This story comes with decades of built up legend and a bit of myth mixed in. Did Mayor Mel Lastman make the right call when he brought in military assistance to help in that 1999 snow storm? You must understand, by this point, during the passage of just 11 days, Toronto had already received more than 100 centimetres of snow, and as it was expected to keep falling overnight, making it possibly the snowiest January in 200 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

This story comes with decades of built up legend and a bit of myth mixed in. Did Mayor Mel Lastman make the right call when he brought in military assistance to help in that 1999 snow storm? You must understand, by this point, during the passage of just 11 days, Toronto had already received more than 100 centimetres of snow, and as it was expected to keep falling overnight, making it possibly the snowiest January in 200 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This story comes with decades of built up legend and a bit of myth mixed in. Did Mayor Mel Lastman make the right call when he brought in military assistance to help in that 1999 snow storm? You must understand, by this point, during the passage of just 11 days, Toronto had already received more than 100 centimetres of snow, and as it was expected to keep falling overnight, making it possibly the snowiest January in 200 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

January 14 - Yes, THAT 1999 Toronto Snow Storm

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