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Schools close, some highways in poor shape after overnight snow in N.B.

New Brunswick was is still under an Environment Canada weather warning Monday morning. The overnight snow has resulted in some bad roads and school cancellations.

Many schools are closed for the day because of weather conditions

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A snow plow going down a covered street.
Snow removal had begun early Monday morning in Moncton. (Nadia Gaudreau/Radio-Canada)

New Brunswick is still under an Environment Canada weather warning Monday morning. 

Southwestern and northeastern New Brunswick could still expect up to 25 centimetres of snow before it finishes falling later Monday morning.

Southeastern New Brunswick was upgraded to a winter storm warning, meaning it could see an additional 10 centimetres, as well as visibility near zero from the combination of fresh snow and high winds, the warning says.

Some northern regions won't see the same level of snowfall, but still have warnings in place for extreme cold. Campbellton and the eastern part of Restigouche County can expect temperatures to drop to as low as -40 Monday night into Tuesday morning.

A screenshot of a map of New Brunswick and some of Nova Scotia. The map is shaded red over all of New Brunswick and a small part of Nova Scotia.
Weather warnings are still in place for New Brunswick on Monday morning as snow continued to fall. Some regions have warnings for snowfall, while others have been upgraded to winter storm warnings. A few places have extreme cold warnings for late Monday. (Environment Canada)

Several roads, according to the province's 511, show snow-covered conditions, with travel not recommended on some key routes. 

Highway 95 from the U.S. border to Woodstock and Highway 2 from Woodstock to Meductic is showing travel not recommended with poor visibility.

Travel is also not recommended on most of Highway 2 from Fredericton to Moncton.

The same goes for Highway 1 from the Blacks Harbour and Grand Manan exit to the Musquash exit, with an extra warning for poor visibility.

School cancellations

The weather conditions have resulted in several school closures across the province.

  • Anglophone West schools in Zones 3-9 are closed, and all ASD-W education centres will delay opening until 11 a.m. AT. 

  • All Anglophone South schools are closed.

  • All Anglophone East schools are closed.

  • In the Anglophone North district, schools in Miramichi, Rexton and Bathurst are closed.

  • All Francophone South schools are closed.

  • Francophone North-East schools are closed, except for those in Dalhouse, Campbellton and Balmoral.

  • The University of New Brunswick, St. Thomas University and Mount Allison University will delay opening until noon. 

  • The Université de Moncton will delay opening until noon. 

  • Classes at Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick are affected by the storm, with some campuses closed for the day and remote learning taking over, while other campuses may re-open later in the day. 

  • The New Brunswick College of Craft and Design has closed its campus, with virtual classes continuing normally.

  • Saint Andrews, Woodstock and Fredericton New Brunswick Community College campuses are closed for the day. Miramichi, Saint John and Moncton campuses will open late. 

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