Overnight low temperatures near -30 C are expected to affect areas around Fort Saskatchewan, Vermilion, Ponoka, Red Deer, Airdrie and Drumheller. Considering the wind chill, Environment Canada said in a public announcement released around 3:30 p.m. that temperatures will approach -40 C by Wednesday morning. Extreme cold warnings are in effect for the following areas:
Drumheller – Three Hills Fort Saskatchewan – Vegreville – Redwater – Smoky Lake Hanna – Coronation – Oyen Leduc – Camrose – Wetaskiwin – Tofield Lloydminster – Wainwright – Vermilion – Provost Red Deer – Ponoka – Innisfail – Stettler
For people who must be outside, Environment Canada advises to dress warmly by wearing layers and windproof clothing. The department notes that conditions are expected to improve by late Wednesday morning. Overnight lows of -30 C are expected to affect areas around Fort Saskatchewan, Vermilion, Ponoka, Red Deer, Airdrie and Drumheller. (Environment Canada/Twitter)
No parking in Edmonton
City officials announced Tuesday morning that Edmonton’s parking ban will go into effect that afternoon at 7 p.m. The ban is in phase 1 and will be implemented to allow snow clearing on main roads. It includes collector roads, bus routes, seasonally marked no-parking roads and roads within business improvement areas. People will be allowed to park their cars in residential areas during the ban. Phase 1 is expected to last 3-5 days, but may change depending on the amount of snowfall. The city will provide an update as crews complete the work. “We are a 24/7 operation,” Val Dacyk, the city’s general supervisor of infrastructure operations, said in a news release Tuesday. “When it snows, our crews work.” Vehicles parked on streets affected by the ban after 7 p.m. they can be serviced and towed at the owner’s expense. (Nathan Gross/CBC) Currently, cars parked on no-parking streets for snow and ice removal are subject to a $100 fine. In mid-October, the city government submitted a report to the city council’s community committee and public services committee, recommending that the city increase fines for parking ban violations to $250. An increase in the parking ban fine is expected to be discussed by the city council this month. The city does not want to impose a parking ban on phase 2, which would affect residential and industrial streets.
