The provincial deadline for installing your car’s winter tires is Sunday, Dec. 1. Appointments can be hard to find — and new tires seem to be in short supply for some models.
The next available appointment to get your winter tires installed at L.A. Pneus et Mecanique on Lotbiniere in Vaudreuil is after the deadline. Receptionist and scheduler Alex Daigle says, “we’ve been trying to squeeze in as many people as I can.”
She says all the staff here have been working overtime as the deadline looms.
“We’re doing extra hours on weekends to make up for lost time during the week and the flexibility of other people,” says Daigle.
Meanwhile, in the garage bays, the team of mechanics change tires on three to four cars every 30 minutes, says owner Lorenzo Arena.
“December 1st is a little early, especially this year. It was nice, nice, nice out. Everybody waited. …