This February was one of the coldest ever, with daytime highs remaining below freezing for all but one hour.

A home at the bottom of the hill suffered some basement flooding as a result of the break, fire said.

Several schools in Calgary and the surrounding area will be closed on Tuesday due to cold weather concerns.

Calgary firefighters were able to extinguish an early morning garage fire in the community of Tuxedo Park on Monday.

Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.

WinSport will be expanding its hours on Thursday and Friday thanks to warm winter weather.

"When I came in the stairs there was three inches of water it was like a waterfall."

Overnight temperatures in Calgary are expected to get as low as -27 C with wind chill hovering around -40. 

The increased demand is leading the shelters to make an urgent plea for extra resources like warm clothes, towels and money. 

The Calgary Zoo says its annual Zoolights event will be up and running again on Friday.