Kat,
I live in Burlington too. That was one slippery day and a slippery bit of road that night. There were scores of traffic accidents that day and night. My neighbour parked her 4 wheel drive Subaru and walked home that night.

Glad to hear that you are back in the saddle again. For what it's worth, most of the winter will not be so bad in terms of traction. On the majority of days, it is not that hard to ride in Burlington/area.