Perils of the season as woman knocked down

A woman lies on the cold and frozen surface of Macpherson Ave. near Yonge Street Wednesday after she was bumped by a car while walking on the road. It appears she was on the road because the sidewalk was too icy. It is a peril of the season and despite warming temperatures conditions are still tricky. She was taken to hospital by ambulance to be checked out. Much of Ontario will climb out of the deep freeze this weekend, with some places forecast to see daytime highs above 5°C. “A deepening low pressure system will approach southern Ontario this evening and move north of the regions Saturday,” said Environment Canada in a special weather statement early Friday. “Several weather typeswill occur before rain spreads across the region.” Light snow picked up across southern Ontario early Friday, resulting in slick and slow conditions for the morning commute.  Photo: Yonge and Roxborough News correspondent William