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B.C. school closures Thursday due to South Coast snow and ice

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There are more school closures on Thursday, Jan. 18, as B.C.’s South Coast remains in the grips of a winter storm.

Schools across the Lower Mainland are also calling off classes again because of the forecast.

Abbotsford

Due to challenging road conditions and weather alerts in place for Abbotsford, all public schools and district buildings are closed.

Cornerstone Christian School

St. James and St. Ann’s Catholic School

St. John Brebeuf Secondary School

Dasmesh Punjabi School

Aldergrove

Fraser Valley Adventist Academy

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Burnaby

All public schools in Burnaby have been closed.

Saint Helen’s Elementary School

John Knox Christian School

Chilliwack

All public schools in Chilliwack have been closed due to poor road conditions.

Saint Mary’s Elementary School

Unity Christian

Coquitlam

All public schools closed in School District 43.

Queen of All Saints

Delta

All public schools in Delta are closed

Immaculate Conception

Hope

All public schools in the Fraser Cascade School District closed.

Langley

All schools in the Langley School District are closed to students and staff today including LEC. The School Board Office is also closed to the public. All daycares located on district property are closed and facility rentals are cancelled for the day.

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Langley Christian School

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Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows

All public schools in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are closed.

Mission

All public schools in Mission have been closed due to poor road conditions.

North Vancouver

All public schools in North Vancouver are closed.

St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary

St. Edmunds

Port Coquitlam

Archbishop Carney

Richmond

All public schools in Richmond are closed.

Choice School for Gifted Children

Surrey

All schools and sites in the Surrey School District are closed. Buses are also not running.

Surrey Christian School

Cloverdale Catholic School

Pacific Academy

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Our Lady of Good Counsel

White Rock Christian Academy

Vancouver

All public schools in Vancouver are closed.

Notre Dame Regional Secondary

Corpus Christie Elementary

Stratford Hall School

Immaculate Conception School

West Vancouver

All public schools in West Vancouver have been closed

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University students are also being asked to stay home for a second day.

The University of British Columbia is cancelling all of its in-person activities on its Vancouver campus Thursday.

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All SFU campus activities are cancelled Thursday. Buildings will remain open, but all classes, university services and campus activities are cancelled for the entire day.

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BCIT is cancelling all in-person classes on Thursday. Students scheduled to be on campus will be contacted by their instructors for direction on classwork.

Capilano University’s Lonsdale and Squamish campuses will be closed Thursday. Classes are cancelled.

University Canada West is also moving all classes online. Campuses will remain partially open.

Douglas College all in-person classes are cancelled.

Vancouver Community College campuses (Broadway and Downtown) are closed due to inclement weather and travel conditions across Metro Vancouver.

All on-campus classes are cancelled. Online classes and college operations will continue remotely, where possible/applicable.

Due to winter weather & hazardous road conditions, all UFV campuses are closed. In-person classes are cancelled. Instructors will contact students regarding the delivery of scheduled course material.

Emily Carr University of Art + Design will be closed on Thursday.

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