HomeMy WebLinkAbout363 "Article copied from the Pickering News, December 15, 1944, page 1.
One of the worst storms in the history of Ontario isolated Pickering last Tuesday. Buses,
bread and milk trucks and trains, all stopped. The Monney Bakery and the Pickering Dairy were
""swamped” in trying to supply the emergency requirements. Wednesday was almost as bad,
although trains commenced to operate.
Old residents proclaimed it the greatest storm ever to hit this township. One man rode into
Pickering on a horse late Tuesday to get supplies. Fred Annan, local mail courier waited all
day at the C.N.R station for a train carrying mail. Many employees were ""stranded"" at the
D. I. L. plant and had to find accommodation there.
Some of the local shops closed on Tuesday, stating there was ""no business"" and the best
place was ""at home by the fire"". The Pickering News is short on correspondence this week —
the reason is quite obvious. At time of writing it appears that this paper will be late in publishing,
as no buses or trucks are leaving the city, and our weekly ""newsprint"" paper is going to be late
in arriving in Pickering.
The local funeral director was thankful they did not receive any calls or ambulance calls on
Tuesday, for it would have been impossible to get out.
There is every indication that this year will see ""a White Christmas"".
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