Winter storm knocks out power in New Brunswick, P.E.I. and closes schools

FREDERICTON – A winter storm moving through Atlantic Canada has closed some schools in Newfoundland and knocked out power in New Brunswick and P.E.I.

NB Power says 24,000 customers were affected by the outage, with the bulk being in the Fredericton area.

The Anglophone East School District has closed schools for the day because of the weather system that has dumped heavy snow.

Power is out in downtown #chtown #pei #peistorm #pestorm pic.twitter.com/6iDjgG4S2q

— John Morris (@jmweb) December 4, 2015

People across Prince Edward Island also lost power due to the snowfall and high winds, while residents in parts of northern Nova Scotia were without power.

The English School District in eastern Newfoundland says classes are cancelled, but that could change if the weather improves.

Environment Canada was calling for up to 20 centimetres of snow in parts of the region.

Power crews up high in #NB today. NB Power says 12,388 customers still without power at 2pm @CTVAtlantic #NBstorm pic.twitter.com/deR707yLM7

— Nick Moore (@NickMooreCTV) December 4, 2015

Some big branches down too in #PEI after storm. pic.twitter.com/2AvHhbW5wP

— Krystalle Ramlakhan (@KrystalleTR) December 4, 2015

Last night #peistorm in pics: Walking thru the storm, plows clearing highways. #pei #pestorm pic.twitter.com/qQQYTyvBrS

— John Morris (@jmweb) December 4, 2015