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Inclement Weather Policy

Administrative procedures

  1. All facilities of the Board will remain open unless otherwise indicated, even though some bus routes are cancelled.
  2. The Director of Education, or designate, will approve curtailment, cancellation or disruption of transportation schedules and the closure of facilities in accordance with the Education Act and approved Student Transportation Policies, Regulations and Administrative Procedures.
  3. During periods of inclement weather staff of the Board are to use good judgment in determining whether to travel to their place of employment. Failure to attend, or attending later than would be reasonably expected, will be addressed under the terms of the appropriate Collective Agreement or Board Policy.
  4. The Manager of Transportation Services will provide, through the radio stations, and various electronic media, consistent, timely and accurate information of decisions resulting from inclement weather conditions.
  5. For the purpose of administering joint Transportation Services for the Lambton Kent District School Board and the St. Clair Catholic District School Board, the total geographic area of Lambton County and Chatham-Kent Municipality will be divided into eight transportation zones. These zones are defined as follows:

    6. Boundaries

    Zone 1

    N - Lake Huron
    W - Mandaumin Road
    S - Churchill Road
    E - County Boundary

    Zone 2

    N - Lake Huron
    W - St. Clair River
    S - Churchill Road
    E - Mandaumin Road

    Zone 3

    N - Churchill Road
    W - St. Clair River
    S - Bickford Line
    E - Mandaumin Road

    Zone 4

    N - Churchill Road
    W - Mandaumin Road
    S - Bentpath Line
    E - County Boundary

    Zone 5

    N - Bickford Line
    W - St. Clair River
    S - Angler Line - Bear Line - Green Valley Road
    E - Mandaumin Road

    Zone 6

    N - Bentpath Line
    W - Mandaumin Road
    S - Kent Bridge - Base Line - Green Valley Road
    E - County Line

    Zone 7

    N - Angler Line - Bear Line
    W - Lake St. Clair - County Boundary
    S - Lake Erie
    E - Kent Bridge - Base Line - Green Valley Road

    Zone 8

    City of Chatham Boundary Lines

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