Poor road conditions cause school cancellations, delays in P.E.I. | CBC News
Delays and closures, including the cancellation of several families of schools, are in effect across parts of P.E.I. Thursday morning.
A yellow freezing rain warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for Prince County
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A number of schools across Prince Edward Island are closed or delayed Thursday, due to road conditions not improving fast enough after a messy mix of freezing rain overnight.
“We know even a little bit of light freezing rain causes some problems on the road. So just be very, very careful this morning,” said CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin.
A yellow freezing rain warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for Prince County.
Closures:
- Schools in the Westisle, Three Oaks, Kensington, and Kinkora families are cancelled for the day.
- Due to a power outage impacting Gulf Shore Consolidated and its community, the school dismissed at 9:45 a.m.
Delays:
- All other schools in the English school system proceeded following a one-hour delay.
- The French-language school board delayed the start of classes by two hours.
- Holland College delayed the opening of all Summerside locations and the West Prince Campus until 10:30 a.m.
- Island Montessori Academy centres in Stratford and Cornwall opened at 9 a.m.