# A Costly Disaster: The 1998 Ice Storm

An episode of [Canadian History Ehx](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1437838013), 30 Dec 2025, 26 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU3621833640.mp3?updated=1765493777

In January 1998, freezing rain began to fall along the St. Lawrence River but instead of the system moving on, it hung around. It created one of the most costly natural disasters in Canadian history that is still remembered by many to this day. ORDER MY FIRST HISTORY BOOK! CANADA'S MAIN STREET: https://sutherlandhousebooks.com/product/canadas-main-street/ Donate: buymeacoffee.com/craigu Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: https://canadaehx.com/shop/ Hello Fresh: HelloFresh.ca/CHEHX E-mail: craig@canadaehx.com Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Threads: https://www.threads.net/@cdnhistoryehx Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* • Veterans Affairs: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/en/remembrance/military-history/service-canada/1998-ice-storm • National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/btv/25th-Anniversary-of-the-Devastating-1998-Ice-Storm-in-the-Northeast • Hydro Quebec: https://www.hydroquebec.com/ice-storm-1998/ • Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/ice-storm-1998 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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