All Winnipeg public schools in all six divisions will be closed Wednesday and Thursday due to an expected blizzard.
An email from Seven Oaks School Division Superintendent Tuesday night said the closures will include all Catholic schools and Gray Academy schools in the city.
In-school childcare centers will also be closed.
The schools are expected to reopen Monday, April 18th.
The Brandon School Division also announced it will be closing all of its schools on Wednesday.
“It is our hope that the timing of this announcement provides parents the necessary time to prepare,” the division said in a statement posted online. “We have not had a closure of all schools in Brandon for a very long time and this decision is not made lightly.”
All schools and facilities within The Prairie Rose School Division will be closed on Wednesday.
Schools will also be closed Wednesday in the Portage la Prairie School Division, Southwest Horizon School Division, and Rolling River School Division.
Fort La Boose School Division announced all schools within the division would be closed Wednesday.
Division Scolaire Franco-Manitobaine said all schools in the division would be closed Wednesday and Thursday except for the one in Thompson. It said a decision would be made for that school on Wednesday.
It is anticipated more closures will be announced by Wednesday morning.
-with files from CTV’s Mason DePatie