MONTREAL – It may be the middle of August, but the city of Montreal has chosen the winner of a competition about snow removal.
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In May, the city spoke with citizens and small businesses to find solutions for better communication when it came to snow removal.
Their solution? To create an app that alerts citizens when a snow removal truck is nearby.
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Heritage Software, a Montreal company created by two McGill alumni, won the competition.
They received a cheque for $5000 to create the app.
Better communication, according to the city, will give motorists a chance to move their cars before the plows hit their street.
In the past, around 5,000 cars are towed during snow removal operations.
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