Nova Scotians awoke to a winter wonderland on Thursday.
A messy storm dumped more than 30 cm of snow in the Halifax area.
The snowfall warning was called off late in the morning, but closures, cancellations, and delays persist due to the weather conditions.
Crews are working to clean up slick streets and sidewalks.
Halifax Transit says its services will resume at noon, including buses, Access-A-Bus, and ferry. They will operate on a snow plan.
All HRCE schools are closed. Many university and college campuses are closed or have delayed their openings.
Warming centres will be open on Thursday to help residents in need of a safe space to wait out the storm.
You can see the full list below:
Schools:
- Halifax Regional Centre for Education schools are closed.
- Tri-County Regional Centre for Education Schools are closed.
- Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education Schools are closed.
- Strait Regional Centre for Education Schools are closed.
- Cape Breton Regional Centre for Education schools closed.
- South Shore Regional Centre for Education schools closed.
- Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education Schools closed.
- CSAP has cancelled all classes.
- Mount Saint Vincent University is closed. On-campus classes are cancelled & all buildings remain closed. Online classes may continue, tech permitting (check Moodle).
- Dalhousie University has closed both its Halifax and Truro campuses. All Thursday exams postponed
- StFX campus will be closed. All in-person exams are cancelled. Online exams will continue as per schedule.
- All facilities at NSCAD University are closed.
- All NSCC Campuses are closed
- Saint Mary’s University will delay opening until 12 p.m. Remote work is encouraged where possible this morning.
Travel:
- Halifax Transit services will resume at noon. That includes Conventional, Access-A-Bus & Ferry Service.
- Many cancelled flights at the Halifax Stanfield International Airpot. The airport recommends confirming your flight status before heading to the airport.
Businesses:
- Irving Shipbuilding is cancelling the Day Shift. The Night Shift and Back Shift will continue to operate as scheduled.
- Halifax Shopping Centre will delay opening until 12 p.m.
- Mic Mac Mall will be opening at 12 p.m.
- Edward Jost Children’s Centre and Edward Jost Annex are closed.
- The Discovery Centre will be closed Thursday morning. They will assess a potential re-opening during their 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. session.
- The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Museum of Natural History, and Museum of Industry will delay opening until 12 p.m
- East Side Orthopaedics is closed.
Government:
- CFB Halifax delayed opening until 10 a.m.
- Provincial government offices in all counties except Cumberland and Colchester will delay opening until noon.
- Workers’ Compensations Board of Nova Scotia Halifax & Sydney offices are closed
- DFO offices in the Halifax Regional Municipality will delay opening until 12 p.m.
- Access Nova Scotia offices in all counties except for the offices in Truro and Amherst delayed opening until 10 a.m.
- The Access Nova Scotia office in Sheet Harbour is closed.
- Municipal offices will delay opening until at least 11 a.m
Services:
- Halifax Public Libraries will delay opening until 2 p.m.
- The municipal overnight winter parking ban is in effect annually from Dec. 15 to Mar. 31. Regardless of the status of an overnight winter parking ban, or whether you have received a notification, vehicles can be towed any time during the day or night, any day of the year, if they are interfering with snow-clearing operations.
- The Halifax Public Gardens will remain closed.
- Many HRM recreation centres will delay opening.
- The curbside collection of garbage, organics and recyclables regularly scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 9 has been cancelled. For residents who would have regular collection today, curbside collection services will be provided on Saturday, Dec. 11.
- The 8 Canadian Red Cross service centres in Nova Scotia are closed until at least 10 a.m.
- Public Health mobile unit testing being offered at St. Francis Xavier University is postponed until noon.
Warming Centres (OPEN):
- The Warming Centre will be OPEN Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. It’s located in the basement of St. Matt’s church at 1479 Barrington street.
