Calcium chloride is the most effective and least expensive cold weather accelerator for concrete. But its use may be limited by building codes or prohibited by some specifications. Contractors then ...

Edmonton won’t be returning to using calcium chloride after councillors were reminded by experts that the long-term costs of the chemical outweigh the short-term benefits of its use.

A return to using calcium chloride could be part of an expanded snow and ice removal program proposed for the next four-year budget cycle.

A controversial tool might find its way back onto Edmonton streets. The city is considering using calcium chloride again as a way to deal with the intense snow and ice during the winters. And as ...