Schools closed in Waterloo Region after winter wallop
Posted Jan 26, 2026 04:09:03 AM.
Last Updated Jan 26, 2026 06:50:15 AM.
No school for students in numerous school boards and post-secondary schools Monday.
The Waterloo Region District School Board and the Waterloo Catholic District School Board announced Sunday night around 9 p.m. that all schools would be closed due to the current weather conditions.
All school bus transportation had also been cancelled.
French language schools and private schools were also shut down Monday.
Post-secondary schools, including the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, Conestoga College and the University of Guelph were also closed after Sunday’s winter walloping.
LAUNCH OUR EXTREME WEATHER CENTRE FOR FULL COVERAGE!By Sunday afternoon 2-8 cm of snow had fallen on parts of Waterloo Region, with total snowfall on Monday morning measuring around 10-15 cm.
Although this wasn’t the most amount of single day snow in the area, it comes as snow clearing crews struggle to keep up with the frequency of snowfall this season.
The latest closures and cancellations can be found here.
