In nearly all of Northern Ontario, school buses have been cancelled for the day due to freezing rain. This includes Sudbury, Manitoulin, MOST of Algoma, Timmins, Kapuskasing, Hearst and MOST of the areas in between. Strangely, although the same conditions exist throughout the entire region, school buses are still running in Chapleau and Wawa. Ask yourselves, what do these two towns have in common, besides the aforementioned weather? I'll leave you to figure out the answer.
Needless to say, this is an issue of safety and security and of great concern to local parents. This is not the first time that such a thing has happened. It will probabbly not be the last. Hopefully, common sense will prevail BEFORE a needless tragedy happens in our community.
Be careful out there. It's pretty slippery with all that ice. Don't go out, unless you have to. But I shouldn't have to tell you. It's only common sense. Did I mention that highway 129 is closed?
