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Publication Date: January 29, 2026 - 18:10

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Ottawa Now - Facing a road salt shortage, Brockville switches to salt-sand mixture for Winter maintenance

January 29, 2026

The City of Brockville is cutting back on its salt usage this Winter, as it deals with a shortage of road salts. In an effort to conserve its remaining supplies, they will be switching to a salt-sand mixture. Yanick Beaudin is the Supervisor of Public Works at the City of Brockville. He joins Kristy Cameron on today's Ottawa Now.



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