Snow

A serious shortage of salt this winter means prices are expected to rise. Prepare your business and customers now.

Landscaping services enter the Uber business world.

Unique winter challenges inspire advanced strategies.

Landscape Ontario’s Snowposium, an annual event for snow and ice removal contractors and suppliers, will take place Sept. 25 in Brampton, Ont.

A selection of new snow products on the market for landscape professionals.

Robert Kennaley offers advice for snow contractors.

Lionhead Golf and Conference Centre to host snow and ice professionals.

Landscape Ontario’s Snow and Ice Sector group will host Snowposium 2018 on Sept. 25 in Brampton, Ont. Geared towards snow and ice removal contractors and municipal snow and ice managers, the event will provide targeted learning opportunities, and the chance to check out the latest equipment and technologies in a trade show setting.

Winter storms blanketed the Fraser Valley in ice in spells through December and February, racking up thousands of dollars in damages, reports the Times Colonist newspaper.

Supplier urging members to conserve rock salt and consider using available products until supply is replenished.