There are a lot of local connections in the latest flurry of new snowplow names in Chatham-Kent.
The municipality opened up the annual "Name a Snow Plow" contest late last fall and Mayor Darrin Canniff announced five of the six contest winners Wednesday morning on CK Mornings with Chris, Allanah & Matt on 94.3 CKSY.
This year's winners were heavy on local sports connections with shoutouts to a local junior hockey team, an NHLer from Chatham-Kent, and a local Intercounty Baseball League franchise.
The winning entries for the 2024 contest, which closed on December 13, are as follows:
- Brutus Blade (named after the Blenheim Blades mascot)
- Snow Stormer (in honour of the Chatham-Kent Barnstormers)
- Ski.J. Brodie (in honour of NHLer TJ Brodie)
- Bob Blizumi (in honour of legendary Canadian fisherman Bob Izumi, who grew up in Blenheim)
- Steve Pin-snow (in recognition of Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MPP Steve Pinsonneault -- who was also a long-time municipal councillor in Chatham-Kent)
A sixth name has also been selected -- honouring a longtime Kent County snow plow driver. It will be unveiled after the family is notified.
The winning names were selected as part of a public vote.
You can track the snow plows across Chatham-Kent by clicking here.
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