In 1999 Torontonians were walloped by serial snowstorms, and what many Canadians remember was the help they got from the army.
Also, when did Toronto call in the army? “Tonight, the army moves in. Another blizzard hits southern Ontario, and Toronto just can’t cope,” reported CBC’s The National on January 14, 1999.
As many you asked, when did Mel Lastman call in the army to clear snow? 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 arrived on Jan. 2, 1999 and dropped almost 38 centimetres of snow, causing commuter chaos in the city’s downtown core.
