For a second day in a row the winter weather has led to school bus cancellations outside of London.
Buses for Middlesex County, Oxford County, Elgin County and the Red Zone have been cancelled for the day Thursday, according to MyBigYellowBus.ca.
The bus cancellations come as roads are snow-covered and slippery. A winter storm that started as rain before switching to snow on Wednesday dumped roughly 10 cm as it moved across southwestern Ontario. The storm's second act comes Thursday with another 4 to 8 cm possible.
Environment Canada has issued a winter weather travel advisory for London and Middlesex County. Oxford and Elgin counties are under a snowfall warning.
OPP warn there is black ice under the snow and are advising drivers to slow down and leave extra space between vehicles.
School vehicles in the City of London will operate as usual Thursday.
All schools within the London District Catholic School Board will remain open.
In accordance with its new policy on bus cancellations, many schools in the Thames Valley District School Board are closed for the day. The board announced late last month that when inclement weather leads to bus cancellations schools in the affected regions would be closed for the day to ensure the safety of students and staff. When that happens students will instead be able to access independent learning activities from their classroom’s online learning platform.
The following Thames Valley schools are closed for the day Thursday:
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS in Elgin County
Aldborough PS Davenport PS Dunwich-Dutton PS Elgin Court PS Éva Circé-Côté FI Forest Park PS John Wise PS June Rose Callwood PS Kettle Creek PS Locke’s PS McGregor PS Mitchell Hepburn PS New Sarum PS Pierre Elliott Trudeau FI Port Burwell PS South Dorchester PS Southwold PS Springfield PS Straffordville PS Summer’s Corners PS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS in Elgin County
Arthur Voaden SS Central Elgin CI East Elgin SS Parkside CI West Elgin SS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS in Oxford County
A.J. Baker PS Annandale PS Blenheim District PS Central PS Blenheim District PS East Oxford PS Emily Stowe PS Harrisfield PS Hickson Central PS Innerkip Central PS Laurie Hawkins PS Oliver Stephens PS Plattsville & District PS Roch Carrier FI South Ridge PS Southside PS Springbank PS Tavistock PS Thamesford PS Westfield PS Winchester PS Zorra Highland Park PS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS in Oxford County
College Avenue SS Glendale HS Huron Park SS Ingersoll District CI Woodstock CI
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS in Middlesex County
Adelaide- W.G. MacDonald PS Caradoc PS Caradoc North PS Centennial Central PS Delaware Central PS East Williams PS Ekcoe Central PS JS Buchanan FI Mary Wright PS McGillivray Central PS Mosa Central PS Northdale Central PS North Meadows PS Oxbow PS Parkhill-West Williams PS Parkview PS River Heights PS Valleyview PS West Nissouri PS Wilberforce PS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS in Middlesex County
Glencoe District HS Lord Dorchester SS Medway HS North Middlesex SS Strathroy District CI
Red Zone School
Westminster Central Public School