Winter storms have caused the power to be out in the New Denver and Silverton areas since last evening and BC Hydro forecasts that the power will not be on till late morning at Lucerne School.
As a result, there has been no heat in the school since last evening, the phones are not functioning due to a series of power outages for the last 30 hours, and the time of power returning is not established. All these factors create safety concerns for our students and staff.
Therefore, the school bus will not run and the Lucerne School will be closed for the day.
All other SD 10 district schools remain open today with busses running.
The Lucerne phone tree has been activated and CBC Radio and KBS Radio both notified to announce to parents and students this temporary school closure due to winter conditions.