Fiona Odlum

Happy 80th birthday 680 CJOB
Thanks for choosing me to be one of your airborne traffic reporters. It's a chapter I will never forget and changed the path of my career forever. One more time for old times sake: "That's traffic from the Manitoba Lotteries Air 680 chopper"
Photo by Dan Harper (2010 )

Sunset in Winnipeg today...5:07 pm
That feels good!

59 days until spring!

In 2025, melting sea ice allowed a Canadian icebreaker to enter the world's last ice area | CBC News Often referred to as the one of the last places in the world with year-round sea ice, the waterways around Queen Elizabeth Islands and western Tuvaijuittuq have historically been difficult to access. ...

“The Last Ice” is being studied in real time. #climatechange

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

And now the perimeter hwy around Winnipeg is closing
#Mbstorm

Trans Canada is closed now at Portage la Prairie
#mbstorm

And storm 2.0 has entered the chat
#Mbstorm

From volunteer weather reporter on snowfall totals in the past 24 hours (all in cm):
Argyle: 19
Pinawa: 15
Virden: 10.2
Portage la Prairie: 9.5
Boissevain: 9.2
Whiteshell: 8.9
Winnipeg: 7.9

How much snow did you get?
#Mbstorm

As the blizzard in Manitoba is starting it's exit, get ready for another Alberta clipper to arrive on Friday.

Expect more snow coupled with strong winds causing blowing snow issues PLUS cold air is sliding in dropping windchill values to around -33.

Facilities | University of Manitoba - Service disruptions The Service Disruptions webpage shares information about disruptions on our campuses that could affect users of all abilities to access services. Building, construction, roadway, inclement weather and...

Getting storm ready:
umanitoba.ca/facilities/s...

a woman is holding her hand up in the air and says `` you can do this '' . ALT: a woman is holding her hand up in the air and says `` you can do this '' .

99 days until spring ☀️

A winter storm has now closed the Trans Canada from the Saskatchewan border to Virden, Manitoba. #MBstorm #SKstorm

That moment before your emails load and you think you have no new messages and then 30 messages load.... that is peak psychological Teams torture.

Good morning!

Environment and Climate Change Canada have a brand new weather warning system.
Here is how it works:
Yellow warnings - these might happen in your area
Orange warnings - these are going to happen
Red warnings - these warnings will have BIG impacts = blizzards, tornado
www.canada.ca/en/environme...

The Last Ice Researchers complete inaugural voyage of a little-known region of Canada’s Arctic that will be home to the world’s last surviving sea ice

So it's here and it's now......the last ice.
#ArcticResearch #climatechange

news.umanitoba.ca/the-last-ice/

When did saying "on accident" and not "by accident" become a thing because "I on hate it"!

Friday, November 21 - Running errands at lunch with the sunroof open!

I did not have on my bingo card planting my harvested crocus seeds on November 14th!

I guess...thanks climate change?

73 days until sunset is back at north of 5pm.

January 18th can't come soon enough.

You got this Winnipeggers!

112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg Officially Sold Out The 112th Grey Cup, set for later this month at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, is officially sold out.

112th Grey Cup in Winnipeg Officially Sold Out www.chrisd.ca/2025/11/04/1...

November 4th - you will see the biggest and brightest full moon of the year. It is the 2nd of three supermoons in a row, the "beaver moon" and will create an impressive supermoon spectacle.
It will be so bright, you should even be able to see faint shadows on the ground.

Good morning 🤓🐶

University of Manitoba research underscores importance of polar bears to future of Arctic Polar bears are generous hunters whose leftovers feed many other animals, new research shows, casting the protected species as a major provider, not just a vulnerable predator in a province that attra...

Yum yum, do you want some?
New research shows polar bears actually "share" their food with at least 11 species who feast on the prey left behind by polar bears.
Great work by UM researcher PhD candidate Holly Gamblin.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Dear Mother Nature,
You are pretty angry these days and girl I get it, we have treated you badly.
But I just want to say thank you for this perfect gift of snow arriving the day AFTER Halloween.
Forever yours,
Every Halloween fan in Winnipeg

Rainfall totals for Manitoba from Oct 27-28 according to CocoRaHs (in mm):
Zhoda: 45.2
Piney: 41.9
Gardenton: 40.1
Morden: 38.1
Steinbach: 35.1
Winnipeg: 32.5
Letellier: 32.3
#mbstorm

Humble brag - it took me less than 2 months to unpack every single box in this latest house move!
One last trip to the 4R to drop off the cardboard boxes and the move is officially done!

The NTP has confirmed a new tornado over water (waterspout) that occurred over Lake Huron northwest of Bayfield, ON yesterday.

Details at the NTP blog here:

uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202...

#ONstorm

Northern Manitoba radio station pleads for more ad dollars from province An all-party committee of MLAs looking for ways to save local journalism in Manitoba made the trip to Thompson Friday — nearly a year after the northern city lost its only newspaper. NDP MLA and commi...

We need Arctic Radio!
In my role at UM I met Sue O'Brien with Arctic Radio. I promised to get her content her listeners needed and we created a great relationship.
Arctic Radio is an essential service and hope Premier Kinew can help keep the lights stay on.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

It's Friday of the long weekend and I am already thinking about yum yum Friday dinner.

I want to order out.

But also the broccoli I put off eating all week needs to be eaten.
#notrealproblems

My search history:

Who is Vladdy?

I thought crying wasn't allowed in baseball, are Yankees fans exempt?

Does Canada get the day off when we win?
#BlueJays #LetsGo