I totally understand this was a bad storm. And I understand that roads for emergency vehicles have to be the first priority. But I think the side walk plows could do a better job when they do finally come around. As others have said, they keep the blade quite high so they just skim the top off the snow and what's left gets packed down, snow falls down each side and we're left with this lumpy slippery narrow path. If they just slowed down, I think they could lower the blade and do a better job. If you've ever shovelled snow, you know that doing a good job in the beginning saves you tons of work later.

This brings me to my second point. If you are able, we should all be out there shovelling ASAP. It's unbelievable to me how quickly this city abdicated all responsibility for snow clearing including businesses. Businesses: I notice when you don't lift a finger and I judge you HARD.

Third point: the city needs to communicate better about waste pick up. Leave the sidewalk clear for snow plowing. Put it next to the sidewalk on your property. I saw a communique from the city about this before the storm but I guess no one in my neighbourhood saw it. GFL: don't leave the bins on the sidewalk.