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Feb 18, 2025

Road salt shortage 2025

Landscape Ontario offers some tips on how snow and ice professionals can navigate the road salt shortage.
Feb 15, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

More frequent snowfall and colder temperatures have led to heavier salt application, impacting supplies across North America and putting pressure on suppliers to secure additional sources, which means higher costs.
Jan 1, 2020

Continent-wide salt shortage expected

Salt shortages are expected across Canada and the United States throughout the 2018-19 winter, due in part to strikes at the Goderich, Ont.-based Compass Minerals facility.
Oct 17, 2018

Obligation to supply salt during a shortage

Potential salt shortages means companies need to review their contracts and obligations with customers.
Oct 9, 2018

Every challenge creates an opportunity

A change in market forces means an impact to consumers of road salt.
Oct 9, 2018

Spare some salt? The rock salt shortage of 2018

An explanation and tips on how contractors can cope with the salt shortage this winter.
Sep 4, 2018

Salt inventory shortage

Contractors should prepare for a shortage of salt this coming winter.
Aug 14, 2018

Salt inventory shortage: prepare yourself and your customers

A serious shortage of salt this winter means prices are expected to rise. Prepare your business and customers now.

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