Blizzard wreaks havoc for second day in a row in Kincardine area

For the second day in a row, roads remained closed in the Kincardine area, school buses were cancelled, and ultimately, the schools were closed, Tuesday morning.

Highway 9, from Kincardine to Walkerton, was re-opened at 4:30 a.m., but Highway 21, from Amberley to Southampton, remained closed, as did Bruce County Road 23 (B-line), from Bruce County Road 15 to Bruce County Road 20 (northwest of Tiverton), as reported by the South Bruce OPP, due to blowing and drifting snow.

By 7:45 a.m., Highway 21, from Amberley to Kincardine, was re-opened, but the other two sections of roadway remained closed until the afternoon when all roads in the Kincardine area had been re-opened.

The Kincardine municipal administrative centre remained closed, as did the Tiverton Sports Centre, with several programs cancelled.

The recycling collection for the Town of Kincardine (Ward 1) was running as normal; however, delays were expected due to the poor weather and road conditions

The Davidson Centre re-opened Tuesday morning, with regular programming (except for landfit), including the pool, resuming as normal.

By 2 p.m., the Tiverton Sports Centre had re-opened and scheduled programming had resumed. The Kincardine municipal administration centre was closed all day, and senior cards at the Underwood Community Centre was cancelled.

Wednesday will continue snowy, cold and windy, but warmer temperatures are set to arrive Thursday and continue through the weekend.