Atlantic institutions close campuses, cancel classes due to heavy snowfall

February 9, 2021
Memorial University, St Francis Xavier University, and several other colleges and universities in the Atlantic provinces closed their campuses on Monday due to inclement weather and heavy snowfall. MUN announced the closure of buildings on its campus were closed and cancellation of on-campus activities and classes. CTV News reported that Dalhousie University, University of King’s College, Mount Saint Vincent University, Saint Mary’s University, all Nova Scotia Community College campuses, Holland College, the University of Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick Community College closed their campuses for the day on Monday. Mount Allison University, the University of New Brunswick, and Universite de Moncton announced a delayed opening. MUN | CTV News | (NB | NS | NL | PEI)