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Ticats linebacker outshines pop star and Dark Lord of the Sith in Hamilton's annual snow-plow naming contest

Once again, a name inspired by a local celebrity received the most votes in Hamilton's second-annual snow-plow naming contest: Snowmoni Lawrence, presumably inspired by Simoni Lawrence, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker.

Like last year, a name inspired by a local celebrity received the most votes

Justin Chandler · CBC News ·
A blue snow plow says Snowmoni Lawrence.
A snow plow in Hamilton will now be called Snowmoni Lawrence, presumably inspired by Simoni Lawrence, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker. (Submitted by City of Hamilton)

The Force was strong enough for Darth Vader. The call came for Saul Goodman. And apparently Taylor Swift was the anti-hero Hamiltonians needed.

All three — two film and TV characters and one pop star —  inspired names for Hamilton snowplows in the city's second-annual snow plow naming contest. 

But once again, a name inspired by a local celebrity received the most votes: Snowmoni Lawrence, presumably inspired by Simoni Lawrence, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats linebacker.

Members of the public submitted names and voted in an online poll. As CBC Hamilton previously reported, there did not seem to be a limit on the number of times one could vote.  

The 10 names with the most votes were:

  • Snowmoni Lawrence - 1,041 votes
  • Taylor Drift - 633 votes
  • Say it Aint Snow - 449 votes
  • Plowabunga - 362 votes
  • Fast & Flurrious - 321 votes
  • Cootes Plowadise - 284 votes
  • Better Call Salt - 277 votes
  • Holy MackinTHAW - 268 votes
  • Sled Zeppelin - 241 votes
  • Darth Blader - 226 votes

Those will now be the names of 10 of the city's 115 plows. 

In 2023, a name seemingly inspired by Arkells frontman Max Kerman led the competition. 

The top 10 names in last year's contest were:

  • Max Kermanator
  • Plowy McPlowface
  • CTRL-SALT-DELETE
  • Clearopathra
  • Icekee Wee Wee
  • The Big Leplowski
  • HAMBONI
  • Betty Whiteout
  • Mr. Plow
  • Plowasaurus

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Justin Chandler

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Justin Chandler is a CBC News reporter in Hamilton. He has a special interest in how public policy affects people, and he loves a quirky human-interest story. Justin covered current affairs in Hamilton and Niagara for TVO, and has worked on a variety of CBC teams and programs, including As It Happens, Day 6 and CBC Music. He co-hosted Radio Free Krypton on Met Radio. You can email story ideas to justin.chandler(at)cbc(dot)ca.

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