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With snow flurries continuing in London Tuesday morning, school buses were cancelled and several schools shut down across the city and region.
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There was a risk of snow squalls in the city and area with five centimetres of snow expected and wind gusting to 20 kilometres/hour near noon, Environment Canada officials warned.
The high Tuesday was expected to be -1 C with a wind chill at about -8
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The Thames Valley District school board has shut down the following schools for he day:
- Medway high school
- Centennial Central public school in Arva
- Oxbow public school in Ilderton
- Valleyview public school in Ilderton
- North Middlesex District high school in Parkhill
- East Williams Memorial public school in Ailsa Craig
- McGillivray Central public school in Ailsa Craig
- Parkhill-West Williams public school in Parkhill
- Wilberforce public school in Lucan
“Students will be able to access independent learning activities from their classroom’s digital platform,” school board officials said in a statement. “The safety of all students, staff, and community members is a priority and decisions related to school closures are not made lightly.”
The London District Catholic school board reported Tuesday morning that buses have been cancelled in Middlesex County and London due to unplowed roads.
Buses in all other areas were start on schedule. All Catholic board schools were open, except for Sacred Heart in Parkhill and St. Patrick in Lucan.
Tuesday marked the second straight day of a wintry wallop that’s ushered in December with a blast of snow. Environment Canada warned against non-essential travel as local Ontario Provincial Police urged drivers to slow down.
“(We’re) reminding motorists to drive according to the weather and road conditions,” London-area OPP officials said in a statement on social media.
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