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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...
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. It marked a day the rest of...
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 26, 2021 · Toronto residents are digging out after a winter storm dumped about seven to 11 centimetres of snow on the city on Tuesday. A system from the southern U.S. brought the first winter storm of...
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.
Mar 22, 2022 · It was more snowfall than the city experienced in January, February and March 2021 combined. A city staff report that will go before Toronto’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee on March...
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They are called an immediate response unit and it's ready to be called into action in a moment's notice. While the commanding officer of the Royal Canadian Tragoon says he has no idea whether his troops will actually be needed. He also says if they weren't here when called upon it would be too late. Don't expect to see the troops plowing the DVP.
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