Hope for the best, plan for the worst: Manitoba readies itself for coming blizzard
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With a blizzard looming in southern Manitoba, emergency preparedness officials say the province is ready to deal with the storm.
With a blizzard looming in southern Manitoba, emergency preparedness officials say the province is ready to deal with the storm.
Environment Canada has been warning a major storm set to hit parts of Southern Manitoba Tuesday evening has the potential to be the worst blizzard in decades.
The weather agency has warned travel will become increasingly difficult throughout the day on Wednesday, and is advising people not to travel and expect power outages.
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Johanu Botha, head of Manitoba's Emergency Management Organization, said the province has been working very closely with Manitoba Hydro in planning for this kind of event.
"We always hope for the best, but we plan for the worst," he said.
"We are well aware that, should there be power outages, that we will have to prioritize their resource to ensure that municipalities and communities can continue to function."
