Inclement Weather

When hazardous winter weather hits

When hazardous winter weather hits, there can be school and bus cancellations.

Grand Erie’s Inclement Weather Procedure also allows for the option to cancel transportation services when there is extreme cold weather. In this case, student transportation services would be cancelled, but all Grand Erie schools would remain open to students and staff. Extreme cold weather is defined as -30 degrees Celsius (without windchill) at 5 a.m. or a high risk of frostbite (10 minutes or less) as of 5:45 a.m.

a school bus covered in snow

What you need to know

  • The decision to cancel school or student transportation services for the day is made by 6:30 a.m.
  • There are two cancellation options:
    • Closure of all Grand Erie schools
    • Closure by zone. If the cancellation is for a specific zone, the notifications will identify which zone(s).
  • Student Transportation Services Brant Haldimand Norfolk will communicate closures on X (Twitter @STSBHN) and share information via its phone line (519-751-7532). 
  • If there is a cancellation, it will be posted on the board’s website and X (Twitter) account (@GEDSB). Grand Erie will also share the information with local media.

What zone am I in?

For transportation purposes, Grand Erie is organized into four zones:
  • Norfolk County (Zone 1)
  • Haldimand County (Zone 2)
    Grand Erie students from Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation are included in Zone 2.
  • Brant County (Zone 3)
  • City of Brantford (Zone 4)

Zone 1 - Norfolk County

Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools
  • Bloomsburg Public School
  • Boston Public School
  • Courtland Public School
  • Delhi Public School
  • Houghton Public School
  • Lakewood Elementary School
  • Langton School
  • Lynndale Heights Public School
  • Port Rowan Public School
  • Teeterville Public School
  • Walsh Public School
  • Waterford Public School
  • West Lynn Public School
  • Delhi District Secondary School
  • Simcoe Composite School
  • Valley Heights Secondary School
  • Waterford District High School

Zone 2 - Haldimand County

Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools
  • Caledonia Centennial Public School
  • Hagersville Elementary School
  • J. L. Mitchener Public School
  • Jarvis Public School
  • Mapleview Elementary School
  • Oneida Central Public School
  • Rainham Central School
  • River Heights School
  • Seneca Central Public School
  • Thompson Creek Elementary School
  • Walpole North Elementary School
  • Cayuga Secondary School
  • Dunnville Secondary School
  • Hagersville Secondary School
  • McKinnon Park Secondary School

Zone 3 - County of Brant

Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools
  • Burford District Elementary School
  • Cobblestone Elementary School
  • Glen Morris Central Public School
  • Mt. Pleasant School
  • North Ward School
  • Oakland-Scotland Public School
  • Onondaga-Brant Public School
  • Paris Central Public School
  • St. George-German Public School
  • Paris District High School

Zone 4 - City of Brantford

Elementary Schools
Secondary Schools
  • Agnes G. Hodge Public School
  • Banbury Heights School
  • Bellview Public School
  • Branlyn Community School
  • Brier Park Public School
  • Cedarland Public School
  • Centennial-Grand Woodlands School
  • Central Public School
  • Echo Place School
  • École Confédération
  • École Dufferin
  • Edith Monture Elementary School
  • Graham Bell-Victoria Public School
  • Grandview Public School
  • Greenbrier Public School
  • James Hillier Public School
  • King George School
  • Lansdowne-Costain Public School
  • Major Ballachey Public School
  • Prince Charles Public School
  • Princess Elizabeth Public School
  • Russell Reid Public School
  • Walter Gretzky Elementary
  • Woodman-Cainsville School
  • Brantford Collegiate Institute & Vocational School
  • GELA – City Centre
  • GELA – Rawdon Street
  • GELA – Tollgate Campus
  • North Park Collegiate & Vocational School
  • Pauline Johnson Collegiate & Vocational School
  • Tollgate Technological Skills Centre