Schools closed again as winter storm lingers in N.S.
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Public schools in Nova Scotia are closed Tuesday as a long-lasting winter storm continues to bring snow to the province.
Nova Scotia is still under an Environment Canada snowfall warning, with an additional two to five centimetres expected for much of the province, and up to 10 centimetres more in Cape Breton.
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality said transit would not be running during the morning. Municipal offices and recreation centres are also closed until at least 1 p.m.
Government offices won’t open until noon, and many universities have also delayed opening. Most Nova Scotia Community College campuses are either closed, or delayed in opening.
Most public schools in the province were also closed on Monday as the storm swept across the region.
Cape Breton Regional Police Const. Gary Fraser said officers were dealing with vehicles parked on streets, despite the parking ban in the municipality aimed at allowing plows to better clear snow. Cars are being towed, he said.
“There's going to be a lot of cars in the compound, I guess,” he told CBC’s Information Morning Cape Breton. “And the people are going to be kind of disappointed when they get up and see their car gone, but they knew the warning and they parked on the street.”
The parking ban is in place between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m., as well as during snowfall if the vehicles are hampering clearing efforts, Fraser said.
RCMP Cpl. Gary McLaughlin said Tuesday morning that visibility on Highway 125 in the CBRM was “very bad” due to blowing snow.
Halifax Stanfield airport warned there might still be flight delays and cancellations due to the storm. A spokesperson said Monday poor weather in other cities could also cause flight disruptions in Halifax.
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