Name the plow!

The City of Ottawa wants you to name a snowplow!

Until 30 September, children and youth aged 16 and under may submit name ideas for our fleet of city snowplows.

Staff and crews who operate the snowplows will create a short list for residents to then vote on in October. The winning 24 names (one for each ward) will be announced at Transportation Committee on 24 October.

Plowy McPlowface is a dead horse.

Each winter, City of Ottawa snowplows and their operators clear and treat over 13,000 lane kilometres of roadway, which includes Highway 174 and the Transitway, to help keep Ottawa moving during the winter season. Clearing that much distance of snow is like driving from Halifax to Vancouver (and back) in a snowstorm!

For details, please visit the campaign’s EngageOttawa page. See, we’re capable of light fun, even if the idea is a few years old.

Download and print the image below for some colouring fun!