Closures pile up as major winter storm slams Avalon Peninsula
CBC
The City of St. John's is shutting down all of its facilities as a major winter storm barrels through the region.
The closures include all recreation centres, the dump and city hall.
The towns of Conception Bay South and Paradise had already closed their offices, and St. John's had already shut down garbage and recycling collection ahead of the storm's arrival.
All courts in St. John's are closed for the day, including the sheriffs' office.
Eastern Health has cancelled breastfeeding support groups and a mass vaccination clinic at Mount Pearl Square.
This follows the closure of its community walk-in clinic at 50 Mundy Pond Rd. for the day.
Schools from a collection of towns in and around St. John's are closed all day Tuesday, in anticipation of some messy winter weather.
The announcements from both English and French school districts came just after 6 a.m., before snow started falling on the northeast Avalon.
Just before 7 a.m., the closure was extended to schools in Conception Bay North and other regions of the Avalon Peninsula. A full list of school closures can be found here.
Memorial University campuses are also closed for the day, but a spokesperson for the university said online courses are still going ahead unless individual instructors make a decision to cancel.
Independent schools, like St. Bon's and King's Bridge Montessori in St. John's, also made a decision early Tuesday to close for the full day.
College of the North Atlantic campuses in St. John's, Seal Cove and Placentia are closed all day.
The entire Avalon Peninsula is expected to see between 15 and 20 centimetres of snow on Tuesday, with a northeasterly wind gusting to 60 km/h, and 80 km/h along parts the coast.
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