Some images of the cold

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Above: Amazing photo of a US Airways Plane down in the Hudson River in NYC. The temperature at the time was only -6C and the water was frigid. All said to have survived.

Salting the black ice on the 416 this afternoon - All photos below by SB

Longeuil, Quebec firefighters faced a daunting job. 40 people had to be evacuated from the building into the cold. True heroes at work.

Steam rises from the water used to put out the flames. Air temperature at the time was -27C.

This is all that is left of the three story unit.

The photos above are of the fire in Brossard last night on Montreal's South Shore.

It was a nasty 24 hours all across Ontario and Quebec. There were water main breaks, hundreds of accidents including a fatal one between North Augusta and Merrickville and several major fires. The temperature has been so cold that black ice has formed on any elevated surface as well as most on/off ramps. Only the 401 was bare and dry on my return trip to Kemptville. Travel with great care the next few days, if the road surface appears wet you can bet it is icy.