HALIFAX – Halifax and its surrounding areas were virtually shut down on Wednesday as another winter storm brought heavy snow and whiteout conditions to the region.
The normally busy downtown core was like a ghost town as the wicked weather had many residents wishing they were in a sunnier place.
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“I’m thinking we should move somewhere else,” said Laurie Mireau as she worked to shovel a pile of snow from her around her front door.
She said Wednesday’s storm was the worst one she has seen in her 70 years.
Plows were out across the city working to clear the roads and police were asking motorists to stay home due to hazardous driving conditions.
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Many who did venture out didn’t make it very far. There were a number of motorists stuck along the 100-series highways, including Carole Jeffrey, who had three strangers come to her rescue.
“I couldn’t see the road properly and it was a complete whiteout,” she said. “The tow truck came and tried to help me out — I thought I could get out and then I couldn’t…then three gentlemen came and helped me,.”
Many cars in the city were stuck in the 50 centimetres of snow that fell. One couple found a creative way to navigate the city: on skis. Others who had to be out trekked through knee-high snow.
“The snow is really starting to pile up, so I don’t know what we’re going to do because my pile now is almost as high as my car,” said Ryan Simms. “I have nowhere left to put the snow.
“It’s getting a little excessive.”
Even with a snowblower, cleaning up proved to be a time-consuming process for some.
“I expect it will take me four or five hours to finish my yard,” said Raymond Marshall. “What do you do? I’m building walls and there’s just no where else to put it.”
Although the official start of spring is just two days away, nobody is getting too excited — more snow is in the forecast for the weekend ahead.
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