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Thunder Bay roads crews take on first significant snowfall of the season

Snowfall accumulations in the Thunder Bay area varied widely
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A City of Thunder Bay grader clears snow on a side street off Simpson St. on Nov. 15, 2022 (Mike Lang/TBT News photo)

THUNDER BAY — Depending on which part of the city you live in, the impact of the snow squalls hitting the Thunder Bay area has ranged from pretty inconvenient to negligible. 

School bus runs were cancelled Tuesday, and several rural schools were closed,

But some residents of the north end of the city may have wondered what all the fuss was about when they looked out their windows.

Environment Canada predicted 15 to 25 centimetres of snow for Thunder Bay and up to 25 centimetres in rural areas.

Snowfall accumulations were uneven, but were more than enough to get city crews to deploy sanders and other equipment overnight.

"The snowfall started to pick up in certain areas of the city, mostly in the south and rural areas," city roads manager Ian Spoljarich said.

He said crews began clearing main routes first, and started clearing main line sidewalks around 7 a.m. 

"All the main lines should be cleared by the end of the day as long as we don't get any more snow squalls, as they are forecasting," Spoljarich said.

"The first storm of the season is always tough. You never know what to expect. But crews handled it well, and the roads were safe this morning."

Depending on the amount of any additional snow that falls throughout the day and into the evening, Spoljarich said it may be necessary to send plows out onto main routes and main route sidewalks again early Wednesday morning. 

He expects that the clearing of sidewalks in residential areas may not start until closer to the weekend.

 

 




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