Nova Scotia's massive snowfall — from your perspective

Excavating for cars buried under heaps of snow

In Cape Breton, where as much as 150 centimetres of snow fell between Friday and Monday — and that doesn't include the massive snowdrifts that formed, much time was spent freeing vehicles from their icy prisons.

Cape Breton residents dig out their cars, doorways and roofs

1 year ago

Duration 0:50

Watch what some residents are dealing with after historic snowfall in Cape Breton.

Digging out of the snow ... through a window

You know it was a lot of snow when you find yourself shoveling through a window. Such was the case in Cape Breton

The snow in Cape Breton is so deep, this person had to climb out a window to start digging

1 year ago

Duration 0:56

This video, shot in Sydney, N.S., shows a farm inundated by snow. Parts of the Sydney area saw 150 centimetres fall over the weekend.

A 'snow' bird's eye view 

Drone footage captures people clearing their driveways and vehicles covered in snow.

Drone footage of Sydney Mines, N.S. after historic snowfall

1 year ago

Duration 0:57

Cape Breton Regional Municipality is under a local state of emergency, and residents urged to stay off roads after several says of snowfall and strong winds.

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