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February 27, 2014

Traffic was slowed to a crawl in Petrolia this morning during snow squalls. Whiteout conditions have lead to school buses being cancelled this afternoon.

Parents may be scrambling this afternoon after the public and separate school boards cancelled buses in zones one and four.

The board’s transportation website – schoolbusinfo.com – says the buses have been cancelled due to whiteout conditions in the regions.

More information to follow. 

The schools involved in the cancellation are:

  • Aberarder Central School
  • Bosanquet Central School
  • Brooke Central Public School 
  • East Lambton Elementary School
  • Errol Village School
  • Grand Bend Public
  • Holy Rosary School
  • Kinnwood Central
  • St. Peter Canisius School 
  • St. John Fisher
  • St. Michael (Brights Grove) 
  • South Plympton Central School 
  • Wyoming Public School

Schools (Secondary)

  • Alexander Mackenzie 
  • Lambton Central Collegiate & Vocational Institute 
  • North Lambton Secondary School
  • St. Christopher High School 
  • St. Clair Secondary School 

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