Category: General
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6.4 Earthquake near Port Alice – No Tsunami Warning
There has been a signficant 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake off the coast of the Island near Port Alice/Kyuquot. No Tsunami watches or warnings have been issued. Local Media are advising people to stay away from the shore of the ocean… Inlets, beaches, etc. (not lakes of course) just as an added precaution. Update The Earthquake has…
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Alaska Tsunami Warning Cancelled — Beautiful Weekend Ahead!
There was a Tsunami Warning issued for parts of Alaska this morning after a 7M Earthquake. No warnings or watches were issued for our area. The warning for Alaska was lifted after no Tsunamis were detected from the earthquake. On the weather front… (that was a weather pun!) it’s going to be a beautiful weekend…
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And the beat goes on….
Wooo hoooo…. The sun is just going to keep on shining. I’m not going to say when it’s going to end, because I don’t want to yet. 🙂 Lets just act as though it’ll go on forever. Those dreary days of November are getting closer, so lets just bask in the sun for as long…
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Fire returns across from Victoria Quay!
UPDATES BELOW I’m not in town so I don’t have 1st report but I’m hearing there are flames visible above the trees near the site of the fire at Shoemaker Bay across from Victoria Quay. Anyone have any more info?? If you see a wildfire call 18006635555 or *5555 on your cell or 911 if…
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Fire along river bank – Please be careful!
The Alberni Valley News reports that there was a significant 2 hectare fire started across the river from Port Alberni near the effluent ponds. It started Sunday morning and appears to be out this morning, but there may be hotspots remaining according to citizen reports here. “The fire appears to have started on the beach…