Could bad weather rain on the 2010 parade?
Updated: Wed Feb. 11 2009 14:12:35 var byString = “”; var sourceString = “ctvbc.ca”; if ((sourceString != “”) && (byString != “”)) { document.write(byString + “, “); } else { document.write(byString); } ctvbc.ca It was a winter wallop no one expected, but December’s snowy blast shut down streets, exposed the weaknesses of Metro Vancouver’s transit system and paralyzed the airport. People haven’t forgotten the heavy snow, salt trucks, digging themselves out of situations, spinning wheels — and going nowhere. But for some, it’s their job to figure out what happened, and not only fix it, but to prevent it from happening during the 2010 Games. The graders, which leveled the snow on the streets, were an invaluable piece of equipment this winter. It’s too expensive to have an army of them on standby, but Manager of Vancouver’s Street Operations, Murray Wightman plans to put a couple more on retainer. More snow blowers are also in the works, and there will be a crackdown on time off during t
