TORONTO — A major winter storm expected to bring blizzard\u002Dlike conditions and possible flash freezing to much of Ontario prompted several school boards to…
Environment Canada had placed all of southern Ontario and much of northern Ontario under weather warnings by Thursday afternoon, with punishing conditions forecast for Friday.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter.
“We recognize that these decisions can have a significant impact on thousands of families across Toronto and are not taken lightly,” the TDSB wrote in a statement. “However, given the current weather forecast, we felt it was prudent to make this decision now to provide families and staff with as much notice as possible,”
Hydro One, Ontario’s largest electricity utility, said teams were prepared to respond to any outages. Toronto Hydro reminded customers to refresh their emergency kits and said additional crews were ready to support customers through the weekend. A “crippling blizzard” could hit parts of southwestern Ontario, including Niagara, bringing heavy snow and wind gusts at times closer to 120 km/h, Environment Canada said.
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