Chatham-Kent residents are being asked again this year to ‘name’ snowplows in each of the community’s six wards in an online contest that began recently at www.letstalkchatham-kent.ca/name-a-snowplow-2022
Last year’s contest drew nearly 1,100 submissions.
Names may be submitted until September 25, after which a committee of volunteers and municipal employees will narrow the list to 25 possibilities.
That list will then be placed on Let’s Talk for voting and the 12 names with the highest votes will be declared winners.
Last year more than 5,300 votes were cast.
Mayor Darrin Canniff said he was delighted with the response to last year’s contest.
“We were just trying to have a bit of fun with winter, and it took off from there,” he said, in a media release.
“Chatham-Kent residents love contests and I hope we’ll get a great reaction again.”
Last year’s winners were:
– Anita Shovel
– Gordie Plow
– Blizzard of Oz
– Darth Blader
– Pillsbury Plowboy
– Sled Zepplin
– Buzz Ice-Clear
– Qunuk (Inuit word for snowflake)
– Flurrious George
– School’s Not Cancelled
– Snobi One Kenobi
– Sleetwood
Each plow will be decorated with its new name, courtesy of WINMAR Property Restoration Specialists which is once again covering the cost of the program.
“I can’t say enough about WINMAR,” said the mayor.
“We need partners for this kind of initiative and WINMAR came through.”
To be eligible, submitted names must be family-friendly and free of discrimination.
