Local farmer Marko Kardum was just trying to do a good deed then police got involved.

Man tries to clear snow with Zamboni, stopped by police

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Daniel Martins

Digital Reporter

Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 1:04 PM - A British Columbia man was stopped by police this week while trying to clear some of his community's prodigious snowfall with a Zamboni.

Marko Kardum of Central Saanich, B.C., was using the machine Monday night, after extreme snowfall fell on parts of the province, only to find it was actually illegal to operate it on the road.

"I was just cleaning up the road to get to my aunt's house to make it safe for her in the morning to drive out," Kardum told CBC. "I guess someone thought we were trying to make a rink on the road and called it in to the police."

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The police let him off with a friendly warning, and Global News says his well-intentioned efforts may have ended up making conditions worse, as the machine's passage left flattened snow behind that could have turned icy. Police told CBC the vehicle was a road hazard and had no insurance.

As it happens, the fact Kardum even has a Zamboni at all is a story in itself. According to CBC, he saw it up for auction a few months ago, bid $300 as a joke, and ended up winning it.

The storm that struck B.C. over the weekend into Monday was intense, dropping more than 70 cm on parts of the Fraser Valley, with lesser but still hefty amounts elsewhere. Forecasters say all that extra snow could contribute to localized flooding once a new system, which began affecting the province Wednesday, switches to rain Thursday.

SOURCE: CBC News | Global News