An oral history of the time Toronto called in the army to deal with the snow

“Twenty years ago this weekend, former mayor Mel Lastman enlisted the aid of the military as a series of blizzards battered his city. Scenes of soldiers shovelling sidewalks and steering armoured personnel carriers through downtown intersections drew scorn from hardier parts of the country, eager for any opportunity to shame Toronto.”

 

Tyler Dawson, Nick Faris – National Post – January 2019

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