A winter storm is set to hit Toronto by Friday, threatening to throw winter travel plans and planned gatherings with family and friends into disarray.
Blizzardlike conditions are expected to hit Toronto by Friday, threatening to throw winter travel plans and planned gatherings with family and friends into disarray.
Vincent Sferrazza, director of operations and maintenance with the City of Toronto, gave an early morning press conference on Thursday. Equipment is being deployed to strategic locations around Toronto to minimize the time it takes to get to their locations.“Because it’s going to be freezing rain and ice pellets we will be activating all the equipment on all of the infrastructure,” Sferrazza said. That includes local roads, sidewalks, bus stops and expressways.
In a Wednesday press release, the city said they are monitoring the weather and are prepared to open warming centres in the event of an extreme cold weather alert or worsening weather conditions.Pearson airport cautioned that weather could impact travel and warned travellers to check their flight status before leaving.
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