Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - November 18, 1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba In Fttie it t a in Ivi in Init 10 most wanted turns u of m finishes last in nip stalls tories tragically hot Jas help Ilij meteoric Fame Hen Denem eskimos to meet Louis re Earls bulls of of on Roe a to history classified b5 in Conics c2 births 85 deaths Jeff lie by diversions arms 03 w its fluffs a6 the weather i mostly 40 Chance of flurries details on Page c6 Winnipeg free press 5o plus taxes in outly Lulf november Winter delivers a Wallop mechanized army at work digging out after blizzard by Bruce Bill Redekop and Glen Mackenzie staff reporters Lwrence Beaudry was out n the height of yesterdays Furi jus snowstorm shovelling like mad for his Ive got to get to her Beaudry said As his family and friends dug out a half Locklon path for his car on Alfred Avenue in win Nipges North its in and even if i dont get out of at least i can say i he Beaudry was just one of thousands of Manitoban caught by the seasons first in More than 25 centimetres of Snow adding to the 35 centimetres already on the that brings us More than Halfway to the average yearly Snow accumulation of 115 Cen said Bruce manager of City streets and he estimated the cleanup will Cost at least and More Snow is on the Way As Early As tomorrow today is expected to be Cloudy and Northwest winds will diminish this morning to about 30 Kilometres an making the 13 c temperatures feel More like 33 a new system could bring Light Snow to the area by tomorrow Drifting Snow clogged City streets and shut Winnipeg inter National stranding about a mechanized army of 275 graders and loaders went to work last working on regional bus routes and collector they should get a Start on residential streets and lanes late today or continued please see Jeff free press Cam Grier foreground gives Terri Gilles a hand digging out on Princess Street after her truck was trapped by Snow from a hundreds wait for planes to Fly by Bruce Owen staff reporter we apologize the free press is making every Effort to get your paper to your Home on we realize that due to the some subscribers May not have received we apologize for any t t Winnipeg International Airport became the cites v v largest hotel yesterday As the seasons first blizzard stranded up to and Many of those left in the lurch were american big game Hunters on their Way weve been Here All night and were sticking around until a flight said Terry Markovich of if a plane we want to be on Markovich and Friend Lee Yonker had spent the past week Hunting Deer in the Riding Mountain National Park area without any Luck and got stuck when the airlines cancelled out going and incoming flights because of the flights were expected to resume Early this morning As the storm tapered off and ground Crews could prepare aircraft and while hundreds of bored passengers drank Coffee and read unwilling guests of the Airport lounges one Winnipeg Ger spent All Day just longing to get Andrea who works for a local computer called a cab at to ensure she would get her evening flight to los the cab finally arrived at four blocks from her uni City called Gruber and asked her to walk to the car in her Light fall jacket with her she said no and asked them to Send someone else it was a huge Gruber the other cab companies were too after More than three More hours of Gruber finally got a lift from a Friend with a four wheel drive and her flight was postponed until after j6ff free f Colleen and Archie Millar patiently wait for a flight Hunter Lou Paterson of said he didst mind being stuck at the its Mother he what can you do if you just wait Long it will Archie and Colleen Millar of Vitoria were waiting out the storm Reading and doing crossword the in Winnipeg to visit Fame on spending last night at the Airport waiting word of their flight this happened to me in 1986 when you had a Colleen i was stuck Here that and now its happened to me i dont know whats wrong with a Day off not for most City students wars what8 not i school that Are opon most Winnipeg Choate were planning to open this but most school buses wont be St River with the exception of Phoenix school in fort Transcona Springfield Urban schools and Assiniboine school divisions All announced last night they plan to be but without school the universities of Manitoba Phoenix school in Springfield Junior High and Tougaw school will All be As will Graj schools Seine red urd and Morri Mcdonald school overnight parking ban in effect cars on residential streets will transit full service with buses about 10 minutes Ull service minor pm Manitoba emergency Road eight hour taxi air Canada flights minor last the qty sent gut 875 pieces of equipment to Clear Winnipeg Kilometres of roadways and Ems of Back there Are 100 graders i 100 loaders 35 truck plows 26 Sanders 15 Buff walk by this All regional roads will have been cleared by will move to bus equipment will begin Clearing residential streets late tonight or Early tomorrow by in All will be residential sidewalks will not All be cleared for two average Cost of a Snow estimated Cost for this storms cleanup Welcome to the real i i i 1 the class of tonight at news own ;