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Jan 2, 2019 · As Toronto continued to dig out from under a snowfall from Jan. 2, another overnight storm added to the mounting snowbanks and frustration. But that wasn't the worst of it.
Jan 14, 2022 · It's been more than two decades since a series of winter storms buried Toronto under a metre of snow, forcing then-mayor Mel Lastman to call on the military to help the city dig out.
Jan 14, 2024 · On Jan. 14, 1999, then-Toronto mayor Mel Lastman notoriously brought in the Canadian Armed Forces to downtown Toronto as the region was repeatedly blasted by severe snowstorms in a two-week.
Jan 13, 2017 · On Jan. 13, 1999, many Torontonians were outside shoveling snow. And if you were in Canada’s military, you might’ve been getting ready to do the same. That’s because exactly 18 years ago, the...
Feb 8, 2013 · The Canadian army has arrived in Toronto to do battle against an enemy it can never defeat - the weather. Four hundred soldiers, backed by armoured vehicles, have taken up posts in Canada's...
There would be a total of 118.4 cm of snow on the ground when it was all over, and by the 13th day of the new year, Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman called for the Canadian army to help dig the city out.
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Jan 12, 2022 · From the Archives: Over 500 soldiers and 100 vehicles were called into active duty after massive snowstorms buried Toronto. Leon Korbee reports. ...more.
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