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MASSIVE SNOWSTORM RIPS ACROSS PROVINCE
Les habitants de Prescott-Russell ont été invités à rester à l’intérieur et à éviter les routes en raison de la visibilité réduite. - photo Gregg Chamberlain
CHRISTOPHER SMITH christopher.smith@eap.on.ca
and blowing snow resulted in low visibility, prompting Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers to close various stretches of the IJHIXBZUPUSBGàD&WFOUVBMMZ UIFFOUJSF TFDUJPOPG)JHIXBZCFUXFFO0UUBXB and the Quebec border was closed to all traffic in both directions, and drivers that attempted to use the highway were detained. i)JHIXBZJTDMPTFEJOCPUIEJSFDUJPOT from the Quebec border to Ottawa due to the poor weather and driving conditions,” the Ontario Provincial Police said in a tweet. i)JHIXBZSFNBJOTDMPTFEGSPN/PS thumberland to the Quebec border. If you DPNFBDSPTTBOPOSBNQUIBUJTOPUCMPDLFE PGG %0/05FOUFSUIFIJHIXBZ*GZPVBSF driving on other roads and get stuck/in a collision there may be a significant delay for emergency services to respond.” Flights were grounded as soon as the weather picked up, and VIA Rail cancelled BMMUSBJOTJOUIF2VFCFD8JOETPSDPSSJEPSBT GBMMFOUSFFT GSP[FOTXJUDIFT BOECSPLFO down trains made tracks impassable. In one notable case, passengers were stranded on BUSBJOOFBSUIFDJUZPG$PCPVSHGPSOFBSMZ hours as crews worked to clear the tracks enough for them to reach a station. Passen gers with medical conditions were removed by ambulance shortly into the stop, but food and water quickly ran out onboard, leading to outcry from concerned family members. There was plenty of warning for officials and emergency crews, so most of the damage was averted. Cleanup went smoothly after the weather settled, and a few days after things were back to normal. i8FBSFVQBSVOOJOHBUGVMMDBQBDJUZ BHBJO uTBJE5IF/BUJPO.BZPS'SBODJT#SJÍSF “The staff deserve a huge hand of applause, they were fantastic during the storm.”
Ontario and Quebec were slammed with a Christmas snowstorm that closed highways and stranded residents. A massive snowstorm ripped through Ontario and Quebec just days before the Christmas weekend, plunging communities into darkness and causing severe auto accidents on major roads and highways. &NFSHFODZDSFXTXFSFPOTUBOECZPO hour rotations to respond to any issues that arose, and storm watches were in effect across Ontario. “There is a severe storm affecting our community,” stated a news release from 3VTTFMM5PXOTIJQJTTVFE%FDFNCFSi0VS fire and infrastructure teams are responding to issues as quickly as possible, there are power lines, utility poles, and trees down JONBOZBSFBTPGUIFDPNNVOJUZ8FBSF working with local and regional emergency services to get these hazards cleared.” Businesses closed and events were can celled across the United Counties of Prescott and Russell. Hawkesbury cancelled a free movie night, Champlain Township closed the FOUJSFUZPG$PVOUZ3PBECFUXFFO"MGSFE Plantagenet and Champlain, and several townships cancelled garbage collection that Friday. Cleanup crews were worried about the rain that began falling on Christmas Day, rain that would freeze once temperatures ESPQQFEBHBJO&WFOCFGPSFJDFXBTBEEFE into the mix, the storm was pushing cars offroad and into each other, leaving emer gency responders scrambling to rescue drivers and families that were left adrift in snowbanks and slippery roads. High winds
Residents of Prescott-Russell were encouraged to stay indoors and off the roads due to spotty visibility. —Facebook photo
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