Getting home from the grocery store is becoming next to impossible for Elizabeth Simpson these days.
Her electric wheelchair cannot cope with the amount of snow that has piled up in her back lane in Osborne Village.
"I have to rely on the kindness of strangers," Simpson said
She was pushed home by Tom Sherwin, a good Samaritan that found her stuck in a snow rut.
"It's just what people do when it's cold," Sherwin said.
Simpson is not the only one struggling with the snow.
According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, this week parts of Winnipeg received up to 29 centimetres of snow.
Leaving cleaning crews with a lot of ground to cover in the city.
“Clearing everything at the same time isn’t feasible given the amount of equipment resources that is available,” a city spokesperson said.
Brian McDonald is another Winnipegger also waiting for the snow to be cleared from his back lane on Fairgrove Bay.
"I'm stuck in the garage, I can’t get out," he said.
He explained that if it doesn't happen soon, he'll have nowhere to put his car.
"Friday there is a parking ban in my area and where am I supposed to park,” he said.
The city explained, “back lane clearing is prioritized based on garbage/recycling day, and is undertaken daily from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. until completed.”
They said it can take upwards of five days to clear all the back lanes in the city.
