Up to 5mm of ice could accumulate tonight before freezing rain changes to snow
George Brown College will be open on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
George Brown College will be open Wednesday, February 13.
— George Brown College (@GBCollege) February 12, 2019
Ryerson University, including the SHE building where GBC students study, will also be open on Wednesday.
WEATHER UPDATE
Ryerson will reopen this morning.
All classes and programming are running as scheduled.Please allow yourself extra time to commute and be cautious on the sidewalks and roads.
— Ryerson University (@RyersonU) February 13, 2019
George Brown College closed Tuesday, Feb. 12 due to a snow storm and freezing rain in Toronto.
GBC posted on Facebook that students on placements should follow their employer’s policies as their workplace on weather and closures.
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm warning for the city of Toronto and which continues tonight with freezing rain changing to snow.
“Widespread freezing rain continues across the area early this evening but is expected to transition back to snow this evening. 5 mm of ice accretion is possible before the freezing rain changes to snow. An additional 5 cm of snow is also expected tonight.”
Students react on Twitter
This is gonna be one of the days where you say afternoon classes will be cancelled, please just stay closed !!! This rain is going to freeze and make commuting difficult, everyone’s going to be like Disney on ice tomorrow! Think of the commuters!!! pic.twitter.com/nNzkXrhh17
— Aaronlaranjo (@aaronlaranjo) February 12, 2019
You need to look at the forecast again. Not worth endangering your students and staff lives just to say that you’re open for business.
— Francesca (@francescagracie) February 12, 2019
— Literal Cringe ?? (@literal_cringe) February 12, 2019
— Lima Lyon (@TriadonLima) February 13, 2019
— claumazen (@clau582015) February 13, 2019
Uhm basically me rn ^ pic.twitter.com/aP964aHGCj
— Lima Lyon (@TriadonLima) February 13, 2019
