School Closures

• School closure ban means Ontario boards spending ‘limited’ funds to keep buildings open: docs

  Documents written for Ontario’s education minister admit a moratorium on closing schools is stretching the already thin budgets boards have to manage to breaking point. 

  Education

  Oct 3
  
• Stifling school: Good for ‘morale’ to be let out early, says N.B. student

  As humidex values reach 40 C across New Brunswick, many schools across the province dismissed classes early on Thursday to ease comfortability for students as a heat wave persists.

  Weather

  Jun 20
  
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• Three South Okanagan elementary schools set to permanently close

  Three South Okanagan elementary schools will permanently close in June 2025.

  Education

  Apr 18
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• School and bus cancellations around Manitoba on Thursday

  Students at a number of Manitoba schools will be having a snow day, as cancellations continued to roll in Thursday morning. Among the schools and divisions cancelling buses or classes due to poor weather conditions: All buses and classes in the Southwest Horizon School Division are cancelled Bus routes throughout the Prairie Rose School Division...

  Weather

  Mar 7
• School closures didn’t prevent community spread of COVID-19: study

  A report from McMaster University says school closures in Ontario did little to contain COVID-19's spread in the broader community. Vaccination and masking were stronger factors.

  Education

  Feb 16
• English Montreal School Board announces ped day for total eclipse event

  The action is being taken out of an 'abundance of caution,' according to a spokesperson, due to the number of health risks associated with looking directly at the eclipse.

  Education

  Feb 14
• School cancellations around southern Manitoba

  A blast of wintry weather means closures and bus cancellations for some Manitoba school divisions Thursday.

  Weather

  Feb 8
• N.S. storm: Schools, universities to close Monday as snow keeps piling on

  The Halifax Regional Centre for Education announced Sunday that classes were cancelled for all students on Monday due to the major weekend snow storm for Nova Scotia.

  Education

  Feb 4
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• Three South Okanagan Schools officially on chopping block

  School District 67 could be facing a major shuffle as the board voted last night to move ahead to public consultation surrounding its Long-Range Facilities Plan.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• Freezing rain, hazardous roads close schools in Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island Friday

  Friday is a snow day again for some students in B.C. due to the freezing rain that has struck the region. Here is the list of current closures.

  Weather

  Jan 19