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Extreme cold prompts cancellation of classes at schools north of Calgary

Ryan White CTVNewsCalgary.ca Digital Producer

Published Monday, February 8, 2021 6:31AM MST Last Updated Monday, February 8, 2021 6:52AM MST

Rocky View Schools, Rocky View School Division

Rocky View Schools cancelled Monday's classes at several schools due to the inclement conditions. (file)

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CALGARY -- The bitter cold has prompted the closure of several schools in Rocky View County and in multiple communities along the QEII Highway.

Rocky View Schools officials have announced the following schools will be closed to students on Monday due to the severe weather:

Beiseker Colony School
Beiseker Community School
Crossfield Elementary School
Fairview Colony
Kathryn School
Tschetter Colony School
W.G. Murdoch School (Crossfield)

Chinook's Edge School Division, which operates in several southern Alberta communities including Olds, Innisfail, Sylvan Lake, Sundre, Didsbury and Carstairs, has also cancelled Monday's classes at all 40 of its schools.

As of Monday morning, Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for most regions of Alberta. Rocky View County is expected to experience an extreme cold wind chill in the -40 range on Monday.