Surroundings Canada has issued a winter climate journey advisory for Waterloo area, Guelph-Wellington and surrounding areas.
The climate company says there will likely be diminished visibility in some areas.
Round 10 to fifteen centimetres of heavy snowfall is predicted Saturday afternoon and into the night.
“The heaviest snowfall is predicted this [Saturday] night,” Surroundings Canada mentioned within the advisory posted on-line.
“Snow will taper to flurries early Sunday morning… Be ready to regulate your driving with altering highway situations. Decelerate driving in slippery situations.”
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On Saturday, Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt posted a video on X, asking drivers to clear ice off of their automobiles earlier than they get on the highway.
“After the snow has fallen, please ensure that to clear your car of ice and snow,” he mentioned.
“We do not need that snow flying off, inflicting a whiteout situation behind you. And we do not need that snow compressing, turning into sheets of ice, flying into automobiles behind you. That may trigger harm and may trigger collisions and crashes.”
Momentary parking ban in impact
The cities of Kitchener and Waterloo each declared a snow occasion Saturday, which suggests there will likely be a parking ban in impact for twenty-four hours beginning at midnight.
“Throughout a snow occasion, the Metropolis’s tag-and-tow course of takes impact,” mentioned town of Kitchener in a information launch.
“Residents are prohibited from parking their automobiles on metropolis streets at any time when a snow occasion has been declared by the Metropolis.”
Town of Waterloo says its workers will attempt to clear snow off of all metropolis streets inside 24 hours.
“Throughout a snowfall, crews will return a number of occasions to clear snow on foremost roads and GRT bus routes,” town mentioned in a information launch.
“Residents are requested to be affected person and permit crews to get their work carried out as shortly as attainable.”
Anybody who parks on the road throughout a snow occasion in Kitchener or Waterloo will likely be fined $80.
All in a single day parking exemptions have additionally been cancelled, to permit snow plows to get by means of town.
Reminder to clear snow off sidewalks
Town of Waterloo can also be reminding individuals to clear snow from sidewalks round their house or enterprise inside 24 hours after the top of a snow storm.
“Snow or ice-covered sidewalks might be treacherous for all residents, particularly those that have already got mobility restrictions,” mentioned town of Waterloo in a information launch.
“Metropolis crews preserve roughly 170 kilometres of sidewalks and trails. When attainable, we ask residents to please decrease their use of trails and sidewalks after a snow occasion to permit workers time to finish their snow clearing operations.
“Crews use trackless items with plows, blowers and salters for many of this work. This tools strikes rather more slowly than a highway plow, and it isn’t uncommon for roads to be cleared earlier than city-maintained sidewalks and trails.”
Town mentioned its workers will first clear snow off of major sidewalks and trails earlier than clearing secondary routes.
“Throughout steady snowfalls, major routes might require a number of passes earlier than workers can transfer into the lesser used secondary routes,” the information launch mentioned.
