Some area students will be getting an extended Easter weekend as school buses have been cancelled for today.
Officials stated that bus service is cancelled because of the threat of high accumulations of snow, blowing snow and ice pellets expected late morning and early afternoon.
That announcement impacts the following regions:
-Britt and Nobel | Mactier, Humphrey, Rosseau | McDougall/Whitestone | East Parry Sound North - North of and including Hwy 522
-Port Loring/Restoule
-Nipissing/Commanda
-Powassan/Trout Creek | East Parry Sound South - South of Hwy 522
-South River/Sundridge
-Burk's Falls/Magnetawan
-Katrine/Emsdale/Kearney/Sprucedale/Novar | Town of Parry Sound | Redbridge/Thorne | Trout Lake / Four Mile Lake Rd | Callander, Bonfield, East Ferris | West Nipissing Ouest | North Bay | HWY 11 North | Mattawa
Environment stated in it's last alert that snow will become heavy at times with total snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm expected before the snow ends by Friday morning. Locally higher amounts are possible in some locales. Strong and gusty northeasterly winds are expected to cause very low visibility and blowing snow.
