Snow day: School buses across Durham cancelled

Durham college students should wait slightly longer to return to in-class studying after college buses have been cancelled throughout the area Monday as an enormous snowstorm continues to blanket the world.

Each Durham Pupil Transportation Providers (DSTS) and Pupil Transportation Providers of Central Ontario (STSCO) introduced on-line early Jan. 17 that there will likely be no buses operating attributable to snowy situations.

“DSTS has cancelled all buses for all zones at present, Jan. 17, 2022 attributable to inclement climate,” suggested DSTS at 5:49 a.m. by way of twitter.

Slightly earlier, at 5:20 a.m. on Jan. 17, STSCO additionally knowledgeable dad and mom that there can be no journey to high school on Monday.

“Please be suggested that, attributable to inclement climate, busing and college transportation is cancelled at present for the entire STSCO jurisdiction, together with Peterborough, Northumberland, together with Murray Centennial and Stockdale public faculties, and Clarington areas.

Colleges will stay open however STSCO busing is cancelled for these KPR, PVNC and Mon. Jamot faculties served by STSCO,” mentioned the web submit.

All public faculties in Clarington, Northumberland and Peterborough have been closed by the snow storm and employees absences.

A spokesperson for the Kawartha Pine Ridge District College Board launched a press release at 7:24 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17 saying that each one KPR faculties will likely be closed that day — because of the climate, journey situations and employees absences.

The Durham District College Board has additionally confirmed the cancellations for all zones throughout the area.

“Durham Pupil Transportation Providers have cancelled buses in all zones at present, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, attributable to inclement climate. Secondary faculties will likely be transitioning to on-line studying for the day. All elementary faculties will likely be closed.”

The Durham Catholic District College Board additionally said that buses have been cancelled and that elementary faculties will likely be closed whereas secondary college college students can be switching to digital studying. As effectively, famous the DCDSB, before- and after-school packages can even be closed.

College students throughout Ontario have been anticipated to return to in-person studying on Jan. 17 after the Ontario authorities introduced a two-week extension of digital studying in a bid to gradual the rampaging Omicron variant of COVID-19.