Tag Archives: Weather
Butt Road and Old Okanagan intersection work on track in West Kelowna
The Butt Road and Old Okanagan Highway improvement project in West Kelowna continues to progress smoothly.City officials confirm to Vernon Matters that recent work has included a city water main upgra...
Oct 31, 2025
Halloween drenching for much of British Columbia amid wind and rainfall warnings
Many trick-or-treaters in British Columbia braved wind and rain as much of the central province, parts of the south and central coasts, and Vancouver Island were under warnings from Environment Canada...
Oct 31, 2025
Okanagan still very dry, poses risk of multi-year drought effects
The Okanagan's drought rating is still high heading into the middle of fall, and that does not bode well for the coming seasons. The B.C. River Forecast Centre said the region was at Drought Level 2 a...
Oct 30, 2025
Traffic chaos on Highway 97 near Summerland to continue for at least one more summer
Drivers on Highway 97 between Callan Road and North Beach Road will face at least one more season of traffic delays as long-term stabilization work begins at the North Beach rockslide site.Starting Mo...
Oct 30, 2025
Melissa partly to blame for wet, windy Halloween in Maritimes, Quebec and Ontario
HALIFAX - Residents of the Maritimes, Quebec and southern Ontario can expect wet, blustery weather this weekend, but a senior meteorologist says Hurricane Melissa is only partly to blame. The latest f...
Oct 29, 2025
Hurricane Melissa expected to have indirect impact on Eastern Canada later this week
HALIFAX - Hurricane Melissa is forecast to stay far offshore as it accelerates northward later this week, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax says the storm is still expected to play a role i...
Oct 28, 2025
Blowing snow advisory issued for Okanagan Connector overnight
Drivers travelling the Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Kelowna should prepare for hazardous conditions overnight, as Environment Canada has issued a blowing snow advisory. Visibility is expecte...
Oct 28, 2025
Hamilton Tiger-Cats put their trust in kicker Marc Liegghio — and he keeps delivering
HAMILTON - Marc Liegghio has been money in the bank this season for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. The veteran kicker ended the regular season connecting on all seven field goals he tried - one shy of the c...
Oct 27, 2025
Environment Canada warns of high winds, power outages, snowfall on B.C. highways
BC Hydro crews were at the ready to deal with power outages as a fall storm hit parts of British Columbia this weekend with high winds and heavy rains, downing trees and knocking out power for thousan...
Oct 25, 2025
Eight people airlifted from flash flood on northern Vancouver Island
Police say eight people were rescued by air from a flash flood on Vancouver Island as a fall storm lashed coastal British Columbia with heavy wind and rain. RCMP say the Port Hardy detachment received...
Oct 24, 2025
