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Churchill's grocery shelves bare as residents face another blizzard (blame climate change)
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Posted on 03/20/2017 9:54:47 AM PDT by jerod

'I've lived here 50 years and no, we've never had anything like this,' deputy mayor says

Another winter blizzard is hitting Churchill, where people are already desperate for groceries that have been delayed since the last blizzard two weeks ago.

"A lot of families are suffering because they have young children and they need milk," said local resident Lana Bilenduke.

No bread or vegetables are for sale at the local store and meat is scarce, she said.

"Everyone's in a crisis until we get our groceries in."

The northern Manitoba town is in the midst of near-zero visibility, wind gusts of 90 km/h and wind chill values in the –40s due to an intense low pressure system over Hudson Bay, according to Environment Canada.

The blizzard conditions should ease late this afternoon or early this evening.

The forecast calls for five more centimetres of snow, on top of the 60 cm that fell over three days during the previous blizzard. The town has been under a local state of emergency since then.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Canada; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; foodsupply; snowstorm; winter
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Welcome to spring... There are plenty of Polar Bears close by so as long as you have a .303 somewhere close by you should be able to eat and survive. Mid March until the end of May is Polar Bear season, so let the hunt begin.
1 posted on 03/20/2017 9:54:47 AM PDT by jerod
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These people need to watch “Life Below Zero” to stock up on meat and fish for the winter.


2 posted on 03/20/2017 9:56:40 AM PDT by C19fan
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People live in a out of the way place and they don’t have month supply of food on hand at all times get real.


3 posted on 03/20/2017 9:56:57 AM PDT by riverrunner
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They live in a small town in bloody Manitoba and they don’t have enough sense to keep a couple of months of food stocked up?


4 posted on 03/20/2017 9:57:18 AM PDT by TheTimeOfMan (A time for peace and a time for war)
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This is why I advocate having at least 6 months food in the house.A oood generator is a plus too.
We need to take responsibility for our own safety and well being.


5 posted on 03/20/2017 9:58:18 AM PDT by Farmer Dean ("Do you want me to shoot,I'm rested.")
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Gorebull warming brings terror and hardship again during this warm/hot winter.


6 posted on 03/20/2017 9:58:49 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Remember during Trump Tower Spydgate, there were No American fingerprints; just Obama's...!!!!:))
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I've done a little bit of research on Churchill because it's said to be one of the coldest towns in "lower" Canada (I've been to Val d'Or,Quebec when it was -40).

IIRC there are basically no roads between Churchill and "civilization" so supplies have to be flown in.Also,IIRC Churchill was mentioned in "Ice Road Truckers",a cable TV series here in the States a few years ago.

7 posted on 03/20/2017 10:01:07 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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What a tough place to live.


8 posted on 03/20/2017 10:01:27 AM PDT by Jim W N
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Gorebull warming brings terror and hardship again during this warm/hot winter.

The Man-Caused Global Climate Warming was so thick you needed a snow shovel to get the front door opened.

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9 posted on 03/20/2017 10:03:01 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler ("Prepare Now - You never know when today really is the day before.....)
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No milk and vegetables will toughen up those children...


10 posted on 03/20/2017 10:04:08 AM PDT by 2banana (My common ground with terrorists - they want to die for islam and we want to kill them)
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Tundra Buggy, Churchill, Canada
11 posted on 03/20/2017 10:08:57 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?


12 posted on 03/20/2017 10:09:07 AM PDT by BipolarBob (I just got done celebrating Black History Month. Obama and Kaepernick are both history. Hurray!)
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From what I’ve read the only way in and out of this town for commodities and people is via air or the choo-choo train.

BIG GOVERNMENT RAIL then would appear to be the culprit.


13 posted on 03/20/2017 10:09:16 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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Note to Polar Bears. The tundra buggy is not the place to beg for food.

14 posted on 03/20/2017 10:10:35 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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I’m don’t really know what they use to shoot polar bears, but .303 would seem to be the minimum. The professional hunters in Africa recommend the largest caliber gun you can physically handle for larger sized dangerous game. Polar bears are so aggressive I’m not going out to look for one even if I make it to the great white north.


15 posted on 03/20/2017 10:14:26 AM PDT by Stevenc131
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“Wimmins and chilluns hardest hit” ....Wow they live in Canada too...probably why they elected Trudeau...oh my.
Last season on Life Below Zero they were complaining bout last few winters much warmer than normal an blamed climate change...now its colder than normal...climate change...don’t know bout you bozos...but I will still with calling it WEATHER...
fREEGARDS
lex


16 posted on 03/20/2017 10:15:09 AM PDT by lexington minuteman 1775
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There are plenty of Polar Bears close by so as long as you have a .303 somewhere close by you should be able to eat and survive. Mid March until the end of May is Polar Bear season, so let the hunt begin.

However, the polar bears consider it people season.

17 posted on 03/20/2017 10:17:36 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy)
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sounds almost like Venzuala except for the snow


18 posted on 03/20/2017 10:18:12 AM PDT by mt tom
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No backup food/necessities in case, you know ....


19 posted on 03/20/2017 10:18:39 AM PDT by SkyDancer (Ambition Without Talent Is Sad, Talent Without Ambition Is Worse)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

The Man-Caused Global Climate Warming was so thick you needed a snow shovel to get the front door opened.

That is really bad when most front doors swing inside.


20 posted on 03/20/2017 10:18:51 AM PDT by Grampa Dave ( Remember during Trump Tower Spydgate, there were No American fingerprints; just Obama's...!!!!:))
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