Burnaby has plunged into a wintry chaos, along with the rest of the Lower Mainland, as 25 centimetres of snow fell upon the region over Monday night.
Roads are slippery and the province has advised drivers to stay off the roads.
As of 5 p.m. on Dec. 20, the city said it was continuing its snowplowing efforts on priority routes like Lougheed, Kingsway and Canada Way, and move onto local roads overnight.
The city has an online map of its priority routes. Red and blue routes are underway, with green routes to be plowed overnight.
Highway 1 is a provincial route maintained by Mainroad Contracting.
Burnaby's Royal Oak Avenue was temporarily closed between Rumble Street to Marine Drive on Tuesday between 9 and 10 a.m. The avenue is now open.
As of 10 am, Royal Oak Avenue is open again between Rumble Street and Marine Drive.
— City of Burnaby (@CityofBurnaby) December 20, 2022
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Garbage collection for Zone 3 homes will go ahead as usual for Wednesday.
Garbage and recycling collection for Zone 2 homes in Burnaby was cancelled and re-scheduled to Dec. 28.
Canada Post announced on Tuesday it would suspend mail delivery to Metro Vancouver, including Burnaby, due to the snow. For updates, see Canada Post's service alerts online.
Bus, SkyTrain service in Burnaby
Bus service in Burnaby is significantly affected, with a number of routes delayed, detoured or cancelled, including the 119 from Edmonds to Metrotown stations, the 144 from SFU to Metrotown station and the 110 between Lougheed and Metrotown, according to updates from TransLink's Twitter.
Thanks for your patience as we work to answer your tweets. We advise customers to expect considerable delays, and avoid travelling where possible. Minimal bus services are available in some areas, including parts of Vancouver, the North Shore, and Burnaby. ^ns
— TransLink BC (@TransLink) December 20, 2022
SkyTrain's Expo and Millennium lines are seeing delays.
Higher education institutions impacted by snow
Simon Fraser University has cancelled all on-campus exams and university services on Dec. 20. Buildings on campus are open, but all libraries and the Lorne Davies Sports Complex are closed.
BCIT closed all its campuses on Dec. 20.
The Nicola Valley Institute of Technology closed its campus Dec. 20, according to the school's Instagram, stating campus operations and final exams would be available online.
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