Municipality of North Perth Declares Significant Weather Event - January 19, 2026

January 19, 2026– At 3:30 p.m. local time on January 19, 2026, the Municipality of North Perth officially declared a significant weather event as per Ontario Regulation 239/02. This declaration applies to all Municipality of North Perth roads and does not apply to provincial, county, or neighbouring municipal roadways. According to the Provincial regulation, the definition of a Significant Weather Event indicates there is “an approaching or occurring weather hazard with the potential to pose a significant danger to users of the highways within a municipality.”

All non-essential travel throughout the area is strongly discouraged. If citizens must travel, leave plenty of additional time and give snow plows extra space and distance to operate.

For more information on road conditions, Municipal 511 provides details about local road closures and includes road cameras to view current road conditions. Visit www.municipal511.ca for more information. For provincial road conditions, visit https://511on.ca/.  

Matt Ropp, Director of Infrastructure Services 
Municipality of North Perth 
P: 519-291-2950 
E: mropp@northperth.ca