Blizzard prompts school closures, bus cancellations across province
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A blizzard that’s working its way across the province has prompted school divisions to cancel buses and classes.
School bus service has been cancelled for Louis Riel, River East Transcona, St. James Assiniboia, Seven Oaks, DFSM, Pembina Trails and Winnipeg School Divisions.
The closures include:
- Garden Valley School Division
- Hanover School Division
- Interlake School Division
- Lord Selkirk School Division
- Prairie Rose School Division
- Red River Valley School Division
- Sunrise School Division
- Turtle Mountain School Division
- Division Scolaire Franco-Manitobaine has closed all of its schools within Winnipeg’s Perimeter Highway. Additional closures include: Lagimodière, Gabrielle-Roy, Réal-Bérard, Saint-Joachim, Pointe-des-Chênes, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Sainte-Agathe, Noël-Ritchot, Aurèle-Lemoine, Gilbert-Rosset, École Régionale Notre-Dame, La Source, Saint-Lazare, Jours de Plaine, Saint-Georges
The University of Manitoba has also cancelled classes. Red River College Polytechnic is closing its Notre Dame Campus, Exchange District Campus and Stevenson Winnipeg campus until 11 a.m.