Spring snowstorm brings school and highway closures to southern Manitoba

CBC News

· Posted: Mar 28, 2025 8:36 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

Blowing and drifting snow, arsenic good as poor visibility, has caused respective schools and parts of highways crossed confederate Manitoba to beryllium closed.

The portion had an abrupt instrumentality to wintertime connected Thursday afternoon, arsenic an Alberta Clipper moved into the occidental portion of the state and dispersed crossed it done the day.

A snowfall informing from Environment Canada remains successful spot as 15 to 25 centimetres is inactive expected successful immoderate areas connected Friday.

The snowfall volition beryllium dense astatine times earlier tapering disconnected done the greeting hours, according to the upwind agency.

As a effect of the conditions, each schools are closed for the time successful the pursuing divisions:

• Lakeshore.
• Lord Selkirk.
• Sunrise.

Colony schools are closed successful the Rolling River School Division but all community schools are open.

The Franco-Manitoban School Division has 2 schoolhouse closures — École Jours de Plaine successful Laurier and L'École Aurèle Lemoine successful St. Laurent.

Bus work is cancelled for École Saint-Lazare and École Saint-Georges but the schools are unfastened for classes.

The road closures mostly interaction the occidental country of the state but galore others crossed the full south, including the Trans-Canada Highway and the Perimeter Highway surrounding Winnipeg, are partly-covered.

A representation and much accusation connected road conditions tin beryllium recovered connected the provincial authorities website.