{"id":485911,"date":"2026-02-19T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485911\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T19:00:08","slug":"snow-problem-kids-win-pun-contest-to-name-winnipeg-sidewalk-snow-clearers-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485911\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow problem? Kids win pun contest to name Winnipeg sidewalk snow clearers | story"},"content":{"rendered":"

They called the fleet Brrrrr-ger Kings<\/p>\n

One Canadian city is trying to bring smiles at the greyest time of year, and a local classroom joined in on the fun.<\/p>\n

In Winnipeg, Manitoba, Mme. Evelyn Tugby\u2019s Grade 6 class from \u00c9cole Van Belleghem won the city\u2019s Name that Fleet contest.<\/p>\n

A group of sidewalk-clearing snowplows will be called the Brrrr-ger Kings.<\/p>\n

Get it?<\/p>\n

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Two students stand beside their teacher, Evelyn Tugby, left, and Winnipeg\u2019s mayor, Scott Gillingham, right, as they pose for a photo with the fleet of sidewalk plows. (Image submitted by Evelyn Tugby)<\/p>\n

The contest<\/p>\n

Earlier this winter, the City of Winnipeg asked residents to submit pun-filled names for snow clearing equipment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A pun is a play on words.\u00a0<\/p>\n

More than 1,700 entries were submitted.<\/p>\n

After narrowing the list to 51 finalists, Winnipeggers voted for their favourites.<\/p>\n

There were 12 winners for the city\u2019s snowplows, including Dancing Blade, Melt Stegall, Emperor Plowpatine and Winnie the Plow.<\/p>\n

There was even a Taylor Swift-inspired entry called Taylor Drift.<\/p>\n

Local classrooms were invited to take part in the Name that Fleet category to choose the name of all the city\u2019s sidewalk and pathway plows.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Students<\/p>\n

The winning class enjoyed a pizza party at city hall (Image submitted by Evelyn Tugby)<\/p>\n

Tugby\u2019s class brainstormed together, filling the board with ideas before voting through multiple rounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was an all class effort, so a lot of teamwork went into it,\u201d Batya Adebayo, 11, told CBC Kids News.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t have just one person say we\u2019re going to pick Brrrr-ger King. We all decided together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students said they chose the name because snow-clearing crews spend hours outside in freezing temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey deserve a burger after a hard working day and coffee or hot chocolate, like a reward,\u201d said Rihan Bodar.<\/p>\n

The winning classroom entry also described the fleet as royalty for working so hard in the cold for the community.<\/p>\n

A job well done\u00a0<\/p>\n

When the class found out they had won the contest, their Snapchat group chat lit up.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as it happened, it was just popping up, like so many notifications,\u201d said Batya.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything was just so crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n

As a prize, the class joined Mayor Scott Gillingham for a pizza party at city hall.<\/p>\n

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The winning class posed with Mayor Scott Gillingham inside city hall after winning the contest. (Image submitted by the office of Mayor Scott Gillingham\u2019s)<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you to all the Winnipegers who brought the creativity, humour and local references to our first-ever Name that Plow contest,\u201d Gillingham said in a news release.<\/p>\n

He added that the names celebrate the hardworking crews who keep streets and sidewalks clear all winter long.<\/p>\n

Brrrr-ger King will now appear on sidewalk-clearing machines across the city.<\/p>\n

Now the class is hoping Burger King \u2014 the company \u2014 takes notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think maybe they\u2019ll find out and reach out to us,\u201d said another student, Hillary Ogunwole.<\/p>\n

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