Quebec floods: What schools are closed Thursday, May 11?

By Max Kalinowicz Global News

Posted May 10, 2017 6:38 pm

Updated May 11, 2017 8:19 am

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The Ministries of Public Security and Education have issued notices to Montreal-area school boards to keep certain buildings closed for Thursday, May 11.

Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB)

The following schools will be closed:

Terry Fox Elementary
Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School
West Island Career Centre

The latter two are being used as emergency centres for Pierrefonds-Roxboro.

Bus transportation may experience delays due to flooded streets and detours.

The following bus routes are cancelled:

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46, 49, 307, 404, 406, and 501 to Kingsdale Academy
28 and 42 to St. Charles Elementary School
29 to John Rennie High School
35, 37, 404, and 502 to Riverdale High School

Marguerite-Bourgeoys School Board (CSMB)

The following schools will be closed:

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Jacques-Bizard Elementary
Jonathan-Wilson Elementary
Saint-Geneviève Ouest Elementary
Murielle-Dumont Elementary
Saint-Gérard Elementary
École du SAS (Pierrefonds campus)
Jeanne-Sauvé Adult Education Centre

The school board warns that bus routes will also be delayed and Bois-de-Liesse Elementary will not have bus services.

For students attending school in Ile-Bizard and who are registered for school busses, a shuttle bus will be set up from Fairview Pointe-Claire at 8:40 a.m. and return around 4:45 p.m.