2 weather warnings relating to heavy rain or snow issued for northwestern BC
Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 21 Dec, 2023 12:59 PM
Environment Canada has issued two weather warnings relating to heavy rain or snow for northwestern B-C.
The agency says the Kitimat region is expected to receive up to 70 millimetres of rain which could set off flash floods and leave pooling water on the roads.
The same system is expected to bring 20 centimetres of snow to the area around Stewart.
The heavy precipitation is expected to taper off by Friday morning
The Vancouver International Airport says it’s gearing up for a busy long weekend by launching a new tool to help travellers get to their gate on time. A new Q-R code called Y-V-R TimeLine allows travellers to check if they are at risk of missing their plane by entering their flight number.
The machine is stocked with packaged sushi rolls from nearby restaurant Sushi Mori. TransLink says the vending machine is one of nine being installed starting this summer at transit stations around the region.
A fire reported near Second Beach Tuesday morning was the second suspicious fire in recent days. So far, no suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made.
More than 580-thousand passengers and 210-thousand vehicles are expected to travel with BC Ferries between today and Tuesday. BC Ferries says it has pulled out all the stops to ensure smoother sailing this weekend.
A 26-year-old Uber driver who had been killed on Monday in an early morning collision in Vancouver involving three vehicles has been identified as Dilpreet Singh. A statement from Vancouver police says a red Cadillac carrying a 17-year-old driver and three teenage passengers slammed into a taxi just before 2 a.m. on Monday at Main Street and 12th Avenue and the taxi then broadsided the Uber vehicle.
The departure of Theresa Hanson, the university's director of athletics and recreation, comes four months after controversy erupted over the school's elimination of its varsity football program followed by the hiring of a lawyer to investigate claims made by one of its sports teams.