02-07-2019, 11:42 PM
(02-07-2019, 11:27 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: I am of two minds on the ice issue. On the one hand, it’s nice if it can be eliminated. On the other hand, it’s not reasonable to expect there to be no ice at all anywhere in Canada in the winter. As far as I’m concerned, the use of “Icers” or similar footwear should be pretty much a pre-requisite to winning a slip-and-fall lawsuit. Which basically means no slip-and-fall lawsuits, because it’s pretty much impossible to slip while using them (except on very smooth surfaces, such as terrazo which one might find indoors).
But regardless, the City should be clearing sidewalks to some standard that probably involves little to no ice within a few days of an accumulation, rather than having every property do its own thing.
Sure, we cannot ensure there is no ice at any time. But certainly it is also unreasonable to use no deicing products at all, which is what many homeowners do.
It's also worth noting that the climate study that was done in the region found that in the medium term, we will see far more freezing rain than we do today. This problem is only going to get worse.