CHATHAM, Ont. — A quick errand to Walmart turned into an overnight adventure for dozens of shoppers in southern Ontario when whiteout conditions meant they…
“The cars were in ditches. Some of them were broken down in the middle of the road. No one could get past,” said Heather Nickoli about the conditions in Chatham-Kent, Ont., on Friday afternoon.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“We walked into Walmart and there were probably 100 people there with nowhere to go. They were locals who couldn’t get back to their houses,” Nickoli said.Article content Walmart said in a statement that there were approximately 50 customers who spent the night in the store, including some small children, and that staff pulled games off the shelves to keep people entertained.
“Our customers were fabulous sports — breaking out into holiday carols to keep spirits high!” the statement said.
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