet juice is already used as part of the City of Winnipeg’s street de-icing arsenal. The city sprays a beet juice-salt...
This sight is far too familiar. Snow starts to accumulate and compact on parking lots, and it becomes very difficult for the tractors to scrape down to the asphalt or concrete. So why not spread excessive amounts of sand and salt to make things worst. Yuck! This...
With record high snowfall this winter, city snowplows have a difficult time keeping roadways clear. Compacted snow and ice ridges develop, which makes it challenging to change lanes without loosing control of your vehicle. Intersections become bumpy skating rinks...
Bringing down bridges, melting cars, poisoning rivers; it’s hard to think of something salt isn’t ruining This winter, Calgary has expanded its use of beet juice as a de-icing alternative to road salt. While slightly more expensive than salt, the mixture...
As the spring sun starts brightening and warming our days, we are left with winter’s ugly stain, a thick blanket of sand over everything and a fog of dust in our air. A Canadian city will typically spread over 70 million kilograms of sand and 17 million kilograms of...
