Walking in Waterloo Region

[panamaniac]

True, although the staff that clear the roads are gainfully employed in other municipal duties in the other season.  I don't see how that would be a viable option for additional staff hired to plow sidewalks. 

ISTM we should look at how other cities staff sidewalk snow clearing and use their experience to decide how best to staff those jobs here.

That's logical.  It occurs to me that things were so much easier back in the day - there was always a ready supply of teenagers and pre-teenagers in the neighbourhood looking to make a couple extra bucks by shovelling your sidewalk.  They'd even go door-to-door to ask if you'd like them to do the job.  Simpler times....