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As freezing rain coated the region, school buses outside the city were cancelled Tuesday morning. Inside Ottawa, and in Renfrew buses were still on the road, but possibly behind schedule.
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Students in the counties of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville, Stormont, Dundas, Glengarry, and Prescott-Russell were without school buses because of the weather Dec. 10, according to Student Transportation of Eastern Ontario. That consortium operates buses for the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario, and the Upper Canada District School Board.
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Schools at both boards were open.
In this city, the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority said buses would still be on the road, but warned of possible delays. The Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium also warned of delays, but kept its buses running Tuesday as well.
Environment Canada had a freezing drizzle advisory in effect through the morning. “Periods of freezing drizzle will continue until later this morning when precipitation weakens or ends,” the advisory said Tuesday.
“Freezing drizzle can produce thin, hard-to-detect layers of ice,” the national weather service warned. “Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas.”
Snow blanketed the area Monday night, turning overnight to freezing rain and drizzle. Freezing rain and rain are expected to continue until Wednesday. Tuesday’s high is 5 C, dropping slightly to 4 C on Wednesday.
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