Leons Headlines March 2: Blowing Snow Advisory for Westman including Brandon; poor visibility in snow & blowing snow expected or occurring with gusts upwards of 70 km/hr conditions to slowly improve late Monday morning.
-The blizzardy blast closed roads in the region, including the #1 Hwy Austin to the SK border & #16 from Portage to SK. Other impacted included #10, #45, #83 and others. https://www.manitoba511.ca/ has the latest.
-Travel concerns have prompted many schools to shutter Monday. Brandon School Division buses will not be operating outside the city; Alexander, O’Kelly & Spring Valley Schools are closed; SW Horizon SD is closed and staff are assigned to work from home. Other Divisions were buses are not running and schools are closed include Beautiful Plains, Mountain View, Rolling River, Park West, Sioux Valley, Pine Creek and Turtle Mountain.
-ACC opens at 12:30 for classes and campus is open, however BU is closed and classes cancelled due to weather. Brandon University has warned students that they might have to do independent studying if classes are suspended due to strike action. Saturday BU said that it had received notice from the BU Faculty Association of their intent to commence a strike effective today, however reports say progress continues in negotiations.
-Flight cancellations force Bill Nye’s Winnipeg show to be postponed. A new date for the show has not been announced.
-Jets make another 3rd period comeback to sink Sabres 5-2.
HISTORIC! What a storm. in my 25 years in Western Manitoba, I’ve never seen a storm with SUCH impact to SHUT DOWN most of the area. Highway closures, school closures and even some businesses remained closed Monday morning after a MASSIVE Winter storm Wholloped the area Sunday afternoon and into Sunday night. Thankfully the blowing snow advisory has lifted and highways should be opening early this afternoon. But it was one for the record books and snow totals will be made available shortly.
Look at this! In the USA, $125M ‘GUARANTEED INCOME’ GIVEAWAY, as Taxpayer-funded ‘guaranteed income’ programs which hand families up to $36,000 with no strings attached are taking place across the country. But this isn’t an original idea. It happened in Canada in secret in Dauphin back in the 70’s.
If you see Soda Pop on Sale its best you STOCK UP! Supermarket shelves depleted of soda water and soft drink amid low supply of carbon dioxide.
Man has eaten 34,128 Big Macs, extending own record. Don Gorske, 70, has eaten 34,128 Big Macs in a life all the more remarkable for reaching its eight decade. Yes, it’s one of Guinness’s made-up records, but regardless that’s a lot of Big Macs. Like 3 every two days for life. Wow.
https://boingboing.net/2024/03/04/man-has-eaten-34128-big-macs-extending-own-record.html
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