Cancellations and closures following the weekend’s wild winter weather
Posted Feb 17, 2015 04:50:40 AM.
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It has been a chaotic few days for commuters all across the region, and today, the aftermath of the weekend’s wild weather will continue to cause disruptions in your day.
Halifax will continue to enforce the winter parking ban overnight into Wednesday.
News 95.7’s meteorologist Richard Zurawski said here in Halifax we are left with the icy leftovers of about 30 centimetres of snow and 20 millimetres of rain.
“So the ice is a big issue, and it looks like the temperature’s going to stay well below normal for the next few days,” he said. “So no respite in the immediate future, although by the time we get to the weekend, things will start to warm up a bit.”
Zurawski said we can expect a few flurries this weekend, but other than that, our future is looking fairly calm and cold.
“A weak low-pressure system is going south of us so we will pick up a little bit in the way of snow, probably just about five centimetres, but more insult to injury really.”
Below is a list of regional closures and cancellations caused by the icy roads while Nova Scotians continue to dig out from the weekend.
Schools:
- All Halifax Regional School Board schools will be closed, this includes the cancellation of all professional development activities.
- Annapolis Valley Regional School Board schools are closed, work sites open at 11
- All South Shore Regional School Boards schools will be closed
- All Strait Regional School Board schools will be closed
- All Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board schools are closed
- All schools in the Tri-County Regional School Board (Digby, Yarmouth, and Shelburne Counties) will be closed, central office and work sites will open at 10 a.m.
- Chignecto-Central Regional School Board all schools closed, work sites open
- NSCC’s Akerley, Institute of Technology, Waterfront campuses along with Annapolis Valley, Burridge, Kingstec, Shelburne will be closed
- Halifax Christian Academy closed
- Sandy Lake Academy closed
Transportation:
- Kings Transit buses will delay service until 8 a.m.
Services:
- Canada Games Centre’s Play School programs and Child Minding services are cancelled today, PD Day Camp is still running
Government:
- Provincial government offices in Pictou, Colchester, Cumberland, Hants, Annapolis, Kings, Queens, Digby, Shelburne, Lunenburg and Yarmouth counties will delay opening until noon
- Service Nova Scotia Access offices closed today in Pictou, Colchester, Cumberland, Hants, Annapolis, Kings, Queens, Digby, Shelburne, Yarmouth, Lunenburg counties
Other:
- This morning’s CEED Nova Scotia workshop has been cancelled
- Dartmouth Learning Network: all classes and programs cancelled
- Skills Canada Nova Scotia office closed
- Canadian Red Cross offices across the region delaying opening until noon
