B.C. highway maintenance company names new snowplow: Darth Blader – Okanagan | 24CA News
Move over, Snownado. You have firm.
This week, Emcon Services introduced the identify of its new wide-wing snowplow for the Revelstoke space of B.C.’s Interior.
Introducing: Darth Blader, with Emcon Services including that it’s “the only highway maintenance contractor in western Canada who has one of these bad boys.”
In early February, the City of Kelowna introduced the profitable identify for the massive snowblower it bought late final 12 months.
Of the various names despatched in by the general public, with that discipline being whittled all the way down to a top-10 record, Snownado was chosen.
“What do you get when you combine a blizzard and a tornado? The perfect name for Kelowna’s new snow blower,” the town stated in a press launch, including that the machine price $250,000.
Meanwhile, Emcon Services says Darth Blader price “a lot more,” including that the snowplow began clearing the Trans-Canada Highway — two lanes at a time — in December 2022.
“That’s the big thing, clearing two lanes at once,” stated Dustin Khadikin, Emcon’s vice-president of operations in B.C.
Emcon, which has related models in Ontario, says there’s additionally this profit: Large tow plows require a Class 1 driver’s licence, whereas Darth Blader requires a Class 3, which permits a wider vary of operators.
Shortly after taking possession, Emcon posted an image of the truck on social media and solicited the general public for names.
Khadikin says 134 completely different names have been submitted, with that record whittled all the way down to a prime 10. Crew members then chosen Darth Blader.
Darth Blader will probably be in motion principally within the Revelstoke space, alongside the Trans-Canada Highway, eastward to Albert Canyon.
“It clears a lot of snow,” stated Khadikin. “It’s impressive, actually.”
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