CALGARY — The morning commute proved difficult in Calgary after a record dump of wet, heavy snow covered city streets and sidewalks — prompting the city to call in reinforcements from neighbouring areas. ( Mary Getaneh / StarMetro ) There is a parking ban on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. ( Mary Getaneh / StarMetro ) Panda cub Panpan frolics in the snow at the Calgary Zoo on Tuesday. ( Courtesy Calgary Zoo / The Canadian Press )Visibility is expected to be a challenge overnight and through the morning hours. “For Oct. 2, the record for one day snowfall, is only 4.6 cm in 1954 so we’ve already beat that one,” Kulak said. Photos released by the Calgary Zoo showed its pandas, who arrived at the zoo in May, frolicking in the frosty flakes.

Source: thestar October 03, 2018 00:33 UTC