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Letters: Bravo to Port Coquitlam plow driver

The Editor, I want to thank the crew from the city of Port Coquitlam that cleared our street today.
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Letter writer Laura Thomas sings the praises of the balletic work of a Port Coquitlam snow plow driver.

The Editor,

I want to thank the crew from the city of Port Coquitlam that cleared our street today.

We’ve been working hard to keep the snow off the driveways, walkways and out of the storm drains along our street during the recent snow storms. This morning was no different.

But shortly after clearing away the previous night’s dump of snow, we saw the city plow turn on to our street. While thankful to have our quiet side street cleared, we worried that all of our hard work was about to be undone, that the now wet and heavy snow would be pushed back up onto our driveways and we’d have to start all over again.

Instead the PoCo city truck driver performed an intricate ballet, dancing and weaving along our street and attached cul-de-sac. He spun around parked cars and recycling bins, manoeuvring through tight areas while making sure to cut as close to the driveways as he could. It was impressive. Much of the street watched from their windows in amazement at this plow driver’s attention to detail.

There was still some digging to do and, of course, the drains needed to be cleared again, but the job was much smaller because of this hardworking driver. Kudos!

Laura Thomas,

Port Coquitlam

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SCRAPE UP THOSE SPEED BUMPS

The Editor,

One of the benefits of recent snowfall is that snowplows inadvertently scraped away some parking lot speed bumps. Great! There are far too many speed bumps and back-jarring double bumps are the most obnoxious. More of them should be removed in favour of strategic placement to slow down the occasional driver who possess little sense of responsibility.

 

Laurence Svirchev, Coquitlam