London considers what improvements can be made to snow removal within the city
The city received a flurry of complaints last winter about snow removal, but an internal review has put many of those concerns on ice.
Last winter was London's second snowiest of the last 30 years.
City staff have committed to improving communications, technology, and administering snow clearing contracts this winter.
'For us to say, 'Oh yes, we're going to improve and here's how much it's going to cost.' How are we going to measure that improvement in a way? What standard are we going to hold ourselves to? As you know, we tried this in the past when it came to sidewalk maintenance and we saw the same or more levels of concern in the community,' said Coun. Corrine Rahman.
They do not recommend improving how quickly ice is removed from sidewalks though, citing the mayor's tax target.
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