Event Cancellations for Friday, December. 19:
All City offices, including City Hall and civic centres, closed at 2pm. Community centres will also close at 2pm. In addition, all recreational and leisure swim programs, recreation programs, drop-in programs and permits for Friday evening are cancelled.
Alexisonfire concert at Hamilton Convention Ctr. postponed until Monday. Tickets will be honoured.
Beast concert at Mod Club in Toronto postponed until Jan. 29, 2009. Tickets will be honoured.
Queensway Cathedral's Christmas Production of "Scrooge: Not the Same Old Humbug," cancelled for Friday night. Shows will go on as scheduled on Sunday at 2pm and 7pm.
Toronto Zoo
York University
George Brown College
Santa's stop at Toronto Humane Society postponed to Dec. 24 at noon.
After-school program run by Cassie Campbell Community Centre at St. Angela Merici Catholic Elementary School
Studio PAVAS (Performing and Visual Arts School) in south Mississauga
Synchronized skating performances at the Natrel Rink cancelled for Friday night
City of Mississauga afternoon and evening programs cancelled.
Bus Cancellations for Friday, December 19:
District School Board of Niagara and the Niagara Catholic District School Board
Halton Region Public and Catholic School Board
Peel District Board
Dufferin Peel Catholic District Board
City of Kawartha Lakes, for Trillium Lakelands District School Board
City of Kawartha Lakes for the Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board (PVNC) (This includes St John's in Kirkfield, St Luke's in Downeyville, St Mary's, St Dominic's, Pope John Paull II and St Thomas in Lindsay)
Waterloo Region District School Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, and Conseil Scolaire De District Catholique Centre-Sud All public, Catholic and French Catholic schools are open with the exception of those schools dependent on transportation. Grand River Transit Services not affected.
Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB has cancelled transportation service for Peterborough, Northumberland and Clarington. Also, the Peteborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic DSB has cancelled buses.
T.G.T. private school bus in Ajax, Ontario
Toronto Catholic District School Board - buses cancelled for afternoon Kindergarten students. Also, students in wheelchairs dismissed early, at 1pm.
School/Other Closures for Friday, December 19:
In Waterloo region: Alison Park, Floradale, Linwood, Three Bridges
For Waterloo-Oxford D.C.S.S.: St. Agatha
Yorkville School of Makeup and Esthetics (classes resume Saturday)
St. Mildred's-Lightbourn School in Oakville
Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board
Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic School Board
Hamilton District Christian High School
Grand Erie District School Board
Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic Schools
Heritage Christian School
Wellandport Christian School
Grand View Adventist Academy in Mount Hope
Dundas Calvin Christian School
Hamilton Calvin Christian School
Burlington Christian Academy
Rehobath Christian School in Copetown
Dunnville Christian School
All classes and evening classes cancelled at Centennial College
Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board's International Language (Elementary & Secondary) classes are cancelled on Saturday, December 20, 2008. Classes will resume on January 20, 2009.
The Town of Oakville will be closing its facilities and cancelling all recreational programs and services as of 2pm Friday due to severe weather conditions. The Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts show of Rick Miller's MacHomer will be presented as scheduled Friday evening.
Toronto District School Board International Languages-Elementary/African Heritage Classes and Adult ESL classes scheduled for after school or evening, Friday, December 19, 2008, are cancelled.
All campuses of Humber College
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