Tag Archives: Weather
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
Historic drought behind B.C. wildfires, salmon die-off could continue, experts say
VANCOUVER - Thousands of dead fish, a prolonged wildfire season and intense water shortages leading to ice rink closures are all symptoms of record-setting drought in parts of British Columbia. The Lo...
Oct 09, 2022
Fiona: One week after N.S. premier asked for more troops, fewer boots on ground
HALIFAX - One week after Nova Scotia's premier asked Ottawa for more soldiers to help clean up the twisted mess caused by post-tropical storm Fiona, there were fewer troops on the ground Friday than t...
Oct 07, 2022
Extremely high fuel and fertilizer prices headline challenges for farmers during stressful year
Harvest is getting close to being done across Saskatchewan putting an end to one of, if not the, most challenging year for farmers in the fields. The biggest issue during seeding and harvest has been ...
Oct 06, 2022