Classes cancelled for Chilliwack students on Monday

The Chilliwack School District says all of its schools will be closed to students on Monday due to weather.

An Environment Canada snowfall warning remains in effect for the area and says a further five to 10 centimetres of snow is expected overnight on Sunday before tapering off on Monday morning.

The snowfall warning also includes Abbotsford, but that school district has not cancelled classes as of Sunday night.

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The Chilliwack School District, operates20 elementary schools, sixmiddle schools, threesecondary schools and four alternativeprograms.

The district says on its website that all staff are expected to report to work.