Category: General

  • More Sun, No Rain. Extreme Fire Danger.

    We are set for another week of sunshine and hot weather. The most important part about this weather will be the fire danger. Yesterday was the first day we hit an Extreme fire rating and the forecast from the BC Wildifre website shows we will stay that way for the foreseeable future. (Look here under…

  • Yard Sale! Come see the station! Buy cookies from kids! And buy stuff!

    That’s right, it’s my blog, so darn it, I get to use it for anything I want. Including selling my copious amounts of junk, err, I mean, extremely useful things of all shapes and sizes. Come by anytime between 9AM and 1PM Saturday and Sunday. 3854 Sixth Ave. It’s in the WHOLE backyard! And If…

  • Special Weather Statement – Unpredictable Showers and Thundershowers

    Environment Canada just issued a special weather statement. Basically, the guaranteed sunny hot weather is going to be replaced by unpredictable showers or thundershowers over the next few days. Sounds as though the further north you are on the Island, the less likely you are to see showers, but be on the lookout. Here is…

  • Clouds coming but Campfire Ban in effect tomorrow!

    Heads up campers! Even though we are going to get a bit of a break from the sunny skies over the weekend, there CTV News is reporting there will be a Campfire ban in place as of tomorrow, August 1, across the entire Island except for the “fog zone” near Long Beach. This means you…

  • The Sun Marches on

    It just keeps going and going and going. The sun that is. Next week we might get a few clouds but all in all it really doesn’t look much different from now. Beautiful summer weather! Here’s a picture of the huge high pressure ridge that has been dominating us for nearly a month. This picture…