The Standard (St. Catharines)

Angry shoveller chases snowplow after cleared driveway filled back in

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FREDERICTO­N — They’re calling it a case of shovel rage.

City officials say a Fredericto­n homeowner frustrated when a plow operator dumped a load of snow at the end of his driveway chased the loader up his suburban street, swinging his shovel.

Mike Walker, manager of roadway operations for Fredericto­n, told a city committee Tuesday about the Feb. 13 incident.

He says the homeowner was shovelling his driveway during a blizzard that dumped as much as 80 centimetre­s on the city.

Walker says he understand­s the man’s frustratio­n, but while residents often make complaints he has never seen anyone chase after a plow before.

The plow operator told the man he was just doing his job, and moved on. Walker says Fredericto­n’s $2.3 million snow-clearing budget doesn’t allow for a level of service that would clear windrows from driveways after plows pass.

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