Many GTA schools, campuses closed Thursday after snowstorm blankets region
CBC
Several school boards in the Greater Toronto area have closed their schools on Thursday after a winter storm blanketed the city with snow overnight.
The following boards have closed their schools: the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, York Catholic District School Board, Durham District School Board, Durham Catholic District School Board, Halton District School Board, Halton Catholic District School Board, Peel District School Board, and Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board.
Also, the following college and university campuses are closed: Centennial College, Humber Polytechnic, George Brown College and University of Toronto Mississauga.
York University and Toronto Metropolitan University campuses remain open. Seneca Polytechnic remains open but in-person day classes are shifting online.
The University of Toronto's Scarborough campus is cancelling all in-person and virtual morning classes from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Thursday, including tutorials, labs and tests, the university said in a social media post. On-campus events will also be cancelled, officials said.
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario is also closed and will reopen Friday.
Environment Canada said the storm, which hit parts of southern Ontario overnight, may have a "significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas." Snow is expected to taper off Thursday morning after the heaviest snow fell Wednesday night, it said.
In its latest update, the federal weather agency said the city would receive two to five centimetres of snow on Thursday morning.
There is also a risk of freezing rain on Thursday near Lake Ontario, it said.
People are advised to take frequent breaks and avoid strain while clearing snow, Environment Canada said.
Toronto Pearson International Airport accumulated 22 centimetres of snow as of 6:30 a.m., the airport said in a social media post Thursday morning. Several flights have been cancelled, officials said.
"This is the heaviest snowfall of the season, taking the record from the 15 cm of snow we saw on Feb. 8," the post said.
Most of the snow in the GTA has already fallen, said Daniel Sheldon, a meteorologist with Environment Canada.
Light snow is expected to continue for the next few hours and there could also be blowing snow as winds pick up, he said.
Schools and facilities are closed as people in Waterloo region, Guelph and Wellington County dig out from a winter storm.
Schools in Prince County have been cancelled for Thursday as a winter storm system is expected to bring significant snowfall to the region in the afternoon and evening.
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