Winter is taking another icy cold stab at Canada’s heartland, including in the City of Calgary.
Environment Canada is tracking a chilling, windy weather system from the Northwest Territories through Alberta and Saskatchewan and into southern Manitoba.
Cold temperatures continue in those provinces, with much of the northern regions feeling like -40 C. Roughly 25 to 35 cm of snow is expected, with gusting winds of 80 kilometres per hour likely.
For Calgary, 660 NewsRadio Meteorologist Michael Kuss says the windchill is expected to be around -40 C on Wednesday morning, rising to -21 C and feel like -30 C in the afternoon.
He also adds that light snow will be “rolling in” before the temperature drops to -25 C overnight.
The City of Calgary says crews applied materials as needed before the snow started falling Tuesday, then activated its priority plan at around 2 a.m. Wednesday. This involves clearing major roadways, such as Crowchild Trail, Memorial Drive, and Glenmore Trail, within 0 to 18 hours after snowfall.
Sidewalks, LRT platforms, and other priority pathways are to be cleared within 24 hours. The city also clears all city-owned sidewalks
As of 7 a.m., 14 per cent of Calgary’s major roads were cleared. A map of the city’s priority roads can be found online here.
The city also says property owners and occupants must clear their sidewalks of snow and ice, per Bylaw 20M88, adding that “sidewalks should be cleared 24 hours after snowfall ends.”
Meanwhile, Calgary Transit’s snow detours remain in effect for all bus routes on Wednesday morning. Calgary Transit school bus routes remained in place.
Both the cold and the snow are expected to linger until early Thursday morning.
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