Delays and closures continue across P.E.I. Tuesday morning after significant snowfall, strong winds and blowing snow hit the Island overnight. 

Weather-related closures began Monday afternoon as the storm began.

Environment Canada issued yellow weather warnings across the province. Kings County is under a snowfall warning while Prince and Queens counties are under winter storm warnings.

Environment Canada’s alerts, which were updated Tuesday morning around 4:30 a.m., said up to 5 cm of additional snowfall is possible across the Island, with locally higher amounts possible.

There is potential for rain and freezing rain in Kings County, but the rest of the Island is seeing light snow that’s still blowing around in the wind, said CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin. 

Winds are expected to slowly subside into the afternoon as snow tapers off, she said. 

“The system is on the way out, so we’ve endured the heaviest part of this system,” Simpkin said. 

Another system is expected to bring light snow to the Island Wednesday evening into Thursday, but “it’s not going to be anywhere near the system that we just endured,” she said. 

Closures

• P.E.I.’s French and English schools are closed for the day. 
• Island Montessori Academy Stratford and Cornwall are closed.
• All Holland College campuses are closed. 
• UPEI’s Charlottetown and St. Peter’s Bay campuses are closed for the day. The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital will remain open for emergencies.
• The Community Supports Program is not operating today.
• Health P.E.I. delays and closures are listed on the provincial health agency’s health storm centre page. 
• All Island Waste Management collections across the province have been cancelled and rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 28.
• All T3 rural transit buses are cancelled for the day.

Delays 

• T3 Transit Route #7 Stratford will begin service at 10 a.m. from DVA Shelter. Route #9 Cornwall will begin service at 9:15 a.m. from Royalty Crossing Mall.
• All provincial civil service offices Island-wide are on a delayed opening until 12:30 p.m., with a further announcement by 11:30 a.m.
• All branches of Provincial Credit Union are on a delayed opening until 12 p.m., with a further announcement by 10 a.m.
• Charlottetown City Hall and its administrative offices are delayed opening until 12:30 a.m., with a further announcement by 11:30 a.m.
• Summerside City Hall and all non-essential services will be closed until 10:30 a.m., with a further announcement by 9:30 a.m.
• All public libraries Island-wide are on a delayed opening until 10:30 a.m., with a further announcement by 9:30 a.m.
• Simmons Sports Centre and Cody Banks Arena are also delayed opening until 12:30 p.m., with a further announcement by 11:30 a.m.