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Heavy snow and icy road conditions forced school districts in Victoria and North and West Vancouver to close their schools, while some Lower Mainland universities also closed campuses.
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Temperatures were below -30 Celsius in much of the Interior and the north, with temperatures dipping to -39 in Dawson Creek early Tuesday.
The BC Highway Patrol asked commuters to reconsider driving on Tuesday after a fresh dump of snow caused multiple collisions on Highway 1 near the Port Mann Bridge caused long delays on the major Metro Vancouver link.
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