Toronto crews working to remove snow from streets, starting with hospitals: Chow
Written by The Canadian Press on January 27, 2026
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says city crews are shifting their efforts from plowing streets to removing snow after a record-breaking winter storm hit the city on Sunday.
Chow says snow is being removed near hospitals today and crews will move on to residential streets on Wednesday, in the aftermath of the storm that dumped up to 60 centimetres of snow onto some neighbourhoods.
The mayor says they city has increased its capacity and will bring the snow to six snow storage and melting facilities.
Chow says more than 1,300 city staff and contractors have been mobilized as part of the effort.
The city has activated its second major snow event response plan of the year, which includes a parking ban on some major streets as well as streetcar routes.
Environment Canada said Pearson International Airport saw the highest daily total snowfall on record with 46 centimetres on Sunday, bringing this month’s snowfall total to 88.2 centimetres and making it the city’s snowiest month since records began in 1937.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 27, 2026.
Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press