Who says you can’t count on your neighbours?
Edmonton is sending help to Calgary as the southern Alberta city works to clear a record snowfall from its streets.
“Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Calgary and the City of Edmonton has been called upon for help,” the city said in a media advisory Tuesday afternoon.
Mayor Don Iveson tweeted that 30 City of Edmonton plows are “rolling out” Tuesday to help Calgary.
“Help is on the way!” Iveson said in the tweet.
Janet Tecklenborg, the city’s director of infrastructure operations for parks and road services, will explain the plan to media Tuesday afternoon.
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—@doniveson
In Calgary, city crews worked all night and into Tuesday morning to clear roads after a record-breaking 15 to 25 centimetres of snow fell overnight.
The previous record for Oct. 2 was set in 1954 with only about five centimetres.
Other help is headed to Calgary from Red Deer, Okotoks and Medicine Hat.