Storm Watch 2020: Closures and Cancellations

Here is a list of closures and cancellations for Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020.

NOVA SCOTIA

Public school closures

• Halifax Regional Centre for Education
• South Shore Regional Centre for Education
• Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education
• Strait Regional Centre for Education
• Tri-County Regional Centre for Education
  
• Canadian Accredited Independent Schools
• Halifax Christian Academy’s Armdale Campus and the early childhood centre in Tmberlea
• Halifax Grammar School

Post-secondary school closures

• Dalhousie University
• Saint Mary’s University
• University of King’s College
• Nova Scotia Community College (Metro, Cape Breton, Annapolis Valley, Cumberland, Kingstec, Lunenburg, Pictou and Truro campuses) 
• Cape Breton University (an update will be provided at 11 a.m.)
• St. Francis Xavier University

Transportation

• There are several delays and cancellations at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Check your flight status before departing.
• Some Halifax Transit routes are on snow plans. Expect delays.
• Cape Breton Transit is cancelling for the rest of the day.

Services

• All curbside collection of garbage, organics, and recyclables in areas normally scheduled for pickup on Wednesday has been cancelled.

Banks

• All TD Canada branches in the Halifax Regional Municipality are closed today.
• All CUA locations are closed today.
• All East Coast Credit Union branches are closed today.

Other

• Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard, Marine Fabricators & Woodside Industries will partially close, with all production activities stopped until midnight.
• The Halifax Seaport Farmers Market is closed.
• The Canadian Museum of Immigration is closed.
• The Museum of Natural History will be delaying its opening until noon.
• Halifax Public Libraries will delay opening until 2 p.m.
• The Discovery Centre will delay opening until noon.
• The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia will be closed.
• The U.S. Consulate office in Halifax is closed.
• Stadacona, HMC Dockyard, Windsor Park, Willow Park and Shearwater are closed.
• Neptune Theatre has cancelled its 2 p.m. matinee performance of Peter Pan.
• Warming centre at St. Matt’s on Barrington Street in Halifax opening from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• The Municipal Office and the Waste Management Centre in East Hants will remain closed until at least noon.
• Region of Queens Municipality Administrative Office will be closed.
• Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia is closed today.
• The Avalon Centre is closed.
• The Canadian Red Cross is delaying opening offices until 11 a.m.
• The Hockey Nova Scotia office will remain closed today.

NEW BRUNSWICK

• Anglophone East School District
• Francophone South School District (Bouctouche, Cap-Pele, Cocagne, Dieppe, Grand-Barachois, Grande-Digue, Memramcook, Moncton, Notre-Dame, Saint-Antoine, Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, Sainte-Marie-de-Kent and Shediac)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

•  Public Schools Branch
•  La Commission scolaire de langue francaise