Barrie declares significant weather event finally over

Barrie officially declared its significant weather event over after being in place since November.

Thanks to a combination of the hard work of snow-clearing crews and recent mild weather, winter maintenance operations can return to regular service levels.

As of Wednesday, Barrie’s significant weather event has officially been declared over.

The City of Barrie had said the significant weather event, that was initially declared on Dec. 28, couldn’t get lifted until narrowed road lanes and cycling lanes were cleared.

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Now that they’re cleared, snow crews can breathe a little sigh of relief.

After removal of 9,000 dump trucks of snow and 385 kilometres of snowbanks to three different storage sites, it’s been a winter for the books.

From Nov. 1 to Feb. 28, Barrie has had a total of 378 centimetres of snow, the equivalent of roughly 12 feet.

This season marks the longest the City has ever been under a significant weather event with it lasting around two and a half months.