Canadian military mobilized to help Newfoundland dig out from blizzard

Their expected tasks will include assisting with snow removal, providing transportation to warming or emergency centers and ensuring the elderly and those with health concerns are cared for.

More snow was forecast Sunday evening.

Meanwhile, a search resumed for a man who went missing during the weekend storm, with the Royal Canadian Police asking people in the area of Roaches’ Line to check sheds, vehicles and other structures on their properties in case 26-year-old Joshua Wall had taken shelter there.

As the plowing, shoveling and snow blowing went on, states of emergency that were declared Friday in St. John’s and several nearby communities remained in effect.

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