Officials are asking people to avoid travelling on several highways due to poor road conditions.
It comes as southern New Brunswick braces for 30 to 55 centimetres of snow and ice pellets.
According to New Brunswick 511, travel is currently not recommended on the following local roads:
- Route 1 — St. Stephen to River Glade
- Route 2 — Grand Falls to Sackville
- Route 3 — St. Stephen to Brockway
- Route 7 — Saint John to Finnegal Hill
- Route 10 — Sussex to Queens / Kings County Line
Snow-covered roads are being reported around the province with icy patches and poor visibility in places.
Earlier today, the Saint John Police Force recommended against unnecessary travel during the storm, adding that road conditions were already deteriorating.
The impending forecast also led to a snow day for most students in New Brunswick, including those in the Anglophone South and Francophone South school districts.
The Latest Forecast
A winter storm warning remains in place for southern New Brunswick, including Saint John, the Kennebecasis Valley, Sussex, and St. Stephen.
The latest forecast calls for an additional 15 centimetres of snow and ice pellets this afternoon, followed by five to 10 centimetres tonight.
Lesser amounts are expected in the St. Stephen area, however, with five to 10 centimetres this afternoon, and two to four centimetres tonight.
“Snowfall accumulations will be limited along the immediate Fundy coastline where significant ice pellets will mix with snow today,” said Environment Canada.
Buses, Ferries, Air Travel Also Impacted
Saint John Transit is not operating today due to the storm. Officials made the announcement late Thursday afternoon.
Bay Ferries has cancelled both of today’s crossings between Saint John and Digby.
Travel by air is also not a possibility as all flights in and out of the Saint John Airport are cancelled for the day.
Most arrivals and departures are also cancelled at the Fredericton and Greater Moncton airports.
Don’t Expect Any Mail Today
The poor road conditions prompted Canada Post to issue a “red delivery service alert” for southern New Brunswick and Bathurst.
“A red service alert means that we are suspending delivery for the day and not sending our delivery agents out,” the agency said in a news release.
A “yellow delivery service alert” has been issued for eastern and northern New Brunswick.
Canada Post said that means employees will do their best to deliver, but there could be delays.
Few Power Outages So Far
As of noon today, NB Power and Saint John Energy are not reporting any outages involving their customers.
There was an earlier outage affecting just over 250 customers in the Saint Andrews area, but that was restored by late this morning.
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