13schools to remain closed on Tuesday as crews battle wildfires

By CityNews Halifax Staff

As crews continue to battle wildfires in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas, the Halifax Regional Centre for Education says 13 schools will remain closed on Tuesday, as a result.

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“This is a stressful and difficult time,” said Steve Gallagher, HRCE Regional Director. “I know that some families may have lost homes. I know that many students, staff and families are displaced.”

The following schools will remain closed on Tuesday:

• Bay View High School
• Tantallon Junior Elementary
• Tantallon Senior Elementary
• Five Bridges Junior High
• St. Margaret’s Bay Elementary
• Kingswood Elementary
• Hammonds Plains Consolidated
• Madeline Symonds Middle School
• Harry R. Hamilton Elementary
• Millwood Elementary
• Millwood High School
• Sackville Heights Elementary
• Sackville Heights Junior High

For more information, people can head the the Halifax Regional Centre for Education’s website.