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  1. www.thestar.com › news › gta25 years ago, Toronto called in the army to clean up snow

    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...

  2. www.cbc.ca › archives › when-toronto-declared-war-onWhen Toronto declared war on snow and called in the army

    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.

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  4. ca.news.yahoo.com › toronto-marks-18-years-sinceToronto marks 18 years since army called in due to snow

    Jan 13, 2017 · 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...

  5. www.facebook.com › CTVNews › videosToday in 1999: Mayor Mel Lastman calls in the army after ...

    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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  6. toronto.citynews.ca › 2018/01/14 › lastman-calledMel Lastman called in army to clear snow on this day in 1999

    Jan 14, 2018 · It is one of the most iconic images in Toronto history – Mayor Mel Lastman with his first pumping towards the sky, riding in a tank with the Canadian army, not long after he called in the...

  7. dailyhive.com › toronto › snowstorm-of-the-century22 years ago Toronto called in the army after 'Snowstorm 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.

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  9. ca.news.yahoo.com › blogs › dailybrewThat time Toronto called the military to battle snow: An ...

    Feb 8, 2013 · When Environment Canada warned of further snowfall on Jan. 14, Lastman called the troops. Some 400 soldiers were dispatched from CFB Petawawa, and another 800 were put on standby. Some cleared...