First dose of winter hits Waterloo Region [Video]

Mother Nature has given Waterloo Region its first dose of snow, just in time for December, and even more could be coming our way.

“I was pretty excited for a snow day. It wasn’t that fun, shovelling, but I was prepared to shovel with gloves,” a Kitchener resident told CTV News on Monday as they cleared their driveway.

According to Environment Canada, a fast-moving system dropped enough snow on the region to impact some roads.

School buses for the Waterloo Catholic District School board and the Waterloo Region District School Board were cancelled Monday morning due to the weather conditions.

“We’ve taken a real dramatic shift into more winter-like conditions,” Geoff Colson, Environment Canada meteorologist, said.

Some areas of Waterloo Region have seen up to 14 centimetres of snow since Thursday as the system moved through the area. By comparison, however, the region got off lightly. Some people in cottage …