Motorists locally were taking it slow along South Bayview streets tonight as the salt trucks had yet to arrive in Davisville, Moore Park or Leaside. At sundown (4.48 p.m.) it was quite slippery on Moore Ave. elsewhere no doubt. Environment Canada has issued a snow statement predicting five centimetres this evening and overnight. Much of New York State was blanketed in more than five feet of snow this week. Erie County, which includes the city of Buffalo, declared a state of emergency due to the huge amount of snow. It is known as the lake effect. Buffalo always get socked with snow for the same reason places like Owen Sound are frequently smothered. The eastward travelling weather speeds snow across the lakes and dumps it on the first land it finds. In the case of Lake Erie, that’s Buffalo. Toronto has much better luck. The western shore of Lake Ontario benefits from the higher terrain to the north which often blocks snow headed our way. Video of South Bayview on this snowy and cold night
