UPEI delays opening, Holland College closes Tuesday due to freezing rain

Raphael Caron · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 18, 2025 6:26 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 minutes ago

Holland College has announced the closure of each its campuses Tuesday owed to the forecasted freezing rain, portion UPEI has delayed the opening of its Charlottetown and St. Peter's Bay campuses until noon.

The Atlantic Veterinary College Veterinary Teaching Hospital remains unfastened for emergencies.

Special upwind statements issued by Environment Canada crossed Prince Edward Island stay successful effect, informing of important freezing rainfall lasting 4 to 8 hours today.

The upwind bureau says the rainfall volition modulation to freezing rainfall and crystal pellets successful the westbound of the state and marque its mode to the eastbound successful the afternoon.

CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said this strategy is slow-moving, meaning the rainfall tin instrumentality clip to settee successful and importantly interaction the province.

"The freezing rainfall astir apt won't commencement until mid-morning and past into the afternoon. The further eastbound you are, the longer that's going to be," she said.

"That freezing rainfall and crystal pellet premix could accumulate connected surfaces, making for immoderate precise slippery surfaces arsenic we spell done the mid-morning and surely by this afternoon."

Environment Canada besides warns Islanders to instrumentality other caution erstwhile walking oregon driving successful affected areas.