During inclement weather please note the following:
The decision to cancel transportation is made by 6:15 a.m. in order to give all parents, bus drivers and schools sufficient notice. The decisions are based on a number of factors, including the actual weather and road conditions, as checked first-hand by designated Bus Operators in each area, weather predictions made by Environment Canada, and information on road conditions from the local Road Superintendent.
During time of inclement weather and bus cancellations:
- Parents can check Bus Planner Web for bus cancellations and their school board website for school closures and procedures.
- We offer a subscription service which will notify you via e-mail when your child’s bus has been cancelled or delayed. Click HERE to subscribe!
- Information will be posted daily on our homepage by 6:15 a.m. November to April or as required at other times of the year.
If school transportation is cancelled, please see below for school status:
UGDSB
- For this school year, Elementary and Secondary UGDSB schools will remain open to students unless otherwise directed by the Board Office through a system shut down.
WCDSB
- For this school year, Elementary and Secondary WCDSB schools will remain open to students unless otherwise directed by the Board Office through a system shut down.
DPCDSB
(St. Andrew, St. Peter, St. Benedict, Robert F. Hall)
- For this school year, on days when transportation is cancelled in Division 4 (STWDSTS) and/or Caledon (STOPR) due to inclement weather, the DPCDSB will provide in-school instruction on that day to students attending schools in the area(s) affected by the cancellation. Schools will remain open to students when transportation is cancelled unless otherwise directed by the Board Office through a system shut down.
CSV – Conseil scolaire Viamonde
(École élémentaire des Quatre-Rivières, École élémentaire L’Odyssée)
- For this school year, schools are open to students when transportation is cancelled unless otherwise directed by the Board Office through a system shut down.
CSCM – Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir
(École élémentaire Saint-René-Goupil)
- For this school year, the school is open to students when transportation is cancelled unless otherwise directed by the Board Office through a system shut down.
School board site procedures, school closures and learning options can be found on your school board’s website. Please click on your school board below for more information.
To prepare you and your family for Inclement Weather, please watch this short video below.
City of Guelph Crossing Guard Information:
The City of Guelph administers the adult school crossing guard program. We will endeavour to provide a safe, reliable service to all elementary children attending schools in the areas where established sites are currently listed. However, in extreme weather conditions, the likelihood of a decreased level of service to a point where the city no longer feels it can be provided at adequate levels of safety or reliability is very high.
We value our city guard staff and have a policy in place that guards do not work under the following conditions:
- Temperature colder than -30 Celsius or wind chill below -35
- Snow amounts in excess of 25 centimetres in one snow event
- Significant freezing rain
- Thunderstorms
- When school buses are cancelled for our city
