Tag: port Alberni

  • ShakeOut on Thursday!? First Fall Storm Friday?

    ShakeOut on Thursday!? First Fall Storm Friday?

    Participate in the Great BC Shakeout Every year for the past many years, on the 3rd Thursday of October, there has been a practice earthquake drill across BC, the Great BC Shakeout! It’s a big deal! And it’s also really important, and useful to do. Whether you are at home or in an office. What…

  • Our home is on fire

    Our home is on fire

    We have to reduce CO2 emissions I took these photos on the way to work this morning. The smoke is from fires in Washington State. Air Quality is poor across the Island including Port Alberni. I try to keep politics to a bare minimum here but it has to be said. We all just voted…

  • Shocking heat and drought continues

    Shocking heat and drought continues

    Update 2PM – Multiple small fires In the past hour the Port Alberni Fire Department and BC Wildfire has been on the scene of two small fires. One at McCoy Lake is causing poor air quality. Please folks, be extremely careful out there. Smoking, hot exhaust and other heat sources will cause a fire. (click…

  • Fire near Cox Lake south of Port Alberni

    Fire near Cox Lake south of Port Alberni

    BC Wildfire on Scene after local fire departments action overnight Two fires started near Cox Lake and Franklin River Road just south of Port Alberni. The fires are spreading smoke across the City and Valley. It was human caused. The westward (left) one is about 0.3ha and under control, the eastern one is about 4ha…

  • Record Breaking start to October

    Record Breaking start to October

    It feels overly hot, because it is. If you felt like the first days of October got off to an unusually hot start, you’re right. We hit 28.0ºC and 29.3ºC on Saturday and Sunday respectively. That easily beat the Airport records for those days of 24.8ºC and 23.0ºC. Saturday will be a runner up to…