Achi news desk-
Heavy, wet snow is causing problems Tuesday morning, including power outages for thousands of people.
According to Enmax, thousands of people on the eastern edge of Calgary lost power early Tuesday due to “severe weather.”
As of 7 am, there are three failures due to the weather, but an investigation is still being carried out into five other disruptions.
The largest outage, according to the company’s website, affects about 1,655 people in Bayview, Chinook Park, Eagle Ridge, Glenmore Park, Haysboro, Kelvin Grove and Pump Hill.
Calgary remains under a special weather statement from Environment Canada, indicating the potential for significant snowfall this week.
The weather service said it could continue until Wednesday, with the total amount of snow expected to be between 10 and 25 centimeters by Thursday morning.
“The snow will be heavy and wet, and will be mixed with rain in some areas, so total snow accumulations will vary widely,” the agency wrote.
Coincidentally, Calgary city council will take some time to discuss its snow removal budget on Tuesday.
Officers will discuss a plan to improve the time it takes to clear major routes and other infrastructure.
It is also looking at increasing the amount of money in its snow fund from $15 million to $22 million.
Two new fines are also expected to be discussed – one for throwing snow in front of your home into the street and another for pushing snow into cycle lanes.
