Tag Archives: Weather
Atmospheric river forecast in B.C. days after temperature records and drought
VANCOUVER - An atmospheric river packing "narrow bands of heavy precipitation" is forecast for parts of British Columbia just a week after numerous high temperature records were set amid concerns of d...
Oct 26, 2022
Chance of flurries tonight in La Ronge, seasonal temperatures expected for Halloween
Climate Change and Environment Canada Meteorologist Sara Hoffman expects any snow that could fall Monday night in La Ronge will likely melt before it hits the ground. "As the low-pressure system that ...
Oct 24, 2022
Snow expected to leave just as fast as it came
Prince Albert and surrounding areas were hit by snow, but is it going to stick around? The short answer is no."We do have some warm days on the horizon, so fear not, I don't think winter is set in yet...
Oct 24, 2022
At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break B.C. drought
VANCOUVER - The first showers since September began falling in parts of Metro Vancouver before dawn, but officials in many coastal communities doubt a series of incoming weather systems will relieve t...
Oct 21, 2022
R.M. of Meadow Lake issues a fire ban
Effective Oct. 17, the R.M. of Meadow Lake has put a fire ban in place for the entire R.M. Any burn permits issued by the R.M. can't be used while the fire ban is in place. The ban also includes backy...
Oct 18, 2022
First COVID, now drought, B.C. brewery takes water-use restrictions in stride
SECHELT, B.C. - Staff at Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen in Sechelt, B.C., know how to weather a storm without falling flat. After opening in February 2020, they made it through the COVID-19 pandemic and...
Oct 18, 2022
B.C.'s Sunshine Coast declares state of emergency over drought
SECHELT, B.C. - A British Columbia community has declared a state of local emergency as a drought drags on and the area risks running out of drinking water. The Sunshine Coast Regional District, the D...
Oct 17, 2022
Season's first snow dodges Prince Albert
A summer-like Thanksgiving weekend is going to feel like a distant memory for the next two days in much of Saskatchewan. Despite the cooldown, however, we're getting off relatively lightly compared to...
Oct 14, 2022
B.C. drought benefits some farmers, extending harvest and reducing rot
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is enduring a record-breaking dry spell, but farmer Amir Mann says the drought is far preferable to other recent weather extremes. "You can always apply more water, but it...
Oct 14, 2022
Drought and moths push the trees of Vancouver's Stanley Park to the brink
VANCOUVER - First came the moths. Then came the drought. The trees of Stanley Park, typically the green jewel of Vancouver's downtown core, just can't catch a break. Experts say large numbers of brown...
Oct 13, 2022