Early snowfall hits Edmonton emergency relief organization hard

An emergency relief organization has been left scrambling for warm winter clothes thanks to Wednesday’s early snowfall and chilly weather.
Edmonton Emergency Relief Service Society’s Dalia Abdellatif said they received close to two dozen referrals on Tuesday from other agencies looking for blankets, boots, gloves, coats and toques for the city’s homeless and most vulnerable.
It essentially depleted much of their stockpile of clothes, she said.
“Winter came reall