Snow removal is the order of the day in Toronto as a round-the-clock operation gets underway to get rid of anywhere from 15 to 40 centimetres of snow that fell on the city over the weekend.

More than 1,700 workers are driving plows, salt trucks and tackling other jobs trying to make the streets passable.

Coun. Glenn De Baeremaeker, chair of the city's public works committee, said the cleanup will probably take at least another day.

"The storm really stopped Saturday evening. By Sunday evening, all the main roads had been done, all the major feeder streets had been done, most of the small local streets had been done," he said.

"But it will take us until the end of today [Monday], this evening, before we finish our cleanup of things like bus shelters, sidewalks and maybe even some of the streets that maybe have been plowed once but will [be plowed] a second time."
 
De Baeremaeker estimates the latest storm cost the city $7 million, which means about $47 million of the $67-million 2007-2008 snow budget has been spent. Since that money must last until the end of December 2008, it's almost certain the city will go over budget.

Weather blamed for one death

Police in the Toronto area say 140 people were injured in almost 1,700 accidents over the weekend, most of them minor fender benders.

The weather is being blamed for at least one death. An 86-year-old man died when his small car was struck by a pickup truck in the west end.
 
The OPP say there were more than 900 accidents on provincial highways.

There are still some delays at Pearson International Airport, but most flights are taking off on time.

Via Rail is reporting a few delays on its trains heading for Montreal or Ottawa.

On Monday, the TTC announced it is going to tow vehicles blocking streetcar tracks.

The windrows created by city plows mean many cars are parked in such a way that they are blocking the streetcars.

The transit commission is asking drivers to take care and is warning that offending vehicles will be tagged and towed.