Like many Albertans at this time of year, Louis Francescutti is thinking about the weather.

“The snow fell last night, so temperatures are well below zero,” said the Edmonton emergency physician.

“As we speak, there are probably men and women out there developing frostbite right now. And so my colleagues probably later today or tomorrow will start treating this year’s round of frostbites.”

“About two to three weeks ago, I saw two patients that had infected amputation sites from last year’s frostbite,” said Francescutti.

“In other words, we are still dealing with frostbite from a year ago. And now these men and women are still homeless and chances are they’re going to reinjure themselves again.”