Last Updated Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:11AM EST Ontario school and bus cancellations for Tuesday, February 16, 2021 Toronto: The
Toronto District School Board says all bus service is cancelled but schools will remain open for the start of in-person learning. The
Toronto Catholic District School Board says buses are cancelled but schools remain open for in-person and virtual learning. Peel Region: All transportation services, schools and facilities in the
Peel District School Board have been cancelled, the board said. Remote learning will continue where possible. Transportation services in York Region: The
York Region District School Board says all schools and related facilities are closed today and all buses are cancelled.
Toronto rocked by most snow of the season so far during brutal storm
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Well, the forecasts sure were right Toronto and the rest of Southern Ontario got completed dumped on with snow over the long weekend, with the most accumulation we ve seen thus far this season.
The snow over the course of Monday evening into Tuesday morning in particular made for an extremely messy commute for those who still have a reason to venture anywhere these days, with slippery, treacherous conditions that Ontario drivers should be used to by now but that still take us by surprise every year.
Jean Augustine sees future in the past Former MP Jean Augustine, who was instrumental in getting February recognized as Black History Month nationally 25 years ago. Photo by Michael Swan February 5, 2021
At this pivotal moment in the conversation around anti-Black racism in North America and beyond, Jean Augustine is reminded of the Sankofa a bird associated with a west African proverb used to express the importance of reaching back for knowledge gained from the past.
“Whenever you see the Sankofa it’s with its head looking back, then forward to position,” said Augustine. “I use that analogy because I think in order for us to go forward into the future, like the Sankofa, we have to know the past, take information from the past and bring it to the present. That is what I’m hoping Black History Month would be, could be or should be.”