Many schools across the province are closed on Wednesday because of weather.

If any students had exams or evaluations, their schedules will simply move forward a day.

South Shore Regional Centre for Education: All schools are closed.

Tri County Regional Centre for Education: All schools are closed.

Annapolis Valley regional Centre for Education: All schools are closed.

Chignecto-Central Regional Centre for Education: All schools are closed.

Strait Regional Centre for Education: So far Pleasant Bay School is the only one closed in the region.

Halifax Regional Centre for Education: All schools will close two hours early.

Students who take the bus will be picked up 2 hours earlier than their normal school dismissal time, according to their website. Students who don’t take the bus will be sent home at their scheduled lunch hour. All after school EXCEL programs are cancelled.

Conseil scolaire acadien provincial: All schools closed. Belle-Baie School is open, but it will close early at 11 a.m.

Major snowfall coming Wednesday afternoon

Special weather statements are in effect from Halifax County – east of Porters Lake to Victoria County.

Environment Canada is forecasting up to 20 cm pf snowfall from this afternoon through tomorrow morning,

but persisiting over the Cape Breton Highlands until tomorrow evening.

Periods of blowing snow are possible, especially over exposed areas.