Day two of a three-day system blanketing southern Ontario has already brought the heaviest snowfall so far this season, with a snowstorm blanketing much of Waterloo Region.<\/p>\n
Strong winds blew in up to 25 cm of snow in some areas of Waterloo Region by 3:30 a.m., with more snow expected over the next 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The weather conditions have all school buses, taxis and special education routes cancelled in both the Waterloo Region District School Board and Waterloo Catholic District School Board.<\/p>\n
All schools are open.<\/p>\n
All St. Louis online, daytime, and evening classes are open, and all Extended Day Childcare Programs are open.<\/p>\n
All cancellations and closures in Waterloo Region can be found on the 570 NewsRadio Extreme Weather Centre. <\/a><\/p>\n A weather alert from Environment Canada has since been upgraded to an orange level, calling for extremely hazardous travel conditions.<\/p>\n From 10 p.m. Thursday night through to early Friday morning, hazardous travel conditions closed all eastbound lanes of Highway 401 through Drumbo.<\/a><\/p>\n Traffic callers to the 570 NewsRadio newsroom said traffic was at a complete standstill near Oxford Rd. 29.<\/p>\n One caller said they had been stuck in their vehicle on Highway 401 since 11 p.m. Thursday night.<\/p>\n