It's not just records that are in danger of breaking in the wake of a winter that just won't stop. Structures, piled high with accumulated snow, are also in peril. Over the last few days, a large commercial greenhouse was destroyed by the snow, while the roof of a modular home collapsed as the weight of the snow proved to be too much for some structures to bear.
A large greenhouse at The Fifty Acre Garden in Oro-Medonte — measuring 100 by 40 feet — buckled under the weight of the snow on Friday. The structure, which has been in use for five years, serves as a hothouse for tomatoes, peppers, zinnias, and other warm-weather crops during the summer months.
Farm owner Lauren McEachern described the collapse as completely unexpected.
"We were definitely shocked," McEachern said. "We weren't anticipating the impact of the snow load at all. One of our neighbors actually reached out and let us know before we even saw it ourselves."
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