By Jackie Dunham, CTV News, October 6, 2016
Heavy snow catches Saskatoon off guard
As most Canadians busy themselves with Thanksgiving preparations this week, Prairie inhabitants have been struggling with an unwelcome snowstorm. It’s only been two weeks into autumn and parts of central and southwest Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba have already received their first taste of winter.
Snow from a low-pressure system began falling in Saskatchewan on Tuesday with some parts of the province, such as Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park, seeing 40 centimetres of snow by Wednesday evening, according to Environment Canada estimates.
