Dozens of schools are closed and tens of thousands of homes are in the dark after a wintry blast of heavy snow, ice pellets and rain began sweeping across the province Tuesday.
The Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board shuttered several schools in the Laurentians and all Quebec City school service centres are closed.
Many schools on the North Shore are also closed.
Montreal schools are open after 16 centimetres of snow fell Tuesday night, turning into freezing rain and finally rain Wednesday morning, kicking off a slushy start to the work commute.
Up to 20 millimetres of rain is expected to fall on the city on Wednesday.
“Because of this rain
