Freezing Rain Cancels School Buses in Guelph Area

All school buses and taxis for students in Guelph and nearby Wellington County have been cancelled on Tuesday due to freezing rain.

Wellington-Dufferin Student Transportation Services has stopped transportation for kids across all four zones they cover, which includes Guelph, Puslinch, Rockwood, Erin, North Wellington, and Dufferin County. Schools will remain open.

The Student Transportation Services of Waterloo Region also cancelled buses heading to E. C. Drury.

A yellow alert for freezing rain is currently affecting Waterloo Region and Guelph.

Environment Canada predicts that the freezing rain should taper off by early evening, with an accumulation of one to five millimeters of ice expected by day’s end.

“Precipitation may begin early this morning as patchy freezing drizzle before changing to freezing rain,” the weather agency said, adding the freezing rain is anticipated to transition into snow later as a low-pressure system moves through southern Ontario.

“Roads and walkways will likely become icy and slippery. Icy surfaces could be difficult to detect. Local utility outages are possible. There is risk of injury due to slips and falls. Be very careful if walking or driving.”

Police in Waterloo Region are advising drivers to exercise caution since freezing rain can create dangerous road conditions.

“Slow down and leave extra space between vehicles, clear all ice,” Waterloo Regional Police Service wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Police urge reduced driving speed

Sgt. Ed Sanchuk with West Region Ontario Provincial Police also shared a video on X Tuesday morning warning about the poor weather conditions and their potential impact on drivers.

“Obviously when this freezing rain starts, it may be mixed with some snow and ice pellets as well and then later on it’s turning to rain. So hopefully with any luck it’ll bypass us quickly,” he said in the video.

“Please reduce your speed, drive according to the road and weather conditions. Leave enough time, room and distance between you and other vehicles. Make sure you get to where you’re going safely, but more importantly, you get home safely to your families.”

The Grand River Conservation Authority reminds everyone to stay off ice on local streams, rivers, and lakes since fluctuating temperatures have created unstable conditions.

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