Lee: Maritime cancellations and closures

Post-tropical Lee has brought heavy wind and rain to much of the Maritimes, with southwestern New Brunswick and Nova Scotia feeling the bulk of the impact. Here is a list of cancellations and closures in the region due to the storm.

BUSINESSES:

•  The Valley Drive In in Cambridge Station, N.S., will be closed Saturday, and Sunday’s bingo will be cancelled.
•  All branches of the Halifax Public Libraries remain closed on Sunday.
• The market at Alderney Landing has been cancelled for Sunday.
•  The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in Halifax and Yarmouth is closed Saturday.
• The Uniacke Estate Museum Park will remain closed on Sunday.
• The Fredericton pool will remain closed on Sunday.

EVENTS:

•  The Terry Fox Run events scheduled for Sunday in P.E.I., Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have been cancelled.
•  The Harvest Music Festival in Fredericton is cancelling its free outdoor concerts for the weekend.

SCHOOLS:

• The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education has cancelled all extracurricular activities on Saturday and Sunday.
• The Halifax Regional Centre for Education has cancelled all extra-curricular activities including sports for the weekend. 
• The Dalhousie University campuses in both Halifax and Truro will remain closed on Sunday, along with the University of King's College. They are expected to reopen on Monday.

PARKS:

•  Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site and Kejimkujik Seaside closed temporarily on Friday at noon, and will be monitored by Parks Canada to re-asses the closure.
•  All front and back-country campground within the Cape Breton Highlands National Park closed on Friday at noon and will reopen on Monday. Parks Canada say they will monitor the situation and reassess the closure if needed.
•  Nova Scotia’s provincial and wildlife parks will be closed Friday, with camping parks closing at 1 p.m., and day-use parks closing at 7 p.m. Provincial parks will be evaluated for damage and safety concerns before they reopen.
•  Shubenacadie Wildlife Park will be closed Sunday.
•  Georges Island in Halifax and Fort Anne, Port Royal, will be closed Saturday and Sunday, with updates Monday at noon.
•  The Halifax Public Gardens, Point Pleasant Park and Camp Hill Cemetery will be closed on Sunday.
•  Grass fields and all-weather fields in Halifax will be closed for the full weekend.
•  The Ovens national park will remain closed on Sunday.

FERRIES:

•  Northumberland Ferries Ltd. has cancelled all crossings from Wood Islands, P.E.I., and Caribou, N.S., for Saturday and the following crossings for Sunday: 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., and noon.
• The CAT ferry will be closed from Friday through Sunday.
•  Sailings for the Fundy Rose on Saturday have been cancelled, and an advisory was released for Sunday morning sailings, which would affect the departures from Saint John at 8 a.m. and from Digby at 11 a.m.
•  All ferry operations Bay of Fundy Ferry have been cancelled for Saturday, with morning sailings cancelled for Saint John and Digby.
•  The Marine Atlantic Ferry from Argentina to North Sydney at 5 p.m. on Saturday has been postponed to Sunday at 5 p.m., if weather permits.
•  The Marine Atlantic Ferry has made cancellations to a number of departures, including: Port aux Basques to North Sydney at 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, North Sydney to Port aux Basques on Sunday at 12:15 p.m., and Port aux Basques to North Sydney at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday.

PUBLIC LIBRARIES

• All branches of Halifax Public Libraries will remain closed on Sunday.