Ten new snow plows will soon be hitting the streets in Hamilton - and they all need names.
Residents can visit the Engage Hamilton website to see 20 suggested monikers - including such creations at Snowbi Wan Kenobi, Gordie Plow and Spready Mercury - and vote for their favourites. The top 10 names will be added to the fleet.
Last year's top vote-getters were Snowmoni Lawrence, Taylor Drift and Say it Ain't Snow.
The Name the Plow initiative is all in good fun, but residents are reminded that snow clearing in Hamilton in serious business. With each upcoming winter weather event, City of Hamilton road crews are responsible for clearing approximately:
- 6,522 kilometres of roadway
- 885 kilometres of sidewalks
- 414 kilometres of on-street bike lanes
- 2,379 bus stops
The City is able to accomplish this with 115 City plows, more than 300 contracted pieces of plowing equipment and 34 sidewalk plows.
The Name the Plow survey is open until Jan. 5. The 10 winning names will be revealed during the week of Jan. 13.
