March 29, 2024

Storm damages Seawall

A portion of the Stanley Park Seawall was damaged in today's wind storm. Residents are being asked to stay away from the Jericho pier and  Seawall from second beach all the way to Lions Gate Bridge. There was also some flooding in West Vancouver. Flooding was minimal in South Delta and the emergency operations centre has now been … [Read more...]

Storm causes some flooding in West Vancouver

The combination of high winds and high tide has caused a storm surge that has flooded significant sections of West Vancouver's waterfront. As a safety measure, the district has closed the seawalk from Ambleside to Dundarave, the piers at Ambleside, Dundarave, and John Lawson Park, the Spirit trail through Ambleside, Ambleside Park, Dundarave Park, … [Read more...]

Delta hunkering down after issuing storm warning

Boundary Bay, Beach Grove, Tsawwassen Beach and Westham Island are busy preparing for a storm expected early Monday morning, which could include a storm surge and high winds during high tides. The Corporation of Delta's Chief Administrative Officer George Harvie says there could be flooding in the region. "We do expect some localized flooding and … [Read more...]

VPD says stolen storm grates are hazardous

Vancouver Police and warning you that metal thiefs are leaving a dangerous path in their wake. Some lane ways in east Vancouver are hazardous to neogtiate with  stolen storm grates leaving holes large enough for a child, pet or cyclist to fall into. Sergeant Randy Fincham with the VPD says over the past two weeks 14 storm drains have gone … [Read more...]

British Columbians brace alongside Floridians for Tropical Storm Isaac

As Americans living on the Gulf Coast brace for the arrival of tropical storm Issac, a few British Columbians are also battening down the hatches there. Richmond's Pat Heslop and his wife are among a group of RV travelers in Florida. He says they're riding out the rain and wind in a campsite near Juno Beach. "The biggest thing is really heavy … [Read more...]

Josh Brolin Swept Up By Penn’s “Storm”

Josh Brolin is in talks to star in the Sean Penn-directed "Crazy for the Storm" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety. Based on Norman Ollestad's memoir, the story details his relationship with his father and how the skills his father (Brolin) instilled in him helped him survive after a plane crash stranded him on a mountaintop when he was just 11 … [Read more...]

Sean Penn Is “Crazy for the Storm”

Sean Penn is slipping back into the director's chair for "Crazy for the Storm" at Warner Bros. Pictures says Variety. Based on Norman Ollestad's memoir, the story details his relationship with his father and how the skills his father instilled in him helped him survive after a plane crash stranded him on a mountaintop. Penn will only direct, not … [Read more...]

Still working to repair storm damage

Power crews are still working to restore electricity to about 12 hundred people in the Campbell and Powell River areas after a windstorm created havoc.     Downed Hydro wires and toppled trees originally left about 110-thousand people without service in coastal BC, most of them on the Vancouver Island.    … [Read more...]

Student chefs cook up a storm

With only 15 seconds left, Luis Aguilar and his teammates carefully squeezed custard onto their dessert, a fruit-lasagna layered parfait, as five other teams put the  finishing touches to their dishes. Sixteen culinary students from Templeton Secondary School participated in an Iron Chef cooking competition on Wednesday.?It was judged by four of … [Read more...]

Worst of the storm has passed

  The worst of the wind and rain storm is over. About 89 hundred BC Hydro customers on the Sunshine Coast and across Metro Vancouver are waiting for the power to come back on. BC Ferry service on the main routes is getting back to normal after disruptions at the height of the storm earlier today. CKNW Vancouver News … [Read more...]