Icy lots create trouble for all.
It’s the end of January and the effects of old man winter are slowly wearing off. No longer are we in the frigid cold when it comes to the temperature.
However, with the warmer temperatures comes melting and what was once snow is now water spilling across the roads.
Throughout the night, the water becomes icy and roads and parking lots become treacherous.
One such parking lot is the colleges very own.
With ice and snow covered lots, parking is often hard to find, and the ice becomes a hazard for those who must trek across the parking lots.
Jennifer Kubos is a renewable resource management student in her second year finds the parking lots to be a risk for those and her fellow students.
“When you have to walk across the parking lot and it’s super icy because they didn’t clear the snow right away… it’s kind of hazardous that way for some of our classmates who are a little older,” said Kubos.
Many students are feeling this way about the parking lots here at the college.
Even if it’s not icy, parking has become an issue everywhere as most lots fill up before 10 a.m.
“I find that in the morning, since the beginning of the semester, parking has been awful. I’ve come at 10 o’clock and I have to park way out in the back corner of the lot,” said Kubos.
Danielle Hutchinson is a second-year criminal justice student found the parking lots to be atrocious.
“I understand that there are numerous students here, however the parking lots should be sized according to the number of students attending as many of us not only park in residence, but off campus places like ENMAX,” said Hutchinson.
Not only are the parking lots full and icy, but Hutchinson believes that there is an increased risk of accidents between pedestrians and cars.
“When people are trying to find a parking spot, many are walking to the school, increasing the risk of pedestrians being hit as the driver would not be able to stop,” said Hutchinson.
We’re supposed to see a little bit warmer weather early next week, dropping back in to the negatives a little later on.
