Tips: Choose the problem that the whole discussion is trying to solve.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A proposal to privatize snow removal services in Fredericton.: Contracted sidewalk clearing is a later possible measure. A proposal to privatize all snow removal is not the stated trigger.
• A shortage of road salt across New Brunswick during the previous winter.: No shortage of road salt is reported. The problems described are slow side-street clearing and icy sidewalks.
• A provincial mandate requiring all municipalities to purchase electric ploughs.: A GPS pilot is discussed as a possible provincial programme. No mandate to buy electric ploughs is mentioned.

Correct Answer: New subdivisions have been added without increasing the snow-clearing fleet.

Why this is correct: New subdivisions have enlarged the road network while the snow-clearing fleet has stayed the same size. That mismatch is raised as the core capacity problem.

Tips: Check each option against the problem the speaker actually describes.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The plough operators need better training for winter conditions.: Driver retraining is not the core problem.
• The municipality has been spending too much on summer road repairs.: Summer repair overspending is not cited.
• Residents are not reporting icy sidewalks quickly enough.: Slow resident reporting is not cited.

Correct Answer: Optimizing plough routes using GPS tracking to cover more ground.

Why this is correct: GPS tracking is proposed to optimize plough routes so the existing fleet could cover more ground before the city buys additional equipment.

Tips: Notice whether a proposal changes routing or increases equipment.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Hiring private contractors to clear side streets on weekends.: Private weekend side-street contractors are not the route-planning proposal.
• Requesting emergency federal funding for winter road maintenance.: Emergency federal funding is not the route-planning proposal.
• Reducing the number of routes that ploughs must cover each winter.: Fewer routes are not the route-planning proposal.

Correct Answer: The problem is fundamentally about capacity, rather than routing.

Why this is correct: The objection is that routing alone cannot solve a basic capacity limit: even with perfect routes, a plough can only move so fast. At least two more units are suggested to reduce side-street waits.

Tips: Check whether each concern in the options is actually stated by this speaker.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Implementing GPS would be too expensive for the municipality.: GPS implementation expense is not the objection.
• The Province would not approve the pilot.: Provincial rejection is not the objection.
• GPS technology is unreliable in cold weather.: Cold-weather GPS unreliability is not the objection.

Correct Answer: It could support the case for more ploughs by showing that optimized routes still leave gaps.

Why this is correct: GPS data could show that gaps remain even after routes are optimized. That evidence would strengthen the request for capital funding for more ploughs.

Tips: Decide what the question asks for and choose the option supported by the discussion.

Why the other options are wrong:

• It could help train new plough operators on efficient driving techniques.: Operator training is not this argument.
• It could reduce fuel costs enough to fund two additional ploughs.: Fuel savings buying ploughs are not this argument.
• It could allow residents to track plough locations in real time.: Public real-time tracking is not this argument.

Correct Answer: Side streets and school zones must get priority in the new routing plan.

Why this is correct: Support for joining the GPS pilot and requesting more ploughs is made conditional on side streets and school zones receiving priority in the new routing plan.

Tips: Follow the condition attached to support for a combined plan.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The municipality must reduce its summer road maintenance budget.: Summer-budget reductions are not the condition.
• The GPS system must be purchased from a Canadian manufacturer.: Canadian-manufacturer procurement is not the condition.
• All plough operators must complete a retraining course first.: Universal operator retraining is not the condition.

Correct Answer: The seniors' groups.

Why this is correct: The request for contracted downtown sidewalk clearing is followed by the statement that the seniors' groups have asked for it specifically. The requesting groups are specified directly; no pictured or named discussion participant must be identified.

Tips: Track who is reported to have made the request.

Why the other options are wrong:

• The school board trustees.: School zones are priorities for route planning, but school board trustees are not identified as the requesters for contracted downtown sidewalk clearing.
• The provincial transportation ministry.: The Province is connected with the GPS pilot and funding. The sidewalk-clearing request is attributed to seniors' groups, not the transportation ministry.
• The local business improvement association.: No business improvement association is mentioned as making this request.

Correct Answer: Joining the provincial GPS pilot, requesting funding for two ploughs, and exploring contracted sidewalk clearing.

Why this is correct: The closing recommends joining the provincial GPS pilot, seeking capital funding for two ploughs, and exploring contracted sidewalk clearing. The final replies confirm that summary.

Tips: Compare each action and quantity with the final recommendation, then check the confirming replies.

Why the other options are wrong:

• Purchasing five new ploughs and discontinuing the GPS pilot.: The stated funding request is for two ploughs, and the group recommends joining the GPS pilot. Five ploughs and discontinuing the pilot contradict the summary.
• Privatizing all winter road maintenance to reduce municipal costs.: Contracted sidewalk clearing is one measure to explore. Privatizing all winter road maintenance is not recommended.
• Delaying any changes until the Province releases new winter maintenance guidelines.: The group agrees to compile and move forward with a submission. It does not postpone changes pending new guidelines.