Some Lower Mainlanders got their first taste of winter weather this morning. Light snow fell on the North Shore, Burnaby, New Westminster, parts of Surrey, Langley, Coquitlam, North Delta and East Vancouver. Environment Canada says the snow will change to rain over the noon hour, but some areas could get up to 5 cm. Twitter user @RollieWebb sent us … [Read more...]
Duncan teens spend two nights in vehicle trapped in snow
March 22, 2012 by
Two girls and three young men are back home with their parents after being stranded for two nights in freezing temperatures in their vehicle on a remote logging road near Lake Cowichan. According to Lake Cowichan RCMP, the group headed out Monday on an off-road adventure when their pickup truck ran out of gas in deep snow 45 km northwest of Lake … [Read more...]
Dracula Is The New Snow White
February 28, 2012 by
Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled new pitch from "Machine Gun Preacher" and "Mirror Mirror" scribe Jason Keller described as a period origin story on the Dracula mythology reports Deadline. "Snow White and the Huntsman" producers Joe Roth and Palak Patel will produce this film which the studio reportedly hopes will launch a period … [Read more...]
Octavia Spencer Caught In A “Snow Piercer”
February 4, 2012 by
"The Help" star Octavia Spencer has joined the cast of Bong Joon-Ho's high-profile sci-fi indie "Snow Piercer", an adaptation of the French comic "Le Transperceneige" reports Heat Vision. The story is set in a future when an Ice Age has killed off all life on the planet except for the inhabitants of the Snow Piercer, a train that travels around … [Read more...]
School Closures due to Snow Tuesday
January 17, 2012 by
School Closures due to snow as of 6:56 University of the Fraser Valley: all campuses day and night classes.Chilliwack: all public schoolsJohn Calvin Christian SchoolMission: all public schoolsEcole des Deux RivesAbbotsford: all public schoolsSt. Jean Brebeuf SecondarySt. James ElementaryMEI schools (Secondary, Middle, … [Read more...]
So far no snow trouble for city crews in Vancouver tonight.
January 17, 2012 by
It's been a busy day for City of Vancouver crews responsible for clearing snow off the roads. Street operations manager Murray Wightman says no major problems are expected tonight. He says "Well, so far, so good. We're driving on bare asphalt right now on all the majors and bus routes. The main concern more than anything is the … [Read more...]
Stay off Trans-Canada due to snow: RCMP
January 16, 2012 by
VANCOUVER - RCMP are warning motorists against driving on the Trans-Canada Highway through B.C.'s Fraser Valley, where blizzard conditions are sending cars sliding off the road.Visibility is extremely poor along Highway 1, east of 232 Street in Langley through to Chilliwack, so police have instructed tow companies only to remove certain vehicles, … [Read more...]
School Closures due to Snow
January 16, 2012 by
School Closures due to Snow: as of 6:55am Abbotsford: St. Jean Brebeuf SecondarySt. James Catholic Dasmesh Punjabi School Langley:The King's School (K-12)Fraser Valley Adventist Academy No School Bus Service:Credo Christian High School-LangleyJohn Calvin Christian School-Yarrow CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]
Chris Evans Is A “Snow Piercer”
January 15, 2012 by
Chris Evans is in negotiations to star in the indie drama "Snow Piercer" for Moho Films says Variety. Set in a world covered in snow and ice, the story follows a train full of travelers who struggle to co-exist. "The Host" director Bong Joon-ho helms the film from a script he co-wrote with the original "Oldboy" director Park Chan-wook, the latter … [Read more...]
Can BC Place Stadium handle snow?
January 13, 2012 by
With snow finally set to make a strong appearance in Vancouver for the first time this winter, concerns have again been raised about the stability of the new quarter-billion dollar roof at BC Place. We've already heard complaints about water still leaking into the stadium, several months after it officially re-opened. Now, BC Tourism … [Read more...]
