In response to the Environment Canada alert for a SNOWFALL WARNING in effect in our area, the County of Renfrew has declared a Significant Weather Event that will impact travel and services throughout the municipality. This declaration is made pursuant to Ontario Regulation 239/02, Minimum Maintenance Standards for Municipal Highways.
A Significant Weather Event means an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to users of the highways within the municipality. This declaration suspends the standard timelines required for municipalities to meet their winter maintenance objectives until the municipality declares the Significant Weather Event has ended. In each case, during a declared Significant Weather Event, the standard for addressing winter maintenance is to monitor the weather and to deploy resources to address the issue starting from the time that the municipality deems it appropriate to do so. When the municipality has declared the event has ended, the standard timelines for winter maintenance activities will resume.
The County of Renfrew wishes to note that the declaration of a Significant Weather Event is not notice of a reduced level of service or a road closure. The declaration is to notify the public that due to the current or forecasted conditions, caution is to be observed when travelling on Renfrew County roads and that it may take longer than usual to bring the condition of the roads back to a state of repair due to the amount of snow.
A notice will follow once the Significant Weather Event declaration has ended.
ENVIRONMENT CANADA SNOWFALL WARNING:
Significant snowfall beginning tonight with snowfall amounts of 15 to 25 cm. Reduced visibility at times in heavy snow and local blowing snow. Snow will taper off on Thursday night.
Additional information: A developing low-pressure system will bring significant snowfall to much of southern Ontario. A sharp temperature drop will lead to cold wind chills by Thursday morning, during ongoing snowfall, which will add to the adverse weather conditions. There may be a significant impact on the morning commute. Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Allow extra time for travel.
Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada at https://bit.ly/3JUEwR8
Verbatim Release