Weather

Nanaimo ferry routes cancelled due to high winds

NANAIMO - No one will take off or arrive from Nanaimo on a ferry for the rest of Friday. BC Ferries announcing the sailings to and from both the Departure Bay and Duke Point terminals are cancelled fo...

Feb 26, 2021

Torrential winter rain forces evacuation alerts for rural homes

NANAIMO - Evacuation orders were issued for two areas within the Nanaimo Regional District after days of heavy rain. The RDN issued the alerts for 380 Martindale Rd. in Parksville and 1698 Wilkinson R...

Jan 02, 2021

'Expensive, extreme:' Environment Canada releases annual Top 10 weather stories list

It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada's senior climatologist. A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off more cars th...

Dec 16, 2020

Widespread power outage blankets Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum Beach

NANAIMO - Thousands of people are without power in the Nanaimo, Qualicum Beach and Parksville areas. BC Hydro lists several outages in the region starting around 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct.13 in Ocean...

Alex Rawnsley Oct 13, 2020

'Blazingly bright' Mars rotating at closest point to Earth

NANAIMO - Mars is orbiting at its closest point to earth this week, providing an extra incentive to check out the night sky.VIU astronomy professor Dr. Greg Arkos said while Mars is still about 60 mil...

Oct 06, 2020

Wild weather hikes Alberta insured damages above national average at nearly $2B

EDMONTON - A series of severe weather events in Alberta this year has led to insured damages of nearly $2 billion. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says the industry is working to process nearly 10...

Sep 10, 2020

Environment Canada expects heat to return after volatile July

NANAIMO - Summer-like weather finally arrived in the back half of July, while a meteorologist expects hotter temperatures will return later this month.Environment Canada's Bobby Sekhon said July was a...

Aug 10, 2020

Cooler weather helping crews battle wildfire on Green Mountain

NANAIMO - Crews are continuing to battle the wildfire on Green Mountain, about 45 kilometers southwest of Nanaimo. Lightning sparked the blaze on Friday, July 31 and the fire spread significantly sinc...

Aug 02, 2020

Lightning strike responsible for wildfire on Green Mountain

NANAIMO - After a slow start to the fire season, lightning is being blamed for a large wildfire on Green Mountain. The Coastal Fire Centre says the blaze broke out on the mountain on Friday, July 31 a...

Aug 01, 2020

Southern Alberta hailstorm caused almost $1.2B in damage: insurance bureau

EDMONTON - The powerful hail storm that pounded homes, vehicles and crops across parts of southern Alberta last month caused almost $1.2 billion in insured damage. The Insurance Bureau of Ca...

Jul 08, 2020