Schools and some health services were closed across much of New Brunswick as a storm that battered northern, eastern and central parts of the province continued to show strength Wednesday morning.
All schools in the Anglophone East, Anglophone North and Francophone Nord-Est districts are closed for the day.
Schools in the Francophone South district are closed, except in Fredericton and Saint John.
Xarxa Sanità ria Vitalité has temporarily closed the offices of children’s and youth teams and the offices of Public Health, including addiction services without an appointment, in Caraquet, Shippagan and Tracadie until 13:00.
Environment Canada has updated storm warnings for the Acadian Peninsula, Bathurst, Chaleur, Campbellton, Restigouche County and Miramichi.
Another 10 to 15 centimeters of snow fell with wind gusts up to 90-110 km/h.
Those warnings are now over.
Environment Canada warned of hazardous winter conditions on roads in the north, east and central of the province Tuesday evening and Wednesday. (LOUIS-PHILIPPE LEBLANC/RADIO-CANADA)
Caraquet City Manager Marc Duguay told Information Morning Moncton that the storm was not as bad as expected overnight Tuesday.
“Everything is under control,” Duguay said, adding that the city will assess the sea level Wednesday evening.
“In the last three months we’ve seen higher tides than in the last 10 years,” he said. “Fingers crossed because it hurts a lot.”
Duguay said he expects the city’s 80 kilometers of road will take longer than usual to plow because of the rain mix, which makes the snow heavier.
According to Environment Canada, there are winter storm and snow warnings along with special weather statements for northern, eastern and some central regions of the province. (Environment Canada)
Special Weather Statements remain in effect for the Moncton and Kent County regions where higher than normal water levels are expected.
“Low pressure combined with strong winds will result in higher-than-normal water levels and surf on north-east facing coasts that will subside in the afternoon,” Environment Canada said in a statement.