Freezing rain on Tuesday morning prompted DriveBC to issue travel advisories for Highways 16 and 97 in the Prince George area.
On Highway 16, a travel advisory is in effect for the 92 kilometre section between Kwitzil Lake Access Road (Bednesti) and Bowron Pit Road (Purden Lake).
On Highway 97, a travel advisory is in place from 14 km north of Prince George to 15 km south of Pineview.
School District 57 is advising parents and students to stay home and only come to school when it is safe to do so. Schools are open and morning school buses have been cancelled due to the icy road conditions but afternoon routes are expected to resume.
Prince George RCMP are also advising residents to not travel unless absolutely necessary.
"If you must travel, slow down and drive carefully," a post to the RCMP's Facebook account said.
BC Transit cancelled bus services in Prince George in the morning due to the severe road conditions and but has resumed service as of 11 a.m. on all routes, with the exception of sections of route 89, which has some continuing road condition concerns. Some delays can be expected when conditions require slower than normal travel.
The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) and College of New Caledonia (CNC) have both cancelled classes this morning due to the weather conditions.
City crews have been busy salting the roads throughout the city due to the extremely icy conditions that began developing in the early morning hours.
The city says by 7 a.m., the city deployed seven trucks to apply salt and brine and two sidewalk machines to salt sidewalks along priority routes, hills and intersections.
You can also find up-to-date information on road conditions through Drive BC.
The Prince George Public Library has closed its Nechacko branch until noon today, because of safety concerns.The library's storytime and babytime programs are cancelled today.
On Tuesday afternoon, Canada Post issued a red delivery service alert - halting mail service in the city for the day.
"The safey of our employees is our number one priority," a statement issued by Canada Post said. "Delivery will resume once conditions improve and it is safe to do so. We encourage customers to clear the ice from their walkways, stairs and driveways, to ensure safe access to the front door for boht their visitors, as well as their mail carriers, when service resumes."
