Corydon Avenue watermain break closes school
Classes cancelled at St. Ignatius school after watermain break floods gymnasium
CBC News
Posted: Feb 26, 2013 11:25 AM CST
Last Updated: Feb 26, 2013 8:58 PM CST
Crews work to repair a watermain break at Corydon Avenue and Stafford Street in Winnipeg on Tuesday. (John Redekop/CBC)
A watermain break at Corydon Avenue and Stafford Street sent water flooding into the intersection Tuesday morning.
The break flooded the gymnasium at the nearby St. Ignatius School on Harrow Avenue, forcing the school to close for the day.
School officials are requesting parents pick up their children from the school. The extent of the damage from the flooding is unknown.
Principal Glen Pelahicky said he wasn’t sure when students would be able to return to classes.
“We don’t know how long this will take,” said Pelahicky.
“I am taking it one day at a time here. If there are complications, we will get the news out.”
Traffic was also affected in the area, with one westbound lane of Corydon closed to allow crews to repair the break.
There was no word on how long the break would take to repair or when the lane might be reopened.
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