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Political analyst Jim Warren discusses what led to Toronto calling in the army during massive snow storms 20 years ago.
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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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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.
- 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...
Jan 11, 2009 · As Environment Canada predicts more snow this week and temperatures plunging to -22C, Mel Lastman is warmly recalling his decision 10 years ago to call in the military to fight a snowstorm.
Mar 20, 2017 · Radio stations also helped out, allowing people to call in and state if they needed aid or help during the storm. The Canadian Forces quickly responded and worked under the direction of the police. In St. Catharines, after aid was requested by the mayor, an Army Reserve Battalion was sent in to begin finding stranded motorists.
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Jan 14, 2024 · Twenty five years ago 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...
