While TransLink is advising听would-be commuters to stay at home today, it used a rather creative device to clear ice and snow from the SkyTrain cars this morning: hockey sticks.听
The transportation agency's staff were hard at work early Wednesday morning as the听snowstorm caused numerous delays on Metro Vanouver transit.听
A commuter shared an image to Twitter of a TransLink employee using a stick to clear away ice, and noted how it was "such a Canadian solution."
At Commercial-Broadway station, staff are using hockey sticks to clear ice from the trains and keep the trains moving. Such a Canadian solution. 鉂勶笍
鈥� TS Hailey Heartless (@SadistHailey)
Another local shared an image of a stick-wielding employee, adding that the carbon fiber hockey sticks have an "85 flex." He also noted that service should return to capacity shortly.
Remain calm everyone. has issued carbon fiber hockey sticks (with an 85 flex) to all employees. Services will return to normal capacity shortly.
鈥� Andrew Johns (@AndrewNJohns)
The transit authority has been using the extremely Canadian method for a number of years now. Last year, locals also shared images and videos of the snow removal solution.听
When Canadians out Canadian themselves... staff using hockey sticks to clear snow 鉂わ笍
鈥� SusanT (@typical_susan)
TransLink has declared Wednesday "an extreme travel day," and is advising would-be riders to "stay home where possible."
Some SkyTrain stations are closed, and some bus routes are completely cancelled.
Today is an extreme travel day; please stay home where possible. Bus and SkyTrain is significantly impacted across the system due to inclement weather. Please view all alerts to see the impacts to your route: ^DA
鈥� TransLink BC (@TransLink)
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