Dangerous driving conditions, poor visibility prompt school closures across Manitoba

As Manitobans wake up to a blast of winter weather, several schools are closed and buses are cancelled due to poor highway driving conditions.

The following schools and buses are cancelled for Feb. 6, 2025:

• Brandon School Division – Buses will not be operating outside of the city but will be running within Brandon. Alexander, O’Kelly and Spring Valley schools are closed. All other schools are open. Attendance at school is at parental discretion where travel is required.
• Division Scolaire Franco-Manitobaine – Buses are cancelled for École Saint-Lazare and École Jours de Plaine. École La Source, École Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and École Gilbert-Rosset are closed.
• Fort La Bosse School Division – Schools are closed and buses are not running.
• Lakeshore School Division – All schools are closed.
• Rolling River School Division – Buses are cancelled and colony schools are closed. All other schools are open.
• Southwest Horizon School Division - Buses and classes are cancelled. Staff are assigned to work from home.
• Turtle Mountain School Division – Schools are closed and buses are cancelled.

Parts of southern Manitoba, including Brandon and Roblin, are under a blowing snow advisory from Environment and Climate Change Canada.

“Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations,” ECCC said in a news release. “Visibility may be significantly and suddenly reduced to near zero.”

Conditions are expected to improve in the afternoon.