Maritime closures ahead of winter storm

On By Littum

Many parts of the Maritimes remain under weather warnings Saturday after heavy snowfall in the region overnight. A number of cancellations and closures have been announced.

Travel

Airports in the region are advising passengers to keep up to date with their flight status as there are many cancellations and delays.


Northumberland Ferries have canceled all departures for Saturday. They said they will monitor conditions Sunday before providing updates.


Tancook Island and Englishtown ferry services are also canceled in Nova Scotia.

In New Brunswick, Gondola Point ferry the route was reduced to one ferry on Friday.

The Confederation Bridge restricts some classes of vehicles from crossing due to high winds. Restricted vehicles include motorcycles, vehicles pulling trailers, high-sided vehicles including trucks, tractor-trailers, recreational vehicles, and buses.

RCMP advises to avoid traveling on Hwy. 2 between Moncton, NB and Nova Scotia.

Power


Nova Scotia Power reported four outages affecting approximately 200 people just after 1 p.m. 13 Saturday. A breakdown caused by a motor vehicle accident in Halifax affected more than 2,000 customers and the Halifax Shopping Center early Saturday morning. Approximately 186 customers are still affected.

New Brunswick power reported five outages affecting nearly 900 people just after 1 p.m. 13 Saturday. More than 830 of those customers are in southwestern New Brunswick.

In Prince Edward Island, three power outages affecting three customers were reported.

Events and venues

In Charlottetown, the Simmons Sports Center and Cody Banks Arena have postponed their opening until 6 p.m. 3 p.m., a public service announcement said just after 12 Saturday. The city said it will provide an update at 2 p.m

The Longest night concert in St. James Anglican Church in Kentville, NS, scheduled for Saturday, will now take place on Sunday, December 22nd at

Halifax

Halifax Regional Municipality will continue to enforce a parking ban from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday. An overnight parking ban was previously announced from Friday evening to Saturday morning.

In Halifax Regional Municipality, the Alderney Ferry service has been canceled until further notice due to staff shortages. Shuttle service will be provided until further notice.

Halifax Transit said all bus routes are operational Saturday, but routes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7A/B, 9A, 10A/B/C, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 58, 61, 62, 65 , 67 , 83, 85, 90, 91, 320 and 401 are currently on snow Plans. Halifax Transit advises that all passengers should expect delays


Halifax Public Gardens posted a message on its X account Friday to say the gardens would be closed Saturday for cleanup after the storm. Many recreational facilities in the municipality are postponing their opening until 2pm on Saturday.

Halifax emergency accommodation is open at

  • 2029 North Park Street

  • 197-199 Windmill Road

  • Beacon House Shelter at 125 Metropolitan Avenue

  • Halifax Forum at 6210 Young Street

Saint John, NB

Route 24 is not running for the time being due to road conditions. Route 31 does not serve Mystery Lake due to road conditions

More to come…