Earth Changes

Greater Toronto Area digs out as over a foot of snow hits overnight

Global News
Mon, 17 Jan 2022 19:45 UTC

A photo of cars stuck along Highway 401 west of Keele Street on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022.

A major winter storm is creating havoc with cars, trucks and buses getting stuck in the snow all around the Greater Toronto Area.

The snow came down quickly overnight with vehicles no match against the storm.

It's estimated that over 30 cm of snow fell overnight and during the morning commute forcing police to shut down major highways.

But as Marianne Dimain reports, the kindness of strangers is helping people keep moving as their cars get stuck in one of the biggest snow storms to hit southern Ontario in years.

Reader Comments

Winternights3 · 2022-01-17T20:16:24Z

Seems " Global warming " got Double jabbed, boosted then went on Holiday 🥳

Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-17T20:22:00Z

Winternights3 It's woebal glorming at its finest.

RC

Mo Hit · 2022-01-18T01:21:24Z

Winternights3 that was the 1st thought I had when I saw the snow.

LindaMay ·

Winternights3 😂

· 2022-01-18T01:42:05Z

life · 2022-01-18T00:54:18Z

i know there are a bunch of us on here from the great white north. ..

... it's just... 'Trona ... you know ...i mean ... geezez !?

you never hear Barrie, Orillia, North Bay, the Sault, Thunderbay or other communities in ontario whine about snow like 'Trona.

it's snow, you're canadians, deal with it, eh.

and use some common sense... like not driving in a fkn blizzard.

LindaMay · 2022-01-18T01:43:27Z

life yea. 🤑

🙄

Mo Hit · 2022-01-18T01:20:51Z

I spent 45 minutes shoveling this morning. Luckily, I parked my car underground. That looked like a true headache - trying to get all the snow while paralleled parked. My poor short-legged Jack Russell got a workout of the ages during our walks.

Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-18T03:28:32Z

Mo Hit Sounds fun. I bet the pupper slept hard after that. KLR Cats in Snow. [Link]
My avatar is an adolescent snow leopard. Hairy cliff attack. [Link]
RC

Mo Hit · 2022-01-18T12:34:37Z

Rowan Cocoan Cats are insane - from house ones to cliff jumpers..

I have a big zip up sweater that I call my Snow Leopard due to the white/black spotted print.

I should find a good Avatar. Hopefully, to be updated soon.

Rowan Cocoan ·

Mo Hit Cool. RC

· 2022-01-18T15:44:46Z

Mo Hit · 2022-01-18T01:24:49Z

I will say, it was heart-warming to see people helping other people. Whether it be pushing buses, helping someone get over the sidewalk, teams of shovellers, and of course, the children tobogganing. Made me think that this is what Community actually looks like. Too bad it'll be short-lived.

Dave · 2022-01-18T01:59:01Z

One foot of snow and it is national news. Toronto is further south than Great Falls Montana. You tell somebody from Ontario about the snow California gets in the Sierra Nevada's like through the Donner Pass, and they refuse to believe it.

life · 2022-01-18T13:53:08Z

Dave funny how geography, wind, and water plays with weather and latitude ... probably more non-skiers in ontario may not believe you - Donner sounds like an awesome place !

Mo Hit yes it brings the kind hearted together fer sher : )

LindaMay what's orange and white and invisible in a snow storm (hoonk hoonk hoonk)

LindaMay · 2022-01-19T03:05:44Z

life

Rowan Cocoan · 2022-01-19T05:47:05Z

Dave Yep. The first time I skied Mammoth, the snow was plowed 15' deep on the sides of the road and had at least 10 feet of fallen snow. (As it's said, only there is snow measured in feet and not inches.) Until I skied other places more, I had thought that was commonplace everywhere.

I routinely would stay with my beloved uncle and aunt in Grass Valley. Great times.

Also, the locals thereabouts are GREAT skiers! I remember driving to Squaw and other places where there were ski jumps where folks routinely would ski above and over the roads to land on the farther downhill slope and keep on trucking. Folks who could do things like this. [Link]
Though I'm good, I ain't that!

RC

Dave · 2022-01-20T00:05:26Z

Rowan Cocoan Cool link! I wonder how fast that skier was going?