Snow shuts campus and cancels exams at SFU, UBC, and BCIT

A mixture of snow, slush, and rain is causing havoc in Metro Vancouver on Monday morning.

The weather has made for treacherous conditions for commuters, causing transit delays and power outages across the region. The snowfall has also forced SFU, UBC, and BCIT to close their campuses to students.

UBC has already cancelled exams that were scheduled for 8:30 am this morning due to poor travelling conditions at its Point Grey campus. In a statement released via the University’s website the institution said that those exams would be rescheduled for January.

8:30 a.m. EXAMS CANCELLED at #UBC Point Grey due to weather. Students, staff, faculty check https://t.co/AWTsDnp9Ta for latest updates.

— UBC (@UBC) December 19, 2016

Elsewhere SFU has announced that its Burnaby and Surrey campuses will be closed until noon due to the adverse weather conditions.

BBY & SURREY DELAYED OPENING 12pm. Van. open. Next update 930 am https://t.co/wN2BHQZzyR pic.twitter.com/DaqpFplGPk

— Simon Fraser Univ. (@SFU) December 19, 2016

And as of 6 am, BCIT has closed all its campuses today.

UPDATE: Due to worsening road conditions, BCIT campuses are CLOSED today, December 19, for day-time classes and evening part-time classes.

— BCIT (@bcit) December 19, 2016