School delays Friday with messy weather
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Schools across Prince Edward Island are opening one hour late Friday morning after messy weather yesterday.
English and French school boards will provide a further update by 8 a.m.
Island Montessori Academy will also delay opening until 9 a.m. with further announcement by 8 a.m.
The opening of Holland College's western P.E.I. campuses, including the Summerside Waterfront Campus, the Atlantic Police Academy and the West Prince Campus, are delayed. An update will be provided at 9 a.m.
Collège de l'Île's Wellington campus will delay opening until 10 a.m., with a further update at 9 a.m.
A blowing snow advisory issued by Environment Canada remains in effect for Prince County and will continue into Saturday.
"In the wake of the recent heavy snowfall, strong west to northwesterly winds will develop this morning and persist into Saturday. These winds combined with the fresh snowfall will likely give extensive blowing and drifting snow," the agency said.
A wind warning has also been issued for Kings County, with gusts of up to 90 km/h expected from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. There is no alert in effect for Queens County.
Wind conditions have restricted traffic on the Confederation Bridge to certain types of vehicles. The bridge is closed to automobiles towing trailers, high-sided vehicles including trucks, tractor trailers, recreational vehicles and buses.
The restrictions were put in place at 6:22 a.m., and given the forecast, bridge officials believe those restrictions could last until 2 a.m. Saturday.
Provincial civil service offices in Kings County will open at 9:30 a.m.
The plow dispatcher in Prince County said roads in the area are partly snow-covered with some blowing snow and slushy conditions, and visibility is poor in most areas.
In Kings County, roads are also partly ice-covered, and visibility is only fair. Queens County has some icy patches, but visibility is good.
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