People with mobility issues struggle to navigate sidewalks as Ontario cities rush to clear snow [Video]

When Liisa Nisula left her home in east Toronto for a medical appointment, the snow-covered sidewalks were so impassable for her walker that she was forced to go out into the street.

“I was using the road and like preparing myself to have an altercation with drivers,” she said.

It got easier once she made it by transit to St. Michael’s Hospital in the downtown core.

“This looks pretty good,” the 66-year-old said, glancing at the plowed sidewalk on one of Toronto’s main streets — a sharp contrast to the mounds of snow with narrow, slippery footpaths cutting through them on other sidewalks nearby.

“I was kind of expecting it to be good because it’s a hospital,” she said.

A couple of blocks away, Neil Thomas stood in the snow and slush piled on the corner of a side street.

The 62-year-old, who is temporarily homeless and staying at a shelter, said making his way on foot …