February 8 - The Worst Storm in Canadian Railway History

The Great Saskatchewan Blizzard of 1947 hit an area where families were still getting to know each other after returning from World War 2.  There were also populations of displaced residents from Great Britain who were moved to the Canadian Prairies as a result of the devastating blitzkrieg bombing of their country back home.  Single mothers and fatherless children all still trying to put pieces together again in  land so beautiful but a land that winter loves to beat up on every year. 
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