2 9 6 ▁side walk ▁pl ough s ▁▁ 2 1 1 ▁salt ▁tr uck s ▁ ▁City ▁staff : ▁ 5 3 6 ▁ ▁Cont ract ed ▁staff : ▁ 1 , 0 6 8 ▁ ▁A verage ▁snow fall ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁ 1 3 0   cm ▁per ▁year ▁with ▁ 4 0 ▁to ▁ 5 0 ▁days ▁of ▁de - icing ▁events ▁per ▁year . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁uses ▁ 1 0 , 2 2 0 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁salt ▁used ▁in ▁one ▁storm ; ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 4 6 , 2 7 5 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁salt ▁is ▁used ▁each ▁year ▁( based ▁on ▁a ▁ten - year ▁average ). ▁The ▁city ' s ▁snow ▁removal ▁budget ▁is ▁over ▁$ 6 0 ▁million ▁a ▁year ▁( 2 0 0 6 ▁Winter ▁Oper ations ▁Bud get : ▁$ 6 2 . 5 ▁million ) ▁ ▁The ▁Transport ation ▁Services ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁activities ▁include : ▁ ▁Road ▁and ▁side walk ▁maintenance ▁ ▁Street ▁clean ing ▁ ▁Perm its ▁for ▁on - street ▁par king , ▁construction ▁and ▁street ▁events ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁signs ▁and ▁pav ement ▁mark ings ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁signals ▁and ▁traffic ▁safety ▁ ▁Red ▁light ▁camera ▁operations ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁planning ▁and ▁policies ▁ ▁Ped est rian ▁and ▁cy cling ▁issues ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁and ▁Road ▁Oper ations ▁Se ctions ▁ ▁The ▁Tra ffic ▁and ▁Road ▁Oper ations ▁Se ctions ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁Services ▁are ▁responsible ▁for ▁the