text: Being a resident of rural central Alberta I am responsible for all snow removal on my property. My neighbour and I also clean the snow from the county road allowance for 1.5 miles in front of our properties. (We live on an isolated road that is last in line for snow removal by the county graders.) In October I put the blade on my tractor and in April I remove that blade. Also in October I add extra weight to the box of my F-150 to give the 4WD and the winter tires more oomph when dealing with dicey driving conditions.
  
  So far it has been a gentle winter snow-wise in my part of the world. In fact, I would like to see more snow. I enjoy snowshoeing and X-country skiing around my property and currently there is just not enough snow for optimum snowshoeing or X-country skiing.
  
  Suck it up, Vancouver.