Heavy snow, high winds cause delays, cancellations across N.S.

Most of Nova Scotia is digging outfrom a winter storm that dumped around 30 centimetresof snow in some areas.

Nearly all of the weather warnings across the province have ended following a nor'easter that brought heavy snow and gusty winds.

Snowfall warnings are still in place for Yarmouth and Shelburne countieswith 15 centimetresof snow expected to fall on Saturday.

Central Nova Scotia saw some ofthe heaviest snowfall, with totals of up to 30 centimetres.

Several school boards across the province announced cancellations for Friday.

The regional centres for education for Annapolis Valley, Chignecto-Central, Conseil scolaire acadien provincial, Halifax, South Shore, Strait andTri-County have cancelled classes for the day.

Schools and work sites for the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education delayed opening on Friday. Regional offices and work sites for Chignecto-Central, Halifax, and Strait alsodelayed opening.

St. Francis Xavier University, Mount Saint Vincent UniversityDalhousie University, Saint Mary's Universityand the University of King's College announced delayed openings for Friday. The Nova Scotia Community Collegeannounced closures at some of its campuses due to the weather, as well.

Halifax Independent, Halifax Grammar, Armbrae Academy and Sacred Heart closed.

The provincial government says government offices will have delayed openings in the afternoon due to the snow, exceptfor those inYarmouth, Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond and Victoria counties, which will openas usual.

Halifax Transit's bus service, ferry service and Access-A-Bus wassuspended until mid-morning and several bus routes have enacted their snow plans.Service for the Country Harbour ferry in Guysborough County has been cancelled due to the weather.

The openingof all CanadianForces Base Halifax locations is delayed, as well, until noon.

The Municipality of the County of Annapolis says its administration building will be closed. As well, the Municipality of the County of Kings and Halifax Regional Municipalitywill delay the opening of its offices and work sites due to road conditions.

Three emergency shelters have been set up in Halifax, Dartmouth and Lower Sackvilleand Halifax Search and Rescue are conducting wellness checks on people experiencing homelessness in the region.

Nova Scotia digs out after powerful winter storm

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Transit systems and schools were affected by heavy snow Friday morning, but things are gradually getting back to normal as most of the weather advisories have ended. Gareth Hampshire was in Halifax to see how people fared.