Environment Canada has issued snowfall warnings and special weather statements for parts of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, as temperatures continue to drop over the weekend.
Between two and 10 centimeters is forecast for Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley, Sunshine Coast and Howe Sound Sunday night, and will turn to rain mixed with wet snow by noon Monday.
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Inland Vancouver Island communities could see a heavier landfill, 6 to 8 inches, Monday afternoon as a strong frontal system forges its way through the region.
A maximum of 15 centimeters is expected for the western, eastern and northern parts of the island, along with the part of the Malahat highway between Goldstream and Mill Bay.
Between two and 20 centimeters of snow is expected to fall in different parts of British Columbia between December 5-6, 2021.
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“Be prepared to adjust your driving to changing road conditions,” warns Environment Canada on its website.
“Prepare for rapidly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. There can be a significant impact on rush hour traffic in urban areas. “
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The provincial government and municipalities are preparing for the weather.
The city of vancouver he says he has more than 100 vehicles and units of equipment, hundreds of employees and 3,000 tons of salt ready to deploy when needed. Priority will be given to major roads, bridges, and bus routes, along with roads adjacent to hospitals.
It has also opened a warming station at Powell Street Getaway Resource Center in the Downtown Eastside, and posted a list of shelters which will have additional spaces between December 5 and 6.
TransLink said it had also activated its winter weather plan, which includes calling in additional staff to assist travelers. The transit agency is coupling the Millennium Line trains in four-car configurations to increase capacity and deploying trucks to apply a de-icing solution on the trolleybus lines.
The crews are already bringing the streets in Surrey, BC, and the city reminds residents to scrape their windshields and keep extra distance between vehicles as roads become slippery.
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On Friday, the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation said it had mobilized contractors to apply deicing brine and have plows on standby, if necessary.
He said he was also preparing the “cable collar” system used to remove ice and snow from the Port Mann and Alex Fraser bridges, the source of the so-called “ice bombs” that have become an ICBC responsibility each. more expensive in recent years.
—With files from Simon Little
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