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A storm of criticism hit the mayor of Montreal’s most populous borough after he opined that residents were to blame for a slow snow-clearing operation.

Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce mayor Russell Copeman wrote on his Facebook page Thursday night that the snow clearing in the borough from Tuesday’s storm was being hampered by private contractors and residents dumping snow from their driveways and walkways onto public sidewalks and streets. According to the borough’s bylaws, residents must keep their snow on their property, unless they have a permit.

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“Citizens and private contractors trying to get vehicles out and dumping snow from their entrances on sidewalks and roads along with the continuing snowfall have limited the efficiency of our operations,” Copeman wrote.

However, citizens weren’t buying it. While there are certainly instances where contractors and residents have left snow on the sidewalks and streets, many pointed out that there seemed to be a lot of sidewalks that had not been plowed properly.