"Toronto under extreme cold weather alert
680News staff Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 9:54 pm
If you are brave enough to venture outside, the city of toronto has issued an extreme cold weather alert.
Outreach teams will be on the street Wednesday night to urge the homeless to go inside.
Cold weather alerts go into effect when Environment Canada predicts a temperature of minus 15 degrees without the windchill.
680's meterologist Brian Hill warns that contrary to what some may think, alcohol makes you more susceptable to the cold, not less.
So having too much to drink means you may not feel the pain of frostnip until it is too late and becomes frost bite, which can lead to amputation."
680News staff Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 9:54 pm
If you are brave enough to venture outside, the city of toronto has issued an extreme cold weather alert.
Outreach teams will be on the street Wednesday night to urge the homeless to go inside.
Cold weather alerts go into effect when Environment Canada predicts a temperature of minus 15 degrees without the windchill.
680's meterologist Brian Hill warns that contrary to what some may think, alcohol makes you more susceptable to the cold, not less.
So having too much to drink means you may not feel the pain of frostnip until it is too late and becomes frost bite, which can lead to amputation."
I find it amazing that some consider -15 extremely cold. Here in Winterpeg that is considered downright balmy!
This may contribute even more to Toronto's image as a bunch of sissies. I am sure we all well remember this event.
"Toronto considering military option for storm cleanup
Last Updated: Friday, November 10, 2000 11:54 PM ET
CBC News
Mayor Mel Lastman says the snow emergency is so severe in Toronto that the military might have to be called in.
A spokesperson in the office of Defence Minister Art Eggleton, says the military could be ready to make a decision before the end of the day whether they will be able to help out. A survey team has been in the city, but it now appears any decision will be put off until Thursday.
Another snowstorm hit southern Ontario Tuesday night, snarling traffic in Toronto. More is expected before the weekend.
Lastman declared a snow emergency, the second of the new year. The first was on January 4 after a storm dumped 40 centimetres of snow on the city. A snow emergency means cars are banned from parking on designated snow routes.
At a news conference, the mayor said snow-removal is so bogged down in many residential areas that the military may be needed to help.
The Toronto Transit Commission had to temporarily shut down its main north-south subway line. Movement on all lines remains spotty and slow, with many sections still blocked by snow.
The Ontario Provincial Police reported two deaths. A person was killed around 4 a.m. in a crash between a car and a tractor-trailer on Highway 401, east of Ottawa. In St. Catharines, a 42-year-old city worker died of a heart attack while shovelling snow.
The regional commuter Go Train has cancelled all lakeshore routes from Hamilton to Oshawa, due to switching problems. Highways from the Niagara area to Toronto are treacherous, but running.
Pearson International Airport, which experienced hundreds of flight cancellations following a snow storm earlier this month, is once again facing long delays. Officials say two runways are still open -- one for departures, one for arrivals -- but there have been some cancellations.
The heavy snow has forced hundreds of schools across southern Ontario to close.
Forecasters are predicting another 10 to 20 centimetres of snow will fall on parts of southern and central Ontario sometime on Thursday or Friday. "
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