Spring snow storm has northeastern Ontario griping as school buses, flights cancelled
How soon we forget what nature can deliver to northeastern Ontario in the spring.
Just heard <a href="https://twitter.com/cbcmarkus">@cbcmarkus</a> read the forecast...another 15 CM today for Sudbury. <a href="https://t.co/0p1dPL2nF9">pic.twitter.com/0p1dPL2nF9</a>
—@jasonturnbullPeople on social media are venting their frustrations about an April snowstorm that has already delivered upward of 20 cm of snow to some areas, including Greater Sudbury.
But there is nothing new about the dramatic weather shifts in northern Ontario's spring season.
On Apr. 5, 2003, Sudbury got 19 cm of the white stuff, according to Environment Canada. Sudbury was blanketed in 9 cm of snow on Apr. 7, 2009.
And poor Hearst, Ont. — just last year, was digging out in May after a blast of wintry weather.
School buses were cancelled Thursday morning for much of the region, and, thanks to some flight cancellations at the Sudbury airport, some wondered whether a scheduled visit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would come off as planned.
Welcome to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sudbury?src=hash">#Sudbury</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau">@JustinTrudeau</a> hope you brought your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/snow?src=hash">#snow</a> shovel <a href="https://t.co/aGOnbTRvXE">pic.twitter.com/aGOnbTRvXE</a>
—@DavidCroppSnow Day for buses though! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sudbury?src=hash">#Sudbury</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Espanola?src=hash">#Espanola</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Manitoulin?src=hash">#Manitoulin</a> <a href="https://t.co/S9vJNsTFNm">pic.twitter.com/S9vJNsTFNm</a>
—@cdtellierThis snow storm is expected to taper off Thursday night.