The weather has to be pretty bad for schools to close in Waterloo region and Guelph. But schools have closed twice in Waterloo region and three times in Guelph this winter. Weather can vary within regionFor Waterloo region's public, Catholic and French schools, this is the second time in a week schools have been shut. Lynsey Slupeiks, a communications officer with the Waterloo Region District School Board, said school closures "don't tend to happen very often." There are some winters where there are no system shut downs," Loney said Tuesday.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2019 19:47 UTC