• Major Snow or Rain for New Years?

    The forecast model is predicting heavy rain or snow for the 31st. Hard to say at this point what type it will be as the forecast temperature is hovering right near 0. It will probably depend on when the event starts and ends. Up to 20mm in a 6hr period is forecast, so make sure…

  • Merry Christmas!

    To everyone out there… I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas. And a white one at that!

  • Christmas Flurries

    It seems that flurries are the thing this week, including through Christmas. It’s funny that any other year, we’d all be hoping and wishing for a white Christmas just because it’s so beautiful and appropriate. This year though, I sense a little fatigue. 🙂 I hope everyone has a wonderful few days.. luckily the roads…

  • Ongoing Storm

    This post will stay on here for the next 24 hours in order for people to see updates… please do use the comments to tell us how you’re doing. As of 9:00 the Power is out in North Port, 1329 Hydro customers affected. The Pac Weather Center seems to be updating their forecast on an…

  • Special Weather Statement – POSSIBLE WINTER STORM

    I’ve gotten the following message for people in Nanaimo: Date: December 19th, 2009 To: The Media From: Karen Lindsay, Emergency Program Manager Re: Emergency Managers urge residents to prepare for another snowfall. With a recent snow event just behind us, road crews from the City of Nanaimo are gearing up for more after receiving weather…