B.C.'s South Coast snowstorm in pictures and video
While southwest B.C. struggles to cope with heavy snow, a rare white landscape has appeared. Here it is captured in pictures.
Wintry weather has created rarely seen cityscapes in Vancouver and elsewhere
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A kid digs a tunnel into a snowpile in Surrey, B.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024. Many students got to enjoy a snow day as weather conditions forced school closures across the South Coast. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
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B.C.'s South Coast doesn't often get heavy dumps of snow like the 20 centimetres that's expected to fall by the end of Wednesday.
It's created problems on the roads, cancelled or delayed flights and caused school closures — but it's also turned normally green cities like Vancouver into white, wintry landscapes.
The heavy snowfall made for poor visibility across the Lower Mainland on Wednesday. (Ben Nelms/CBC News)
Skiers take advantage of snowy conditions in Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Park. (Benoit Ferradini/Radio Canada)
British Columbians enjoy snow day with sledding and snowmen
11 months ago
Duration 1:00
School districts across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley announced closures due to snowfall on Wednesday morning. During the snow day, many took to local parks and hills for a day of sledding and building snowmen.
Kids take advantage of a snow day to practice some ski tricks in Surrey, B.C. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Snow and snowpeople went hand in hand at a park in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday. (Julia Lipscombe/CBC News)
Snow Angel helps shovel snowy Vancouver streets
11 months ago
Duration 1:00
D.J. Lawrence, a volunteer with the City of Vancouver's Snow Angels program since 2017, says he got up early this morning to help shovel sidewalks and driveways. The program pairs seniors and people with limited mobility together with neighbours willing to lend a hand to remove snow and ice outside their homes.
Zoe Kirk says the view from her deck in Parksville, B.C., is a 'winter wonderland' with a beach in the distance. (Zoe Kirk)
Snow covers the Ogden Point Breakwater in Victoria on Wednesday. (Jean Paetkau/CBC News)
On the west coast of Vancouver Island, Bamfield, B.C., has a light dusting of snow visible Wednesday morning. (Phil Lavoie)
Snow snarls the Wednesday morning commute in Nanaimo, B.C. (Claire Palmer/CBC)
Some snow days, it's safer just to walk as this Surrey pedestrian did. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Snowfall blankets southwest B.C. during morning commute
11 months ago
Duration 1:56
From blowing-snow conditions to clearing bridge cables and vehicles spinning out on hills, the morning commute across the South Coast got off to a messy start Wednesday morning. According to Environment Canada, up to 20 centimetres of snow is expected across the region by the evening.
Snow dump brings wintry scenes, road challenges to Vancouver Island
11 months ago
Duration 1:20
Residents prepared for the snowfall that blanketed parts of Vancouver Island, from Nanaimo to Victoria, on Wednesday — and many faced some of the challenges that came with it. According to Environment Canada, up to 10 centimetres of snow is forecast for the Island before the afternoon.
