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- That’s because exactly 18 years ago, the city’s then-mayor Mel Lastman decided to call in the troops to help fight the remnants of a massive snowfall in Toronto.
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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. The first...
- Storm After Storm
- 'Toronto Just Can't Cope'
- The Most Snow in Quite A While
- 'Everything Is Well Under Control'
"People in southern Ontario are digging out this weekend, the CBC's Simon Dingley reported. "Between 10 and 15 cm of snow hit the Toronto area, nothing compared to last weekend, when the city was walloped by almost 40 centimetres," he continued. And frustration was building along with the piles of snow. "The side roads, the big roads [are] still no...
"Tonight, the army moves in. Another blizzard hits southern Ontario, and Toronto just can't cope," The National told viewers at the start of the broadcaston the night of Jan. 14, 1999. That day, a monster storm had begun to plow its way across Ontario toward Quebec, dropping at least 25 centimetres of snow, and possibly twice that in some areas. Th...
In the previous 11 days, Arsenault summed up, Toronto had already received more than 100 centimetres of snow, and as it was expected to keep falling overnight, this could be "the snowiest January in 200 years." In an interview with The National, Toronto Mayor Mel Lastman told Peter Mansbridge that his biggest worry was that "when the snow melts, wh...
By the next day, on Jan. 15, 1999, the mayor was confident that the worst was over. There would be no further requests for military help. "I'm not prepared to declare an emergency, because everything is well under control," he told reporters. And early in the day, he toured the Downsview base. There he met the troops, and had "a little fun," riding...
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...
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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Nov 11, 2000 · Lastman has pleaded with businesses to tell their employees to stay home and give the crews a fighting chance against the 80 centimetres of snow that has fallen in recent days.
Mar 11, 2023 · But, good ol' Mel figured it all out by soliciting the services of 400 troops, who took to city streets in armoured vehicles and eventually got Toronto up and running again. Here's a look back...
[deleted] •. Mel Lastman was absolutely correct in calling in the military. It took days, even with the added staff and vehicles, to dig out.
