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CBC
3 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
6,000 N.B. Power customers without power, some schools closed
Over 6,000 N.B. Power customers woke up in the dark on Thursday morning in the western region of the province, closing several schools. Dominique Couture, spokesperson for N.B. Power, said the issue is an outage in the transmission system. She said it is suspected that the outage may have been caused by contact with trees, but the cause remains under investigation and will be confirmed as more information comes in. She said the outage began last night and crews have been working overnight. N.B. Power's estimated restoration time on its website says noon to 1 p.m. The Anglophone West School District closed several schools because of the outage: Carleton North High School Florenceville Elementary School Florenceville Middle School Centreville Community School Bristol Elementary School Bath Community School
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Climate
- Daily Mail
Almost 30 schools on Australia's east coast are forced to close as massive rain bomb sparks severe floods - and the wild weather is set to last all week
Thousands of students will stay home on Tuesday with more than 30 schools forced to close as two states brace for a week of wild conditions. A long spell of wet weather to set to smash NSW and Queensland in the coming days with up to 120mm of rain forecast in Sydney alone. The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a severe weather warning of heavy rainfall, damaging winds and dangerous surf conditions stretching from the NSW's mid-north coast down to the Central Coast. Strong southeasterly winds averaging 50 to 70km/h, with damaging wind gusts of around 90km/h are expected over the coastal areas of the Hunter and Mid North Coast on Tuesday, the bureau warned. The NSW Department of Education announced on Monday night that at least 28 public schools across the NSW Upper Hunter and Mid North Coast regions will be non-operational. All independent schools are currently operational. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Dungog will be closed on Tuesday while 10 Catholic schools across the Upper Hunter and Mid North Coast will have minimal supervision. Grey conditions and patchy rainfall are set to hang over the coastal stretches of NSW and Queensland, while the rest of Australia is due for a warm and dry week. Heavy rain is expected to drench Sydney until at least Sunday and possibly into next week. Rainfall is expected to be patchy in the north of NSW while daily totals of 10mm to 30mm are forecast south of Sydney. The dreary conditions are expected to extend to south-east Queensland's coast with rain and hazardous surf conditions forecast. Scattered showers are predicted in central and southern inland parts of the state from Wednesday until the weekend. 'A low pressure trough is forecast to develop across inland Queensland,' the bureau said. 'This will increase showers across the state's interior from Wednesday.' Despite the drab outlook, the majority of the country will enjoy 'pleasant' autumnal weather. NSW schools closed on Tuesday ▪️Beechwood Public School ▪️Bobin Public School ▪️Booral Public School ▪️Clarence Town Public School ▪️Congewai Public School ▪️Dungog High School ▪️Dungog Public School ▪️Elands Public School ▪️Glen William Public School ▪️Gresford Public School ▪️Hinton Public School ▪️Iona Public School ▪️Kendall Public School ▪️Kirkton Public School ▪️Martins Creek Public School ▪️Millers Forest Public School ▪️Mitchells Island Public School ▪️Mount Kanwary Public School ▪️Mount Pleasant Public School ▪️Narara Valley High School ▪️Paterson Public School ▪️Rollands Plains Upper Public School ▪️Seaham Public School ▪️Tinonee Public School ▪️Vacy Public School ▪️Wingham Brush Public School ▪️Wingham High School ▪️Wingham Public School Go to to check if your child's school is still open 'We're looking at settled, stable weather for the next few days, with fairly warm and pleasant autumn weather,' meteorologist Miriam Bradbury told Victoria will see sunny skies and light winds for the beginning of the week. Moderate temperatures will persist in the state with a minimal chance of rain. South Australians can expect similar weather, however, it could deteriorate over the course of the week. Perth may experience a light sprinkling, but high-pressure systems over the west are likely to keep the majority state warm and dry. 'There's nothing of concern, it might be damp in a few areas but not too high rain,' Ms Bradbury said. Sydney Wednesday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds. Min 14. Max 23. Thursday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog in the outer west. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Min 15. Max 22. Friday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds. Min 15. Max 22. Saturday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h, tending southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the day. Min 15. Max 20. Sunday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h. Min 13. Max 19. Canberra Wednesday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 6. Max 21. Thursday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 4. Max 19. Friday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 4. Max 20. Saturday: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h later. Min 3. Max 17. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h. Min 2. Max 16. Melbourne Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then tending south to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Min 10. Max 19. Thursday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds. Min 10. Max 18. Friday: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog about the nearby hills. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Light winds becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the afternoon. Max 9. Max 18. Saturday: Cloudy. High chance of showers. Winds southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h turning southerly 15 to 25 km/h during the morning. Min 11. Max 15. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely during the morning. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h. Min 8. Max 16. Hobart Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light in the early morning then becoming west to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the morning. Min 10. Max 16. Thursday: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h becoming light during the afternoon then becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the evening. Min 10. Max 17. Friday: Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending westerly during the day. Min 9. Max 16. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely during the morning. Winds westerly 15 to 25 km/h. Min 5. Max 12. Sunday: Becoming cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds westerly 15 to 20 km/h turning northwesterly during the day. Min 2. Max 13. Adelaide Wednesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming westerly 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the early afternoon. Min 9. Max 21. Thursday: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Min 9. Max 20. Friday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. Light winds becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the afternoon then becoming light during the evening. Min 9. Max 20. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Min 10. Max 19. Sunday: Mostly sunny. Winds east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending south to southeasterly during the day. Min 6. Max 18. Perth Wednesday: Mostly sunny. Winds southeasterly 15 to 25 km/h turning easterly before dawn. Min 12. Max 26. Thursday: Sunny. Winds easterly 15 to 20 km/h tending northeasterly during the morning then becoming light during the day. Min 12. Max 26. Friday: Sunny. Light winds becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the day. Min 11. Max 27. Saturday: Sunny. Winds northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h. Min 12. Max 27. Sunday: Sunny. Winds east to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly during the morning. Min 12. Max 27. Darwin Wednesday: Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the morning then becoming light in the late afternoon. Min 25. Max 34. Thursday: Sunny. Light winds becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 24. Max 34. Friday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 24. Max 34. Saturday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the morning. Min 23. Max 33. Sunday: Sunny. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 25km/h during the morning. Min 22. Max 33. Brisbane Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. Light winds. Min 17. Max 26. Thursday: Cloudy. High chance of showers. Light winds becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day then becoming light during the afternoon. Min 17. Max 24. Friday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds. Min 16. Max 25. Saturday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Light winds. Min 15. Max 26. Sunday: Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 20km/h tending south to southeasterly during the day. Min 16. Max 25.
