The Renfrew County Joint Transportation Consortium has grounded all school buses today due to Environment Canada’s Freezing Rain Warning. In addition, all school buses are cancelled for french public and catholic schools as well. Weather officials say that a wintery mix of snow, ice pellets and possibly freezing rain will continue this morning. Precipitation will change over to freezing rain late in the morning. Several hours of freezing rain is possible before it changes to rain this afternoon or evening as temperatures rise above freezing. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Take extra care when walking or driving in affected areas. Utility outages may occur.
