Published Wednesday, December 23, 2015 by Yonge and Roxborough News. Fact is, there may be snow this winter.
At least three separate businesses are launching apps this season that will let homeowners summon snowplow operators to clear their driveway. Similar to Uber, the apps will connect smartphone users with the nearest available operator and handle payments automatically, with the respective startup taking a cut off the top, the Globe and Mail’s Peter Nowak reports. SnowMowr will launch on Jan. 6 in six Ontario cities: Ottawa, London, Windsor, Kitchener-Waterloo, Sudbury and Hamilton. The three co-founders have worked in sales and telecommunications and have been working on the app for a year, with the past six months spent signing up operators. Clearing a driveway will cost $35 to $75, depending on its size, with SnowMowr taking an unspecified percentage of the transaction. SnowMowr will be competing against at least two other startups: Ottawa-based easyplow and Toronto-based Eden App. Link to the story
These fun guys prefer to dance in the snow rather than clear it
