Printed on Jan. 8, 2025, 12:55 PM
Up to date on Jan. 9, 2025, 1:18 AM
A snow squall warning stays in place for the remainder of the day
Here is a rundown of what that you must learn about college bus cancellations, snow plow exercise and simply how dangerous the roads and sidewalks are this morning after a large dumping of snow.
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As of 6:30 a.m., college buses in all of London, Middlesex County, and the pink zone are cancelled. Most faculties stay open. Faculty buses in Elgin and Oxford counties are nonetheless operating and anticipated to start out on schedule.
The next faculties are closed:
Valleyview Public Faculty
Medway Excessive Faculty
Centennial Central Public Faculty
Oxbow Public Faculty
Wilberforce Public Faculty
North Middlesex District Excessive Faculty
East Williams Memorial Public Faculty
McGillivray Central Public Faculty
Parkhill-West Williams Public Faculty
EarlyON Centres and baby care centres at these places are closed.
Western College says all morning courses have been cancelled or moved on-line till 12:30 p.m. due to circumstances on campus. A call about afternoon courses might be made by 10 a.m., officers mentioned.
Snow plows within the metropolis are working to get essential roads and bus routes plowed, however headway they made in a single day has all however disappeared as heavy snow continues to fall, mentioned Joel Gillard, the town of London supervisor in command of street operations.
Some elements of the town obtained as much as 25 cm of snow, notably the southwest and northwest, Atmosphere Canada mentioned. That quantity will double by this night, meteorologists say.
Drivers are informed to offer plows and sanders additional room, and themselves additional time or to remain put.
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“It’ll be a tricky commute for folks in the present day and it may be a protracted course of for our crew to get issues cleaned up,” Gillard mentioned at round 6 a.m. “I am seeing toonie-sized snowflakes proper now.”
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