Winter is beginning early in northern Manitoba this year. While most Canadians are still raking leaves, people in the north west of the province were shovelling snow.
In Flin Flon, the two elementary schools and the high school were closed for a snow day, a first in at least 25 years, according to a school division employee who reported “wet and heavy” snow up to her knees.
As much as 60 cm of snow was reported in Leaf Rapids and 50 cm in Pukatawagan by Thursday morning, with a number of other centres reporting from 15-30 centimetres.
Now everyone’s getting ready for the holiday weekend of Thanksgiving, with a national holiday across the country on Monday.
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