Schools are closed for the second straight day as the Tri-Cities braces for another round of wintry weather.
School District 43 announced the closure early Thursday morning on its web page and social media channels. More snow and possibly freezing rain is expected to move into the region this afternoon.
Wednesday, the school district took some heat on social media after its website crashed from the sheer volume of families checking whether schools would be closed as a storm that ultimately dropped up to 30 cm of snow on Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam and Port Moody began to take hold.
In-person classes at the Coquitlam campus of Douglas College have also been cancelled for the day and Simon Fraser University is closed. Archbishop Carney Regional Secondary School in Port Coquitlam is closed as well.
Check back here through the day as we track additional closures and cancellations that may be announced as another winter wallop moves in.
7:25 p.m.
The City of Port Coquitlam is offering a $100 reward to someone who's photographed helping clear a catch basin of snow. To be eligible for the gift card prize, the photo should be posted on social media and tagged to @CityofPoCo along with the hashtag #GrateNeighbour.
5:55 p.m.
With milder weather on the way, the City of Port Coquitlam says its crews will be working through the night to ensure catch basin are clear to drain away melting snow. They'll also be able to pay greater attention to removing snow from local roads as Priority 1 commuter routes are completely clear and Priority 2 feeder roads are 95 percent clear.
4:05 p.m.
LIght snow has started falling again in the Tri-Cities. As a result, several community centres in Coquitlam were closed at 3 p.m. They are:
- Maillardville Community Centre
- Pinetree Community Centre
- Poirier Community Centre
- Glen Pine Pavilion
- Dogwood Pavilion
The City Centre Aquatic Complex and the Poirier Sport and Leisure Complex will remain open until 9 p.m. for drop-in activities and rental groups, but all other programming is cancelled.
Port Moody has also cancelled its remaining registered programs for the day, although some drop-ins may still be happening.
According to the latest Weatherhood forecast, the snow is expected to continue through the evening and into the night before turning to rain Friday morning. Some freezing rain may also occur. Total accumulation shouldn't be much more than 3 cm at the most. By Saturday, the temperatures will reach 7C with some rain.
12:21 p.m.
Coquitlam RCMP's community police offices are closed again today. But the front desk at its main detachment in City Centre is open.
10:50 a.m.
Canada Post has issued a yellow advisory alert for Metro Vancouver. That means its carriers will do their best to deliver today's mail but there could be delays or no mail at all depending on conditions. Yesterday the corporation suspended all mail delivery and recalled its carriers.
10:05 a.m.
The Terry Fox Library at the Port Coquitlam Community Centre is closed again today as is the city's cemetery. But all other civic facilities, including City Hall and recreation facilities are open.
8:50 a.m.
Snow clearing crews in Coquitlam have started to work on local — priority three — routes as higher priority commuter and feeder routes have been mostly cleared.
But, the city says, "progress has been slow due to the depth of snow, and in many cases on local roads, lack of space to store it."
As a result, many feeder routes and local roads are narrow because of parked cars and snow piled along the shoulders.
Crews are also starting to clear catch basins in anticipation of melting snow when temperatures rise and rain moves in.
8:30 a.m.
The recreation complex in Port Moody is open today with most of its programs operating. Registered participants will be emailed if there's any changes and updates to drop-in programs can be found here.
Kyle Community Centre is closed.
7:30 a.m.
If your garbage was supposed to be picked up in Coquitlam yesterday, the city says it will attempt collection today. Yesterday's recycling will be picked up on the next collection day, Jan. 24.
Garbage that's supposed to be collected today is being rescheduled to tomorrow. Recycling will be picked up as scheduled but your green cart will have to wait until Jan. 25.
7:25 a.m.
Shelter programs in Coquitlam and Port Moody are operating to give unhoused individuals a respite overnight from the winter weather. Pick-ups for the nightly winter shelter program operated by the Progressive Housing Society at various churches around the Tri-Cities begin at 8:45 p.m. Guests should call 604-209-1587 to arrange pick-up at one of three designated locations: Lincoln SkyTrain Station; Kingsway Ave, north side, at Jane Street near the bottle depot; and Pheasant Street and Christmas Way, on the south side of Superstore. You can also email.
The emergency weather response shelter at Kyle Centre in Port Moody is also operating tonight. It includes a bed, warm meal, breakfast to go, support and referrals. There's also a kennel for pets. Pick-ups start at 8:45 p.m. at the same locations as above. The shelter closes at 7 a.m. the next morning. Call 604-318-9876 to arrange pick-up or send an email.
7:20 a.m.
If you're still snowed in and can't shovel your way out,, volunteer programs to help residents clear snow operate in both Port Moody and Coquitlam.
7:10 a.m.
Several parts of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam experienced power outages on Wednesday, some caused by snow laden trees and limbs falling across hydro lines.
Currently there's no outages being reported in the Tri-Cities.
You can find out about the latest outages here.
7:06 a.m.
So far Translink isn't reporting many problems. But that could change as the day goes on and the next weather system moves in. You can get all the latest alerts on its website.
6:58 a.m.
Port Coquitlam Mayor Brad West says roads in his city are mostly clear this morning after crews worked through the night to plow priority one and two routes and even got to side streets.
"Priority 1s & 2s, including side streets, looking very clear," West posted on X (Twitter). "Crews worked tirelessly throughout the night and have cleared 100% of Priority 1 routes and 85% of Priority 2 routes."
6:55 a.m.
Don't put out your garbage if you live in Port Moody. The city announced Wednesday evening that garbage, recycling and green waste scheduled to be picked up today will be collected next Thursday, Jan. 25, instead.
