The Waterloo Region Record newspaper writes an article on winter salt use.

Snow-removal crews urged to hold the salt

Across Waterloo Region, there’s an army looking up at the skies, at their thermometers and down at the ground.

The troops often fight throughout long winter nights, leaving roads and parking lots cleared of snow and sprinkled with rock salt by early morning.

Snow removal contractors are loaded with stocks of sodium chloride and are ready to do battle. And in recent years, some of them have learned how to get more bang for their buck while using less salt.

Read entire article at http://www.therecord.com/news/local/article/636583