City of St. John's report highlights need for better regional co-ordination for Snowmageddon-type events : Atlantic Canada Business Journal - Halifax, Moncton, PEI, Fredericton & St. John's

St. John's By Rosie Mullaley 418 Views

City of St. John's report highlights need for better regional co-ordination for Snowmageddon-type events

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. —

More than a year after Snowmageddon hit the St. John’s region, dumping 90 centimetres of snow and bringing things to a standstill for weeks, the imagery of people desperate for help remains strong in many city councillors’ minds.

It’s why some believe things need to work better in the event of another crisis.

Councillor-at-large Maggie Burton said she feared for the lives of people who couldn’t obtain food and medicine, including methadone, during the monster storm of Jan. 17, 2020.