Walking in Waterloo Region

[jamincan]

I went running outside for the first time in awhile, and my god, the City of Waterloo does a terrible job of snow clearing. Conditions were good for the most part in front of people's houses, and businesses did a fantastic job, with the snow removed right to the concrete. Where the sidewalk was a municipal responsibility though, it was terrible. You could tell they hadn't cleared it since the last snowfall because their sections were very rough, presumably due to foot traffic packing down the most recent snow. The worst spot by far though was along Laurelwood east of Erbsville Road. For some reason there was a section they just hadn't bothered to clear at all, ever. It wasn't in front of any businesses or houses, so presumably it was a municipal responsibility, and they had certainly cleared the section further east, but along this stretch, there was just a narrow, single-file path packed down by pedestrians. Ridiculous.