PEI·UpdatedAll public schools across Prince Edward Island were closed on Wednesday as the Island’s first significant snowfall of the season hit the province.Snowfall tapering off across the IslandThinh Nguyen · CBC News · Posted: Dec 03, 2025 5:47 AM EST | Last Updated: 13 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 1 minuteThe audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence.Prince Edward Island’s first snowfall of the season arrived overnight Wednesday, with Environment Canada forecasting conditions to continue until the afternoon. (Thinh Nguyen/CBC)All public schools across Prince Edward Island were closed on Wednesday as the Island’s first significant snowfall of the season hit the province, making travel difficult.A special weather statement for Queens and Prince counties, as well as a snowfall warning for Kings County, were in effect earlier this morning but were lifted by late morning.A number of health services across P.E.I. delayed opening due to the weather. Islanders are encouraged to visit the Health P.E.I. website for the latest updates.All UPEI locations will open at noon, while Holland College campuses opened at 10:30 a.m.All provincial civil service offices in West Prince, eastern Prince County, Queens County and Charlottetown have opened. Offices in Kings County will open at noon.Service Canada centres in Summerside and Charlottetown have opened, while the Montague and Souris locations will open at noon.Charlottetown City Hall and its administrative offices are open.Island Montessori Academy in Stratford and Cornwall closed for the day.All Northumberland ferry crossings between Caribou, N.S., and Wood Islands, P.E.I., were cancelled for Wednesday.
All schools on P.E.I. closed as 1st major snowfall of season hits
