Blowtorches being used to melt sidewalk ice in Windsor

Some Windsorites are finding creative ways to get rid of slippery sidewalks during the extreme, extended cold snap now under way in southern Ontario.

One snow removal company has turned to using blowtorches to melt away icy walkways.

"Salt won't work right now because it's so cold out. So there's no other option, except bringing heat to the source," said Jason Kindl, who works Perspective Landscape & Design.

The snow removal company has about 14 contracts across the city.

A Windsor company is using a blowtorch to clear icy sidewalks. Here, the finished product. (Joana Draghici/CBC)

Record-breaking frigid temperatures continue in Windsor as the area is under an extreme cold warning Thursday.

"Out west they use sand on everything, not salt. So when we get to our temperatures like they do out west we can't
do anything about our slippery sidewalks except taking the torch to them," Kindl said.

A city bylaw mandates that owners of commercial property shovel and remove ice from city-owned sidewalks within four hours of snowfall. Residential property owners have 12 hours to clear the walk.

Kindl said he was torching snow and ice in front of a rental property, whose owner hired Perspective Landscape & Design.

People who do not remove ice or snow from the sidewalk could face a fine up to $5,000.

"I don't know how many people would go to that extent to remove it. Some people might just take a fine," Kindl said.

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