Montreal's fifth snow removal operation has finished 10 days after the recent snowstorms.

"It's never a priority," said Queen Elizabeth Health Complex CEO Irene Tschernomor. "It's just as bad as anywhere else."

Snow removal will take longer than expected in Montreal after 55 centimetres of snow was dumped on the area during two successive storms, the city says.

It could take until next Friday to clear all the snow.

The City of Montreal is kicking off its snow-removal operations after a mix of freezing rain and snow descended upon the area over the weekend.

Snow-removal in Montreal and its 19 boroughs was nearly complete Monday morning after a winter storm brought nearly 20 centimetres of snow to the area last week.

Crews are out across Greater Montreal as part of the City's sixth snow-removal operation this season.

Disability rights advocates are calling on the city to take more action to tackle the ice on its slippery sidewalks.

At least 16 centimetres of snow fell across Greater Montreal on Sunday.

Between Jan. 1 and Feb. 20 of this year, Urgences-Santé received 710 calls from people who had fallen outside, an increase of more than 200 calls compared to the same period in 2018.