Intense snow squalls battering Ontario moved south Sunday after burying some parts of the province under more than a metre of snow, stranding people on roadways and prompting one town to declare a state of emergency.

Gravenhurst, a town in Ontario’s Muskoka region hit with around 140 centimetres of snowfall, has declared a state of emergency in response to a prolonged highway closure and limited emergency services.

Gravenhurst, a town in Ontario’s Muskoka region, declared a state of emergency after 140 centimetres of snow caused the prolonged closing of a highway and limited emergency services