Laurier’s campuses and locations are closed at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12 due to severe weather

Feb. 12, 2025

Laurier’s campuses and locations are closing at 5:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, February 12, due to severe weather. The closure is for the rest of the night. Any classes and/or events that are scheduled to end after 5:30 p.m. are cancelled, regardless of their start time. Campus operations will resume as normal tomorrow at 6 a.m. Thursday, February 13 unless communicated otherwise. During the closure, buildings on Laurier’s campuses and locations will be controlled access, which means you require a OneCard to access buildings. The library on the Waterloo campus is closed.  

Check for status updates on the Campus Status Page.

 Closing the university means that:  

• All in-person and online classes that begin at 5:30 p.m. or later today, Wednesday, February 12, are cancelled. Any classes and/or events that are scheduled to end after 5:30 p.m. are cancelled, regardless of their start time. Instructors may choose to reschedule their classes, move their classes to virtual synchronous, or provide asynchronous learning activities.”
• In-person meetings and other in-person scheduled events on campus that begin at 5:30 p.m. or later today, Wednesday, February 12, are cancelled. Organizers of non-academic online meetings and events will determine and communicate if non-academic online meetings and events scheduled at 5:30 p.m. or later today, Wednesday, February 12, will continue in the usual manner.   
• Staff, other than those needed for essential services, are expected to perform their work remotely if operationally feasible and in consultation with their supervisor. 
• Staff performing essential services are expected to be on site.
• Staff and students who require flexibility or accommodations because of the impacts of inclement weather closures today for schools and other services should connect directly with their managers or instructors to discuss.
• All in-person university services are closed for the day, Wednesday, February 12 as of 5:30 p.m. Access to all remote and online university services will continue in the usual manner. 
• In-person and online examinations, including midterms, that begin at 5:30 p.m. or later today, Wednesday, February 12 are cancelled. Any in-person and online examinations, including midterms that are scheduled to end after 5:30 p.m. are cancelled, regardless of their start time. Any centrally scheduled examinations that have been cancelled will be rescheduled by the Office of the Registrar.
• Deadlines for assignments and other required in-person submissions are postponed until the same hour on the next weekday that the university is open.   

In the case of an on-campus emergency in Waterloo or Kitchener, please call Laurier’s Special Constable Service at 519-885-3333.