Snowy start to week for most of Nova Scotia

Most of Nova Scotia is waking up with fresh snow on the ground on Monday morning.

Throughout Sunday, around 10 centimetres fell, which has led to some cancellations and concerns with road conditions for the start of the week.

As the snowfall was prolonged throughout Sunday into Monday morning, major highways and main streets have mostly been cleared of snow. Some smaller streets may still be covered, and drivers are urged to exercise caution throughout Monday.

Closures and cancellations

Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE)

• The following Families of Schools are closed due to poor inland road conditions:

  • Bay View High

  • Eastern Shore District High

  • Marine Drive

  • Musquodoboit Rural High

• All other HRCE schools:

  • Delayed opening by two hours

  • Bused students picked up two hours later than usual

  • Lunch and dismissal at regular times

  • EXCEL programs cancelled for the morning only

• HRCE says the decision follows 10 to 15 centimetres of overnight snowfall, with cleanup still ongoing.

South Shore Regional Centre for Education (SSRCE)

• All schools:

  • Two-hour delayed start

  • Back road closures in Lunenburg and Queens counties are in effect

Strait Regional Centre for Education (SRCE)

• System shutdown in effect

  • All classes cancelled

  • All schools, buildings and worksites closed, including:

    • Mulgrave Operations Centre

    • Bus garages

    • Regional office at SAERC

Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP)

• Classes are cancelled for North, Metro, South Shore and Greenwood regions, including:

  • South Shore School Centre

  • Rose-des-Vents School

  • Acadie Star School Centre

  • NDA School

  • Beau-Port School

  • École acadienne de Pomquet

  • École acadienne de Truro

  • Belle-Baie School

  • Beaux-Marais School

  • Bois-Joli School

  • Crossroads School

  • Mosaic Secondary School

  • Grand Portage School

  • Beaubassin School (including Centre Le Sunflower)

  • Summit Secondary School

  • Sea and World School

• CSAP offices:

  • Dartmouth office opens at 10 a.m.

  • Petit-de-Gras office opens at 10 a.m.

Nova Scotia Community College (NSCC)

Closed due to weather:

• Cumberland Campus

• Amherst Learning Centre

• Institute of Technology Campus (closed until 11 a.m., reassess at 9 a.m.)

• Ivany Campus (closed until 11 a.m., reassess at 9 a.m.)

• Aviation Institute (closed until 11 a.m., reassess at 9 a.m.)

• Pictou Campus

• Strait Area Campus

• Wagmatcook Learning Centre

• Truro Campus

Open:

• Annapolis Valley Campus

• Centre of Geographic Sciences (COGS)

• Burridge Campus

• Digby Learning Centre

• Kingstec Campus

• Lunenburg Campus

• Shelburne Campus

• Sydney Waterfront Campus

• eCampus

St. Francis Xavier University (StFX)

• Delayed opening until 12:00 p.m.

• All 9:00 a.m. in-person exams cancelled

• Online exams proceed as scheduled unless otherwise directed

• Essential services remain operational