News Bulletin
December 15, 2022
Warming Centres:
- Tonight at 7 p.m., the City will open three Warming Centres to give those who are vulnerable and may be experiencing homelessness a safe indoor and warm place to rest and access snacks, washroom facilities and referrals to emergency shelter. All Warming Centre spaces are available by walk in. A referral from Central Intake is not required.
- The three Warming Centres are located at:
- Scarborough Civic Centre, 150 Borough Dr.
- Metro Hall, 55 John St.
- Mitchell Field Community Centre, 89 Church Ave.
Anticipated weather conditions:
- Potential snow accumulation of 11 to 26 cm this afternoon and evening.
- Up to 1 cm of snow has accumulated so far today.
Snow clearing operations:
- Crews continue to patrol 24 hours a day and monitor road conditions.
- Salting is underway on all roadways.
- Sidewalks, separated bike lanes and multi-use trails are being monitored or cleared across the city.
- Bus stops and crosswalks are being salted in Scarborough and East York.
- Plowing will be activated when the snow reaches:
- 5 cm – expressways
- 5 cm – major roads, transit routes and streets with hills
- 8 cm – residential streets
Media opportunities:
- Media scrum with Vincent Sferrazza, Director Operations & Maintenance, Transportation Services
- Date: December 16
- Time: 7:30 a.m.
- Location: 64 Murray Rd.
- RSVP required to media@toronto.ca
- For everyone’s safety, media cannot be in any Transportation Services yards without permission from the City and must be accompanied by a City of Toronto employee. Live hits can be done outside the yard in the right-of-way.
- B-roll and images are available for download on the City’s website.
For more information, including service levels: www.toronto.ca/snow.
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