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School and other cancellations in southern Manitoba for Thursday

CANCELLATIONS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 31

WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISIONS:

The six school divisions in Winnipeg use Environment Canada as their benchmark.

There needs to be a -45 windchill at The Forks at 6 o’clock before anything gets cancelled.

However, Superintendent of Education Ted Fransen announced Wednesday afternoon that all buses in city divisions will be pre-emptively cancelled for Thursday.

Schools remain open, but buses will be off the road in the Pembina Trails, Seven Oaks, River East Transcona, Louis Riel, St. James-Assiniboia, Winnipeg, and St. Boniface divisions.  This also affects DSFM buses with the exception of the Saint-Lazare region.

 

OTHER SCHOOLS

Buses have also been cancelled for Faith Academy and King’s School, however schools remain open and classes are scheduled like normal.

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Classes cancelled in regions 2 and 3 of the Sunrise School Division. Staff still expected to report to work.

All schools in Lakeshore School Division are closed.

Calvin Christian School – no country bus, no shuttle bus but classes are still scheduled.

All schools closed in Border Land School Division. Staff are expected to report to work.

No buses running for Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary and Middle Schools.

OTHER CANCELLATIONS

All transportation to adult day programs in the city of Winnipeg for individuals in the Community Living DisAbility Services (Dept. of Families) is cancelled due to the extreme cold. Programs will remain open if individuals have an alternative method of getting to them.

WASO transportation and day program are closed.

Options, Pathways & Transitions transportation is cancelled but programs are open.

 

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