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Delays and closures continue across P.E.I. Tuesday morning as significant snowfall, strong winds and blowing snow hit the Island overnight. 

Environment Canada’s yellow weather alerts now lifted Gwyneth Egan · CBC News · Posted: Feb 24, 2026 6:09 AM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours agoText to Speech Icon

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A snow plow sits in a snowy parking lot‘The system is on the way out, so we’ve endured the heaviest part of this system,’ says CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin. (Gwyneth Egan/CBC)

Delays and closures continue across P.E.I. Tuesday morning after significant snowfall, strong winds and blowing snow hit the Island overnight. 

Weather-related closures began Monday afternoon as the storm began.

Environment Canada had issued yellow weather warnings across the province — a snowfall warning for Kings County and winter storm warnings for Prince and Queens counties — but the alerts ended just after 10 a.m. Monday.

CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin said winds were expected to slowly subside into the afternoon as snow tapers off.

“The system is on the way out, so we’ve endured the heaviest part of this system,” Simpkin said. 

Another system is expected to bring light snow to the Island Wednesday evening into Thursday, but “it’s not going to be anywhere near the system that we just endured,” she said. 

ClosuresP.E.I.’s French and English schools are closed for the day. Island Montessori Academy Stratford and Cornwall are closed.All Holland College campuses are closed. UPEI’s Charlottetown and St. Peter’s Bay campuses are closed for the day. The AVC Veterinary Teaching Hospital will remain open for emergencies.The Community Supports Program is not operating today.Health P.E.I. delays and closures are listed on the provincial health agency’s health storm centre page. All Island Waste Management collections across the province have been cancelled and rescheduled for Saturday, Feb. 28. All T3 rural transit buses are cancelled for the day. Provincial civil service offices in the West Prince, East Prince, Queens and Charlottetown areas are closed for the day. Charlottetown City Hall and its administrative offices are closed for the day.Provincial Credit Union branches in Evangeline, O’Leary, Alberton, and Tignish are closed for the day. Delays T3 Transit Route #7 Stratford will begin service at 10 a.m. from DVA Shelter. Route #9 Cornwall will begin service at 9:15 a.m. from Royalty Crossing Mall. Provincial Credit Union branches in Charlottetown, Stratford, and Montague open at noon.Summerside City Hall and all non-essential services will be closed until 12:30 p.m., with a further announcement by 11:30 a.m.All public libraries Island-wide are on a delayed opening until 12:30 p.m., with a further announcement by 11:30 a.m.Simmons Sports Centre and Cody Banks Arena open at 3:30.All provincial civil service offices in Kings County will open at 12:30 p.m.ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gwyneth Egan is a journalist with CBC Prince Edward Island. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Carleton University. You can reach her at gwyneth.egan1@cbc.ca

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