Bus Cancellations:
School buses are canceled today in the North weather zone of Simcoe County.
North Zone includes: Elmvale, Midland, Penetanguishene & Orillia.
Buses are still running in the West Zone (Collingwood, Stayner & Wasaga Beach), Central Zone (Barrie, Innisfil & Angus), South Zone (Alliston, Beeton, Bradford, Cookstown & Tottenham), and Muskoka Zone (except for cancellations in the North weather zone this morning).
Late Buses – Trillium Lakelands:
Several routes are delayed due to the extended closure of Colborne Street West until December 12.
Affected routes include:
K478 - I.E. Weldon Secondary, Lindsay Collegiate, Lindsay Alternate Education Centre
K479 - St. Dominic, St. John Paul II, St. Thomas Aquinas
K540 - Central Senior, Mariposa Elementary
K614 - Mariposa Elementary
K676 - St. Dominic, Leslie Frost, Central Senior, St. Thomas Aquinas
Note: Students from Colborne & McKay and Colborne & Charles will be picked up and dropped off at 129 Angeline Street North (Economy Wheels Nissan) until further notice.
Community Closures:
Expect possible road closures and service delays. Avoid non-essential travel.
Huronia West OPP is advising the following roads are closed due to severe weather, poor visibility, and deteriorating road conditions.
ROADS CURRENTLY CLOSED:
Klondike Park Road: Veterans Way to Highway 26
ROADS REOPENED:
Highway 26: Horseshoe Valley Road to County Road 10
County Road 10: Highway 26 to County Road 9
Weather Warning:
Snow Squall Warning in effect for Barrie and Simcoe County.
Heavy snow continues today and tonight.
30 to 60 cm of snow possible, with bursts of 5 to 10 cm per hour.
Visibility near zero at times with blowing snow.
Conditions will improve by Saturday morning.
Travel is dangerous. Stay home if you can. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating conditions. Winds gusting 50 to 60 km/h will worsen blowing snow.