With the second major snowfall of the year happening less than a week after the first, it’s all hands-on deck as residents and businesses tackle heaps of the white stuff.
At the Astro Towing call centre extra staff was brought in to deal with the extra volume.
“Yesterday we did triple the call volume for an average for the Sunday prior. So, we did over 260 calls yesterday. Sundays are traditionally quite quiet,” Astro Towing office manager Rae Purdy told CTV News.
They responded to 200 calls before noon on Monday alone.
“People leaving their driveways and their roadways. They all want to be towed somewhere where the snow is cleared. But lots of the destinations are also snow packed,” she said.
Residents have been out since Sunday dealing with the onslaught.
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