Calgary continues cleaning up after massive snowfall
Posted Dec 23, 2020 8:46 pm.
CALGARY (CityNews) — The city is in clean-up mode after back-to-back record-breaking snowfalls.
But a day after the snow stopped, the city’s roads and sidewalks were still enveloped in winter.
With 12cm of snow blanketing the city on December 21 and another 15.2cm on December 22, Calgary set a new record.
The highest snowfall the city had seen on December 22 in years previous to 2020 was 12cm decades ago, in 1933.
Over the past two days, Calgary has accumulated the most snow we’ve seen since October 1 and 2, 2018.
Calgarians say they have had varied experiences trying to navigate the snowy streets.
CityNews spoke to one person who said it was no problem to get around, with ice cleats and walking sticks.
Meanwhile, driving was no easy task Wednesday with many side streets still completely or partially snowed in.
Highways were better but still slippery, leading to several collisions.
#yyctraffic Pickup slammed the snowbank.
It's on Deerfoot Trail approaching Calf Robe bridge; SB RHL is blocked.. & volume is building toward 17th Ave/Blackfoot.
With NB drivers slowing to stare there are #GawkerDelays in that direction. pic.twitter.com/Z5IkdBzU43— CityNews Calgary Traffic (@CityNews660) December 23, 2020
About 150 transit buses were stuck across the city at the height of the storm.
A spokesperson for Calgary Transit acknowledged that there were challenges Tuesday, but things had improved the next day and service was getting back to regular times.
With Environment Canada forecasting a mostly sunny and warmer day Thursday, some of snow will slowly start to melt.
But after a relatively mild December, winter has arrived.
