“Our crews out there, please give them room to work when you see them, if you can work from home that might be a really great option,” said Tara Norton-Merrin.“They can use salt which is really effective at melting the snow up to -15. Once we go below that -15 and salt becomes less effective, then we have to really grate all the roads and lay down gravel for traction.”
Snowfall and winter storm warnings remain in place Tuesday morning as the heavy snow tapers off. Flurries are expected to continue Tuesday and Wednesday with only 2-4 cm expected over the next 36 hours, according to Environment Canada. Extreme cold will be the main concern, as extreme weather warnings remain in central and northern Alberta, and move south. Environment Canada said wind chill values are expected to be near -40 over the next few days.