Freezing rain halts ION service

People in Waterloo region started their day under slick conditions Friday after freezing rain fell overnight.

People in Waterloo region started their day under slick conditions Friday after freezing rain fell overnight.

Icy precipitation started coming down Thursday evening.

By Friday morning, Environment Canada said two to four millimetres had build up on cars, signs and tree branches.

Grand River Transit (GRT) posted early Friday morning that buses and ION trains were experiencing delays due to the weather.

Then around 8:45 a.m., GRT posted that ION service was stopped. Shuttle buses have been deployed instead. There’s no word yet on when service could resume.

An Update from GRT at 2:50 p.m. said work is ongoing to restore the service as soon as possible.

“Shuttle buses are running every 15 minutes, leaving Conestoga and Fairway Stations,” the update reads.