\u201cIt\u2019s more panicked this year because there wasn\u2019t really a warm-up time to it. It was just a bang, it came all of a sudden,\u201d said Saifullah Sanaye, owner of Sanaye Auto Pros garage in Industrial Park.<\/p>\n
A record-breaking snowstorm dropped 9.4 centimetres of snow on Ottawa Monday, according to Environment Canada.<\/p>\n
Bookings for tire changes increased dramatically at G&G Auto garage in Carlington after the sudden snow and an updated law for winter tires in Quebec. This is the first year Quebec drivers needed to have their winter tires on for Dec. 1 instead of Dec. 15.<\/p>\n
\u201cUsually you would go nuts in the first or second week of December, especially for Quebec,\u201d said Joel Kershaw, manager of G&G Auto.<\/p>\n
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Decommissioned tires sit piled in the snow, in G&G Auto\u2019s dumpster, on Nov 15. Photo by Erika Ibrahim.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.6″ min_height=”296px” custom_margin=”-30px|||||”]<\/p>\n Though Sanaye runs a smaller shop, he said they were changing between 20 to 25 tire changes each day before demand jumped. \u201cYou\u2019re at the shop until like 11 p.m.,\u201d said Sanaye. \u201cBut during the rush you can easily push like 50 cars [per day] by just doing tires.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n G&G Auto is booked 10 to 14 days in advance, even with shorter wait times than other garages.<\/p>\n While the scramble to put on winter tires is good for business, Sanaye and G&G Auto feel the crunch.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re usually coming in an hour before and staying an hour later, and taking two minutes for lunch. Every day, it\u2019s a challenge to finish the work that we have,\u201d said Kershaw.<\/p>\n Kershaw said he sees many customers come to him in \u201cpanic mode.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf I had a camera to show you the faces on people when they open the door and ask for an appointment,\u201d he said. \u201cThey’re like little kids trick-or-treating looking for a candy you know, like, \u2018please can you help me.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/yow\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/IMG_0621.jpg” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_margin=”-38px||1px|||”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.6″ text_font_size=”13px” text_line_height=”1.2em” min_height=”50px” custom_margin=”1px||1px|||” custom_padding=”10px|||||”]<\/p>\n \u00a0Kershaw said that G&G Auto is finding it hard to keep enough tires in stock for the number of snow tire changes they need to do. Pictured is their tire inventory, on Nov. 15. Photo by Erika Ibrahim.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_margin=”-36px||1px|||” custom_padding=”12px||1px|||”]<\/p>\n Jos\u00e9e St-Georges, a driver in the Gatineau region,\u00a0 started making calls around Nov. 1 and is still waiting for her appointment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cThe snow kind of surprised us all,\u201d St-Georges said. \u201cI live out in the country so the roads are pretty slippery when it\u2019s snowy. With young kids it\u2019s important for me to have my car right, so it\u2019s safe for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n St-Georges said juggling her responsibilities as a mother of two and getting her tires changed is challenging. Most places require her to leave her car behind for several days, which she said isn\u2019t possible because she needs a way to get around with her kids.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In the meantime, St-Georges said she is driving carefully. \u201cI don\u2019t have a choice to bring my kids to the daycare. But I\u2019m very, very cautious and try to leave a bit earlier to avoid traffic, but it\u2019s stressful.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Still, this year has been a learning experience for the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cI will definitely not take for granted that there\u2019s not going to be any snow,\u201d she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.0.6″ custom_margin=”-23px|auto||auto||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.0.6″][et_pb_blog fullwidth=”off” posts_number=”3″ include_categories=”83″ show_categories=”off” _builder_version=”4.0.6″ header_font=”News Cycle|700|||||||” body_font=”Source Sans Pro||||||||” custom_margin=”41px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An early snowfall has drivers struggling to get their cars fitted with snow tires, leading to long wait times at garages around the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n Joel Kershaw, manager at G&G Auto, prepares to change the tires on a car in his shop on Nov. 15. Photo by Erika Ibrahim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lansdowne Proposal triggers backlash <\/p>\n\n\n\n An early snowfall has drivers struggling to get their cars fitted with snow tires, leading to long wait times at garages around the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s more panicked this year because there wasn\u2019t really a warm-up time to it. It was just a bang, it came all of a sudden,\u201d said Saifullah Sanaye, owner of Sanaye Auto Pros garage in Industrial Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A record-breaking snowstorm dropped 9.4 centimetres of snow on Ottawa Monday, according to Environment Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bookings for tire changes increased dramatically at G&G Auto garage in Carlington after the sudden snow and an updated law for winter tires in Quebec. This is the first year Quebec drivers needed to have their winter tires on for Dec. 1 instead of Dec. 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUsually you would go nuts in the first or second week of December, especially for Quebec,\u201d said Joel Kershaw, manager of G&G Auto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Decommissioned tires sit piled in the snow, in G&G Auto\u2019s dumpster, on Nov 15. Photo by Erika Ibrahim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Though Sanaye runs a smaller shop, he said they were changing between 20 to 25 tire changes each day before demand jumped. \u201cYou\u2019re at the shop until like 11 p.m.,\u201d said Sanaye. \u201cBut during the rush you can easily push like 50 cars [per day] by just doing tires.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n G&G Auto is booked 10 to 14 days in advance, even with shorter wait times than other garages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the scramble to put on winter tires is good for business, Sanaye and G&G Auto feel the crunch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re usually coming in an hour before and staying an hour later, and taking two minutes for lunch. Every day, it\u2019s a challenge to finish the work that we have,\u201d said Kershaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kershaw said he sees many customers come to him in \u201cpanic mode.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf I had a camera to show you the faces on people when they open the door and ask for an appointment,\u201d he said. \u201cThey're like little kids trick-or-treating looking for a candy you know, like, \u2018please can you help me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kershaw said that G&G Auto is finding it hard to keep enough tires in stock for the number of snow tire changes they need to do. Pictured is their tire inventory, on Nov. 15. Photo by Erika Ibrahim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jos\u00e9e St-Georges, a driver in the Gatineau region, started making calls around Nov. 1 and is still waiting for her appointment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe snow kind of surprised us all,\u201d St-Georges said. \u201cI live out in the country so the roads are pretty slippery when it\u2019s snowy. With young kids it\u2019s important for me to have my car right, so it\u2019s safe for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n St-Georges said juggling her responsibilities as a mother of two and getting her tires changed is challenging. Most places require her to leave her car behind for several days, which she said isn\u2019t possible because she needs a way to get around with her kids. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the meantime, St-Georges said she is driving carefully. \u201cI don\u2019t have a choice to bring my kids to the daycare. 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