Hamilton, Niagara schools will be closed Monday, after heavy snowfall blankets region
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What to know about the winter storm affecting the Hamilton area:
Public and Catholic schools in Hamilton will be closed Monday, both school boards announced Sunday, after the city was hit with significant snowfall throughout the day.
Halton District School Board, which includes schools in Burlington where up to 40 cm of snow was expected, and the District School Board of Niagara (DSBN) also announced their buildings would be closed Monday. Catholic schools in Halton and Niagara will also be closed.
"Due to significant snowfall across all areas of Niagara with high winds and additional snowfall forecast to continue through the night into tomorrow's school day, for all municipalities in Niagara, all schools and offices are closed Monday," DSBN said on its website.
"Forecasted blowing and falling snow, as well as very cold temperatures and wind chill values will create conditions making it difficult for buses to operate safely and will pose challenges for students walking to school."
French school board Conseil scolaire Viamonde said its schools in Halton, Hamilton and Niagara would also be closed.
Most school boards said any exams scheduled for secondary school students would be postponed by one day.
The major winter storm began hitting many parts of Ontario Sunday morning. In Hamilton, up to 35 centimetres of snow was expected and will be continuing overnight, according to Environment Canada.
The federal weather agency issued orange warnings for snowfall for Hamilton, Burlington and Niagara Region, and a yellow snowfall warning for Brantford.
Orange is the second-most serious of Environment Canada's three colour-coded warnings before red and after yellow, the least serious.
Earlier in the day, Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwarth encouraged people to avoid unnecessary travel and to take care of one another as the city declared a significant weather event effective 12 p.m. Sunday.
"Hamiltonians — the winter storm has arrived — please stay safe," Howarth wrote in a post on X.
"If you can, stay indoors, off the roads, and check in on loved ones and neighbours."
Horwath said road crews, police, firefighters and paramedics "are out there doing their utmost to get us through these difficult conditions."
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