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Want to know about the road salt situation in Vancouver? Try the hashtags #saltgate or #saltcrisis

by Charlie Smith on January 5th, 2017 at 9:31 AM
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      Who would have thought that road salt would become one of the hottest stories in Vancouver in 2017?

      If there's any doubt, check out how tempers are flaring under the hashtag #saltcrisis on Twitter.

      There's more road salt being distributed at 10 Vancouver fire halls today.

      The city is promising not one, but two deliveries.

      But that's not likely going to quell the anger of those who've been stuck at home over the past couple of days because the City of Vancouver didn't recognize what might happen during a La Niña year—i.e., more snow than in recent years.

      Here are just a few messages that tell the story:

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