The aftermath: recovering from an October storm

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Winnipeg and the surrounding area received an early preview of winter in the form of snowfall that blanketed the city over two days, disrupted highways, led to power outages, delayed flights and led to significant tree damage that blocked streets and sidewalks.

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Winnipeg and the surrounding area received an early preview of winter in the form of snowfall that blanketed the city over two days, disrupted highways, led to power outages, delayed flights and led to significant tree damage that blocked streets and sidewalks.

Free Press photographer Mikaela MacKenzie captured some of the aftermath on Oct. 12.

MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
A car drives under a large fallen branch laying over Dominion Street on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A car drives under a large fallen branch laying over Dominion Street on Saturday.
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A branch has fallen onto a house on Dominion Street on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A branch has fallen onto a house on Dominion Street on Saturday.
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People shovel the wet, heavy snow from the sidewalks in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS People shovel the wet, heavy snow from the sidewalks in Wolseley on Saturday.
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Nathan Dueck shovels wet, heavy snow in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Nathan Dueck shovels wet, heavy snow in Wolseley on Saturday.
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A snowy fall day in Winnipeg on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A snowy fall day in Winnipeg on Saturday.
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Derek Hampton walks under his broken arbor in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Derek Hampton walks under his broken arbor in Wolseley on Saturday.
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Broken trees abound in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Broken trees abound in Wolseley on Saturday.
People walk down Westminster Avenue among many downed trees on Saturday. (Mikaela MacKenzie/ Winnipeg Free Press)
People walk down Westminster Avenue among many downed trees on Saturday. (Mikaela MacKenzie/ Winnipeg Free Press)
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A tree branch leans on a line in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A tree branch leans on a line in Wolseley on Saturday.
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Margarete Moulden (left), Theresa Proctor, and Morgan MacDonell take a tree limb off of Theresa's vehicle in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Margarete Moulden (left), Theresa Proctor, and Morgan MacDonell take a tree limb off of Theresa's vehicle in Wolseley on Saturday.
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Morgan MacDonell (centre) and Margarete Moulden (left) and Theresa Proctor carry a tree limb off of Theresa's vehicle and down the street in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS Morgan MacDonell (centre) and Margarete Moulden (left) and Theresa Proctor carry a tree limb off of Theresa's vehicle and down the street in Wolseley on Saturday.
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A large fallen branch laying over Dominion Street in Wolseley on Saturday.
MIKAELA MACKENZIE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A large fallen branch laying over Dominion Street in Wolseley on Saturday.
Mikaela MacKenzie

Mikaela MacKenzie
Photojournalist

Mikaela MacKenzie loves meeting people, experiencing new things, and learning something every day. That's what drove her to pursue a career as a visual journalist — photographers get a hands-on, boots-on-the-ground look at the world.

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