Prince Edward County has yet to lift its Significant Weather Event declaration.
The declaration was extended for at least another 24 hours Wednesday evening as cleanup from the weekend storm continues.
Crews cleared snow along roadsides in Picton on December 27-28. Snow clearing will continue in Wellington and possibly Bloomfield in the evening of December 28-29.
The municipality continues to widen secondary roads to meet minimum standards.
A majority of sidewalks have been cleared but work to clear the remaining secondary sidewalks is ongoing.
Mayor Steve Ferguson commended public works crews who have been working non-stop.
He says crews helped police get to people who were stranded in their vehicles and about 100 vehicles were abandoned.
“And, you know, during the storm conditions with the winds blowing as ferociously as they were, it was very difficult to differentiate where the roadside ended and the ditch began. And that’s what people ran into. And, you know, in order for us to clear the roads, we had to get those vehicles moved.”
He says thankfully there have not been any reports of serious injuries or fatalities.
Though he doesn’t have an official number as far as the amount of snow that fell, Ferguson estimates about 35 cm dropped around his home in the southern part of the County.
He says they don’t yet have an estimate as to how much this storm will cost the County.
“We’re talking to the province about trying to get compensation because of the emergency we had to declare. And I think we’re different from Belleville and Quinte West in that we were hit a whole lot harder than anybody else. You know, trying to calculate the cost is something that we’ll do once we’re through the recovery work and removing all the snow.”
Mayor Ferguson also thanked other municipalities, particularly Belleville for sending crews and equipment to help.
