Close X
    Tuesday, October 1, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    All Vancouver, Fraser Valley schools shut for second day as winter weather persists

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 18 Jan, 2024 10:35 AM
    • All Vancouver, Fraser Valley schools shut for second day as winter weather persists

    All public schools in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley are shut for a second day, with more winter weather expected a day after a snowstorm caused havoc in southern British Columbia.

    Post-secondary institutions in the region such as the University of B.C., Simon Fraser University, the B.C. Institute of Technology and Kwantlen Polytechnic University have also cancelled all in-person classes again.

    The shutdowns come after Environment Canada recorded 28 centimetres of snow at Vancouver International Airport Wednesday, the most in one day since 1996.

    Vancouver International Airport says around 20 outbound flights have been cancelled today and flight schedules could continue to be affected.

    Volunteers reporting to the agency recorded as much as 30 centimetres in Burnaby, 31 centimetres in Port Coquitlam and 39 centimetres in Chilliwack.

    Environment Canada says more significant snowfall and a prolonged period of freezing rain are on the way for parts of Metro Vancouver and the valley including Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack and Hope.

    The agency says snowfall in southeastern B.C. is expected to taper off near noon, with 10 to 20 centimetres of snow forecast in parts of Vancouver Island before the snow turns to freezing rain.

    Environment Canada has lifted its snowfall warning for Metro Vancouver and the Coquihalla Highway from Hope to Merritt.

    BC Hydro says thousands were without power in various parts of southwestern B.C. early Thursday, but only around 600 customers on the Gulf Islands and a handful elsewhere were without electricity by 9 a.m.

    Extreme cold warnings remain in effect in the Prairies, with wind chill values around -40 expected in parts of northern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan and southwestern Manitoba.

    And on the East Coast, parts of Newfoundland will be hit with between 20 and 50 centimetres of snow, while wind gusts nearing 100 kilometres per hour are expected to blow through the northwestern area of the island. 

    Prev Next

    MORE National ARTICLES

    PM stayed in $6k London suite for royal funeral

    PM stayed in $6k London suite for royal funeral
    The stay at the Corinthia London hotel became the subject of public debate last fall when media honed in on the details of the $400,000 trip, after obtaining documents through access-to-information requests.

    PM stayed in $6k London suite for royal funeral

    Kamloops nation gets $12.5M for healing centre

    Kamloops nation gets $12.5M for healing centre
    Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu told a crowd in Kamloops, B.C., that the nation has led the way in opening the eyes of the country to the truths that were always known to Indigenous Peoples.

    Kamloops nation gets $12.5M for healing centre

    B.C. boosts funding to train more veterinarians

    B.C. boosts funding to train more veterinarians
    The college has been training B.C.'s veterinarians for five decades, and she said the multi-year funding boost will give students "certainty," while addressing the need to train and retain vets in communities essential to B.C.'s food security.

    B.C. boosts funding to train more veterinarians

    Minister stands by B.C. salmon farm closures

    Minister stands by B.C. salmon farm closures
    A statement from the office of Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says her decision last month against renewing the licences for the farms off Vancouver Island near Campbell River was difficult but necessary.

    Minister stands by B.C. salmon farm closures

    B.C. LNG facility maps plan to early net zero

    B.C. LNG facility maps plan to early net zero
    Woodfibre LNG says in a statement it plans to meet net-zero emissions by the time operations start at the south coast export facility in 2027. Company president Christine Kennedy says emission reduction opportunities are a priority for the project as it implements a strategy that will result in the world's first net-zero facility.    

    B.C. LNG facility maps plan to early net zero

    Surrey shooting victim's identity revealed, search for suspect vehicle continues

    Surrey shooting victim's identity revealed, search for suspect vehicle continues
    Police say they responded to reports of shots fired just before 8 p.m. that day and found Smith's body. Investigators say Smith and his family had only recently moved to the city. IHIT says in a news release that the suspect left the area in a white Penske Ford Transit rental van shortly after the shooting.  

    Surrey shooting victim's identity revealed, search for suspect vehicle continues

    PrevNext