TORONTO – A severe winter storm is bearing down on the GTA, and forced the closure of many schools and services Tuesday. But it’s not done yet, and the storm is to drop up to 25 cm of snow by Wednesday morning, likely leading to more cancellations and major chaos for commuters.
LATEST CLOSURES HERE: Latest school bus cancellations and public transportation delays for March 2, 2016
Here’s the latest as of Tuesday night on what you can expect Wednesday.
WATCH: Global News Chief Metereologist Anthony Farnell with a weather update.
For the latest southern Ontario forecasts from Environment Canada, click here.
Travel and Transit
TTC
TTC had a rough Tuesday morning, with a major subway interruption. For the latest on impacted transit lines on Wednesday morning get service updates here or follow @TTCnotices on Twitter.
GO Transit
GO Transit said Tuesday night it will be operating trains on an adjusted scheduled Wednesday. Some express trips will be cancelled. UP Express will run every 30 minutes.
Air travel
Multiple flights from Toronto were cancelled Tuesday. Check your flight status and watch for Twitter updates from your point of departure.
Air Canada, Westjet and Porter have issued travel advisories and loosened their ticketing policies for affected flights.
Billy Bishop airport
Check your flight status here
Pearson International airport
Check your flight status here
Schools
Colleges and Universities
Closures are from Tuesday. Check with your school for the latest.
Centennial College: all campuses closed as of 3:30 p.m.
George Brown College: Continuing Education classes proceeding as scheduled, but specific classes are cancelled
University of Guelph-Humber closing at 6 p.m.
Humber College closing at 6 p.m. Child Care Centres are staying open until parents are able to pick up their children.
McMaster University closing at 4:30.
Mohawk College closed at 3:30 p.m.
Seneca College: part-time Faculty of Education classes and community recreation events are continuing with a disclaimer; if students feel unsafe to travel, they should contact instructors.
Sheridan College: closing at 5 p.m. All evening classes cancelled.
University of Toronto‘s Mississauga campus is closing at 6 p.m.
University of Ontario Institute of Technology has cancelled all classes after 6:30 p.m.
York University has declared a “weather emergency” and closed its campus as of 4:30 p.m.
Public schools
Click through to your school board’s Twitter account for the latest.
Toronto District School Board
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Peel District School Board
The Peel school board had some fun with those expecting a snow day Wednesday.
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board
Halton District School Board
Durham District School Board
York Region District School Board
York Catholic District School Board
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