"Existing contracts have no provisions for snow removal That's because the city's snow-clearing contracts which were signed in 2021 under former mayor John Tory and don't expire until 2029 don't include any provisions for snow removal. Contracted companies are only responsible for plowing city streets, so they have no obligation to actually take the snow, load it onto dump trucks and drive it out to a storage facility."
"Sunday's storm saw as much as 60 centimetres of snow fall across the Greater Toronto Area, prompting flight cancellations, school snow days and TTC service disruptions. PHOTOS | Winter storm slams Greater Toronto Area: Last February, the city came under fire after three major storms dumped 50 centimeters of snow, and initial cleanup efforts left it piled up with nowhere to go. The back-to-back snowfall overwhelmed snow storage centres, left sidewalks impassable and blocked road lanes."
Toronto is digging out from a record storm that dropped up to 60 centimetres, causing flight cancellations, school closures and TTC disruptions. Mayor Olivia Chow said snow-clearing operations are already working better and will be faster. City manager Paul Johnson said cleanup will occur in two phases: plowing, then removing snow from neighbourhoods. Contracts signed in 2021 require only plowing and do not obligate contractors to transport snow to storage facilities. Last February's back-to-back storms overwhelmed storage centres, left sidewalks impassable and exposed 311 and sidewalk-plow equipment failures. The city plans to deploy existing crews sooner for proactive removal.
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