VANCOUVER -- Police stopped a "well-intentioned" man on Vancouver Island on Monday night after he tried to clear a snowed-in neighborhood street with a Zamboni, a vehicle for cleaning the ice and a fixture in arenas across hockey-mad Canada.
Central Saanich police spokesman Dan Cottingham said Tuesday the man told them he had bought the machine second-hand to drive around and spread fertilizer on his farm just outside British Columbia's provincial capital, Victoria.
"I think he had good intentions and just because of the height of the snow he thought he would go out and help," Cottingham said.
The man was sent home with a warning for driving an unlicensed vehicle on a public road.
Canada's southwest coast, more accustomed to heavy rain, has had record levels of snow this winter, sparking complaints from residents over unplowed roads causing slippery driving conditions.
