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Canadian military mobilized to help Newfoundland dig out

Newfoundland was blanketed in record-breaking snow.

Credit: AP

A resident digs out his walkway in St. John's Newfoundland on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020. The state of emergency ordered by the City of St. John's is still in place, leaving businesses closed and vehicles off the roads in the aftermath of the major winter storm that hit the Newfoundland and Labrador capital. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland and Labrador — Canada's federal government is working on mobilizing the Armed Forces to help Newfoundland and Labrador dig out from the monster blizzard that paralyzed eastern regions of the province with record-breaking amounts of snow.

Newfoundland Premier Dwight Ball has asked for Ottawa's help and Minister of Natural Resources Seamus O'Regan says the federal government is working to deploy all available resources on the ground in St. John's.

O'Regan says that ensuring access to the city's main hospital is a top priority.

St. John's experienced a one-day snowfall of 76.2 centimeters, or 30 inches. That broke the previous record of 68.4 centimeters — 27 inches — set on April 5, 1999.

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