Weather

Woman uninjured after snow-weighted tree falls in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A woman was temporarily trapped, but wasn't hurt after a tree tumbled over, taking three poles with it on the way down.It happened Thursday, Jan 6 at about 10 a.m. on Vancouver Ave. at Cypre...

Jan 06, 2022

Rare white Christmas in store for Nanaimo, Oceanside region

NANAIMO - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.Environment Canada Meteorologist Brian Proctor said a series of systems bringing sporadic snow and freezing rain has led to snow on the ground Chr...

Dec 24, 2021

How The UAE Is Using Drones To Control The Weather

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Humanity has reached a crucial point in the battle for the future of the planet. If temperatures continue to rise, both floods and droughts will leave popu...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Dec 09, 2021

Coldwater River breaches banks, City of Merritt issues flooding evacuation orders

MERRITT - The City of Merritt has issued evacuation orders for multiple properties, due to flooding from the Coldwater River. In a noticed posted to the municipality's website earlier this morning (No...

Nov 15, 2021

Australia Pelted With Grapefruit-Sized Hail

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! It’s currently the middle of spring in Australia, and yet earlier this week the land of giant spiders, snakes, and crocodiles endured storms that pum...

Ripley's Believe It or Not! Oct 22, 2021

Nanaimo experiences hottest summer on record

NANAIMO - Paced by several suffocating heatwaves and limited rain, summer 2021 was one for the record books.Environment Canada's meteorological cycle considers June, July and August the summer season ...

Sep 09, 2021

Family rescued from Snake Island after boat destroyed in choppy waters

NANAIMO - A family of three was saved from a small, rocky island near Nanaimo after their boat was destroyed. The family with a young two-and-a-half-year-old daughter were stranded on Snake Island aft...

Aug 12, 2021

Nanaimo's drought officially continues despite rain during August long weekend

NANAIMO - Many areas of Nanaimo felt its first drop of rain in months over the August long weekend, but none fell where it mattered most. The Environment Canada sensor stationed at Nanaimo Airport rec...

Aug 03, 2021

Downtown Nanaimo cooling centre to stay open

NANAIMO - A cooling centre for the vulnerable hasn't closed as planned. The space at the 7-10 Club in the Community Service Building on the corner of Prideaux St. and Fitzwilliam St. was used as a rep...

Jul 13, 2021

Donations abound for heat-strapped schools and care homes

NANAIMO - Many essential workers stuck inside were given a reprieve from the heat thanks to donations of cold drinks and fans. Teachers and students at Bayview Elementary were sweltering in the heat b...

Jun 30, 2021