Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Here are school closures so far for Wednesday, Feb. 13, due to snow and poor driving conditions Universities and Colleges: University of the Fraser Valley campuses are closed this morning and classes cancelled. UFV plans to open today at 1:00 pm. Update at 10:30 to confirm. Camosun College Vancouver Island University (Nanaimo, Cowichan, and Powell River campuses) Public School Districts (all public schools closed): Greater Victoria Saanich Mission Abbotsford Chilliwack Fraser Cascades Cowichan Valley Powell River Nanaimo-Ladysmith Sooke Gulf Islands Surrey Surrey Muslim School Regent Christian Academy (delayed start) Richmond BC Muslim School Agassiz Seabird Island Community School Burnaby St. Michael’s Elementary School Our Lady of Mercy Coquitlam Our Lady of Fatima Abbotsford Abbotsford School District Closed Abbotsford Christian School (all campuses) St. James Elementary St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary School Mennonite Educational Institute Cornerstone Christian School Langley The King’s School Maple Ridge James Cameron School Mission École Des Rives This list will be updated as more school closures get called in. Advertisement<doc-sep>Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Here are school closures for Tuesday, Feb. 12, due to snow and poor driving conditions: Universities and Colleges: UBC Point Grey. The campus is not closed but all day and evening classes are cancelled. Vancouver Island University campuses and facilities, except Powell River, are closed again for the day Langara College British Columbia Institute of Technology Vancouver Premier College University of the Fraser Valley (all campuses) Simon Fraser University Douglas College (all campuses) Kwantlen (all campuses) Vancouver Community College Capilano University North Island College Trinity Western University – classes cancelled at both Langley and Richmond campuses for the day. University of Victoria Canadian College of English Language Emily Carr Camosun College Public school districts (all public schools closed): Abbotsford Surrey Mission Chilliwack Greater Victoria School District Nanaimo Ladysmith School District Cowichan Valley School District Sooke School District Campbell River School District Coquitlam Langley New Westminster Richmond Vancouver Burnaby West Vancouver North Vancouver Delta Maple Ridge / Pitt Meadows WATCH: Another blast of winter hits B.C.’s South Coast 1:30 Another blast of winter hits B.C.’s South Coast Another blast of winter hits B.C.’s South Coast – Feb 12, 2019 Abbotsford: St. John Brebeuf Regional Secondary St. James School Abbotsford Christian School (3 campuses) Mission: Khalsa School Langley: Khalsa School Aldergrove Langley Christian School The King’s School Murrayville Academy and Centre Global Montessori LISTEN: Why are snow days declared? What do they mean economically for a city, school district or for a company? Surrey: Surrey Muslim School St. Matthews Elementary St. Bernadette Elementary Regent Christian Academy Khalsa School, Newton Khalsa School, Old Yale Road Khalsa Secondary Khalsa Primary School Khalsa Child Care Pacific Academy Sikh Academy Elementary School Our Lady of Good Council West Coast Christian School Sikh Academy Elementary School Iqra Islamic School Star of the Sea Elementary Gobind Sarvar School Guru Angad Dev Elementary School Holy Cross Regional High School Delta: Sacred Heart School Delta Christian School Immaculate Conception School Southpointe Academy Richmond: BC Muslim School Choice School St. Paul’s Elementary School St. Joseph’s the Worker Canada Star Secondary School Pythagoras Academy Vancouver: Stratford Hall School Fraser Academy York House School Vancouver College K-12 Crofton House St. Mary’s School Eaton Arrowsmith Magnussen School Reach for the Stars Montessori Our Lady of Sorrows St. Francis of Assisi Vancouver Montessori School St. Anthony of Padua Immaculate Conception School Vancouver Premier College St. Augustine Westside Montessori Academy St. Joseph’s Elementary St. Francis Xavier School Blessed Sacrament School St. Patrick’s Elementary The Westside School Corpus Christi Elementary St. Andrew’s Elementary University Canada West Woods and Waves Outdoor Learning West Coast Christian School PALS Autism Society School Reach for the Stars Montessori The overnight snowfall made Commercial and Broadway look very peaceful ahead of the morning’s commute. 1:09 Early morning snowfall at Commercial and Broadway Early morning snowfall at Commercial and Broadway – Feb 12, 2019 West Vancouver: St. Anthony’s Elementary North Vancouver: All francophone schools Lions Gate Christian Academy Holy Trinity Elementary Brockton School St. Thomas Aquinas Regional Secondary School Saint Pius X Elementary St. Edmond’s Elementary Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School St. Edmunds School Waldorf School Bodwell High School Burnaby: John Knox Christian (all campuses) St. Michael’s Elementary Holy Cross Elementary Burnaby Montessori St. Helen’s Elementary St Francis de Sales Deer Lake School Our Lady of Mercy Elementary School Reach for the Stars Montessori New Westminster: Urban Academy Coquitlam: Children of Integrity Montessori Academy Queen of All Saints School B.C. Christian School Our Lady of Fatima School Traditional Learning Academy Port Coquitlam: Hope Lutheran Christian School Lions Park Montessori School Archbishop Carney Our Lady of Assumption B.C. Christian School Maple Ridge: Meadow Ridge School James Cameron School Maple Ridge Christian Pitt Meadows: Hope Lutheran Christian School Mission: Deux-Rives Elementary Heritage Park Childcare Centre Chilliwack: Chilliwack School District WhiteRock: Eaton Arrowsmith John Paul II Academy White Rock Christian Academy CSF (Conseil Francophone): all CSF public schools in Surrey and North Vancouver Vancouver Island: Greater Victoria School District #61 Nanaimo Ladysmith School District #68 Cowichan Valley School District #79 Sooke School District #62 Campbell River School District #72 Comox Valley School District #71 Gulf Islands School District #64 Saanich School District #63 Qualicum School District # 69 Advertisement<doc-sep>For a second day in a row, heavy snowfall has led to the cancellation