After working around the clock, city plows and snow-clearing vehicles returned to the streets on Saturday to clean up the mess left behind from a massive snowstorm.
Between 15 and 20 centimetres of snow fell in Toronto during a day-long wallop on Friday that included bouts of freezing rain.
The city hopes to have side streets finished by the end of today, but residents are urged to move their vehicles off the roads to allow crews to properly clear all the snow.
The mild 1 C weather is helping melt some of the snow banks, and above-freezing weather is in the forecast for the next several days. Environment Canada is calling for rain and a high of 7 C on Tuesday.
The biggest storm of the winter to date triggered more than 900 crashes on provincial highways, the OPP said on Saturday. Most of the accidents were drivers sliding off roads or into guardrails.
At least one death is being blamed on the weather. A 53-year-old man was killed when he lost control of his SUV and slammed into a transport truck near Highway 27 and Major Mackenzie Road, York Region police said.
Police said most of the accidents were preventable because they were caused by motorists driving too fast for the conditions.
Slushy and snow-covered roads contributed to 94 crashes reported to the OPP by noon on Saturday. Police urged drivers to slow down and leave extra space between vehicles.
