Okanagan, Hope, Cariboo school closures triggered by B.C. snowstorm

For the second day in a row, schools in parts of the B.C. Interior and the Fraser Valley have been closed after another snowstorm hit the region overnight Monday.

• More on highway closures across B.C.
• More on Monday's road and school closures

Environment Canada is warning the storm is still expected to bring more snow and possible freezing rain to many parts of the B.C. Interior on Tuesday.

School districts says the heavy accumulations of snow and hazards from possible freezing rain make road conditions difficult.

School closures for Tuesday include:

• Cariboo/Chilcotin School District 27
• Kamloops /Thompson School District 73.
• North Okanagan/Shuswap School District 83.
• Vernon School District 22.
• Central Okanagan School District 23.(Kelowna)

Fraser Cascade School District 78 has closed the following schools in Hope, where a power outage has left much of the town in darkness.

• Coquihalla Elementary.
• Two Rivers Education Centre.
• Hope Secondary.
• Silver Creek Elementary.
• All schools in Agassiz/Harrison and Boston Bar are open today.

As of 7a.m. PT there was also a significant number of road closures and advisories on B.C. highways.