Can we cope with more snow?

An impending storm could impact holiday travel plans, so we’ll be keeping a close eye on the forecast this week. But getting around has been difficult the past few days. Many are still cleaning up from the dumping of snow that landed on our doorsteps this past weekend.

Here we go again. Feels like I was just doing this yesterday.

As many of us awoke to find snow on our cars, and on the roads,

It made for slippery conditions, and a long ride. The roughly 5 centimeters that fell on the Golden Horseshoe Tuesday morning clogged traffic on the 403 and other major routes and contributed to a number of collisions.

Sgt. Mark Pivar is with the Burlington Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police: “Above average, we’ve had about 22 calls for vehicles in the ditch and over 8 calls since 7:30 this morning for motor vehicle collisions.”

And this comes just days after the region was hit with 25 centimeters in 48 hours. Despite the backlog from the weekend, many seem ready to clean up the roads, and the sidewalks just as quickly as the snow fell.

Claude Primeau who’s retired, says that this much snow, this early has him in his winter groove: “I have the groove allright, and the back to prove it.”

He’s hoping that early snow means an early thaw. Though this latest dumping stopped falling at around noon, it certainly left it’s mark, and there could be even more snow coming later this week. Right now, the forecast for Thursday is warmer with the possibility of flurries, something that frustrates Robert Mallett who is having trouble getting around: “Oh God! I’m dreading it. I mean if it’s this bad now and we get even more snow, I think I’ll be stuck home.”

Though some are already used to the idea: “Well, it’s Canada.” “I love the snow. Christmas is here.”