Snow began falling unseasonably late in Calgary this year, but the city finally got a big dump last night, leaving commuters with a slippery drive to work on Monday.
The sudden snow caught some drivers off guard. As many as 117 crashes were reported between midnight at noon throughout the city, police said. Twelve of the collisions resulted in injuries, while 10 involved cases of hit-and-run.
Heavy snow was forecast for Calgary and other parts of southern Alberta for this week, with 10–15 centimetres expected in some areas.
All that snow made bussing it to work no less worrisome for some commuters. Calgary Transit warned that some bus routes might be behind schedule or require detours. A motorist posted on X how one bus had slid into another at Westbound Mahogany Gate in the city’s southeast….