The snow and ice management industry is facing an insurance and liability crisis — and it’s essential we act now.

When tasked with plowing roadways in most of Canada, minimizing ice is a basic expectation for snow and ice management professionals. But what if an icy road is the goal?

Thanks to a voracious wildfire season and record-breaking temperatures across many provinces, the concept of winter is almost inconceivable; snow, freezing rain, and dramatic drops in mercury seem far, far away. Unless, of course, you’re a snow and ice management professional.

Over 100 members of the snow and ice sector met on May 25 to discuss the insurance crisis.

Jim Monk is a regular contributor to Landscape Ontario’s Snow and Ice Sector Group.

Landscape Ontario’s Snow and Ice Sector Group needs your support to help establish a level playing field for snow and ice contractors across Ontario.

Members of Landscape Ontario’s Snow and Ice Sector Group need your support to help establish a level playing field for snow and ice contractors across Ontario.

Landscape Ontario's Snow and Ice Sector Group has developed a curriculum for training employees in the snow and ice industry.

STEP winter maintenance case study shows impact of best practices on salt usage.

Gerald Boot on the continued effort to create a national snow and ice management standard.