Army won't be needed to battle Toronto snow
Last Updated: Friday, November 10, 2000 | 11:48 PM ET
CBC News
Toronto won't need to call in the military for help with this year's snow because the city now has its own army of snowblowers, says Mayor Mel Lastman.
"This year we have our own army," Lastman said.
"We won't be caught with our pants down."
Lastman, who was criticized for calling in the army during last January's record snowfall, sported an army helmet and dubbed himself "commander-in-chief of snow" when he met the media Monday.
He unveiled a fleet of 10 new snow blowers. The city's snow melters, which broke down during last winter's storm, have also been rebuilt.
Toronto was virtually shut down for several days last January when it was hit by several major snowstorms within two weeks.
Some 118 centimetres of the white stuff fell, which almost equals an entire year's typical snowfall.
Glad I was not the only one reading that... 
1,18 metres of snow??????? 
so you're not sick of it yet LM 
how about some playing in the snow then?
all gone??? 
too late, dammit!
isn't that a bit cruel? to put snow in his package??? sounds cold and painful to me!
It's not fun.