CBS News
13-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Fort Worth ISD to review school closures as budget deficit prompts phased plan
Tuesday night, the Fort Worth Independent School District Board of Education will learn new details about a proposal to close 18 schools over the next four years in response to a $17 million budget deficit and steadily declining student enrollment. The district plans to present its finalized list of closures to the Board of Trustees during a special meeting Tuesday evening at 5:30 p.m. The majority of the campuses slated for closure are elementary schools. Only two, S.S. Dillow Elementary School and Eastern Hills Elementary School, will shut down at the end of this academic year. The remaining 16 closures would be phased in through June 2029. The board has already approved closing S.S. Dillow ES, Eastern Hills ES, McLean 6th Grade, and West Handley Elementary School. Trustees still have to vote to approve the other 14 on the list. The list and timeline of the proposed closures: Closure Date: June 2025 S.S. Dillow ES (Consolidation previously approved) Eastern Hills ES (Consolidation previously approved) Closure Date: June 2026 Milton L. Kirkpatrick ES Charles E. Nash ES Riverside ALC Edward J. Briscoe ES Closure Date: June 2027 De Zavala ES A.M. Pate ES J.T. Stevens ES Atwood McDonald ES Closure Date: June 2028 McLean 6th Grade (Consolidation previously approved) West Handley ES (Consolidation previously approved) Harlean Beal ES H.V. Helbing ES Sunrise-McMillan ES Closure Date: June 2029 Kirkpatrick MS Morningside MS Hubbard Heights ES According to documents, the district expects the closures to save Fort Worth ISD $77.3 million over the next five years. "This proposal is about building a better future for our students," said Superintendent Dr. Karen Molinar in a statement. "Our goal is to create learning environments that inspire success. By right-sizing and investing in our schools, we can ensure every student has access to the programs and resources they need to thrive." The proposed plan would not require additional financing or a new Bond program. "This is a difficult process, but it is one rooted in equity, academic impact, and fiscal responsibility," said Kellie Spencer, FWISD Deputy Superintendent, in a statement. "We're proposing a phased approach that allows for stability, forward planning, and community partnership. Smarter spaces mean stronger schools." Trustees aren't expected to vote on the recommendations for closure until next week on May 20.
CBS News
12-05-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Fort Worth ISD finalizes list of 18 total proposed school closures
The Fort Worth Independent School District has finalized a proposal to close 18 schools over the next four years in response to a $17 million budget deficit and steadily declining student enrollment, according to newly released district documents. The district plans to present its finalized list of closures to the Board of Trustees during a special meeting Tuesday evening at 5:30 p.m. The majority of the campuses slated for closure are elementary schools. Only two, S.S. Dillow Elementary School and Eastern Hills Elementary School, will shut down at the end of this academic year. The remaining 16 closures would be phased in through June 2029. The board has already approved closing S.S. Dillow ES, Eastern Hills ES, McLean 6th Grade, and West Handley Elementary School. Trustees still have to vote to approve the other 14 on the list. The list and timeline of the proposed closures: Closure date: June 2025 S.S. Dillow ES (Consolidation previously approved) Eastern Hills ES (Consolidation previously approved) Closure date: June 2026 Milton L. Kirkpatrick ES Charles E. Nash ES Riverside ALC Edward J. Briscoe ES Closure date: June 2027 De Zavala ES A.M. Pate ES J.T. Stevens ES Atwood McDonald ES Closure date: June 2028 McLean 6th Grade (Consolidation previously approved) West Handley ES (Consolidation previously approved) Harlean Beal ES H.V. Helbing ES Sunrise-McMillan ES Closure date: June 2029 Kirkpatrick MS Morningside MS Hubbard Heights ES "It was very devastating to find out that [De Zavala] was on the chopping block," said Stephany Velez, a parent and PTA president at De Zavala. "It's kind of a blow to the morale of the employees and the community of Fort Worth to close down such an amazing school that could potentially be the model for some of these other schools." According to documents, the district expects the closures to save Fort Worth ISD $77.3 million over the next five years. "A lot of the time, you just look at numbers on a sheet of paper and things can be very data-driven," she said. "I think the community at De Zavala has made its voice be known." Velez doesn't think it makes sense to close an A-rated school at a time when Fort Worth ISD's student performance is under scrutiny. She's rallying parents and neighbors to show up in full force at the next board meeting. "Maybe if we can make the same noise we can also let the community and the city and the state know that De Zavala shouldn't be closed," said Velez. Trustees aren't expected to vote on the recommendations for closure until next week on May 20th. The district said the list could change based on future enrollment trends.
