多伦多市府表示﹐面对少见的暴风雪﹐市府铲雪车队已经做好准备。市府扫雪车队的成员包括﹕600部铲雪车、300部行人道铲雪车﹐和200部洒盐车。

市府随即增加了172个位﹐方便露宿者在暴风雪期间可以入住庇护所。

由于罕见的大雪降临﹐多市中心一些酒店提供折扣房间﹐让回家交通有困难的白领留在多伦多过夜。GO火车公司提醒乘客﹐可能误点。机场和航空公司提醒乘客﹐出发前先上网或致电了解班机的状况。至昨晚9时左右﹐飞抵皮尔逊国际机场的708班航班中﹐有64个航班被取消。

多伦多公车局称﹐将出动「暴风雪列车」﹐清理地铁和街车轨道上的积雪和结冰。多市警也发出公告，吁市民为今天的大风雪带来的恶劣状况做好准备﹐如无必要﹐不要驾车外出。如需要驾车﹐应做好雪中开车的准备。

多伦多公校教育局和天主教教育局以及约克区杜贤区都表示，学校不停课，但校巴服务全取消。皮尔区荷顿区今天学校关闭，以下是8日早晨7：55最后更新停课学校名单：

Here is a list of confirmed school closures for Feb. 8, 2013 due to the winter storm.

Brock University

Centennial College

Crawford Adventist Academy (main and east campus)

Crestwood Preparatory School

Crestwood School

Elite Montessori (all campuses)

Everest College – Kitchener (44 Gaukel St.)

Fieldstone School

Georgian College, (Barrie, Midland Campus)

Halton Region District School Board

Havergal College

Humber College

Kawartha Lakes

Lakehead University Orillia (classes cancelled, campus open)

Leo Baeck Day School (both north and south campuses)

Lullaboo Child Care Centre

Maria Montessori school

McMaster University

Mohawk College

Niagara Region District School Board

North York Family Health Team

N””Sheemaehn Child Centre

OCAD University

Peel region public and catholic schools

Peel Adventist School, Caledon

Peel Montessori

RCC Institute of Technology (Steeles Avenue campus)

Rowntree Montessori schools (all campuses)

Royal Crest Academy in Vaughan

Ryerson University

Scholar Montessori Academy, Langstaff Campus

Seneca College daytime/evening classes (all campuses)

Sheridan College

St. Michael””s College (Bathurst/St. Clair)

St. Phillips Community Preschool

The Junior Academy

Tiny Treasure Day Care and School (Mississauga and Etobicoke)

Toronto Prep School

Trillium Lakelands District School Board (Haliburton/Muskoka)

Trinity Montessori School (Markham)

University of Guelph

University of Toronto (Mississauga, Scarborough campus)

Vaughan College

Waterloo Region District School Board

Wilfred Laurier University

Wishing Well Montessori Schools

York University

All GTA Jewish day schools associated with the Centre for Jewish Education

The Catholic and public district school boards in Toronto say all school bus transportation has been cancelled. However, schools will remain open

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