TABLE OF CONTENTS SIMA’s best practices help snow and ice professionals across North America deliver services better Insurance and meticulousness go hand in hand Preserving the endangered species – your family business What’s the beet idea? New deicer made of sugar beet molasses making roads safer Cubex becomes exclusive Canadian distributor for RASCO municipal maintenance products All about apps: How cities are using mobile applications to make snow removal more efficient The #1 U.S. manufacturer of snow pushers set to expand in Canada: Arctic Snow and Ice Products Inc. Winter spreading without the expense of central hydraulics: Ground-speed-oriented electric spreader motor control system eliminates the need for a central hydraulics system
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Canadian Farmers’ Almanac 2018 winter outlook
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Clearing the way: Winnipeg company embracing technology to get ahead
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Printed in Canada 09/2017