Only had school two days this week

The blizzard was crazy- warnings from Tuesday night until Sunday. We got out today and kids were playing on the pond- real feel -57 degrees Celsius! 

It is so cold that the RCMP trucks are left running 24 hours a day in case they need to respond to a call. One of the officers picked up our grocery order from the airport after the plow cleared the drifts. For two full days visibility was limited to our front porch.  Warnings still in place! 



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