School transportation cancellations in Northumberland County have reached a new high, with 15 inclement weather days recorded so far in the 2025-26 school year.
The total surpasses the previous peak of 14 days set in 2024-25, marking the highest number of weather-related cancellations for any STSCO region in the past eight school years.
Historically, Northumberland’s numbers have mirrored nearby regions, with nine cancellations in 2018-19, followed by a dip to just two in 2020-21. However, totals have climbed in recent years, including eight days in 2022-23 and five in 2023-24, before spiking over the past two winters.
This school year, Northumberland has also seen several region-specific cancellations, particularly in January, contributing to the higher overall total compared to neighbouring Peterborough and Clarington, which reported 11 and 10 days respectively.
Below is the list of Inclement Weather Cancellation Days, broken down by geographical regions:
Northumberland
2018-2019 = 9 Days
2019-2020 = 3 Days
2020-2021 = 2 Days
2021-2022 = 4 Days
2022-2023 = 8 Days
2023-2024 = 5 Days
2024-2025 = 14 Days
2025-2026 = 15 Days
Peterborough
2018-2019 = 9 Days
2019-2020 = 3 Days
2020-2021 = 2 Days
2021-2022 = 4 Days
2022-2023 = 8 Days
2023-2024 = 5 Days
2024-2025 = 14 Days
2025-2026 = 11 Days
Clarington
2018-2019 = 9 Days
2019-2020 = 3 Days
2020-2021 = 2 Days
2021-2022 = 3 Days
2022-2023 = 7 Days
2023-2024 = 4 Days
2024-2025 = 11 Days
2025-2026 = 10 Days
