Alberta clipper slams into province, shuttering schools, highways

An Alberta clipper that slammed into parts of the province overnight shuttered several schools across Manitoba on Wednesday morning.

Due to the weather and road conditions, all schools in the Border Land, Evergreen, Hanover, Interlake, Lakeshore, Lord Selkirk, Mountain View, Prairie Rose, Red River Valley, Seine River and Swan Valley school divisions were closed for the day.

The Franco-Manitoban School Division cancelled classes for the day at Aurèle Lemoine (St. Laurent), Plaine Days (Laurier). Saint-Georges, Lagimodière (Lorette), Pointe des Chênes (Ste. Anne), Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Sainte-Agathe, Saint-Joachim (La Broquerie), Réal-Bérard (St-Pierre-Jolys), and Gabrielle-Roy (Île-des-Chênes).

The storm also forced a number of highways to close down due to poor winter driving conditions and poor visibility, including Highway 5, from Ochre River to Grandview, Highway 10, from N. Ent. Riding Mountain National Park to Pine River, Highway 20, Ochre River to Fork River, Highway 20, from Fork River to Winnipegosis, Highway 83, from Russell to Roblin and Highway 276, from Jct of Highway 269 to Skownan.

Meanwhile, Highway 3 from Carman to 3.2 kilometres east of Carman was closed due to a motor vehicle crash.