Monday, March 30, 2026
    ADVT 
    National

    Nearly 20,000 without power in B.C. as wintry winds lash south coast

    Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Jan, 2024 10:38 AM
    • Nearly 20,000 without power in B.C. as wintry winds lash south coast

    Nearly 20,000 people are without power this morning as wintry winds sweep over British Columbia's south coast and snow falls in the Interior.

    The BC Hydro website shows dozens of outages, with most in the Lower Mainland, on the Sunshine Coast and on Vancouver Island, including parts of Victoria.

    A warning from Environment Canada says very strong winds are expected to persist over western Vancouver Island, Victoria and the Gulf Islands until this afternoon, bringing gusts up to 90 or 100 kilometres an hour.

    Meanwhile, snowfall warnings cover Whistler and swaths of the Interior, extending south from Dawson Creek to Prince George, Revelstoke, Nelson and Fernie.

    The weather office has issued a winter storm warning for stretches of highway between Hope and Princeton as well as Merritt, where an additional 20 to 30 centimetres of snow are forecast before the storm is expected to ease Wednesday.

    A handful of power outages are also affecting a few hundred homes in northern B.C., as well as the Okanagan, Kootenay, Thompson and Shuswap areas.

    The BC Ferries website shows several cancelled sailings on routes between Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island, although most appear to be scheduled on time.

    Prev Next

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Burnaby homes gutted by fire

    Burnaby homes gutted by fire
    Four unoccupied homes have been badly damaged after an early morning fire in Burnaby.  Fire officials say that the homes were slated for demolition. Summers says they needed 42 firefighters and 11 trucks to knock down the blaze.

    Burnaby homes gutted by fire

    B.C. man, Mukhtiar Singh Panghali, who killed his pregnant wife in 2006 is granted full parole

    B.C. man, Mukhtiar Singh Panghali, who killed his pregnant wife in 2006 is granted full parole
    A British Columbia man who killed his pregnant wife and burned her body in 2006 has been granted full parole. Mukhtiar Singh Panghali, who's now 51 years old, was given a life sentence in 2011 for second-degree murder in the death of Manjit Panghali.

    B.C. man, Mukhtiar Singh Panghali, who killed his pregnant wife in 2006 is granted full parole

    RCMP say 12-year-old killed while biking to school in Pitt Meadows

    RCMP say 12-year-old killed while biking to school in Pitt Meadows
    Police in Metro Vancouver say a 12-year-old was hit and killed by a recycling truck while biking to school this week. The RCMP say they're investigating the collision that occurred at an intersection in Pitt Meadows, B.C., around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. They say paramedics and Pitt Meadows firefighters tried to save the child's life, but the young victim was pronounced dead at the scene. 

    RCMP say 12-year-old killed while biking to school in Pitt Meadows

    First atmospheric river of fall deluges parts of B.C. south coast, southern Interior

    First atmospheric river of fall deluges parts of B.C. south coast, southern Interior
    Rainfall warnings cover most of Vancouver Island, as well as the Sunshine Coast, Howe Sound, Whistler and Metro Vancouver as Environment Canada pinpoints a firehose-like band pumping moisture from the subtropics directly at the B.C. coast. More than 200 millimetres of rain could fall along sections of western Vancouver Island, while 80 to 110 millimetres are forecast across the Howe Sound, Whistler and Sea-to-Sky regions before the storm is expected to ease late in the day.

    First atmospheric river of fall deluges parts of B.C. south coast, southern Interior

    Trudeau chides Smith for pension exit debate, promises to defend stability of CPP

    Trudeau chides Smith for pension exit debate, promises to defend stability of CPP
    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau entered the Alberta pension-exit debate Wednesday, saying the federal government will fight any threat to the stability of the Canada Pension Plan. In an open letter to Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, Trudeau also took her to task for launching the debate in the first place.  

    Trudeau chides Smith for pension exit debate, promises to defend stability of CPP

    DARPAN Awards 2023 A Night To Cherish

    DARPAN Awards 2023 A Night To Cherish
    The 2023 DARPAN Extraordinary Achievement Awards was a night of sheer enchantment. The event's red carpet was abuzz with prominent figures from the community, distinguished political leaders, and esteemed socialities. 

    DARPAN Awards 2023 A Night To Cherish

    PrevNext