Mix of spring snow, rain closes some Nova Scotia schools Friday

A mix of snow and rain that began Thursday morning and afternoon in the Maritimes has led to some messy road conditions in the region.

A mix of snow and rain that began Thursday morning and afternoon in the Maritimes has led to some messy road conditions in the region.

The messy mix caused several schools in eastern Nova Scotia to close or delay opening Friday morning.

Schools are closed in Richmond County, Inverness County and Port Hawkesbury, N.S. Classes are also cancelled at East Antigonish Education Centre/Academy in Monastery, N.S.

All Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education schools are closed.

In New Brunswick, many school buses are delayed by an hour.

Friday is a professional development day for schools in Prince Edward Island’s Public Schools Branch. Parent-teacher interviews and PD day sessions are delayed until 9:30 a.m.

A few weather alerts remain in effect in Cape Breton Friday morning.