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"Toronto is beginning to dig itself out from the largest snowfall in the city’s
history, a process which officials say is likely to take “several days”.
Some parts of Canada’s largest city were buried under nearly 60cm (about 23in)
of snow and more than 500 flights were cancelled Sunday after Toronto’s main
airport was snowed in.
More than 88.2cm of snow have fallen at Pearson international airport this
month, marking the snowiest January and snowiest month since records began in
1937.
The storm, which swept across much of North America over the weekend, prompted
several school boards to take the rare step of announcing closures on Sunday
evening – to the elation of Toronto students who received their second snow day
of the month. Staff and families typically learn of closures early in the
morning.
The snow caused more 430 collisions in Toronto and another 200 in the
surrounding areas, including one fatality.
Police warned drivers that roadside banks of snow, created by snowplows could
lead to cars entering “launch-type angle” and flying off the highway. In
Toronto’s downtown core, drivers were still facing challenging conditions on
residential streets.
The city’s transit system, used by more than 1 million people each day, was hit
with multiple delays and closures. On one major route, a streetcar derailed and
subways were unable to traverse sections of track that were above ground and
received significant snowfall.
Toronto’s city manager said staff would prioritize main roadways and it would
be days before residential streets and sidewalks were cleared. In addition to
snowplows, the city had workers using shovels.
“This is going to be a plowing day, and then we’re going to have to shift into
removal time once we get through today and into tomorrow,” said Paul Johnson.
Residents can use the city’s GPS tracking tool, PlowTO, to follow snowplows and
see which streets have been cleared.
South of the border, snow cancelled flights in the US and ice storms brought
power outages and hazardous roads. At least 13 weather-related deaths have been
reported."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
