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Grayson Johnson

Gracen Johnson, urban planner and Strong Towns contributor, is Senior Specialist in Government Relations at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) and founder of Shophouse Studio.

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Apr 8, 2026

The $600K Snow Budget That Became a $6 Million Problem

Apr 8 · 44m

Norm Van Eeden PetersmanHOST

5:26

And then we're caught off guard by this extreme.

Grayson JohnsonGUEST

5:29

Yeah, I mean, first I have to offer my prerequisite disclaimer that I'm not here speaking on behalf of my employer.

Grayson JohnsonGUEST

5:34

I'm just here as an old friend who really likes snow plows.

Grayson JohnsonGUEST

5:37

So this article was so interesting to me because I think of and I can picture our operations in Ottawa.

Grayson JohnsonGUEST

5:44

I live in a city that, similar to Montreal, is very cold.

Grayson JohnsonGUEST

5:49

And so the snow stays pretty much all winter.

Grayson JohnsonGUEST

5:51

We've still got it.

16 MINS LATER

Daniel HerrigesGUEST

22:10

It's like, what are we doing here?