Snow removal company faces fine for dragging trash along Montreal street

A Montreal contractor is under fire once again after at least one of its employees made a mess of a Pointe-Saint-Charles street during a recent snow-clearing operation.

Les Pavages D'Amourcleared the snow, but not before pushing a heap of garbage bags and trash cans into de laCongrgationStreet.

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Residents like Linda Salvas were angry to see trash strewn outside their homes by thepassing snow plow.

"I was mad,"said Salvas. "I opened the window and I [signalled] to the man to stop, I asked him if he was going to pick everything up and answered me 'No,' that it was up to me."

Residents receive a nasty surprise after snow removal operation

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SouthWest borough residents were upset to find garbage bags tossed around their street after a snow removal operation.

Salvas said she then went outside to clean up in front of her doorwhere trash that didn't belong to her was piled up.

"We looked like pigs,"she said. "We had beer bottles, wine bottlesall in front of the door and we don't even drink."

Subject to fines

This isthe second time the companyhas found itself in hot water in the Southwest borough. In December, a video surfaced online showing one of its vehicles dragging and crushing a bike along a sidewalk in Griffintown.

The company faced finesfor that incident,andnowfacesdisciplinaryaction once again for the incident on de la Congrgation, according to borough councillor Craig Sauv.

"They're not giving themselves a good reputation in Montreal with this," said Sauv. "We signed a contract with them, but they will be subject to many fines."

"And itwon't be very profitable for them at all and their reputation will be harmed as well."

When contacted by CBC News, LesPavagesD'Amourdeclined to be interviewed.