[Spridgets] Snowfall - no LBC

[Brad Fornal]

Thank goodness for global warming, or REALLY would have been serious!!!

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Robert Duquette <
robertduquette at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> From: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2008/03/06/more-snow.html
>
> Ottawa nears all-time snowfall record
> City's snow-clearing costs double normal amount at $18.5M
> Last Updated: Thursday, March 6, 2008 | 10:28 AM ET CBC News
>
> With 357 centimetres of snow already this winter and more to come on
> Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Ottawa seems on track to top the record
> 444.1
> cm that fell in the winter of 1970-71.
>
> The city has already recorded its second-largest snowfall ever.
>
> For people who still think in the imperial system, that's almost 12 feet
> of
> snow.
>
> "This winter, we've had a lot of these events. They seem to be tracking up
> from the south," said John Manconi, who is in charge of snow clearing for
> the city.
>
> "We're also monitoring what's coming this weekend. That's in our sights.
> So
> we're certainly making another significant jump [in the amount of
> snowfall]," Manconi said.
>
> Environment Canada is predicting a large snowstorm on Saturday afternoon
> or
> evening.
>
> Even before that, there is a 40 per cent chance of flurries Thursday
> afternoon, and a 40 per cent chance of snow flurries Friday morning, and
> with a steady snowfall beginning that afternoon.
>
> So far this winter, the city has spent $18.5 million on snow removal,
> which
> is about twice as much as it would normally spend during a winter.
>
> Police said that, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, there were 41
> accidents in town and 109 accidents on the highways around Ottawa. Most
> were
> minor, police said.
>
> It was the fifth "snow day" this winter for schools in the region, meaning
> the schools were open, but the school buses were cancelled.
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