The province experienced its heaviest snowfall in the last five years, with freezing temperatures, creating problems and stress for Ontario residents Environment Canada warned of heavy snowfalls, bad road conditions, reduced visibility and freezing temperatures..
Snowfall broke previous records. Last week, snow totalled 40 cm in some regions of the GTA, and many expected the same.
We had a significant amount of snow this year, as opposed to last year,” said Ryan Anderson, constable and media relations officer with Halton Regional Police.
In a media release, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) suggest drivers to stay in control, keep eyes on the road, hands on the wheel, mind in focus as much as possible. On the other hand, Ontario is under red delivery services issued by Canada Post. All because of unpredictable weather conditions. Resulting in suspending all delivery.
Most schools were cancelled last week. In Windsor, London, Waterloo , and the Greater Toronto Area, and Eastern Ontario. Due to Heavy snow storm with over 20 cm by the morning. On the top, 20 centimeter’s were expected for the same day.
“We got snow in a short amount of time,” said Anderson “Various municipalities within Halton are struggling to keep the roads clear and make sure everyone gets around safely.”
People found it difficult to reach their destination
Last week in the mornings, cars, driveways, streets, roads and even walkways were covered with snow. Buses, trains, and even flights were delayed by 30 minutes to an hour or canceled. TTC shut down 56 bus stops.
Last Thursday, Ottawa issued over $300,000 for violating the winter weather parking ban. Daytime winter weather The parking ban was in effect between 10am and 7pm according to CTV News. Officials said, The parking ban will help crews prepare for the upcoming storm this weekend. Snowplow operators spent Friday night cleaning roads and walkways after the storm and prepared for the next one.
“With weather like this, we do see an increase in collisions,” said Anderson. “And that’s certainly been the case over the last few days.”
Over the past week, snowfall was significant in the GTA. . According to stats canada, Toronto was hit by a major snowstorm resulting in 40 cm of snow after 1999. The arctic winds make it the second deepest storm ever on record, shows reports by Environment Canada. There have been several winter storm warnings from the last two weeks, issued by Environment Canada.