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First big snowfall of the year last week created massive traffic tie-ups throughout Metro and was blamed for dozens of accidents. Reader suggests that snow tires should be made compulsory
First big snowfall of the year last week created massive traffic tie-ups throughout Metro and was blamed for dozens of accidents. Reader suggests that snow tires should be made compulsory

First big snowfall of the year last week created massive traffic tie-ups throughout Metro and was blamed for dozens of accidents. Reader suggests that snow tires should be made compulsory

Date12/5/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: First big snowfall of the year last week created massive traffic tie-ups throughout Metro and was blamed for dozens of accidents. Reader suggests that snow tires should be made compulsory.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015707F
Heaviest October snowfall on record downed tree limbs and cut off hydro to homes and traffic lights but caused only a few accidents. No one was hurt w(...)
Heaviest October snowfall on record downed tree limbs and cut off hydro to homes and traffic lights but caused only a few accidents. No one was hurt w(...)
10/22/1969
Can winter be far behind? Get out the snow tires, windshield scrapers and wiper de-icing fluid
Can winter be far behind? Get out the snow tires, windshield scrapers and wiper de-icing fluid
11/4/1983
Toronto was hit by the big storm, above, reader says, but argues that Buffalo's need for snow removal was even greater
Toronto was hit by the big storm, above, reader says, but argues that Buffalo's need for snow removal was even greater
3/2/1976
Peel keeps digging out ? and drifting in, More than a week after the big snowstorm that paralyzed highway traffic, Ontario Department of Highways' plo(...)
Peel keeps digging out ? and drifting in, More than a week after the big snowstorm that paralyzed highway traffic, Ontario Department of Highways' plo(...)
2/2/1971
Heave-ho! Students on their lunch hour from Donell School in Newmarket help cars up the hill in front of their school following yesterday's snowfall
Heave-ho! Students on their lunch hour from Donell School in Newmarket help cars up the hill in front of their school following yesterday's snowfall
11/24/1982
Shovelling out: With a little help from son Brian, 3, Malcolm Watts of Alliston clears his driveway today after an overnight 30-centimetre snowfall
Shovelling out: With a little help from son Brian, 3, Malcolm Watts of Alliston clears his driveway today after an overnight 30-centimetre snowfall
10/12/1988
Surprise snow storm yesterday has evening rush-hour traffic in a snarl at Highway 10 and Steeles Ave
Surprise snow storm yesterday has evening rush-hour traffic in a snarl at Highway 10 and Steeles Ave
11/14/1972
His sport was his career: A fund should be organized for cyclist Jocelyn Lovell, Canada's athlete of the year in 1975, a reader suggests
His sport was his career: A fund should be organized for cyclist Jocelyn Lovell, Canada's athlete of the year in 1975, a reader suggests
10/13/1983
Homes on toronto Islands, above, should be cleared of illegal residents, reader suggests in letter below, and used as summer cottages by Metro residents who are selected by a lottery
Homes on toronto Islands, above, should be cleared of illegal residents, reader suggests in letter below, and used as summer cottages by Metro residents who are selected by a lottery
11 July 1977
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario should improve its customer service, a reader suggests
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario should improve its customer service, a reader suggests
7/13/1971
Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
Homes should not have been permitted along top of Scarborough bluffs, reader says in letter below, since erosion is so unpredictable. He suggests a st(...)
6/22/1976
Increase premiums for hospitalization of driver injured while not wearing seat belt, reader suggests in accompanying letter. Every passenger should have right to use his belt or not, says another
Increase premiums for hospitalization of driver injured while not wearing seat belt, reader suggests in accompanying letter. Every passenger should have right to use his belt or not, says another
7/11/1973