of classes around Vancouver island. Many school districts took the unusual step of cancelling class the day before instead of Tuesday morning. The cancellations follow a heavy snowfall around the island that was forecast to dump as much as 25 centimetres of snow in some areas. School Districts closing: Greater Victoria School District (SD61) Sooke School District (SD62) Saanich School District (SD63) Cowichan Valley School District (SD79) Alberni Valley School District (SD70) Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District (SD68) Qualicum School District (SD69) Comox Valley School District (SD71) Campbell River School District (SD72) Colleges/Universities Vancouver Island University (including Powell River) Camosun College University of Victoria North Island College (all campuses) Other CFB Esquimalt Some bus routes have also been affected. See BC Transit's info below:<doc-sep>Vancouver Island school districts are giving their students a snow day. Early Monday evening, District 79 Cowichan and District 68 Nanaimo each announced district-wide closures for Tuesday, Feb. 12 due to the ongoing snowfall and expected overnight accumulation. The Saanich, Sooke and Victoria School Districts followed suit later Monday night that students would not be attending classes Tuesday, as did District 69 Qualicum. The Alberni, Comox Valley and Campbell River districts did the same just before 6 a.m. Tuesday. Vancouver Island University took a similar step, announcing that all campuses except Powell River will be closed Tuesday as well. “Given the continuing snowfall and the forecast for more overnight, we wanted to give everyone as much notice as possible,” an alert sent to VIU students shortly after 7 p.m. Monday states. The University of Victoria, North Island College and Camosun College are also closed Tuesday Nanaimo district superintendent Scott Saywell announced his closure in style. And Sooke superintendent Scott Stinson followed suit a little while later. According to the latest Environment Canada update at 4:44 a.m., the snowfall warning remains in effect for the Island from Campbell River south, including the west coast. The warning states the snowfall — which began yesterday afternoon — will gradually taper off this afternoon into the early evening as the low pressure centre responsible weakens. Accumulations of 5 to 25 cm can be expected over that period. “Prepare for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become difficult to navigate due to accumulating snow.” Keep checking back to this file for more weather and closure information as it becomes available.<doc-sep>
The streets are covered with snow and many schools are not open today. Environment Canada said snowfall with total amounts ranging from 10 to 40 centimetres occurred on parts of Vancouver Island on Sunday. And another storm is on its way. There is a snowfall warning in effect for west Vancouver Island, inland Vancouver Island, Greater Victoria, the southern Gulf Islands, the Malahat highway from Goldstream to Mill Bay, and east Vancouver Island, from Courtenay to Campbell River, Duncan to Nanaimo and Nanoose Bay to Fanny Bay. Environment Canada said another low pressure system will bring 15 to 25 cm of snow to the South Coast. beginning this afternoon and continuing into Tuesday morning. This second disturbance will spread snow to virtually the entire South Coast with heaviest amounts falling tonight. Total snowfall amounts will vary across the region with 15 to 25 cm falling in most areas and the highest amounts likely on Vancouver Island and on the Vancouver north shore. This is a current list of school and bus closures and cancellations, which will continue to be updated as more information comes available: Cowichan Valley School District 79 All schools will be closed on Monday. Pacific Christian School, located in Victoria The school will be closed on Monday. Sooke School District 62 All schools are closed. Nanaimo Christian School School has been cancelled for Monday. Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools 68 All schools will be closed on Monday. Lighthouse Christian Academy, located in Langford The school is closed due to road conditions and more snow in the forecast. Vancouver Island University All VIU campuses and facilities, except Powell River, are closed for the day Monday due to extreme weather conditions. Saanich School District All Saanich schools are closed Monday because of the unsafe road conditions on the peninsula. Comox Valley School District 71 All schools are closed Monday because of road conditions following Sunday’s snowfall and the anticipation of more snow on the way today. Greater Victoria School District 61 All schools are closed due to inclement weather and worsening conditions. School District 69 Qualicum All school and school district work sites are closed today and no buses are running. St Michaels University School, located in Victoria The school is closed due to snow and road conditions. École Victor-Brodeur, located in Esquimalt School is closed. École Beausoleil, located in Oak Bay School is closed. CHEK Newsletter Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email. Email Address Sign Up Arc Academy of Inquiry, located in Victoria School is closed due to weather conditions. North Island College The NIC campus in the Comox Valley is closed today. Campbell River, Port Hardy and Port Alberni campuses are open. Camosun College Camosun College’s Landsdown and Interurban campuses were open but classes are cancelled tonight starting at 3:30 p.m. All services and buildings will close at 4 p.m. Royal Roads University: Open The campus is open. The library and recreation centre closed at 2:30 p.m. and Habitat Cafe will remain open until 7 p.m. University of Victoria Campus was open in the morning but all classes are cancelled starting at 3:30 p.m. Campus services, including libraries, CARSA, computing labs and retail food outlets will close at 4:30 p.m. Campbell River School District 72: Open All schools are open and buses are running. School District 70 (Alberni) All schools are open and buses are running. BC Transit Due to weather and road conditions, all buses may be late in Greater Victoria. Here is the list of detours and cancellations.