SFU cancels evening classes due to the 'unpredictability of the weather'

Simon Fraser University is canceling evening classes and moving to limited operations due to the "continued unpredictability of the weather."

In a statement posted to its website, the university says the closure iseffective as of 4:30 p.m. Thursday, although Athletics and Recreation will remain open for all programming and building hours.

The snowfall warning for Metro Vancouver ended lateThursday morning, but Environment Canada says lingering showers and isolated thunderstorm activitywith potentialhail is still possible through to Thursday evening due to an unstable air mass over the area.

The region was hit by a brief storm though part of the morning.

The resulting snowfall may have been a factor in an accident that saw an overturned semi-truck close Highway 1 westbound east of the Willingdon overpass.

The accident was cleared late Thursday afternoon.

Morning classes atSimon Fraser University in Burnaby were cancelled because of road closures brought on by dangerous road conditions on Burnaby Mountain, but the campus reopened at noon after the weather cleared.