Public Notice: Significant Weather Event in Marmora and Lake

Warnings

Winter storm ending this morning.

Hazards:

Significantly reduced visibility due to heavy snow and blowing snow.

Total snowfall accumulations of 20 to 30 cm.

Slush or snow-covered roads creating difficult driving conditions.

Isolated utility outages possible.

Timing:

Ending this morning.

Discussion:

Snow will end this morning.

Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Visibility will be suddenly reduced to near zero at times in heavy snow and blowing snow. If visibility is reduced while driving, turn on your lights and maintain a safe following distance.

As a result, the Municipality of Marmora and Lake has declared a significant weather event, as defined within the Minimum Maintenance Standards O. Reg. 239/02. During a significant weather event, residents are advised to use caution and are reminded that winter maintenance service levels for roads may not be met.

The declaration will not change how or when the Municipality performs its winter maintenance operations, however, it may take us longer than usual to bring the roads and sidewalks back to a state of repair.