More school closures and transit delays mark a snowy Monday evening

With several feet of snow still on the ground in the Fraser Valley — and more snow expected overnight — many school districts have announced the cancellation of classes for a second straight day. 

The Abbotsford School District, Chilliwack School District, Mission School District, Langley School District, and the Fraser-Cascade School District have all announced closures for Tuesday, along with the University of the Fraser Valley.

Schools in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows were closed on Monday, but as of 11:30 p.m. PT were still expected to open on Tuesday.

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Surrey's school district will make a decision as to whether its schools are closed at approximately 6 a.m. PT on Tuesday.  

It comes as Environment Canada has issued another snowfall warning for the Fraser Valley and Greater Victoria area, with five to ten centimetres expected overnight. 

A snowfall warning was originally issued for Metro Vancouver, but ended on Monday evening. 

At the Abbotsford airport, 57 centimetres of snow fell between Friday and Monday, according to Environment Canada and parts of Chilliwack received upwards of 75 centimetres. 

Rush hour delays on the Canada Line

Further to the west, a stalled Canada Line train near the North Arm Bridge at Marine Drive caused delays for several hours on Monday evening.

TransLink spokesman Chris Bryan says they're still determining what the exact problem is, but it appears to be similar to the issue that affected the same stretch of track between Marine Station and Bridgeport on Friday night. 

A bus bridge was set up to run between Oakridge and Bridgeport stations for several hours, before service was restored at approximately 8 p.m. PT. 

However, after service was restored between Oakridge and Bridgeport, shuttle buses were still required between Richmond-Brighouse and Bridgeport stations, and the YVR and Bridgeport stations, for several hours.  

It also forced a delay for all trains on the entire route for approximately 30 minutes during rush hour. 

TransLink is also experiencing delays of 30 to 60 minutes on some bus routes and has rerouted several bus lines in the Lower Mainland because of icy conditions, including the 210, 230 and the 3.

The 145 to SFU has also been suspended, along with the C3 and C4 shuttle buses in New Westminster.

Green bin collection suspended

Although Vancouver might be spared any more snow before rain is forecasted to hit on Wednesday, the city has temporarily suspended its Green Bin collection in order to focus on garbage collection. 

"Typically, garbage collection occurs every two weeks, with Green Bin collection taking place each week. In the winter months, green bin volumes are lighter as there are no grass or yard trimmings," the city said in a statement. 

"Green Bin collection is expected to resume Tuesday, February 14, following the Monday holiday."

The city also said that some recycling delays are expected, but that if a person hasn't had their recycling bin picked up on the expected date, to keep it outside because additional crews will be returning to missed areas. 

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