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Penticton crews kept busy by wind, snow, fallen trees and even flooding

Penticton sees snow and wind since Friday with the white stuff continuing until mid-Tuesday
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A very quiet looking Martin Street in downtown Penticton during Monday’s snow storm. (Western News staff)

It was a busy weekend for the city’s public works crews as they dealt with the fallout from the first blast of winter.

The snowy weather was blown in by strong winds on Friday that contributed to a power outage and fallen trees including a 60-year-old willow at the historic Leir House on Saturday.

READ MORE: Tree falls at historic Leir House

A watermain break at Fairford Drive kept crews busy on Sunday. Water service has been restored and repairs to the road will be completed when the weather permits.

Snow clearing is underway throughout the city in accordance with our prioritized snow clearing policy.

The city’s snow removal equipment includes:

•5 large snowplow trucks

•4 smaller snowplow trucks

•2 wheel loaders

•1 grader

•4 pieces of smaller snow removal equipment

•A full team of manual shovellers

Remember to stay away from downed trees and let public works know where they are by calling 250-490-2500.

Treacherous road conditions stopped school buses from running on Monday. All the schools remained open.

Penticton experienced 10 to 25 centimetres of snow on Monday, depending on what elevation.

According to Environment Canada, the snow will continue into Tuesday and then hopefully we are done with the white stuff for a while.

Monday night brings 2 to 4 cm of more snow and a wind chill near -11 C.

READ MORE: School still on but buses can’t get through snowy roads



Monique Tamminga

About the Author: Monique Tamminga

Monique brings 20 years of award-winning journalism experience to the role of editor at the Penticton Western News. Of those years, 17 were spent working as a senior reporter and acting editor with the Langley Advance Times.
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