STORM CLOSURES: Hamilton area cancellations and updates

Schools are closed and Hamilton, with much of southern Ontario, is recovering from Wednesday's icy winter storm.

Environment Canada issued a freezing drizzle warning for Hamilton through Thursday morning.

Periods of freezing drizzle with icy and slippery conditions are expected to continue through the day.

The inclement weather has caused hazardous conditions on the roads, resulting in cancellations and closures throughout the area Thursday.

If your community organization is closing or cancelling an event or activity, contact news@thespec.com or 905-526-3420 to be added to the list below.

For City of Hamilton service emergencies involving roads, water mains, sewers and more, call 905-546-2489.

Cancellations and closures

• Hamilton Catholic and public schools are closed and all transportation is cancelled.

• All administration buildings, adult education centres and child care centres of the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board are closed. The HWCDSB Virtual School will operate as per usual and in-person students have the opportunity to participate in asynchronous learning. Work will be posted on the myClass LMS by 10 a.m. Administrative staff will transition to work from home.

• Calvin Christian School's West 5th and Unity campuses are closed.

• Providence Christian School in Dundas is closed.

• All Halton District School Board schools (in-person and virtual) and workplaces are closed. School bus transportation is cancelled.

• The HDSB Welcome Centre is closed.

• All Halton Catholic District School Board schools are closed and transportation is cancelled.

• All Niagara public and Catholic schools, as well as childcare centres, are closed and buses have been cancelled. Community use permits are cancelled.

• Brant-Haldimand-Norfolk public and Catholic schools are closed. All community use of school rentals, after school classes and activities, and night school classes and activities are cancelled.

• McMaster University is closed.

• Mohawk College campuses are closed. All in-person classes and on-campus events are cancelled. Virtual classes and services will continue.

• Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir schools in Hamilton, Niagara, Halton, Brant and Norfolk are closed.

• All YWCA Hamilton child care locations in Hamilton and Dunnville are closed.

• All YWCA Hamilton non-essential in-person programs are also cancelled.

• All YMCA child care centres and EarlyON centres throughout Hamilton, Burlington and Brantford are closed. YMCA membership centres remain open but morning programs are cancelled. Decisions for afternoon and evening programs will be made at noon.

• The Cancer Assistance Program office is closed. Scheduled client drives will still be accommodated.

• VON Meals on Wheels and transportation services are cancelled.

• Food for Life Halton, all Halton and Hamilton operations and programs are cancelled.

• All Hamilton waste collection crews are planning to get underway on schedule. As a reminder, residents should secure waste and containers safely, including waiting until 7 a.m. to place green carts, blue boxes and garbage at the curb to avoid any blowing materials.

• View the City of Hamilton's snow plow tracker.

• HSR myRide on-demand buses are currently not able to access residential side streets south of Highway 5. If you're booking trips to/from this area, please use Highway 5 stops.

• HSR is operating but asking residents to use caution and give themselves extra time.

• DARTS is running, some trips may be late due to weather conditions.

• The City of Burlington declared a snow event beginning Wednesday, suspending all on-street parking. The snow event will remain in effect until the city declares it over. For updates: burlington.ca/snow.

• All City of Burlington facilities and programs are open.

• All Hamilton Public Library branches are closed. This includes bookmobile, extended access and study hall services.

• All Neighbour to Neighbour centres and programs are closed.

• BGC Hamilton-Halton (formerly Boys and Girls Club) has cancelled day programs. Note that a decision will not be made until noon regarding evening recreation programs.

• The Adult Community Support Program, Hamilton is closed.

• Compass Community Health is closed for in-person care.

• The Hamilton Conservation Authority main office is closed to the public and all Hamilton Conservation Areas are temporarily closed while ice and snow removal is in progress.

• Confederation Beach Park is open, but HCA is advising visitors to use caution due to ice and snow as walkways and parking lots are slippery. Users are asked to give operators space and time to clear the trail and parking lots.

• The Bruce Trail Conservancy head office is closed.

• The Haldimand County administration building and other municipal facilities are closed. Garbage and recycling curbside collection is cancelled.

• Haldimand County museums, libraries and arenas are closed. All scheduled programs and ice and room rentals are cancelled.

• Health and Social Services offices in Caledonia and Dunnville are closed. The Simcoe office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

• Hamilton Community Legal Clinic/Clinique juridique communautaire de Hamilton is available for remote services only.

More to come.

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