Schools open in Gatineau on Friday after ice-related closures

A Quebec school bus sits in a parking lot Monday August 10, 2020 in Gatineau, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

School boards in the Outaouais say things are back to normal on Friday after many schools were closed on Wednesday due to freezing rain and again on Thursday because of power outages.

The Centre de services scolaire au Cœur-des-Vallées says all normal activities will resume Friday, along with school transportation after eight of its schools and its administrative offices were closed Thursday.

The Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs says all schools, childcare services, school transport, and administrative services are open Friday after being closed Thursday.

Schools are also open in the Centre de services scolaire des Portages de l’Outaouais and the the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts Bois de l’Outaouais.

The Western Quebec School Board confirmed to CTV News Ottawa that all of its schools and centres are open on Friday.

There are still some scattered power outages in the Outaouais region, according to Hydro Quebec. As of 7:45 a.m., there were 1,254 addresses without power in the region, with 982 of those in the Pontiac area.

A precautionary boil water advisory that was in effect in the Gatineau sector following a brief loss of power at the drinking water treatment plant on Thursday was lifted Friday morning.

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