We lived on Main Street in Wyoming, next to the Wyoming Fairgrounds and this was being used as a warming center and the helicopters were flying overhead and landing in the Fairgrounds parking lot to bring stranded motorists from the 402 to shelter where they could stay warm, have a meal prepped by the Fair board members.
I remember seeing one family in shorts and flip flops getting off the helicopter. They were heading back to Toronto area after vacationing in the south and landed in Detroit and were heading home when they ran into the wall of snow.
The schools were closed and shut. The first time ever in my time as a teacher. I taught at Lambton Centennial in Petrolia where all kids were bused. At Wyoming Public, some kids were bused and some walked. The teachers at Wyoming Public could not make it into the school from their homes, so I walked over in the knee high snow to assist with making calls to ensure the students were not attempting to come to school and they were indeed home safe.
Our five year old son and my wife, spent the days shoveling the never ending snow, making slides and watching the helicopters, buses, and snowmobiles go up and down the street with stranded motorists. We also had an ice rink in the back yard and we were constantly shoveling the snow so the ice wouldn't be wrecked. It was a busy time.
We took lots of photos and came in frequently for hot chocolate breaks by the wood stove.
The grocery stores were running out of things and the delivery trucks could not get through. Broadway Street was a parking lot with transports and cars stretched on both sides of the street from Reece's Corners all the way to Churchill Line and beyond.
The schools were closed and shut. The first time ever in my time as a teacher. I taught at Lambton Centennial in Petrolia where all kids were bused. At Wyoming Public, some kids were bused and some walked. The teachers at Wyoming Public could not make it into the school from their homes, so I walked over in the knee high snow to assist with making calls to ensure the students were not attempting to come to school and they were indeed home safe.
Our five year old son and my wife, spent the days shoveling the never ending snow, making slides and watching the helicopters, buses, and snowmobiles go up and down the street with stranded motorists. We also had an ice rink in the back yard and we were constantly shoveling the snow so the ice wouldn't be wrecked. It was a busy time.
We took lots of photos and came in frequently for hot chocolate breaks by the wood stove.
The grocery stores were running out of things and the delivery trucks could not get through. Broadway Street was a parking lot with transports and cars stretched on both sides of the street from Reece's Corners all the way to Churchill Line and beyond.
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