ACADIA ALERT - Campus Closed - Monday January 26, 2026

Acadia University will be closed on Monday January 26, 2026 due to expected weather conditions.

All classes are cancelled for the day. Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Residence buildings will be accessible, and Wheelock Dining Hall will be open but at reduced hours.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO). If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by calling 902-585-1103.

(Sunday January 25, 2026 @ 6:00 pm)

Kirk Woodman

The Department of Earth and Environmental Science, in which Kirk Woodman (B.Sc, Acadia, 1985) was an undergraduate student from 1981-1985, is deeply saddened by his death while working in Burkina Faso. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues.

Kirk worked for Progress Minerals, based in Vancouver, but lived in the Halifax area. He was abducted and subsequently shot by the abductors from the mining site in the north of the country. He had worked in Burkina Faso and neighbouring Niger for many years. Several years ago he was the banquet speaker at the end-of-year dinner, when he told of his experiences in Niger, illustrated with beautiful images of that semi-desert region.

Kirk's obituary can be seen at https://www.arbormemorial.ca/atlantic-sackville/obituaries/kirk-woodman-kenneth-kirkland/29375/

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