Tips to avoid hurting yourself while shovelling snow

By News Staff

Posted February 7, 2013 6:34 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

With so much snow on the way to the GTA, CityNews’ Andrea Piunno seeks out health experts for some safety tips to avoid back problems when shovelling snow.

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