Nova Scotia snowstorm: Parts of Cape Breton under state of emergency, 100+ cm of snow possible

Nova Scotians already buried under as much as 80 centimetres of snow hunkered down and braced for even more on Sunday as a powerful storm hovering over the province seemed poised to linger well into a third day.

The heavy, continuous snowfall prompted the Cape Breton Municipality to declare a local state of emergency. Mayor Amanda McDougall shared the development in a video posted to her Facebook page, saying the step was necessary in light of the ongoing storm.

“The reason that council went forward with the local state of emergency is really and truly to keep people off the roads,” McDougall said in the video. “We need to keep people in their houses, because right now that’s the safest place to be.”

Bus service in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality was cancelled for the day Sunday and will not resume until at least Tuesday. The Halifax Regional Municipality ran only limited transit routes as Environment Canada urged residents to avoid non-essential travel.

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